Comparison

TaskForge vs Marktap

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Marktap

Features
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Marktap is a lightweight markdown note-taking app that lives in your Mac's menu bar. No more digging through windows or launching heavy applications — your notes are always just one click away. MARKDOWN MADE SIMPLE Format your notes with familiar markdown syntax. Headers, bold, strikethrough, lists, and dividers — all rendered in real-time as you type. FOUR NOTES SLOTS Quickly switch between four separate notes. Perfect for keeping different projects or ideas organized. ADAPTIVE OUTLOOK Seamlessly matches your system appearance, or choose your preferred look. LIGHT WEIGHTED Designed to do one thing exceptionally well. No bloat, no distractions. PRIVACY FIRST No data collection. Your thoughts remain yours. // Marktap Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TaskForge4 screens
Marktap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Marktap at none against TaskForge's 3. TaskForge's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. TaskForge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Marktap asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TaskForge ships an update every 4 days, Marktap every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TaskForge versus Marktap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskForgeMarktap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (109 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings109 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAzhar DewjiZixiang Zhang

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TaskForge

Subscriptions2
  • TaskForge Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • TaskForge Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • TaskForge Premium (Lifetime)$49.99
None

Marktap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TaskForge free?
TaskForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marktap free?
Marktap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TaskForge or Marktap have ads?
Neither TaskForge nor Marktap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TaskForge or Marktap?
TaskForge ships an update every 4 days, and Marktap every 4 months. Most recently, TaskForge was updated on October 22, 2026 and Marktap on October 15, 2026.

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