Comparison

Task vs To Do List MinimaList & Widget

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

To Do List MinimaList & Widget

This app helps you organize your life with intuitive to-do lists, reminders, and a schedule planner. It offers customizable themes, shared lists, and widgets for easy task management. Stay productive with its focus timer and smart input features.

Highlights
  • Intuitive and colored lists
  • Customizable themes
  • Shared lists
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Time and location-based reminders
  • Focus Timer (Pomodoro)
  • Cloud syncing
Features
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​MinimaList, a simple productive app featured on App Store home page. It's a to do list, a reminder, a checklist, a schedule planner and a task manager that helps you to get things done, available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac). ----Main Features---- - Intuitive lists: different lists for different purposes - Colored lists: assign different colors to different tasks - Customizable theme: color/pic background & font style/size/color - Shared lists: simplest way to share the same list with others (Share link must be opened in Safari) - Grocery lists: simple shopping list - Widgets: Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Reminders: repeated time-based and location-based reminders - Memo & Sub-Task: description and sub-tasks - Smart input: automatically detect time in a phrase and set it as a reminder - Auto-snooze: you can set a reminder auto snooze three times (change the time interval in setting - more option) - Focus Timer: Pomodoro, count down and count up timer, with amazing sound effects - Today Widget: create and complete tasks in Today Widget - Cloud Syncing: same lists for all devices (iPhone,iPad, Mac) - TouchID/FaceID: privacy is protected now - Siri ready: remind me to go shopping at 3 pm on MinimaList - Custom setting: your notification sounds, your font, your background - Calendar syncing: syncing with Apple calendar - Continuous Reminder (Notification action, force touch on your notification - where you snooze a reminder) - Supports iPhone iPad and Mac - Url Scheme supports: to create a task: minimalist://x-callback-url/create?list=valueList&content=valueContent&date=yyyy-mm-dd&time=HH:mm&x-success=valueCallback to open a list: minimalist://x-callback-url/open?list=valueList (valueList is the name of the list, valueContent is the task content, valueList and valueContent must be url encoded first,valueCallback is the callback app's url scheme name) MinimaList, a simple list to solve big problems. Less is More. Terms of Use:http://intuitive.studio/minimalist/terms Terms of Use(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy:http://intuitive.studio/minimalist/Privacy MinimaList is free but you can also upgrade to Premium for full access to premium features for $0.99 a month or $5.99 a year (price in usd) through an auto-renewing subscription. Subscriptions for Pro account will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscriptions in the Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.

Screenshots

Task4 screens
To Do List MinimaList & Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: To Do List MinimaList & Widget at Free against Task's $0.99. To Do List MinimaList & Widget also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (47K vs 108). Task's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

To Do List MinimaList & Widget is free to download; Task costs $0.99 up front. Task sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and To Do List MinimaList & Widget sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

To Do List MinimaList & Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: To Do List MinimaList & Widget has 47K ratings behind it against 108, 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 90% of To Do List MinimaList & Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Task ships an update every 2 months, To Do List MinimaList & Widget weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Task versus To Do List MinimaList & Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskTo Do List MinimaList & Widget
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (108 ratings)4.8 (47K ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews89.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10847K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#192 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1Button SARLInnerGrow

Customer experience

Task

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

To Do List MinimaList & Widget

All ratings47,461 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews3,130 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.5%

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

To Do List MinimaList & Widget

From 47K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient and easy to use
  • 👍 Intuitive and minimalistic design
  • 💡 Helpful for staying organized and productive
  • 🚀 Quick to add and manage tasks
  • 👍 Customizable lists and themes

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Some features locked behind paywall
  • 🔒 Concerns about data privacy and tracking
  • 🔧 Gestures and navigation can be unintuitive
  • 🔧 Difficulty organizing and rearranging tasks

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

To Do List MinimaList & Widget

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Issues with syncing and restoring purchases
  • Problems with reordering and rearranging tasks
  • Inconsistent behavior of gestures and navigation
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to create subtasks and nested lists
  • Improve widget functionality and customization
  • Implement better sorting and filtering options
  • Allow bulk deletion of completed tasks
  • Add calendar integration and scheduling features

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Task

One-time1
  • All Themes Unlocked$0.99
7 purchases

To Do List MinimaList & Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Pay Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Boost Productivity3 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time5
  • Lifetime (special offer)$5.99
  • Lifetime Premium (best offer)$5.99
  • Lifetime VIP (50% off)$8.99
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  • Lifetime VIP (50% off)$9.99
  • Lifetime Family$14.99

Questions

Is Task free?
Task costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is To Do List MinimaList & Widget free?
To Do List MinimaList & Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Task or To Do List MinimaList & Widget?
To Do List MinimaList & Widget is rated higher. Task averages 4.6 out of 5 from 108 ratings, while To Do List MinimaList & Widget averages 4.8 from 47K ratings.
Do Task or To Do List MinimaList & Widget have ads?
Neither Task nor To Do List MinimaList & Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Task or To Do List MinimaList & Widget?
Task ships an update every 2 months, and To Do List MinimaList & Widget weekly. Most recently, Task was updated on September 25, 2026 and To Do List MinimaList & Widget on September 27, 2026.

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