Action Tasks vs Simple Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Action Tasks
This to-do list app gamifies task completion with fun sound effects and vibrations. Organize tasks with custom lists, set reminders, and share your progress. It offers a clutter-free interface to help you stay focused and motivated.
- Gamified task completion with sound effects
- Vibrating force feedback on task completion
- Customizable task lists
- Due dates and alarm reminders
- List sharing via email
- Automatic hiding of completed tasks
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Action Tasks is an artisanal to do list app that makes completing your tasks fun and rewarding with action sounds and force feedback. Get in on the fun! Action Tasks animates and vibrates with amusing sound effects when you complete a task. Choose from a selection of more than forty task completion sounds including: whip cracks, cartoon sound effects, nuclear bombs, robots, gun shots, laser blasters, explosions and more. Action Tasks features a simple no clutter user interface that helps you focus on the tasks at hand. Custom lists keep track of your to do lists and reminders in style. Set due dates and alarms with notifications to never forget. Share lists via email, automatically hide completed tasks and manage and organize your lists with simple gestures. Action Tasks makes organizing simple, fun and motivational. Featured by Apple as "New and Notable" in Productivity at its debut. What our users are saying: "Amazing app! I'm never forgetting anything anymore." -Gabriel "This is just what the iPhone needs! Not only is it easy to use, but the sounds and vibrations after completing a task are cool." -Rich "I love this app! Such a fun way to keep track of your to do lists. Love the sound effects, too." -AGrrrl
Simple Notes
A powerful yet simple note-taking application offering cross-device syncing, customizable themes, and robust security features. It allows users to set reminders, highlight text, and even save notes as images.
- Cross-device syncing (Dropbox/iCloud)
- Zoomable font sizes
- Searchable highlighted text
- Note reminders
- Password protection (AES 256-bit)
- Shake to undo/redo
- Customizable themes and fonts
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Simple, Clean and Easy to Use, Yet Powerful and Loaded with Features. Key Features: --------------------- - One universal app for all your IOS Devices. - Sync your notes with Dropbox and/or iCloud. - Zoom in or out on any note to get the ideal font size suitable for your vision. - Highlight words and search terms inside your notes. - Set reminders to your notes to read them later. - Save text as an image to your camera roll. - Use Password Protection with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES 256-bit) to secure data and to protect your notes from prying eyes. - Shake your device to undo or redo: delete, creating, editing, restoring and more. - 9 font styles with five font colors. - Sort your notes chronologically or alphabetically. - Choose from six different color themes to modify your notes to suit your taste. - The ability to AirPrint your notes. - Auto Paste: when you run the app it will save text that you copied (Text in the Clipboard) automatically as a note. - Night Mode that makes reading in the dark easier on your eyes. - And much more..
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Action Tasks at 4.6 against Simple Notes's 4.0. Action Tasks also leads on chart position (#195 vs unranked) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Simple Notes's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 71%) and device support (4 vs 2). On ratings volume, 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
Action Tasks costs $0.99 and Simple Notes $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Action Tasks holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 69 and 39 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Action Tasks's written reviews are positive against 82% of Simple Notes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Action Tasks | Simple Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (69 ratings) — better | 4.0 (39 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 82.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 69 — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #195 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GlassWave LLC | Sadah Software Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
Action Tasks
Simple Notes
In-app purchases
Action Tasks
No in-app purchases
Simple Notes
No in-app purchases
