Smile App Launcher vs TaskNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smile App Launcher
This app offers a minimalistic launcher widget designed to declutter your smartphone screen and reduce distractions. It provides quick access to essential applications through a clean interface, helping you focus on what matters and enhance your digital wellbeing.
- Clean, no distraction interface
- Quick access to essential apps
- Customizable widget layout
- 5 Widgets
- Boost productivity
- Enhance digital wellbeing
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Simplify with a dumb phone Tired of cluttered screens and endless distractions? Smile turns your iPhone into a minimal dumb phone: a clean home screen with only the apps you need, launched from widgets you design yourself. Key features - Clean, distraction-free interface - Quick access to your essential apps - Customizable widget layout, fonts and colors - 10 widget types, including Weather, Calendar and Clock - Transparent widget mode - Extra-large widgets on iOS 27 and later - Available in 47 languages Why Smile? - Boost productivity: focus on what matters by reducing visual noise. - Improve digital wellbeing: less screen time, more real life. - Simplify your device: a streamlined, friendly interface. - Community-driven: your feedback shapes every update. Join the Discord. Perfect for minimalists, productivity enthusiasts, digital detox seekers, and anyone who wants a simpler phone. Our promise We keep things simple, including our business model. All core dumb phone features stay free. Premium is an optional in-app purchase that unlocks more widgets and supports development. Questions or ideas? Visit https://smileapplauncher.com/support Terms of Use (EULA): https://smileapplauncher.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://smileapplauncher.com/privacy
TaskNotes
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TaskNotes is a calm, capable task manager built around portable Markdown records. Capture work quickly, decide what matters today, and organise tasks without locking your information into one app. • Create, edit, complete, search, and reorder tasks • Plan with lists, boards, calendars, due dates, and scheduled dates • Set priorities, recurring tasks, reminders, and dependencies • Track time and attach images • Turn rough notes into selected tasks with Scratchpad • Choose system, light, or dark appearance • Inspect the Markdown record behind any task TaskNotes works with mdbase collections. Use a hosted collection or connect one kept on your computer; the same interface and task model apply either way. Your collection remains the authoritative home of your tasks, and each task stays a structured Markdown record you can use beyond TaskNotes. Reminders are delivered by mdbase, so TaskNotes does not need to stay open. Notification payloads contain no task titles, descriptions, paths, or record content. Learn more at tasknotes.dev.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TaskNotes at none against Smile App Launcher's 3. TaskNotes also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Smile App Launcher sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. TaskNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smile App Launcher ships an update every 5 weeks, TaskNotes weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smile App Launcher | TaskNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (340 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 340 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eggvelop Aps | Callum Alpass |
Bugs and requests
Smile App Launcher
Reported bugs
3 issues- Phone app shortcut not working
- Some apps not available in the list
- Widget disappearing after iOS update
Requested features
5 requests- More widget pages/slots
- Ability to hide widget name
- Support for iPad
- More font options
- Spacer widgets for layout customization
TaskNotes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smile App Launcher
- Smile Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
- Smile Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Smile Lifetime$23.99
TaskNotes
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Smile App Launcher free?
Is TaskNotes free?
Do Smile App Launcher or TaskNotes have ads?
Which is updated more often, Smile App Launcher or TaskNotes?
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