Comparison

Vertical Calendar vs Quick Tasks

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

Head to head
About

Vertical Calendar

This productivity app offers a vertical calendar view with customizable holiday colors, notes, and reminder notifications. It supports multiple calendars, bulk operations, and memo search, all accessible through a URL scheme. Enjoy a dark mode and adjustable font sizes for a personalized scheduling experience.

Highlights
  • Vertical calendar view
  • Holiday and day off coloring
  • Notes and color settings
  • Reminder notifications
  • Bulk operations
  • Memo search
  • Dark mode
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Vertical calendar (widget compatible). All features are completely free to use. - Vertical/multiple calendars - Holiday/day off color - Notes and color settings - Reminder notification - Color tag setting - Various bulk operations - Memo search - Font size setting - Today's event widget - dark mode URL scheme: verticalcalendar://

About

Quick Tasks

A private, offline to-do list app designed for simplicity and speed. It allows users to quickly add and manage tasks without requiring accounts, ads, or tracking. Advanced features are available for more complex organization.

Highlights
  • Offline task management
  • No accounts or tracking
  • Quick task addition
  • Mark tasks as done
  • Recurring tasks
  • Lists, priorities, and tags
  • Backup and export
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Quick Tasks is a fast, private to-do list that works fully offline. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Your tasks stay on your device. No risks. Designed to Be Simple - Add a task in seconds - Tap the circle to mark it done - Completed tasks stay out of the way until you expand them Power Features (When You Want Them) - Do Next: Get a recommended next task to stay focused - Tomorrow: Postpone a task with one tap - Repeat tasks daily, weekly, or monthly - Lists, priorities, tags, subtasks, and pinning (available in Advanced Options) - Backup export/import for peace of mind - Everything works offline and is stored locally on your device

Screenshots

Vertical Calendar4 screens
Quick Tasks3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vertical Calendar at Free against Quick Tasks's $0.99. Quick Tasks's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 months). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

Vertical Calendar is free to download; Quick Tasks costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Vertical Calendar against 5.0 for Quick Tasks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vertical Calendar ships an update every 5 months, Quick Tasks daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Vertical Calendar versus Quick Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVertical CalendarQuick Tasks
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.9 (8 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFugaPiyo Inc.Teddy Aaron

Customer experience

Vertical Calendar

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Quick Tasks

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Vertical Calendar

No in-app purchases

None

Quick Tasks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vertical Calendar free?
Vertical Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quick Tasks free?
Quick Tasks costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vertical Calendar or Quick Tasks?
Quick Tasks is rated higher. Vertical Calendar averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Quick Tasks averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Vertical Calendar or Quick Tasks have ads?
Vertical Calendar shows ads; Quick Tasks does not.
Which is updated more often, Vertical Calendar or Quick Tasks?
Vertical Calendar ships an update every 5 months, and Quick Tasks daily. Most recently, Vertical Calendar was updated on November 3, 2026 and Quick Tasks on October 31, 2026.

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