gTasks Pro for Google Tasks vs Penned
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
gTasks Pro for Google Tasks
Manage your to-do lists seamlessly across all your Apple devices. This app synchronizes with Google Tasks, allowing you to view tasks and calendar events together. Organize with subtasks, set location-based and repeating reminders, and share tasks with others.
- Syncs with Google Tasks
- Cross-device sync (iPhone/iPad)
- View tasks and calendar events
- Subtask organization
- Location-based reminders
- Repeating tasks
- Task sharing
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A SINGLE PURCHASE COVERS ALL YOUR IPHONE AND IPAD DEVICES. SYNC your tasks with Google/Gmail and across your Mac, iPhone & iPad devices. Never liked your tasks app? You’ll love this one :) MAIN FEATURES ● Sync your tasks with Google Tasks. ● Sync tasks between your iPhone & iPad devices. ● View your tasks and calendar events in one place. ● Keep your tasks organized with subtasks. ● Location based reminders such as when you leave your office. ● Set repeating tasks such as “Pay bills” every month. ● Universal app, designed both for iPhone and iPad. GOOGLE TASKS ● Naturally integrating into Google Calendar. ● No permanent internet connection required. The app will sync updated tasks as soon as an internet connection is available. ● Your tasks are backed up. ● Manage your tasks conveniently on your home/office PC, and have them synced to your iPhone/iPad and vice versa. ● Share tasks with your colleagues. Terms of use: http://www.katans.com/terms-of-use Privacy policy: http://www.katans.com/privacy-policy
Penned
A minimalist handwriting app designed for privacy, keeping all your notes securely on your device. It features natural writing with Apple Pencil, on-device AI text recognition, and smart tagging for easy searching. Export your notes as PDFs in a clean, distraction-free interface.
- Natural Apple Pencil writing
- On-device AI text recognition
- 100% private, no cloud
- Export beautiful PDFs
- Smart tagging and search
- Distraction-free interface
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Your thoughts deserve privacy. Penned Notes is a minimalist handwriting app that keeps everything on your device. - Natural Apple Pencil writing - AI text recognition (on-device) - 100% private - zero cloud required - Export beautiful PDFs - Smart tagging & search - Clean, distraction-free interface Unlike other note apps, Penned Notes uses Apple's Neural Engine to recognize your handwriting locally and nothing leaves your device. No accounts, no tracking, no subscriptions to complex features you don't need. Perfect for: - Daily journaling - Class notes & studying - Meeting notes - Sketches & brainstorming - Sensitive work documents Privacy-first architecture means your notes stay truly yours. Download Penned Notes. Where your thoughts are penned, not surveilled.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Penned at $4.99 against gTasks Pro for Google Tasks's $19.99. gTasks Pro for Google Tasks's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
gTasks Pro for Google Tasks costs $19.99 and Penned $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for gTasks Pro for Google Tasks against 4.6 for Penned. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: gTasks Pro for Google Tasks has 1.2K ratings behind it against 87, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of gTasks Pro for Google Tasks's written reviews are positive against 50% of Penned's.
gTasks Pro for Google Tasks ships an update every 4 days, Penned every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | gTasks Pro for Google Tasks | Penned |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.2K ratings) | 4.6 (87 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 87 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JulyApps Ltd | Edwing H Santos Mena |
Customer experience
gTasks Pro for Google Tasks
Penned
Bugs and requests
gTasks Pro for Google Tasks
Reported bugs
4 issues- Recurring tasks not working as expected
- Location-based reminders not functioning properly
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
- Inconsistent syncing between platforms
Requested features
5 requests- Add photo/file attachments to tasks
- Introduce dark mode
- Improve task sorting and filtering
- Integrate with more third-party apps
- Provide better backup and restore options
Penned
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
gTasks Pro for Google Tasks
No in-app purchases
Penned
No in-app purchases
Questions
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