Comparison

TaskMate vs Light Tasker

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

Head to head
About

TaskMate

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Effortlessly Track and Manage hundreds of tasks. TaskMate is the ultimate task-tracking app, designed to help you manage hundreds of tasks, to-dos, and required actions effortlessly. KEY DATES FOR EACH TASK: TaskMate allows you to set two important dates for each task - the Deadline (or Monitored date) and the Tracking Start day. The Deadline is when the task must be completed or monitored, while the Tracking Start day determines when you begin tracking the task. This ensures you can schedule tasks for the future without cluttering your current task list. THREE-TIME PERIODS FOR EACH TASK: TaskMate breaks down tasks into three periods - Safe, Cautionary, and Risky. The Safe period allows you ample time to complete a task without additional effort or enjoy subscriptions and vaccine protections worry-free. The Risky period indicates a critical time when tasks must be completed, or protections may have expired. The Cautionary period falls in between, signaling the need to start focusing on the task at hand. COLOR AND BW CODING FOR EASY TRACKING: At a glance, TaskMate's intuitive interface shows you the period each task is in and how many days (or weekdays) remain until the deadline. Choose between landscape and portrait mode, and monitor tasks using our color or BW-coded system for quick visual reference. ADDITIONAL FEATURES: โ€ข Countdown timers for events. โ€ข Date Calculator for determining future or past dates by adding or subtracting calendar or business days. โ€ข Notifications for events, tasks, and Risky periods. โ€ข Comprehensive User Guide.

About

Light Tasker

Features
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To Do: - With a grouping function, you can set different groupings of tasks according to the scene. - Priority function for better planning of tasks. - With a time-specific reminder function, so that you don't miss a task. Habit formation: - Freely customize the time and number of times you need to form a habit every day. - Flexibility to choose how often you need to form a habit within a week. - You can set the number and time of reminders. - After daily execution, the "check-in" operation can be performed. - Automatic recording of execution and generation of charts.

Screenshots

TaskMate2 screens
Light Tasker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Light Tasker at Free against TaskMate's $1.99. Light Tasker also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 11 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Light Tasker is free to download; TaskMate costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TaskMate ships an update every 11 months, Light Tasker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
TaskMate versus Light Tasker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskMateLight Tasker
Price$1.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 5 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.216.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdiverto Aguirreๆปก ่Šฆ

In-app purchases

None

TaskMate

No in-app purchases

None

Light Tasker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TaskMate free?
TaskMate costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Light Tasker free?
Light Tasker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TaskMate or Light Tasker have ads?
Neither TaskMate nor Light Tasker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TaskMate or Light Tasker?
TaskMate ships an update every 11 months, and Light Tasker every 5 weeks. Most recently, TaskMate was updated on October 6, 2026 and Light Tasker on October 2, 2026.

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