Comparison

FreeControl vs Task Buddies

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

Head to head
About

FreeControl

Remotely monitor and control your security system from your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. Receive intruder alarms with event images for visual verification, view live streaming video from IP cameras, and arm/disarm your system on demand.

Highlights
  • Remote arm/disarm
  • Intruder alarm notifications
  • Event image verification
  • Live IP camera streaming
  • On-demand video viewing
Features
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FreeControl enables you to remotely monitor and control your security System from your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. With FreeControl you can arm/disarm your system, receive intruder alarms together with event images for visual verification of alarms, view streaming video from IP cameras on demand and more. Pricing is subject to change without prior notice.

About

Task Buddies

Features
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Routines are hard. Buddies help. Task Buddies is a gentle visual timer for parents and guardians. Set up bedtime, morning and homework routines, choose the rewards, then work through them together, one step at a time. Less nagging, more doing. How it works 1. Set up your routines: Bedtime, morning and homework come ready to go, or build your own. Tasks, timings and rewards sit behind a quick parent check. 2. Pick a buddy and go: Five buddies to choose from. Only the current task is on screen, and a ring slowly empties while the buddy waits. Finish the task, tap Done, and the buddy gets fed. 3. Open the reward chest together: When the last task is done: confetti, a proud buddy, and a small reward you actually want to give. Why it works Nothing here is clever. It's the simple, steady approach families and teachers have relied on for years, wrapped in something friendly to look at. Time you can see. A ring slowly empties around the buddy. No clock reading needed, just a shape getting smaller. One step at a time. Only the current task is on screen. The rest of the routine can wait. A reward that always arrives. Finishing a task feeds the buddy, every time, straight away. No way to fail. When time runs out, nothing beeps and nothing is lost. The buddy just gets hungry and waits. Company helps. Some people call it body doubling: it's easier to do a hard thing when someone friendly is sitting with you. A buddy isn't a person, but that little face is often enough to get started. The reward is you When the routine is done, a chest appears. Inside isn't screen time or sugar. It's a secret handshake. Sixty seconds of freeze dance. One minute of silly faces, together. Small enough that you'll always say yes. Big enough to remember. You can edit the list to suit your family. The chest is the excuse; the minute together is the point. Free. No ads, no sign-up, no tracking.

Screenshots

FreeControl4 screens
Task Buddies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Task Buddies at none against FreeControl's 8. On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. FreeControl sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $21.49 per year. Task Buddies asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
FreeControl versus Task Buddies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreeControlTask Buddies
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews12.7% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size385 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRISCO GroupCoatfire Limited

In-app purchases

8 purchases

FreeControl

Subscriptions8
  • Plus 11 Month trial$21.491 Year
  • Plus 1 Connect$39.991 Year
  • Plus 21 Month trial$42.991 Year
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  • Plus 1 Audio Connect$48.901 Year
  • Plus 31 Month trial$64.991 Year
  • Plus 6$85.991 Year
  • Plus 101 Month trial$149.991 Year
  • Plus 10+1 Month trial$234.991 Year
None

Task Buddies

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FreeControl free?
FreeControl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Task Buddies free?
Task Buddies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FreeControl or Task Buddies have ads?
Neither FreeControl nor Task Buddies shows ads.

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