Comparison

Just Task Manager vs 5 Tasks

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

Head to head
About

Just Task Manager

Features
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Task Manager is an offline app that helps you manage and track your tasks with easy to set and reschedule reminders. With Task Manager you can add or schedule a task and set a reminder for the task. Mark tasks as completed, reschedule missed tasks or delete tasks.

About

5 Tasks

This app helps you manage your daily tasks and projects by presenting them in manageable sets of five. Organize your to-do lists, shopping lists, or project tasks with intuitive filtering and sorting options. Enjoy a clean interface, dark mode, and automatic iCloud backup for seamless data management across devices.

Highlights
  • Presents 5 tasks at a time
  • Organize tasks by groups, priorities, due dates, and labels
  • User-friendly interface with dark mode
  • Automatic iCloud data backup
  • Supports iPad and Mac (M1/M2) with data syncing
  • Subscription for premium features
Features
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Have you ever caught yourself staring at the long list of tasks that you need to do not knowing where to start ? Now the 5 tasks app is here to solve that. Organize your daily task list / project, daily checklist or even shopping list from the same app. 5 tasks is a simple & beautiful app for managing your todos or tasks. Create all the tasks as you want, organize it under groups, sort & filter with priorities, due dates, labels & groups and complete it by tapping or swiping the task. It doesn't overwhelm you and presents you 5 tasks at a time. Once you complete that set, another set of 5 tasks is ready for you to tackle. Features: • Beautiful User friendly Interface: No more clunky, difficult navigation. This is an easy to use app with beautiful UI. • Dark Mode: Love dark mode? we love it tooo & its free. • Groups: Organize all your tasks under a group. A group acts as a container for all your tasks. • Active Tasks: See set of 5 tasks first. Complete those tasks to see another set of 5 tasks. You can also filter tasks per groups, priorities, due dates or labels. • Task Filter: Sort & filter your tasks by groups, priorities, due dates or labels. • Labels/Tags: Create unlimited labels or tags for your tasks and assign it. You can sort tasks with labels. • Priorities: Assign priorities to your tasks. • Data Backup: All your data gets backed up to your icloud account automatically, safely & privately so that you won't lose it ever. • iPad & Mac (M1/M2) Support: We designed this app to work on your ipad & mac too. All your data will be seamlessly synced with multiple devices. To access all the premium features, you can always purchase our Monthly or Yearly subscription plan. 5 Tasks will automatically charge your iTunes Account at the end of your subscription unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of your current period. Subscriptions renew at the original price. You can turn off auto-renew at any time and still receive full functionality until the end of your current period, but no refund can be provided for unused portions of the subscription. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. All your previous purchases can be easily restored using the **Restore Purchase** option in the app. This will provide you access to all the premium features. You can view 5 Tasks Terms of Service & Privacy Policy at: https://nrlnishan.github.io/fivetaskapp/privacypolicy/ https://nrlnishan.github.io/fivetaskapp/tos/

Screenshots

Just Task Manager4 screens
5 Tasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Just Task Manager at none against 5 Tasks's 3. Just Task Manager also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 5 Tasks's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months). On price and device support 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. 5 Tasks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Just Task Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Just Task Manager ships an update every 15 months, 5 Tasks every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Just Task Manager versus 5 Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJust Task Manager5 Tasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAfamefuna NnajiNishan Niraula

In-app purchases

None

Just Task Manager

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

5 Tasks

Subscriptions2
  • Five Task Plus - Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Five Task Plus - Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Five Task - Lifetime Access$14.99

Questions

Is Just Task Manager free?
Just Task Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 5 Tasks free?
5 Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Just Task Manager or 5 Tasks have ads?
Just Task Manager shows ads; 5 Tasks does not.
Which is updated more often, Just Task Manager or 5 Tasks?
Just Task Manager ships an update every 15 months, and 5 Tasks every 2 months. Most recently, Just Task Manager was updated on September 11, 2026 and 5 Tasks on August 26, 2026.

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