Comparison

Trello vs Viewer for Trello

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

Head to head
About

Trello

Organize your personal and work tasks with a visual, flexible system. Capture ideas, manage to-do lists, and plan your day with features like boards, cards, and reminders. Integrates with calendars and other work apps for streamlined productivity.

Highlights
  • Visual Kanban boards
  • Task and to-do list creation
  • Calendar integration
  • Reminders and notifications
  • Cross-app message saving
  • Offline access
Features
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Work smarter and do more with your personal productivity powerhouse, Trello. Capture, organize, and tackle your to do checklist from anywhere. No more chaotic schedules, lost sticky notes, or searching for bookmarked messages across apps. Stay organized and efficient with Trello Inbox, Boards, and Planner. Every personal or work-related to-do, idea, or responsibility—no matter how small—finds its place, keeping you at the top of your game. Smarter task list management, all from your mobile device. Trello lets you create a daily planner of tasks, ideas, and notes right from your phone into a Trello board, card, or to-do list. Add due dates, comments, checklists, descriptions, files, and more to your task dashboard. Save messages from popular work apps like Slack or Microsoft Teams, snap a photo, and forward emails within Trello. Paid subscriptions have access to features that use AI to summarize your saved to-dos into a Trello card so that nothing slips through the cracks. Everything captured lands as a card in your Trello Inbox, making it easy to review, prioritize, and organize your work across boards. Plan your day around your schedule; view what’s booked on your Google or Outlook calendars right from your task board. Standard and Premium users can also enable Planner to schedule focus time for completing saved to-dos. Get reminders that work for you by setting up push notifications for your personal tasks and daily to dos. Get timely alerts for the updates you care about, like due dates or changes to your card. Create beautiful, flexible Trello boards. Organize your captured cards into customizable kanban boards and lists, tailored to your workflow. Trello’s tactile, visual mobile interface, with drag-and-drop gestures and smooth transitions between boards offers a natural way to plan your work on a mobile device. TASK MANAGEMENT MADE EASY - Capture, edit and sort your to do checklists. - Seamlessly enable Trello with your Google or Outlook calendar. - See what you have scheduled with your daily planner (and set aside focus time on what you’ve captured in Trello cards to get done later). - Use the Trello widget to add more to your checklists without ever opening the app. - View all your to-dos from multiple boards in one place. SCHEDULE ORGANIZER & DAILY PLANNER - Add reminders, forward emails, and save messages in your Trello Inbox. - No-code automation is built into every Trello board for intelligent task management. - Place your top tasks into your calendar, and make time for what truly matters in your daily planner. - Custom Kanban board views to visualize your way. - Get timely alerts for the updates you care about, like due dates or changes to your card. - Capture notes or ideas, and update boards even without internet. Your changes sync automatically when you’re back online for seamless task management. - Subscriptions can unlock features that summarize your saved to-dos into a Trello card and streamline daily planning. PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS - Task dashboard tools allow you to manage tasks with ease. - Create a plan of action, a checklist, or simply gain clarity on what needs to be done. - Generate, summarize, and improve spelling and grammar of work, copywriting, or personal content. - You can even go beyond a daily planner and task organizer. Paid subscriptions can access AI tools that allow you to brainstorm new content based on topics you provide. Download Trello and experience a new era of personal productivity management. It’s free! When you use features that require your device’s photos, camera, microphone, or contacts, we will request permission before accessing that data.

About

Viewer for Trello

Features
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The companion app for Viewer for Trello on Apple TV. Your iPhone becomes a powerful remote control for navigating boards, signing in, and controlling your TV display. NO QR CODES -- INSTANT PAIRING Open the app, tap your Apple TV, and you are connected. No QR codes. No typing codes. Uses native Apple device discovery for instant, secure pairing. How it works: - Tap "Sign in with Trello" on your Apple TV - Select "Use iPhone" for seamless pairing - Your iPhone appears instantly on screen - Sign in once on your iPhone - Credentials transfer securely to your TV - Start controlling boards immediately REMOTE CONTROL YOUR TV - Swipe through boards with smooth navigation - Filter by labels and members with a tap - Browse and select boards from your phone - Trigger board refresh remotely - Control display settings from iPhone NOW WITH CARD EDITING ON TV The Apple TV app now supports full card editing. Your universal purchase unlocks: - Set due dates with quick presets or custom dates - Move cards between lists - Toggle checklist items - Archive cards All edits sync instantly to Trello. PERFECT FOR - Teams: Control the board display during standups from your seat - Families: Everyone navigates household boards from their phone - Presenters: Navigate project boards professionally without turning away SECURE AND PRIVATE - End-to-end encryption between devices - No cloud intermediaries - Credentials travel directly between iPhone and Apple TV - Zero configuration required FAMILY SHARING One purchase covers up to six family members. Everyone gets full access to both the TV app and this remote. REQUIREMENTS - Apple TV 4K (2nd generation or later) - iPhone with iOS 16 or later - Same Wi-Fi network for device discovery Viewer for Trello Remote is an independent app, not affiliated with Trello, Inc.

Screenshots

Trello4 screens
Viewer for Trello4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trello at none against Viewer for Trello's 1. Trello also leads on chart position (#203 vs unranked). Viewer for Trello's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). 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. Viewer for Trello sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Trello asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trello ships an update every 2 weeks, Viewer for Trello every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Trello versus Viewer for Trello: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrelloViewer for Trello
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#203 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple TV
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrello, Inc.Appic Ltd.

Bugs and requests

Trello

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Cards disappearing or not updating
  • Checklists not functioning as expected
  • Inability to delete or remove accounts
  • Sync issues between mobile and desktop
  • Frequent crashes and freezes on mobile

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add calendar view
  • Improve mobile widgets
  • Allow more customization of boards
  • Provide better notification controls
  • Add option to delete boards/cards easily

Viewer for Trello

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Trello

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Viewer for Trello

One-time1
  • Premium Board Access$4.99

Questions

Is Trello free?
Trello is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Viewer for Trello free?
Viewer for Trello is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Trello or Viewer for Trello have ads?
Neither Trello nor Viewer for Trello shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trello or Viewer for Trello?
Trello ships an update every 2 weeks, and Viewer for Trello every 4 days. Most recently, Trello was updated on November 14, 2026 and Viewer for Trello on November 11, 2026.

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