Comparison

Task vs Perspectiva

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

Perspectiva

This app offers advanced calendar visualization with extensive graphic customization, event mapping, and time usage charting. It supports multiple calendar services and provides various export options for both data and graphics.

Highlights
  • Graphic customization of calendar and chart views
  • Event mapping with location integration
  • Time usage charts and event logging
  • Support for macOS Calendar, iCloud, and CalDAV
  • Multiple calendar views (List, Day, Week, Month, Year, Charts)
  • Exportable graphics in PDF format
  • CSV/TSV export of event logs
Features
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Perspectiva is a calendar app providing extensive graphic customization, event mapping, time usage charts, keyword filtering, time calculations, event log and graphics exporting. Perspectiva displays macOS Calendar, iCloud and CalDAV events on iPad, iPhone, iPod touch. Perspectiva features several views including List, Day, Week, Month, Year, Pie Chart and Bar Chart. The tool bar provides Display, Calculations, Actions, Filter, Add Event and Help views. The event activities popover includes Mail, Message, Bluesky, Facebook, Copy, Edit, View and Location. Views and Navigation • List, Day, Week, Month, Year, Pie Chart and Bar Chart • Use swipe and tap gestures to navigate to different time views • Navigation is animated to illustrate changing context • All views are printable via AirPrint to AirPrint compatible printers • All views are exportable in graphic PDF format via e-mail • To hide or show the toolbar at the top with a two-finger tap or tap on the triangle in the upper right corner Map Integration (Event Mapping Level 1 In-App Purchase required) • Map view helps display and select event locations on the map • Perspectiva supports both street address and coordinate location formats • Coordinate locations can be selected while offline with available cached map data • Add Event and Set Location options include With Contact, At Current Address, and At Current Coordinate • Display pins for multiple events on map • Enter a contact name in event Location field and Perspectiva will look up the street address for map lookups if available Graphic Customization of Views • Perspectiva supports Dark Mode in iOS 13 or later, and in-app 'dark mode' in earlier versions of iOS • Use pinch touch gestures to instantly change the size of the text • Customize graphic elements for beautiful calendar and chart views and export • Customize text font, size, color and opacity for event text, titles, and day numbers • Customize layout of Day and Week views with Time Blocks or Text Listing view modes • Customize background color, background image and opacity • For new background images, choose from built-in images, use photos from your Photo Library, or take a picture with camera • Print or export PDF format Calendar Support • Perspectiva is compatible with macOS Calendar events, Google, Yahoo and other CalDAV calendars • Create new calendars and edit calendar titles and colors • Use the Filter to customize which calendars are visible • Search calendars for text, and export the results if desired • User setting for First Weekday: Sunday or Monday • The Now indicator shows the current time location in the Day and Week views • Add Event activities include At Current Time, At Next Hour, With Contact, At Current Address, At Current Coordinate. Export • Copy filtered event log text, with or without calculations, to the clipboard for use in other apps • E-mail filtered event logs as CSV (Comma-Separated Values) or TSV (Tab-Separated Values) files • Export view graphics as PDF format files via e-mail • Use Copy Text, E-mail, Message, Bluesky and Facebook to share single events Essential Additional Features • Customize the tab bar at the bottom on the iPhone or iPod touch to use your favorite views • Perspectiva Help displays several chapters of information for all of Perspectiva's elements

Screenshots

Task4 screens
Perspectiva4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Task at 4.6 against Perspectiva's 4.0. Task also leads on price ($0.99 vs $9.99) and review sentiment (87% vs 50%). Perspectiva's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Task costs $0.99 and Perspectiva $9.99 up front. Task sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Perspectiva sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Task holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Task has 108 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Task's written reviews are positive against 50% of Perspectiva's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Task ships an update every 2 months, Perspectiva every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Task versus Perspectiva: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskPerspectiva
Price$0.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.6 (108 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews86.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings108 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1Button SARLImaja

Customer experience

Task

All ratings108 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews387 reviews
Positive86.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative9.3%

Perspectiva

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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
Show 1 more
  • Location-based reminders

Perspectiva

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Task

One-time1
  • All Themes Unlocked$0.99
1 purchases

Perspectiva

One-time1
  • Event Mapping$2.99

Questions

Is Task free?
Task costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Perspectiva free?
Perspectiva costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Task or Perspectiva?
Task is rated higher. Task averages 4.6 out of 5 from 108 ratings, while Perspectiva averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Task or Perspectiva have ads?
Neither Task nor Perspectiva shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Task or Perspectiva?
Task ships an update every 2 months, and Perspectiva every 4 weeks. Most recently, Task was updated on November 6, 2026 and Perspectiva on November 1, 2026.

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