Comparison

Action Tasks vs TimeBoxer Daily Planner

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

TimeBoxer Daily Planner

Organize your day by combining your calendar and to-do list on a single screen. Drag tasks directly onto your schedule to create time blocks, ensuring everything has a dedicated place and time. Seamlessly integrate with existing calendars and capture all your tasks with detailed notes and priorities.

Highlights
  • Combined calendar and to-do list view
  • Drag-and-drop task scheduling
  • Integration with Google, Outlook, and Apple Calendar
  • Task prioritization and tagging
  • Handwriting to text conversion
  • Flexible timeline zooming and resizing
  • Automatic task rollover (Pro feature)
Features
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Your planner just became your assistant. TimeBoxer turns the chaos of your day into a clear, time-boxed plan, and now it does the thinking with you. Brain-dump what's on your mind and watch it become a scheduled day. Get a personalized check-in each morning and a reflective briefing each night. TimeBoxer plans around your real calendar, your habits, and even the weather, then tells you why. THE DAILY LOOP Start your morning with a quick check-in that turns a brain-dump into a planned, time-boxed day. Close it out each evening with a briefing that shows what you finished, rolls the rest to tomorrow, and helps you reflect. PLANNING THAT ACTUALLY THINKS Tap "Plan my day" and TimeBoxer builds your schedule around your calendar events, protects time for deep work based on when you actually get things done, and factors in the day's weather, then shows you the reasoning behind every choice. LISTS FOR EVERYTHING Organize tasks into lists with their own icons and colors. Browse by Today, Scheduled, Urgent, Flagged or Completed, and search across everything you've captured. SYNCS WITH APPLE REMINDERS Connect your Reminders lists and changes flow both ways. Complete a task in TimeBoxer and it completes in Reminders, and the other way around. NOTES, BUILT IN A full notes app alongside your planner. Rich formatting, checklists, headings, pinning and search, with a note for every day of your plan. BUILT FOR FOCUS • Side-by-side schedule, tasks, and notes • Drag-and-drop time blocking • Calendar sync (Google, Outlook) • Unfinished tasks roll over automatically • Break any task into subtasks in one tap • Add tasks by voice or natural language FREE TO START Use the full daily planner free. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited AI planning, multiple calendars, extra views, and more. Plan in boxes. Live with purpose. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://timeboxer.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Action Tasks4 screens
TimeBoxer Daily Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TimeBoxer Daily Planner at Free against Action Tasks's $0.99. TimeBoxer Daily Planner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Action Tasks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (69 vs 5). On 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

TimeBoxer Daily Planner is free to download; Action Tasks costs $0.99 up front. TimeBoxer Daily Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Action Tasks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimeBoxer Daily Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Action Tasks has 69 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Action Tasks's written reviews are positive against 100% of TimeBoxer Daily Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Action Tasks ships an update every 2 months, TimeBoxer Daily Planner every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Action Tasks versus TimeBoxer Daily Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAction TasksTimeBoxer Daily Planner
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (69 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings69 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlassWave LLCSepanta LLC

Customer experience

Action Tasks

All ratings69 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral5.8%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral19.0%
Negative9.5%

TimeBoxer Daily Planner

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Action Tasks

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TimeBoxer Daily Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Action Tasks free?
Action Tasks costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeBoxer Daily Planner free?
TimeBoxer Daily Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Action Tasks or TimeBoxer Daily Planner?
TimeBoxer Daily Planner is rated higher. Action Tasks averages 4.6 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while TimeBoxer Daily Planner averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Action Tasks or TimeBoxer Daily Planner have ads?
Neither Action Tasks nor TimeBoxer Daily Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Action Tasks or TimeBoxer Daily Planner?
Action Tasks ships an update every 2 months, and TimeBoxer Daily Planner every 9 days. Most recently, Action Tasks was updated on November 1, 2026 and TimeBoxer Daily Planner on October 24, 2026.

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