Comparison

Funnel vs Task Expander

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

Head to head
About

Funnel

Quickly capture thoughts, tasks, notes, photos, sketches, and songs to your favorite apps. Integrates with popular productivity tools and offers convenient widgets for instant access.

Highlights
  • Capture tasks to multiple to-do apps
  • Send notes and photos to PKM apps
  • Capture sketches and calendar events
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen Widgets
  • Shortcuts and Share Sheet support
  • Built-in document scanner
  • Song capture via Shazam integration
Features
Read full description

Funnel allows you to effortlessly capture your thoughts and moments to various apps and services. The inspiration to capture something quickly comes from ideas written by David Allen, in his book Getting Things Done. Features: ======= • Capture tasks to Reminders, Todoist, OmniFocus or Things with due dates in natural language. • Capture notes and photos to a variety of popular note taking and personal knowledge management apps. • Capture sketches and calendar events • Beautiful Home Screen and Lock Screen Widgets • Shortcuts Support • A built in document scanner. • Use Shazam to capture your songs directly to your apps. • iCloud Sync for your Destinations • A timeline showing your recent captures • A selection of delightful app icons to pick from. • A lock screen widget to easily access Funnel from your lock screen. • Drag and drop images or text from other apps into Funnel. • Once you capture something with Funnel, Funnel also provides you with a link to easily switch to the newly captured item. • Long press the Funnel icon for quick home screen actions. • Integration with the iOS Share Sheet (currently within the Funnel app only) • Dynamic Island/Live Activities Support • Control Center Widgets Creating Destinations: ================ To link Funnel to your note-taking or task management apps, navigate to the 'Destination' Tab, select 'Add New Destination', and choose an app from the provided list. After adding a Destination, you can click on it for further customization. You can also define templates that get appended or prepended along with your capture. Your Destinations and the order of your Destinations are all synced to your private iCloud account. Funnel offers 30 captures for free, and then requires a subscription or a lifetime purchase. All Yearly Subscriptions come with a 1-week free trial. Enjoy Funneling! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Task Expander

This app uses AI to break down large goals into manageable, actionable steps. It integrates with Apple Reminders, learns from your past plans, and provides personalized roadmaps for various life projects. Turn big ideas into completed tasks quickly and efficiently.

Highlights
  • AI-generated actionable plans
  • Seamless Apple Reminders integration
  • Personalized learning vault
  • Instant planning in seconds
  • Context-aware planning
  • Gap analysis for missing steps
Features
Read full description

Transform big goals into done tasks. Instantly. Task Expander turns overwhelming goals into clear, actionable plans using AI and your personal knowledge. Whether you're planning a birthday party, launching a side project, or organizing a move — get a complete roadmap in seconds, not hours. How It Works 1. Tell the app your goal – "Plan my son's 9th birthday party" 2. AI creates your plan – Gets 5-7 specific steps with notes and timing 3. Save to Apple Reminders – One tap adds everything to your existing workflow 4. Learn & improve – Your personal vault gets smarter with each goal Key Features • Seamless Reminders Integration – Works with the app you already use • Smart Personal Vault – Remembers your skills, tools, and preferences • Gap Analysis – Shows what you're missing before you start• Instant Planning – From idea to actionable plan in under 30 seconds • Context-Aware – Plans consider what you already know and have Why Task Expander? Most planning apps start from scratch every time. Task Expander learns from your past goals and gets better at creating plans that actually fit your life. No more forgetting crucial steps or starting over from zero. Privacy First Your personal data stays on your device. We only use the goals you choose to share for AI planning — nothing else. Perfect For: • Event planning (parties, trips, gatherings) • Home projects (renovations, organization, moves) • Career goals (skill building, job searches) • Health & fitness journeys • Creative projects • Academic goals Start turning your biggest ideas into your biggest wins.

Screenshots

Funnel4 screens
Task Expander4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Task Expander at none against Funnel's 4. Task Expander also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (17.5 vs 26.0). Funnel's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Funnel sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Task Expander asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Task Expander holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Funnel has 43 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Funnel versus Task Expander: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFunnelTask Expander
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (43 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB3 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNoteSight Labs ApSUmut Eser

Customer experience

Funnel

All ratings43 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative16.0%

Task Expander

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Funnel

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime: Early Discount$39.99
  • Lifetime$49.99
None

Task Expander

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Funnel free?
Funnel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Task Expander free?
Task Expander is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Funnel or Task Expander?
Task Expander is rated higher. Funnel averages 4.6 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Task Expander averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Funnel or Task Expander have ads?
Neither Funnel nor Task Expander shows ads.

Other comparisons