TaskForge vs PrivaSpend
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.
PrivaSpend
This expense tracker prioritizes your privacy by keeping all financial data on your device. It uses AI to understand natural language input for expenses, voice commands, and receipt scanning, all processed locally.
- Local data storage
- AI-powered natural language input
- On-device voice transcription
- Local OCR receipt scanning
- Zero account requirement
- CSV export
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Meet the expense/income tracker that never sees your receipts, never hears your voice, and never asks for your email. Most finance apps collect your spending data, store it on their servers, and leave you wondering who else has access. We built something different. PrivaSpend is a privacy-first expense tracker that keeps everything on your device. No accounts. No cloud storage. No surprises. Record Expenses in Seconds Type naturally: Just say “coffee 4.5” or “lunch with John 25 euros” – our AI understands plain English. Speak freely: Tap the microphone, speak naturally. Voice is transcribed on your device – audio never leaves your phone. Scan receipts: Point your camera at any receipt. OCR happens locally – images never get uploaded. Your text is sent to our secure server for instant parsing, then discarded. No storage. No tracking. No selling. Privacy, Built In Zero accounts. Download, open, start tracking. No email, no password, no sign-up. Local storage. Every transaction lives only on your device. You can export CSV anytime. No analytics. We don’t track how you use the app. No Firebase. No third-party SDKs. Optional iCloud backup uses Apple’s end‑to‑end encryption – we never see your data. We don’t want your data. We just want you to manage your money without worrying about who’s watching. Simple, Clean, Useful One main screen: Record transactions at the bottom, see your spending at a glance. Instant stats: Monthly totals, category breakdowns, and a full transaction history. Export anytime: CSV export puts your data back in your hands – no lock-in. Why PrivaSpend? Others PrivaSpend Require accounts No account needed Store data on servers All data stays on your device Upload voice/ images Processed locally – nothing uploaded Sell anonymized data We don’t collect anything to sell Complex, bloated interfaces One screen, one job: record spending Perfect For Privacy-conscious individuals Travelers who need offline access Freelancers tracking expenses across currencies Anyone tired of apps that collect your data What You Get Today Unlimited local transactions Voice, text, and OCR input Real-time AI parsing (no waiting) Monthly spending summary Category breakdown CSV export Ready to take back control? Download PrivaSpend today and start tracking expenses the way it should be: private, simple, and yours. Privacy Policy: https://whistar.notion.site/PrivaSpend-Privacy-Policy-332df79f7937809cb36dda59f786afec?source=copy_link Terms of Service: https://whistar.notion.site/PrivaSpend-Terms-of-services-332df79f7937805994a2f5390c823048?source=copy_link Support & Feedback: civildogcm@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PrivaSpend at none against TaskForge's 3. PrivaSpend also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). TaskForge's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (110 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. TaskForge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PrivaSpend asks for nothing beyond the download.
PrivaSpend holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TaskForge has 110 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TaskForge ships an update every 4 days, PrivaSpend monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TaskForge | PrivaSpend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (110 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 110 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Azhar Dewji | 猛 陈 |
Customer experience
TaskForge
PrivaSpend
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
PrivaSpend
No in-app purchases









