Comparison

iKanban vs CloseUpCRM

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

Head to head
About

iKanban

Visualize your tasks with a "Todo, Doing, Done" board. This app helps you track project progress and understand what you're currently working on, especially when juggling multiple tasks or projects. It offers a simple yet effective way to manage your workflow.

Highlights
  • Three-column board (Todo, Doing, Done)
  • Visual progress overview
  • Task color customization
  • Keyboard shortcuts for Mac/iPad
  • List visibility control
  • Archive of completed reminders
Features
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iKanban turns your Reminders into a beautiful, focused Kanban board. Every Reminders list becomes a project. Every reminder becomes a card you can drag between To-do, Doing and Done. Because Reminders is the data source, your cards sync seamlessly across iPhone, iPad and Mac via iCloud — no extra account, no extra subscription, no vendor lock-in. KEY FEATURES • Native Kanban board on top of Reminders • Drag & drop cards between To-do, In-Progress and Done • Areas: group your lists by colored areas for a clean overview • Contexts, tags and full-text search across all your boards • Attachments, GIFs and PDFs directly on cards • Inbox for quick capture, batch entries for bulk planning • Light and dark color schemes • iPhone, iPad and Mac (Catalyst) — one universal app • Fully localized: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese • Free — no in-app purchases, no subscriptions, no ads iKanban is a focused tool for people who already live in Reminders and want a visual board on top of it. If you can use Reminders, you can use iKanban. PRIVACY iKanban stores everything in your own Reminders database. We have no servers, no analytics, no tracking. The app only asks for the Reminders permission it needs to function.

About

CloseUpCRM

Features
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CloseUp CRM is a solution designed for the sales force of companies. It integrates marketing, sales, and user journey information. The app allows users to control their field journey, identifying key clients in their portfolio with information from the entire CloseUp CRM ecosystem, including activity logging such as visit records, sample management, orders, and customer management.

Screenshots

iKanban4 screens
CloseUpCRM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CloseUpCRM at none against iKanban's 2. CloseUpCRM also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). iKanban's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads 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. iKanban sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. CloseUpCRM asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iKanban ships an update weekly, CloseUpCRM every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iKanban versus CloseUpCRM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriKanbanCloseUpCRM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthias HennemeyerClose-up Analyzer

In-app purchases

2 purchases

iKanban

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited access$3.991 Month
  • Unlimited access7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

CloseUpCRM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iKanban free?
iKanban is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CloseUpCRM free?
CloseUpCRM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iKanban or CloseUpCRM have ads?
Neither iKanban nor CloseUpCRM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iKanban or CloseUpCRM?
iKanban ships an update weekly, and CloseUpCRM every 3 weeks. Most recently, iKanban was updated on November 1, 2026 and CloseUpCRM on October 30, 2026.

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