Comparison

Task 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

Task

Organize your daily schedule with an intuitive timeline and gesture-based controls. Effortlessly plan your tasks and manage your time for increased productivity.

Highlights
  • Timeline view
  • Gesture controls
  • Day planning
  • Task management
Features
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Task is the easiest way to plan your days: timeline + gestures.

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

Task4 screens
Smart Tasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Smart Tasks at Free against Task's $0.99. Smart Tasks also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (4.5K vs 108). Task's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On rating, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Smart Tasks is free to download; Task costs $0.99 up front. Task sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Smart Tasks sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Task against 4.7 for Smart Tasks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Tasks has 4.5K ratings behind it against 108, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Task's written reviews are positive against 79% of Smart Tasks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Task ships an update every 2 months, Smart Tasks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Task versus Smart Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskSmart Tasks
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (108 ratings)4.7 (4.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews — better79.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1084.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1Button SARLFrancesco Prospato

Customer experience

Task

All ratings108 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews386 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative9.3%

Smart Tasks

All ratings4,482 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews387 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative14.0%

User reviews

Task

From 108 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great simple task management app
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for staying organized
  • 👍 Minimal and clean design
  • 👍 Useful for daily tasks and reminders

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Issues with iCloud sync and data loss
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔄 Lack of updates and feature improvements
  • 🔄 Outdated for newer iOS versions

Smart Tasks

From 4.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 👍 Visually appealing and customizable
  • 🎨 Effective color-coding and categorization
  • 🗓️ Helpful widget and calendar integration
  • 💻 Seamless sync across devices

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Subscription required for full features
  • 📆 Missed tasks automatically pushed to next day
  • 🔍 Lack of monthly view for tasks
  • 🔀 Issues with task order syncing across devices

Bugs and requests

Task

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tasks disappearing after iOS updates
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Inability to reset or clear checklists

Requested features

6 requests
  • Recurring tasks and reminders
  • Multiple list support
  • Landscape mode support
  • Customization options (themes, fonts, etc.)
  • Integration with other productivity apps
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  • Location-based reminders

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

1 purchases

Task

One-time1
  • All Themes Unlocked$0.99
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 Task free?
Task costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Smart Tasks free?
Smart Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Task or Smart Tasks?
Smart Tasks is rated higher. Task averages 4.6 out of 5 from 108 ratings, while Smart Tasks averages 4.7 from 4.5K ratings.
Do Task or Smart Tasks have ads?
Neither Task nor Smart Tasks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Task or Smart Tasks?
Task ships an update every 2 months, and Smart Tasks fortnightly. Most recently, Task was updated on September 25, 2026 and Smart Tasks on September 24, 2026.

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