Comparison

TaskMind vs Cairn

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TaskMind

Organize your work and daily life with this digital planner. Create and manage tasks with subtasks, images, and links. Utilize a calendar view, focus timer, and Kanban board for efficient workflow. Seamlessly sync data across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Task creation and organization
  • Subtasks, images, and links
  • Calendar view
  • Integrated focus timer
  • Kanban board workflow
  • Customizable folders
  • iCloud Sync across devices
Features
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Clear task management “TaskMind” is your digital daily planner for work and everyday life. Create and organize your tasks effortlessly. Organize them into custom folders and label them to organize your to-dos. Effective task management - Never lose track of your tasks again. Add subtasks, images, and links to detail your tasks and have all important information in one place. Calendar view and focus timer - Use the calendar view to keep track of open, completed and overdue tasks. The integrated focus timer helps you to concentrate specifically on individual tasks and increase your productivity. Kanban board for efficient work - Work according to the proven Kanban principle. Manage your tasks visually and move them through the process with additional labels. Keep an eye on progress and optimize your processes. Customizable folders and focus options - Customize your folders according to your needs and focus on specific tasks in individual folders. Structure your work and keep focus. Seamless data import and export - “TaskMind” enables seamless data exchange with the iOS calendar and reminders app. Easily import your tasks from the iOS Calendar app and Reminders app to manage them in TaskMind. Export your created tasks back to the iOS Calendar or Reminders app just as easily Easily share data with iCloud Sync - “TaskMind” offers seamless integration with iCloud Sync. Your tasks will automatically sync between all your Apple devices. Work seamlessly on your tasks on your iPhone, iPad or Mac and always stay up to date. Start your efficient planning now - Discover “TaskMind” and organize your everyday life and work in an effective way. Start your efficient planning now and always keep an overview!

About

Cairn

Features
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Cairn is a second brain for every random thought. The idea in the shower. The thing you promised to do. The name of that book. Dump it into Cairn in seconds and let your head go quiet. Cairn keeps it, understands it, and brings it back when it matters. No account. No cloud AI. Your thoughts never leave your iPhone. Use it however your brain works: ideas, plans, reminders, to-dos, things to remember, or the occasional 2am thought. No folders, no formatting, no rules. DUMP IT • Type, dictate or take a photo. Voice is transcribed on your device • Add a reminder that rings like an alarm, or pin the place you were • Home Screen widget, Siri Shortcuts and the Share sheet, so nothing slips away • Your own filters for ideas, plans, a morning to-do, anything FIND IT BY MEANING, NOT EXACT WORDS • Type "trouble sleeping" and find "can't sleep again" • Search by date: "last March", "June 2024", "this week" • Photos are searchable too. Cairn reads the text in them and knows what they show • Search with your voice • Optional: find your thoughts from iPhone Search CAIRN REMEMBERS, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO • Echoes: write something you thought months ago, and Cairn shows you the first time • Open loops: plans you wrote down and never closed, brought back gently • On this day: what was on your mind a year ago today • One card a day, never more. Tap "Not useful" and you'll see less of it SEE YOUR MIND • List or Sky: every thought is a star, and related thoughts connect on their own • Today: build a cairn, a stone for every day you dump a thought • Your thinking archetype and the themes that keep coming back • A calendar of your days. Go back to any date in one tap • With Apple Intelligence, themes get names and answers read naturally, always from your own words, never made up PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything runs on your device: understanding, search, transcription, photo reading • No account, no sign-in, no ads, no tracking. Your thoughts stay on your device, and backups go only to your own iCloud • Face ID app lock • Free encrypted backup to your own iCloud Drive, and an encrypted export you keep • Nothing is ever deleted on a timer FREE, AND CAIRN+ ONCE Capture, search, the Sky, photos, voice, reminders, On this day and backup are free forever. Cairn+ adds Echoes, Open loops, insights and your archetype, your own filters and extra themes. Every new user gets all of Cairn+ free for 14 days, no card, nothing to cancel. After that, Cairn+ is one payment, yours for good. No subscription. Works on iPhone and iPad. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://shreypinnada.github.io/cairn-legal/privacy-policy-ios.html

Screenshots

TaskMind4 screens
Cairn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: TaskMind at 4 against Cairn's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TaskMind sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Cairn sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TaskMind ships an update every 6 days, Cairn every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TaskMind versus Cairn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskMindCairn
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (53 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings53 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobin Guido SchmidtShrey Pinnada

In-app purchases

5 purchases

TaskMind

Subscriptions3
  • TaskMind+ Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly TaskMind+: Task Manager7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • TaskMind+ Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime premium discount$69.99
  • TaskMind+ one-time purchase$79.99
1 purchases

Cairn

One-time1
  • Cairn+ Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is TaskMind free?
TaskMind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cairn free?
Cairn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TaskMind or Cairn have ads?
Neither TaskMind nor Cairn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TaskMind or Cairn?
TaskMind ships an update every 6 days, and Cairn every 3 days. Most recently, TaskMind was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cairn on October 31, 2026.

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