TaskFrame | Task Manager vs Tempus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Tempus
This app helps individuals with ADHD manage their time and tasks effectively. It offers visual timelines, smart reminders, and a focus mode to combat time blindness, task paralysis, and forgetfulness. All data is kept private on your device with optional iCloud sync.
- AI daily planning from voice or text
- Visual timeline for your full day
- Habit and routine tracking
- Smart reminders and reliable alarms
- Focus Mode with app blocking
- Works offline
Read full descriptionHide full description
Tempus is a calm daily planner built for ADHD brains — one clear timeline for your day, real app blocking for your focus, streaks that forgive, and a Siri that finally understands what you mean. MADE FOR REAL ADHD CHALLENGES Most planners assume your brain cooperates. Tempus is designed for the days it doesn't: • Time blindness — see time as space on a visual timeline • Task paralysis — describe your day and let Apple Intelligence draft the plan; you review it before anything is saved • Forgetfulness — alarms, smart reminders and Live Activities that meet you where you are • Overwhelm — one signal per state, one accent per screen. Nothing shouts. • Broken routines — streaks that forgive a day off, because coming back is the win PLAN — DESCRIBE YOUR DAY, THEN DECIDE • Say or type what needs to happen: "deep work this morning, gym after lunch, call the clinic" • Tempus turns it into tasks with a duration, a priority and an energy level, and fits them around what's already on your calendar • Watch the plan take shape on the timeline as it's written. Fix a title, drop what you don't want, then add it to your day. Nothing lands until you say so. • Plan today or tomorrow — from the app, or by asking Siri • Tasks, habits, routines, Apple Calendar (including the Google and Outlook accounts on your iPhone) and Reminders on one timeline • Inbox to capture thoughts now and sort them later ASK SIRI — IN YOUR OWN WORDS • "Plan my day in Tempus", "What's next in Tempus", "Start focus in Tempus" — ten Siri shortcuts, most of them without opening the app • On iOS 27, Apple Intelligence understands Tempus like a calendar: "Create a dentist appointment in Tempus tomorrow at 3pm" just works, with no phrase to memorize • Siri answers with cards you can act on — mark the next task done or start a focus session right from the card • Find any task in Spotlight and open it directly • With a task on screen, "Start focus in Tempus" starts on that one • Shortcuts for Prepare Tomorrow, Reschedule Task, Move Unfinished Tasks (with undo) and Review Day PROTECT — FOCUS THAT CAN'T BE STOLEN • Focus Mode blocks distracting apps with one tap, using Apple's Screen Time technology • The world dims until you're done — Live Activities keep the session on your Lock Screen • Timers, interactive widgets and Apple Watch support FORGIVE — PROGRESS WITHOUT PUNISHMENT • Streaks that forgive: a day with nothing planned never breaks your streak • Quiet statistics by week, month or year that celebrate coming back, not output • No confetti. No guilt. Just a calm acknowledgment and your next step. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account required. Your tasks live on your device and in your own iCloud. • With Apple Intelligence, planning runs on Apple silicon — where neither Apple nor Tempus can read your request • Where Apple Intelligence isn't available, Tempus's own planning service drafts the plan, and you still review everything before it's saved ALSO IN TEMPUS • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Works offline • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities, an Apple Watch app and complications • A native Liquid Glass interface, with a proper split view on iPad PERFECT FOR • Adults with ADHD or executive function challenges • Students managing classes, deadlines and revision • Professionals who need deep work without distractions • Anyone overwhelmed by traditional productivity apps Tempus is free to download. Tempus Pro unlocks the full experience, available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time lifetime purchase — stated once, no countdown timers. Requires iOS 26.2 or later. Planning with Apple Intelligence needs a supported device with Apple Intelligence turned on. Siri in your own words needs iOS 27. Privacy Policy: https://www.gettempus.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.gettempus.app/terms-of-service
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TaskFrame | Task Manager at 100% against Tempus's 76%. TaskFrame | Task Manager also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). Tempus's advantage is ratings volume (61 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. TaskFrame | Task Manager sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Tempus sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TaskFrame | Task Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tempus has 61 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of TaskFrame | Task Manager's written reviews are positive against 76% of Tempus's.
TaskFrame | Task Manager ships an update every 2 days, Tempus every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TaskFrame | Task Manager | Tempus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (61 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 76.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 61 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bradley Rothbaum | Anh Nguyen |
Customer experience
TaskFrame | Task Manager
Tempus
In-app purchases
TaskFrame | Task Manager
- Time Presets$0.99
- Notification Upgrade$1.99
- Location Reminders$2.99
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- Dashboard Customization$2.99
Tempus
- Tempus Pro (Weekly)$1.997 Days
- Tempus Premium (Weekly)$1.997 Days
- Tempus Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
Show 3 moreShow fewer
- Tempus Pro (Monthly)$6.991 Month
- Tempus Pro (Yearly)$14.991 Year
- Tempus Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Tempus Pro (Lifetime)$29.99
- Tempus Pro (Lifetime)$34.99
- Tempus Pro (Lifetime)$74.99
Questions
Is TaskFrame | Task Manager free?
Is Tempus free?
Which has better reviews, TaskFrame | Task Manager or Tempus?
Do TaskFrame | Task Manager or Tempus have ads?
Which is updated more often, TaskFrame | Task Manager or Tempus?
Other comparisons















