Comparison

Task It vs ShelfApp

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

Head to head
About

Task It

Aesthetic planner and calendar to manage daily tasks, schedules, and habits. Customize themes and colors to match your personal style for a unique planning experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable themes and colors
  • Elegant, always-on display
  • To-Do, Schedule, and Routine modes
  • iCloud syncing
  • Intuitive planning interface
Features
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Your day, in a calendar you'll actually want to open. Task It brings your to-dos, events, and routines together in one calm, beautiful place, so you can see what matters today at a glance and get on with it. Plan in a space that feels like yours Choose from 23 themes, from cute to glass to dark, and make planning something you look forward to. Stay on top of the day without the clutter Tick off a task with one swipe, catch every event on your month view, and let reminders nudge you before things start. Build habits that stick Set routines once and they repeat for you, daily, weekly, or monthly. Always with you Everything lives in your iPhone's Calendar, so your plans follow you to iPad through iCloud. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ShelfApp

Organize and save links, books, recipes, podcasts, and videos for later. Keep important content accessible with titles, summaries, images, and notes. Ideal for thoughtful reads and useful references.

Highlights
  • Save links and content
  • Organize with notes and tags
  • Keep titles, summaries, and images
  • Share directly from other apps
  • Access saved content later
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ShelfApp is a quiet personal bookshelf for the web: save links, books, recipes, podcasts, videos, and posts you want to revisit later. Paste a link or share into ShelfApp from iOS. The app keeps the useful title, summary, image, notes, tags, and recipe details together so the good stuff does not disappear into a noisy feed. Use ShelfApp for thoughtful reads, useful references, trusted recommendations, and long-form nuggets you want to keep close.

Screenshots

Task It4 screens
ShelfApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShelfApp at none against Task It's 2. ShelfApp also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Task It sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. ShelfApp asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Task It ships an update every 3 days, ShelfApp every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Task It versus ShelfApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTask ItShelfApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer100 FactoriesJon Keseley

Customer experience

Task It

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

ShelfApp

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Task It

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year
None

ShelfApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Task It free?
Task It is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShelfApp free?
ShelfApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Task It or ShelfApp have ads?
Task It shows ads; ShelfApp does not.
Which is updated more often, Task It or ShelfApp?
Task It ships an update every 3 days, and ShelfApp every 4 days. Most recently, Task It was updated on October 9, 2026 and ShelfApp on October 8, 2026.

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