TaskForge vs Toggl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Toggl
This app combines time tracking and task management to help you focus on what's important. Plan your day with clear visibility of tasks, calendar events, and tracked time, all in one place. Make confident decisions based on real data.
- Effortless one-tap time tracking
- Quick task creation on the fly
- Unified view of tasks, calendar, and time
- Organize tasks by priority or due date
- Plan based on real time data
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Toggl brings time tracking and planning into one place. Track your hours, manage your tasks, and build work plans based on real data, not guesswork. Work with confidence and clarity. Anyone who wants to easily track time and plan work better can benefit from Toggl — whether you’re a team manager, individual contributor, or freelancer. START A TIMER IN ONE TAP The timer is always within reach, from any screen. Toggl shows you how long your work really takes, so you can plan realistic personal and team schedules, make confident decisions, and maximize productivity. MANAGE TASKS AND PROJECTS, ALONGSIDE TRACKED HOURS Add a task from anywhere with one button. Connect with projects, priorities, dates, and estimates. Sort based on your needs and star what matters. SEE YOUR WHOLE DAY AT A GLANCE, IN ONE PLACE Tasks, projects, calendar events, and tracked time in a single view. No switching apps to work out what's next. KNOW WHERE YOUR TIME WENT Reports turn your tracked hours into something you can act on, whether that's a fairer estimate, a cleaner invoice or a shorter week. CONNECT TIME TO PROFITABILITY Easily capture billable hours and compare them against non-billable time. Add labor costs to understand project or client profitability. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Your data syncs with Toggl on web, macOS and Windows, so the timer you start on your phone is waiting for you at your desk. MANAGE YOUR TEAM OR WORK SOLO Toggl can be used by both teams and individual users. The seamless time tracking, flexible task management, and powerful reporting remain the same regardless. BUILT FOR REAL WORK, NOT SURVEILLANCE No screenshots, no activity monitoring, no nagging. Toggl is a tool you use, not one that watches you. Already using Toggl Track? You can keep using it — it’s supported and updated, with no sunset date. Toggl is a separate app, built around planning as well as tracking, so you can do much more with your time data. Built by the team behind Toggl Track. Download Toggl and get your time back. Terms of Service - https://toggl.com/legal/focus/terms/ Privacy Policy - https://toggl.com/legal/focus/privacy/ Need Help? Go to https://community.toggl.com/c/focus-faq/27 Any Feedback? Share it at https://toggl.typeform.com/to/Z0xZVf74#rid=xxxxx
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TaskForge at 88% against Toggl's 33%. TaskForge also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (109 vs 8). Toggl's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. TaskForge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Toggl asks for nothing beyond the download.
TaskForge holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TaskForge has 109 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of TaskForge's written reviews are positive against 33% of Toggl's.
TaskForge ships an update every 4 days, Toggl every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TaskForge | Toggl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (109 ratings) — better | 3.6 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 109 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Azhar Dewji | Toggl OÜ |
Customer experience
TaskForge
Toggl
In-app purchases
TaskForge
- TaskForge Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- TaskForge Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- TaskForge Premium (Lifetime)$49.99
Toggl
No in-app purchases









