# Chaos Control™ vs Taskline

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Taskline at none against Chaos Control™'s 9. Taskline also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 72%). Chaos Control™'s advantage is ratings volume (488 vs 7). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Chaos Control™ sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Taskline asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Chaos Control™ against 4.7 for Taskline. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chaos Control™ has 488 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Chaos Control™'s written reviews are positive against 91% of Taskline's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Chaos Control™ | Taskline |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (488 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chaos-control-gtd-task-list/id591766437/reviews) | **[4.7 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/taskline-task-manager-notes/id1424942657/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **488** | 7 |
| Positive reviews | 72.0% of reviews | **90.9% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 318 MB | 14 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 12.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Tarasov Mobile](https://appshunter.io/developer/547656503) | [Vladimir Pchelyakov](https://appshunter.io/developer/1424942656) |

## What reviewers say

### Chaos Control™

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chaos-control-gtd-task-list/id591766437)

This app helps you manage goals, to-do lists, and tasks for both personal and professional life. It's based on the GTD methodology to prioritize outcomes and organize projects, tasks, and ideas efficiently. Seamless syncing across devices ensures your plans are always accessible.

**Highlights:** Goal and project management, GTD-inspired contexts, Daily planning, Chaos Box inbox, Cross-platform sync, Recurring tasks

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Siri integration, Apple Watch app

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Subscription: 1 Month | $3.99 | per month |
| Premium for 1 month | $6.99 | per month |
| Premium Subscription: 1 Year | $29.00 | per year |
| Premium Subscription: 1 Year | $29.99 | per year |
| "Level Up" e-book | $2.99 | one-time |
| Premium Universal - Tier B | $10.99 | one-time |
| Chaos Control Premium | $18.99 | one-time |
| Premium Universal - Tier C | $20.99 | one-time |
| Premium Universal - Tier A | $79.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 🚀 Streamlined organization
- 💡 Helpful Chaos Box feature
- 🚀 Seamless cross-device sync
- 👍 Clean and attractive interface

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Sync and login issues
- 💰 Unexpected costs for full features
- 🤔 Lacks some basic GTD functionality

**Reported bugs**

- Tasks disappearing
- Sync failures between devices
- Frequent crashes
- Login problems

**Requested features**

- Calendar integration
- Subtasks and nested projects
- Ability to manually sort tasks
- More customization options
- Email task creation


### Taskline

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/taskline-task-manager-notes/id1424942657)

Organize your life with a straightforward task manager. Easily create tasks with detailed properties, group them, and set reminders. Sync across all your Apple devices and receive timely notifications.

**Highlights:** Detailed task properties (title, category, date, time, address, importance, description), Task grouping and filtering, Map search functionality, iCloud storage and cross-device sync, Calendar sync and notifications, Available on iPhone and iPad

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Chaos Control™ free?

Chaos Control™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Taskline free?

Taskline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Chaos Control™ or Taskline?

Taskline is rated higher. Chaos Control™ averages 4.6 out of 5 from 488 ratings, while Taskline averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.

### Do Chaos Control™ or Taskline have ads?

Neither Chaos Control™ nor Taskline shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Chaos Control™ or Taskline?

Chaos Control™ ships an update every 3 weeks, and Taskline every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chaos Control™ was updated on October 7, 2026 and Taskline on September 21, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*