Comparison

itempus vs TaskTide

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

Head to head
About

itempus

Features
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itempus is the tempus planner for iPad and iPhone: appointments, tasks and contacts in one clear view – as clear as a paper planner, as current as your calendar. New in 2.2: your tasks from Microsoft To Do and flagged emails from Outlook right in your planner. WHAT ITEMPUS OFFERS • Day view with appointments, the day's tasks, calendar week, sun times and weather with a 10-day forecast • Week view and month overview with calendar weeks – in landscape and portrait • The same paper-planner design on iPad and iPhone, including foldable iPhones with two pages • To-do list by today, later and overdue, with priorities and multiple selection • Public holidays for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and other countries • Trade fair calendar with major fairs until 2030 • Info sheets for your country: school holidays, bridge days, dialing codes, traffic fines, postage and much more • Daily quote for inspiration, notes and access to your contacts • Video podcast with productivity tips ITEMPUS PLUS • New week views: Agenda, Classic, 2+ Weeks and List (event list) – continuous scrolling and zoom, optionally Monday to Friday only • Full screen: hides all controls and gives the whole screen to your appointments – in day, week and month view • Microsoft 365: view and edit your Outlook calendar, respond to invitations • Microsoft To Do: lists, tasks with steps and flagged emails – sort, filter, plan by drag and drop and turn them into events • Daily Compass: your daily form for goals, today's goal, wins, gratitude and ideas – by hand with Apple Pencil or finger, or with the keyboard, optionally protected with Face ID • Automatic backup of every day as PDF to a folder of your choice, e.g. iCloud Drive, or to your OneDrive with Microsoft 365 • Documents binder with colored tabs: link files from the Files app, always the current version • Your own info sheets from files, scans, photos or text • Second time zone in day, week and month view • Share notes as text or PDF and back them up automatically • Sync of Daily Compass, notes, info sheets and document tabs between iPad and iPhone via your private iCloud YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU itempus uses the calendars, reminders and contacts on your iPad and iPhone. Whatever you sync via iCloud, Google or Exchange appears in itempus automatically. The Daily Compass and the documents binder stay on your devices and in your private iCloud, and optionally also in your OneDrive. itempus runs no server of its own and uses no analytics or advertising services. BASIC FREE – PROFESSIONAL ONE-TIME – PLUS YEARLY The Basic version is free and unlimited: you see all appointments, tasks and holidays in the tempus layout. With itempus Professional you enter appointments and tasks directly and use notes, info sheets, the trade fair calendar and quotes. Professional is a one-time purchase – no subscription. itempus Plus costs 39.99 € per year and includes Professional. New subscribers try Plus free for one month. Owners of Professional pay only 19.99 € in the first year. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Cancel anytime in Settings › your name › Subscriptions. After it ends, your entries stay readable. Bought itempus Professional before? Restore your license free of charge with "Restore Purchases". Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://digital4productivity.de/datenschutzerklaerung Questions and feedback: t.jekel@jekelteam.de

About

TaskTide

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TaskTide – your wave of productivity. TaskTide brings structure, focus, and flow to your everyday life. The app helps you break down large projects into manageable steps and complete tasks efficiently – whether you're writing your bachelor's or master's thesis, planning a renovation project, studying for exams, or simply want to keep track of your daily to-dos. Create clear projects, assign tasks with priorities, deadlines, and checklists, and track your progress in a clear, motivating display. Thanks to the integrated Pomodoro timer, you can use your time effectively, work with focus, and at the same time track how much energy you are investing in each goal. TaskTide combines project planning and time tracking in a modern, intuitive design that supports you without overwhelming you. Everything stays synchronized—on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro—so you can stay productive wherever you are. With TaskTide, you can navigate your day with clarity, motivation, and balance—and do what really matters, step by step.

Screenshots

itempus4 screens
TaskTide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TaskTide at none against itempus's 3. On price, update cadence, 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. itempus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per year. TaskTide asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
itempus versus TaskTide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteritempusTaskTide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThorsten JekelLennart Huwald

In-app purchases

3 purchases

itempus

Subscriptions2
  • itempus Plus1 Month trial$34.991 Year
  • itempus Plus1 Year trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • itempus Professional$17.99
None

TaskTide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is itempus free?
itempus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TaskTide free?
TaskTide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do itempus or TaskTide have ads?
Neither itempus nor TaskTide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, itempus or TaskTide?
itempus ships an update fortnightly, and TaskTide fortnightly. Most recently, itempus was updated on November 10, 2026 and TaskTide on November 9, 2026.

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