Comparison

Calendars vs Taskman

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

Head to head
About

Calendars

This app combines a calendar, task manager, daily planner, and habit tracker. It helps users plan their day, build habits, boost productivity, and stay organized with seamless syncing across all Apple devices. Features include event creation, to-do list management, natural language input, and integration with popular meeting platforms.

Highlights
  • Calendar, task, and habit management
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly views
  • Natural language event creation
  • To-do list organization
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Meeting platform integration
Features
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Calendars by Readdle is the all-in-one calendar, task manager, daily planner, and habit tracker — seamlessly working across all your Apple devices: Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Plan your day, build better habits, boost productivity, and stay organized with powerful features and smooth sync between all your devices. What you can do with Calendars: • View and manage your calendar with daily, weekly, and monthly views • Create events, set reminders, and never miss important dates • Use the built-in agenda planner to focus on what matters most • Organize your to-do list and manage your tasks with ease • Quickly add events or to-do items using natural language • Build routines and track your habits to stay consistent • Take a guided productivity course to improve time management and focus • Sync across devices with Google Calendar, iCloud, and more • Customize your planner calendar with color coding and widgets • Join Zoom, Google Meet, or GoToMeeting directly from your calendar • Stay in control of your time, wherever you are Whether you're planning a busy workday, building new habits, or working on personal growth, Calendars brings everything together to help you own your time — across all your Apple devices. Privacy Policy: https://readdle.com/calendars/legal/privacy Terms of Service: https://readdle.com/calendars/legal/terms Have questions, comments, or issues? Don’t hesitate to reach out to us at http://readdle.com/contact

About

Taskman

Organize your life with this intuitive to-do list and task manager. Easily capture, group, and prioritize tasks with drag-and-drop functionality. Set reminders and create recurring routines to ensure nothing falls through the cracks.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop task management
  • Task categorization
  • Customizable routines
  • Deadline reminders
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Data backup
Features
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Taskman is a simple drag and drop to-do list, a reminder, a checklist, a task manager that helps you to get things done. USE TASKMAN TO: • Capture and organize tasks the moment they pop into your head. • Remember deadlines with reminders and due dates. • Group tasks into categories. • Create daily, weekly, and monthly routines. • Drag and drop to quickly add, reorder, and delete tasks. • Synchronize data between iPhone, iPad and iPod devices through iCloud. • Backup data on iCloud. FREE & PREMIUM Taskman is provided free of charge for the basic functionalities. More features are included in the Premium plan available through monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscription. Auto-Renewable Subscription payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Your account will be charged at the cost of the subscription plan you have chosen. You can cancel the auto-renew subscription at any time from the account settings on iTunes, but we are unable to issue refunds for any pay periods that have already been billed. Privacy policy: www.zigoros.com/privacy-policy Terms of use: www.zigoros.com/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

Calendars4 screens
Taskman4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Calendars at none against Taskman's shown. Calendars also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (122K vs 2). Taskman's advantage is iOS requirement (14.5 vs 18.2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Calendars sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Taskman sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calendars holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendars has 122K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendars ships an update every 11 days, Taskman every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Calendars versus Taskman: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendarsTaskman
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (122K ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews55.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings122K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#120 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.214.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size408 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReaddle Technologies LimitedZigoros EOOD

Customer experience

Calendars

All ratings121,813 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews1,252 reviews
Positive55.4%
Neutral8.9%
Negative35.8%

Taskman

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Calendars

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing events and appointments
  • Upgrade process causing data loss
  • Freezing and crashing on certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Recurring events for free users
  • Customizable widgets and app icons
  • Ability to archive/restore past events
  • Improved Apple Watch integration
  • Shared calendars and family management

Taskman

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Calendars

Subscriptions9
  • Calendars PRO 1 Month$3.991 Month
  • Calendars by Readdle: Interesting Calendars1 Month trial$3.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Month7 Days trial$3.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year3 Months trial$19.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year7 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year1 Year trial$19.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year14 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year7 Days trial$21.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time9
  • Calendars PRO LifetimeFree
  • Invites & Attendees Upgrade$1.99
  • Smart Input Upgrade$1.99
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  • Full Upgrade$4.99
  • Interesting Calendars$5.99
  • My schedule planner, Organizer$6.99
  • Full Pack$12.99
  • Reminders & Calendars$19.99
  • Recurring Events$31.99
2 purchases

Taskman

Subscriptions2
  • Premium 1 Month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium 1 Year1 Month trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Calendars free?
Calendars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Taskman free?
Taskman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calendars or Taskman?
Calendars is rated higher. Calendars averages 4.7 out of 5 from 122K ratings, while Taskman averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Calendars or Taskman have ads?
Taskman shows ads; Calendars does not.
Which is updated more often, Calendars or Taskman?
Calendars ships an update every 11 days, and Taskman every 7 months. Most recently, Calendars was updated on September 27, 2026 and Taskman on June 2, 2026.

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