Tasks vs Notepad Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tasks
Personalize your lock screen and Dynamic Island with to-do lists. Customize appearance and hide tasks as needed. Track progress with a 12-hour timer for up to 5 tasks.
- Lock Screen task display
- Dynamic Island integration
- Customizable appearance
- Hide tasks option
- 12-hour timer
- Up to 5 tasks
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Tasks - Create Live Activities lets you personalize your lock screen like never before. Display your tasks on the Lock Screen and have them always showing above notifications - and also on the Dynamic island. Change the text and background appearance, and choose to hide the tasks. Add up to 5 tasks at a time. Underline and strikethrough tasks, and keep track with a 12 hour timer - all tasks end when the timer ends. If you have any questions or feedback, I'm all ears. Tasks - Create Live Activities was created by an individual in his free time, and I’d love to know what you think. I’m available through Twitter @elohohel.
Notepad Live
Display and manage your notes directly on your Lock Screen using Live Activities. Easily update notes by tapping the Live Activity, and swipe to clear them. Customize your notes with colors and unlimited lists through an optional subscription.
- Lock Screen notes via Live Activities
- Tap to open and update notes
- Swipe to clear notes
- Add controls to Control Center/Lock Screen
- Unlimited lists with subscription
- Color personalization for lists
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Keep track of notes on your Lock Screen using Live Activities. Tap the Live Activity button in the app to view your notes on the Lock Screen. While the Live Activity is active, just tap it to open the app and update your notes. You can swipe on the Live Activity to clear it from your Lock Screen, like a notification. Add the control to your Control Center, Lock Screen, or Action Button. To keep your notes private, you can turn off access to Live Activities when locked via Settings > Face ID & Passcode With a Live+ subscription, you can create unlimited lists, personalize them with color, change list settings, remove ads, and support and independent app developer. Try Notepad Live today! Terms of Service - https://heyy.lol/#terms Privacy Policy - https://heyy.lol/#privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Notepad Live at 100% against Tasks's 57%. Notepad Live also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Tasks's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (54 vs 7). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Tasks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Notepad Live sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Notepad Live holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tasks has 54 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Tasks's written reviews are positive against 100% of Notepad Live's.
Tasks ships an update every 2 days, Notepad Live every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Tasks | Notepad Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (54 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rihab Mehboob | heyylol, LLC |
Customer experience
Tasks
Notepad Live
In-app purchases
Tasks
- Tasks Unlimited$2.99
Notepad Live
- Live+ (1 month)3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Live+ (1 year)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
