Comparison

DocuNote vs Smart Tasks

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

Head to head
About

DocuNote

Access and manage your company's documents from the DocuNote system. Quickly find, browse, and share files, photos, and videos. Securely access your data with advanced login options and offline caching for faster retrieval.

Highlights
  • Instant access to company documents
  • Browse organization tree and recent files
  • Use favorites and saved searches
  • Search for documents, projects, and folders
  • Save photos, videos, and email attachments
  • Share documents via email or Dropbox
  • Offline caching for faster access
Features
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DocuNote is an app that integrates with the popular Document Management System DocuNote. The app requires a server setup and can be accessed with or without VPN, depending on customer preferences. The app has the following features. - Have all your company’s documents from DocuNote available instantly - Find documents and projects browsing organization tree - Browse most recent documents and projects for fast access to documents - Use your predefined Favorites to get to your desired documents - Find your documents, projects or folders by searching - Browse saved searches for getting status lists - Easy save photos and videos to your DocuNote - Send document from DocuNote by e-mail - Caching previously viewed documents and videos makes things faster - Advanced login functionality with possible expire makes it a very secure and flexible solution - Copy a document to DropBox for sharing using “Open in” functionality - Save e-mail attachments straight to your DocuNote - Swipe through Image galleries - Use received DNO shortcuts from DocuNote for finding documents and projects

About

Smart Tasks

This app helps you organize tasks, reminders, and daily checklists with a clean, interactive layout. Plan your week, manage deadlines, and stay productive with features like color-coding, widgets, and Apple device integration.

Highlights
  • Color-coded task organization
  • Weekly planner view
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple device integration
  • Apple Watch app
  • Drag & drop organization
  • Smart notifications
Features
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Featured in App Store's "Hot This Week" for multiple weeks. Welcome to Smart Tasks: a simple, yet powerful way to get things done! See your whole week in a minimalistic and interactive design. Write down everything from your time-sensitive work to things you just don’t want to forget about. Keep yourself from worrying about what you have to do and start getting things done. Simple. Fast. Intuitive. Built for you! FEATURES • Simple and highly interactive design • Drag and drop to quickly add, reorder, delete, and import tasks • Swipe on any task, category, or date to access quick actions to get things done quicker • Choose between 42 aesthetically pleasing colors for categories • Home screen quick actions • Export/import tasks and categories APPLE SPECIFIC FEATURES • Widgets • Siri AI • Dark mode • Notification quick actions • Add, edit, delete, and view Apple Calendar events • Import reminders from the Apple Reminders app • Control Center and Action Button controls support • Device Handoff when adding tasks and categories • Full VoiceOver support • Smart Notifications • Dynamic font support • App Shortcuts PREMIUM FEATURES • iCloud sync • Reminders in tasks • Daily, weekly, monthly, and after completion routines • Notes in tasks • Week layout • Unlimited categories • Change app’s icon color • Special configuration options • Custom swipe actions • Duplicating tasks • Prioritize today • Link, email, and phone number detection in titles and notes iPad SPECIFIC FEATURES • Multiple window support for categories and tasks • Keyboard Shortcuts • Right-click for quick actions • Drag and drop task files for quick importing • Drag and drop multiple task files SUBSCRIPTION Smart Tasks has a subscription service for premium features. No sign-up needed. Upgrade anytime to Smart Tasks +. Without Smart Tasks +, users will only have access to a limited amount of features. Subscriptions from Smart Tasks + will be charged to your card connected to your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription in your account settings after purchase. Any unused time left in a given free trial will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. For more details please look at: Privacy Policy: https://smarttasksapp.com/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://smarttasksapp.com/terms/ Thank you for using Smart Tasks! I'm constantly updating the app to make it better.

Screenshots

DocuNote3 screens
Smart Tasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DocuNote at none against Smart Tasks's 5. DocuNote also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Smart Tasks's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (4.5K vs 1). 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. Smart Tasks sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. DocuNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DocuNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Tasks has 4.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of DocuNote's written reviews are positive against 79% of Smart Tasks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DocuNote ships an update every 4 months, Smart Tasks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
DocuNote versus Smart Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocuNoteSmart Tasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (4.5K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better79.2% of reviews
Number of ratings14.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIntraNote a/sFrancesco Prospato

Customer experience

DocuNote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Smart Tasks

All ratings4,515 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews390 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral6.7%
Negative14.1%

Bugs and requests

DocuNote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Smart Tasks

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Syncing issues causing tasks to reorder or disappear
  • Subscription cancellation problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to display completed tasks
  • Ability to delay or snooze tasks
  • Integration with more calendar/reminder apps
  • Monthly view for tasks
  • Keyboard shortcuts for quick task entry

In-app purchases

None

DocuNote

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Smart Tasks

Subscriptions5
  • Smart Tasks +$1.991 Month
  • Smart Tasks + (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Smart Tasks +$9.996 Months
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  • Smart Tasks +$11.991 Year
  • Smart Tasks + (Annual)1 Year trial$17.991 Year

Questions

Is DocuNote free?
DocuNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Tasks free?
Smart Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DocuNote or Smart Tasks?
DocuNote is rated higher. DocuNote averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Smart Tasks averages 4.7 from 4.5K ratings.
Do DocuNote or Smart Tasks have ads?
Neither DocuNote nor Smart Tasks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DocuNote or Smart Tasks?
DocuNote ships an update every 4 months, and Smart Tasks fortnightly. Most recently, DocuNote was updated on October 23, 2026 and Smart Tasks on October 27, 2026.

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