Comparison

TaskFrame | Task Manager vs Dona

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

Head to head
About

TaskFrame | Task Manager

Organize your life with smart task management. Set start and due dates, use powerful filters, and color-coded tags to categorize your to-dos. Advanced features include recurring tasks, priorities, and detailed notes.

Highlights
  • Smart organization with start/due dates
  • 10+ filtering options
  • Color-coded tags for categorization
  • Recurring tasks with customizable intervals
  • Priority marking for urgent tasks
  • Detailed notes and subtasks
  • Dashboard customization (Pro)
Features
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Smart Organization * Start & Due Dates: Tasks don't clutter your view until you need them. * 10+ Filtering Options: See just the tasks you need with powerful filters, like what’s ongoing, recurring tasks, and more. * Color-Coded Tags: For separating your tasks into groups and projects based what makes sense to you. Advanced Task Features * Recurring Tasks: Automatically repeat with customizable intervals * Priority: Mark urgent tasks so what needs attention first always gets done first * Notifications: Alarms and notifications to be notified of something when you need to be notified * More Details: Add notes, URLs, and subtasks to keep all of your information in one place Free Features * Unlimited tasks and tags * Start and due notifications * Subtasks * Recurring tasks * Priority * iCloud sync Pro Features * Dashboard Customization: Reorder dashboard items and pin your most used tags to the top * Time Presets: Create custom time presets with unlimited options * Notification Upgrade: Set custom reminder notifications and add system alarms to tasks

About

Dona

This minimalist task manager helps you quickly capture and organize ideas with drag-and-drop functionality. Focus on what matters most today by visualizing tasks via widgets or Siri/Shortcuts. Optimized gestures ensure zero friction in managing your to-do list.

Highlights
  • Instant idea capture
  • Drag & drop organization
  • Widget support
  • Siri/Shortcuts integration
  • Zero friction gestures
  • Focus on task completion
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This minimalist task manager lets you capture ideas instantly, then organize them with effortless drag & drop to finally focus only on what really matters today. Add tasks and visualize them in seconds via the widget or Siri / Shortcuts. Every gesture is optimized for zero friction. Focus on finishing tasks, not on managing a tool.

Screenshots

TaskFrame | Task Manager4 screens
Dona4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TaskFrame | Task Manager at every 2 days against Dona's weekly. Dona's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. TaskFrame | Task Manager sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Dona sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TaskFrame | Task Manager against 5.0 for Dona. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dona has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TaskFrame | Task Manager ships an update every 2 days, Dona weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TaskFrame | Task Manager versus Dona: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskFrame | Task ManagerDona
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBradley RothbaumYanice BOADY

Customer experience

TaskFrame | Task Manager

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dona

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TaskFrame | Task Manager

One-time4
  • Time Presets$0.99
  • Notification Upgrade$1.99
  • Location Reminders$2.99
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  • Dashboard Customization$2.99
2 purchases

Dona

Subscriptions1
  • Dona +1 Month trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Dona+ Lifetime$8.99

Questions

Is TaskFrame | Task Manager free?
TaskFrame | Task Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dona free?
Dona is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TaskFrame | Task Manager or Dona?
TaskFrame | Task Manager and Dona are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do TaskFrame | Task Manager or Dona have ads?
Neither TaskFrame | Task Manager nor Dona shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TaskFrame | Task Manager or Dona?
TaskFrame | Task Manager ships an update every 2 days, and Dona weekly. Most recently, TaskFrame | Task Manager was updated on September 20, 2026 and Dona on September 15, 2026.

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