Comparison

KwikTASK vs Tempus

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

Head to head
About

KwikTASK

Manage your daily tasks with a simple and effective to-do list app. Organize items into custom categories, view them by due date, and set up repeating events with reminders. Customize fields, search, and share lists easily.

Highlights
  • Customizable categories and prioritization
  • Schedule view by due date
  • Repeating events with automatic re-creation
  • Pop-up reminders for tasks
  • Customizable fields (text, image, date, etc.)
  • Search and quick mark/unmark all
  • Share lists via email and AirPrint
  • iCloud sync and Home/Lock Screen widgets
Features
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KwikTASK provides a simple and effective way to track and manage your daily 'to do' tasks. Always know what you need to do, when you need to do it, and get it done. * Group your items into the categories that *you* choose, and arrange and prioritize things quickly and easily. * Switch to 'schedule view' to see what needs to be done today, tomorrow, and after that. View and access your items based on their assigned due-date. * Setup events to repeat and let KwikTASK handle the rest. Completed repeating events will automatically re-appear as un-checked with the new date prior to the next occurance. * Create pop-up reminders for any of your tasks with an assigned due-date. Repeating items will create new notifications for each occurrence so you'll get a reminder every time it needs to get done. * Customize the information captured for your items by adding any additional fields -- text, note, image, date, time, number, money, Url, and boolean -- that you need. * Find your tasks quickly with search, arrange your items automatically or manually, and mark all items as unchecked for subsequent usage with a single touch. * Share your lists and items easily with WYSIWYG email and Air-Print. * Export your list as a .kwiklist file for backup purposes and/or import into other devices and KwikList family apps. * Use iCloud storage to save your list in the cloud! Let iCloud automatically sync your items across all of your devices. * Use the included Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets to customize your device display and make your entered tasks available at-a-glance without even launching the app! All KwikTASK screens work in both portrait and landscape mode, providing a simple and consistent user-experience.

About

Tempus

This app helps individuals with ADHD manage their time and tasks effectively. It offers visual timelines, smart reminders, and a focus mode to combat time blindness, task paralysis, and forgetfulness. All data is kept private on your device with optional iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • AI daily planning from voice or text
  • Visual timeline for your full day
  • Habit and routine tracking
  • Smart reminders and reliable alarms
  • Focus Mode with app blocking
  • Works offline
Features
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Tempus is a calm daily planner built for ADHD brains — one clear timeline for your day, real app blocking for your focus, streaks that forgive, and a Siri that finally understands what you mean. MADE FOR REAL ADHD CHALLENGES Most planners assume your brain cooperates. Tempus is designed for the days it doesn't: • Time blindness — see time as space on a visual timeline • Task paralysis — describe your day and let Apple Intelligence draft the plan; you review it before anything is saved • Forgetfulness — alarms, smart reminders and Live Activities that meet you where you are • Overwhelm — one signal per state, one accent per screen. Nothing shouts. • Broken routines — streaks that forgive a day off, because coming back is the win PLAN — DESCRIBE YOUR DAY, THEN DECIDE • Say or type what needs to happen: "deep work this morning, gym after lunch, call the clinic" • Tempus turns it into tasks with a duration, a priority and an energy level, and fits them around what's already on your calendar • Watch the plan take shape on the timeline as it's written. Fix a title, drop what you don't want, then add it to your day. Nothing lands until you say so. • Plan today or tomorrow — from the app, or by asking Siri • Tasks, habits, routines, Apple Calendar (including the Google and Outlook accounts on your iPhone) and Reminders on one timeline • Inbox to capture thoughts now and sort them later ASK SIRI — IN YOUR OWN WORDS • "Plan my day in Tempus", "What's next in Tempus", "Start focus in Tempus" — ten Siri shortcuts, most of them without opening the app • On iOS 27, Apple Intelligence understands Tempus like a calendar: "Create a dentist appointment in Tempus tomorrow at 3pm" just works, with no phrase to memorize • Siri answers with cards you can act on — mark the next task done or start a focus session right from the card • Find any task in Spotlight and open it directly • With a task on screen, "Start focus in Tempus" starts on that one • Shortcuts for Prepare Tomorrow, Reschedule Task, Move Unfinished Tasks (with undo) and Review Day PROTECT — FOCUS THAT CAN'T BE STOLEN • Focus Mode blocks distracting apps with one tap, using Apple's Screen Time technology • The world dims until you're done — Live Activities keep the session on your Lock Screen • Timers, interactive widgets and Apple Watch support FORGIVE — PROGRESS WITHOUT PUNISHMENT • Streaks that forgive: a day with nothing planned never breaks your streak • Quiet statistics by week, month or year that celebrate coming back, not output • No confetti. No guilt. Just a calm acknowledgment and your next step. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account required. Your tasks live on your device and in your own iCloud. • With Apple Intelligence, planning runs on Apple silicon — where neither Apple nor Tempus can read your request • Where Apple Intelligence isn't available, Tempus's own planning service drafts the plan, and you still review everything before it's saved ALSO IN TEMPUS • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Works offline • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities, an Apple Watch app and complications • A native Liquid Glass interface, with a proper split view on iPad PERFECT FOR • Adults with ADHD or executive function challenges • Students managing classes, deadlines and revision • Professionals who need deep work without distractions • Anyone overwhelmed by traditional productivity apps Tempus is free to download. Tempus Pro unlocks the full experience, available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time lifetime purchase — stated once, no countdown timers. Requires iOS 26.2 or later. Planning with Apple Intelligence needs a supported device with Apple Intelligence turned on. Siri in your own words needs iOS 27. Privacy Policy: https://www.gettempus.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.gettempus.app/terms-of-service

Screenshots

KwikTASK4 screens
Tempus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tempus at Free against KwikTASK's $0.99. Tempus also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). KwikTASK's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.2). On ads 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

Tempus is free to download; KwikTASK costs $0.99 up front. Tempus sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. KwikTASK asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tempus holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tempus has 61 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of KwikTASK's written reviews are positive against 76% of Tempus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KwikTASK ships an update every 3 months, Tempus every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
KwikTASK versus Tempus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKwikTASKTempus
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (11 ratings)4.7 (61 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews76.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1161 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher KingAnh Nguyen

Customer experience

KwikTASK

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%

Tempus

All ratings61 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral7.1%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

KwikTASK

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Tempus

Subscriptions6
  • Tempus Pro (Weekly)$1.997 Days
  • Tempus Premium (Weekly)$1.997 Days
  • Tempus Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
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  • Tempus Pro (Monthly)$6.991 Month
  • Tempus Pro (Yearly)$14.991 Year
  • Tempus Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Tempus Pro (Lifetime)$29.99
  • Tempus Pro (Lifetime)$34.99
  • Tempus Pro (Lifetime)$74.99

Questions

Is KwikTASK free?
KwikTASK costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tempus free?
Tempus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, KwikTASK or Tempus?
Tempus is rated higher. KwikTASK averages 4.4 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Tempus averages 4.7 from 61 ratings.
Do KwikTASK or Tempus have ads?
Neither KwikTASK nor Tempus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KwikTASK or Tempus?
KwikTASK ships an update every 3 months, and Tempus every 6 days. Most recently, KwikTASK was updated on October 23, 2026 and Tempus on October 25, 2026.

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