Comparison

5 Tasks vs Ambertide

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

Head to head
About

5 Tasks

This app helps you manage your daily tasks and projects by presenting them in manageable sets of five. Organize your to-do lists, shopping lists, or project tasks with intuitive filtering and sorting options. Enjoy a clean interface, dark mode, and automatic iCloud backup for seamless data management across devices.

Highlights
  • Presents 5 tasks at a time
  • Organize tasks by groups, priorities, due dates, and labels
  • User-friendly interface with dark mode
  • Automatic iCloud data backup
  • Supports iPad and Mac (M1/M2) with data syncing
  • Subscription for premium features
Features
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Have you ever caught yourself staring at the long list of tasks that you need to do not knowing where to start ? Now the 5 tasks app is here to solve that. Organize your daily task list / project, daily checklist or even shopping list from the same app. 5 tasks is a simple & beautiful app for managing your todos or tasks. Create all the tasks as you want, organize it under groups, sort & filter with priorities, due dates, labels & groups and complete it by tapping or swiping the task. It doesn't overwhelm you and presents you 5 tasks at a time. Once you complete that set, another set of 5 tasks is ready for you to tackle. Features: • Beautiful User friendly Interface: No more clunky, difficult navigation. This is an easy to use app with beautiful UI. • Dark Mode: Love dark mode? we love it tooo & its free. • Groups: Organize all your tasks under a group. A group acts as a container for all your tasks. • Active Tasks: See set of 5 tasks first. Complete those tasks to see another set of 5 tasks. You can also filter tasks per groups, priorities, due dates or labels. • Task Filter: Sort & filter your tasks by groups, priorities, due dates or labels. • Labels/Tags: Create unlimited labels or tags for your tasks and assign it. You can sort tasks with labels. • Priorities: Assign priorities to your tasks. • Data Backup: All your data gets backed up to your icloud account automatically, safely & privately so that you won't lose it ever. • iPad & Mac (M1/M2) Support: We designed this app to work on your ipad & mac too. All your data will be seamlessly synced with multiple devices. To access all the premium features, you can always purchase our Monthly or Yearly subscription plan. 5 Tasks will automatically charge your iTunes Account at the end of your subscription unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of your current period. Subscriptions renew at the original price. You can turn off auto-renew at any time and still receive full functionality until the end of your current period, but no refund can be provided for unused portions of the subscription. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. All your previous purchases can be easily restored using the **Restore Purchase** option in the app. This will provide you access to all the premium features. You can view 5 Tasks Terms of Service & Privacy Policy at: https://nrlnishan.github.io/fivetaskapp/privacypolicy/ https://nrlnishan.github.io/fivetaskapp/tos/

About

Ambertide

Features
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Ambertide is a calendar, task list and deadline planner that works backwards from the dates that matter. DEADLINES WITH TIMELINES Give a deadline a date, add the tasks that lead up to it, and link the ones that depend on each other. Ambertide draws the timeline, shows what's blocked and what it's waiting on, and warns you when a task is scheduled before the thing it depends on. KNOW IF IT STILL FITS The critical path shows the chain of tasks that decides whether you make it, and how many days of slack you have left. The next-deadline pill shows your workload for every day until it's due, so overloaded days stand out. PLAN YOUR DAYS Day, week and month views with drag and drop. Move tasks between days, drop inbox tasks onto a day or a deadline, or just tick them off. Auto-schedule suggests where unscheduled work fits within your daily capacity, and nothing moves until you accept. WIDGETS THAT HELP YOU FOCUS Weather, a stocks watchlist with a ticker, a full-screen focus timer, habits with streaks, critical path, an agenda with free time between your calendar events, weekly progress, a workload heatmap, quick notes and a world clock. Add Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and follow your focus session in the Dynamic Island. REMINDERS Local reminders before deadlines, an alert when a deadline no longer fits, an optional daily plan, and nudges for timed tasks and habits. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No ads, no tracking and no third-party analytics, and we never sell your data. Sign in with email, Apple or Google and your plans sync across your devices for free. Events from your device calendar are never uploaded, and you can delete your account and all synced data at any time in Settings. Works on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Stock data is for information only, may be delayed and is not investment advice. AMBERTIDE PRO Ambertide Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly (the yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial). Payment is charged to your Apple ID. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple ID's subscription settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Ambertide Terms: https://ambertide.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://ambertide.app/privacy/

Screenshots

5 Tasks4 screens
Ambertide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ambertide at every 4 days against 5 Tasks's every 2 months. Ambertide also leads on device support (4 vs 2). 5 Tasks's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. 5 Tasks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Ambertide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

5 Tasks ships an update every 2 months, Ambertide every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
5 Tasks versus Ambertide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter5 TasksAmbertide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNishan NiraulaMousa Alwaraki

In-app purchases

3 purchases

5 Tasks

Subscriptions2
  • Five Task Plus - Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Five Task Plus - Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Five Task - Lifetime Access$14.99
2 purchases

Ambertide

Subscriptions2
  • Ambertide Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Ambertide Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is 5 Tasks free?
5 Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ambertide free?
Ambertide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 5 Tasks or Ambertide have ads?
Neither 5 Tasks nor Ambertide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 5 Tasks or Ambertide?
5 Tasks ships an update every 2 months, and Ambertide every 4 days. Most recently, 5 Tasks was updated on October 22, 2026 and Ambertide on October 25, 2026.

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