Comparison

Taskdown.md vs TaskForge

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

Head to head
About

Taskdown.md

This app automatically extracts tasks from your Markdown notes, keeping them linked to their original context within your Obsidian vault. It offers a simple interface for editing, setting reminders, and due dates, syncing seamlessly with your existing files.

Highlights
  • Automatic task extraction from Markdown
  • Links tasks to Obsidian context
  • Simple interface for edits
  • Reminders and due dates
  • Seamless Obsidian vault sync
Features
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Automatically gather your tasks from Markdown notes (no more manual cross-checking). Keep tasks linked to their original Obsidian context.Simple interface for quick edits, reminders, and due dates.Syncs seamlessly with your existing Obsidian vault.

About

TaskForge

Manage your Obsidian tasks directly from your mobile device with real-time sync and notifications. Visualize your workload with calendar and Kanban views, and stay organized with powerful search and filtering. Create and edit tasks using familiar Markdown syntax.

Highlights
  • Real-time push notifications for tasks
  • Home screen widgets for at-a-glance task viewing
  • Deep integration with Obsidian vaults
  • Calendar and Kanban board task visualization
  • Advanced search and filtering capabilities
  • Markdown-powered task creation and editing
  • Cross-platform sync via iCloud
Features
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Bring your tasks, notes and calendar together without creating a TaskForge account. Your tasks and notes stay in local Markdown files you can open in any editor. Create tasks, write notes and view your calendar for free. Note editing is in beta. Start with a folder of your own or use your existing Obsidian vault, with nothing to import or convert. A real to-do list and task manager on every screen you use: iPhone, iPad and Mac. Widgets, notifications, a month calendar with your own events beside your tasks, kanban, search, and your notes in the same app. "After trying many apps and workflows, this is the first one that actually stuck and made me productive!" (user review) Works with your vault Reads and writes Obsidian Tasks emoji fields, Dataview fields, Task Genius and TaskNotes YAML frontmatter with your own field mapping. Every edit goes back to the original file. Home Screen widgets Today, overdue, a tag, a saved filter or any section of a space, in every size up to XL. Check a task off without opening the app. iPhone, iPad and Mac. Notifications and reminders Push notifications for due and scheduled work, several reminders on one task, and a daily summary. Calendar, built in Your device calendars (iCloud, Google, Exchange) sit beside your tasks in the month view, in spaces and in widgets. Events come from those calendars, not from files. Notes and daily notes Open, read and edit any note in your vault, next to the tasks inside it. Every workspace gets a daily note, one tap from search or the calendar agenda. Lists, kanban and search Spaces that stack task and event sections. Custom filtered lists, a kanban board with drag and drop, tags, contexts, projects, priorities, recurring tasks, and start, scheduled and due dates. Search and multi-condition filters across the whole vault. Archive completed tasks instead of deleting them. Quick capture Type a task the way you would say it and TaskForge fills in the date, priority and tag. Optional tools for your AI agent Use your own AI agent to turn meeting notes into tasks or update your task list. TaskForge generates a guide to your folder's format. The free taskforge desktop CLI and local MCP server, installed separately on your computer, give compatible agents tools to read and edit tasks and notes. These tools run locally without network access. They do not include an AI assistant or subscription. Your chosen AI provider's account requirements and data handling still apply. Privacy No TaskForge account, no analytics. Tasks and notes work offline. TaskForge does not upload your task or note files to its own servers. External sync and AI services handle data under their own terms. TaskForge Premium The task list, kanban, search and filters, notes and daily notes, quick capture, viewing your calendar, and priority names and colors are free. Premium unlocks Home Screen widgets, notifications and per-task reminders, creating and editing calendar events, your own custom spaces and lists, task defaults, accent color and app font, and editing many tasks at once. Buy it once and keep it, or subscribe monthly with a 7-day free trial. A monthly subscription renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage it in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Not affiliated with or endorsed by Obsidian.md or Anthropic.

Screenshots

Taskdown.md4 screens
TaskForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TaskForge at 90% against Taskdown.md's 33%. TaskForge also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (108 vs 2). Taskdown.md's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price and ads 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. TaskForge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Taskdown.md asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TaskForge holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TaskForge has 108 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Taskdown.md's written reviews are positive against 90% of TaskForge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Taskdown.md ships an update daily, TaskForge every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Taskdown.md versus TaskForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskdown.mdTaskForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)4.7 (108 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews90.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2108 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB157 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKAI RICHARD KONIGAzhar Dewji

Customer experience

Taskdown.md

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

TaskForge

All ratings108 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.6%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.5%

In-app purchases

None

Taskdown.md

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

TaskForge

Subscriptions2
  • TaskForge Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • TaskForge Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • TaskForge Premium (Lifetime)$49.99

Questions

Is Taskdown.md free?
Taskdown.md is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TaskForge free?
TaskForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Taskdown.md or TaskForge?
TaskForge is rated higher. Taskdown.md averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while TaskForge averages 4.7 from 108 ratings.
Do Taskdown.md or TaskForge have ads?
Neither Taskdown.md nor TaskForge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Taskdown.md or TaskForge?
Taskdown.md ships an update daily, and TaskForge every 5 days. Most recently, Taskdown.md was updated on October 2, 2026 and TaskForge on October 10, 2026.

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