TaskForge vs Spool Shelf
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.
Spool Shelf
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Spool Shelf is a hobbyist’s ultimate 3D printing filament inventory management tool. Track inventory, orders, historical data, and more — all with just a tap! Spool Shelf makes the task of keeping inventory records up to date an absolute breeze! All of the most important information regarding your filament can be stored within Spool Shelf and is made easily accessible, so you can quickly find the exact filament you’re looking for — both in the app and in your workshop. Here are some of Spool Shelf’s key features: DASHBOARD • Get quick stats on the number of filaments in stock, out of stock, running low, and more. • View your total on-hand inventory value. • View inventory history ranging from the last 7 days to all time. • Product breakdown by material and manufacturer. • Get the total number of products, on-hand units, received orders, and more. INVENTORY • Track filament by the spool. • Assign a bin # to quickly locate a filament spool in your workshop. • Assign material and manufacturer to each filament for easier sorting. • Assign barcode and SKU. • View inventory history, including adjustment history per item. • Sort inventory by in stock, low stock, no stock, and more. ORDERS • Bulk-receive inventory items quickly and easily. • Assign supplier, shipping courier, tracking number, and order number for easier sorting. • Quickly duplicate an order for frequently purchased filaments. • Sort orders by pending, partially received, fully received, and cancelled. MORE • Powerful search allows you to quickly locate inventory items and orders by combining multiple queries into a single search. • Choose to be reminded when orders are expected to arrive, as well as when they are past due. • Sync inventory data automatically with iCloud, so it is accessible on multiple devices. FROM THE DEVELOPER Hey there! I designed Spool Shelf to make filament inventory management fun and intuitive, so 3D printing hobbyists (like me!) can easily manage their ever-growing filament stockpile. As a 3D printing hobbyist myself, I took great care when building Spool Shelf so that it works exactly as a hobbyist would expect. I am incredibly proud to share Spool Shelf with you, and I truly hope you enjoy using it as much as I enjoyed building it. If you love Spool Shelf, I’d love to hear about it! If you find a bug, have a feature request, or if something else is on your mind, I’d love to hear about that too! My goal is to make Spool Shelf the best it can be, and feedback like yours makes all the difference. You can reach out to me at hello@spoolshelf.app Happy printing!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TaskForge at Free against Spool Shelf's $6.99. TaskForge also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Spool Shelf's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On 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
TaskForge is free to download; Spool Shelf costs $6.99 up front. TaskForge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Spool Shelf asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | TaskForge | Spool Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (108 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 108 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Azhar Dewji | Daniel De Ciantis |
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
Spool Shelf
No in-app purchases
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