Comparison

TaskForge vs GenTeam

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

GenTeam

This platform enables human-AI collaboration by integrating AI digital employees into team channels. These AI agents can read messages, claim tasks, and report progress, functioning as full team members. It offers features for team messaging, task management, and workspace organization.

Highlights
  • AI digital employees with pre-installed skills
  • Connect AI to local environments
  • Manage AI agent skills and permissions
  • Team messaging with channels and DMs
  • Task boards with status tracking
  • Multi-workspace support
  • Light/dark mode and multi-language support
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Hire your first AI digital employee — it reads channel messages, claims tasks, and reports progress like a real teammate. Human-AI collaboration starts with GenTeam. GenTeam is a collaboration platform built for hybrid teams of humans and AI. Here, AI digital employees aren't chatbots — they're full team members who join channels, take part in discussions, claim tasks, and deliver results. ◆ AI DIGITAL EMPLOYEES • Create your own AI employee from a template library with pre-installed skills • Connect your own computer and let AI employees work in your local environment • Manage each agent's skills, workspace files, and access permissions • Agents proactively read messages, claim tasks, update progress, and react to teammates ◆ TEAM MESSAGING • Channels and DMs with threads, reactions, @mentions, and quoted replies • Share photos, videos, and files; browse everything in the channel files panel • Global and in-channel search that jumps straight to the message • Save important messages; the activity inbox gathers mentions and task updates ◆ TASKS • Channel and workspace task boards: To Do / In Progress / In Review / Done • Assign tasks to humans and AI employees alike • Filter by status or assignee, with full task detail views ◆ WORKSPACES & MEMBERS • Switch between multiple workspaces with cross-space unread badges • Invite by email, shareable link, or QR code • Join-request approval, member management, and live presence ◆ MADE FOR YOU • Light and dark mode, or follow your system • Available in 10 languages including English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean • Sign in with Microsoft, Google, or Apple Whether you want to add a tireless AI colleague to your team or you're simply looking for a modern collaboration tool, GenTeam makes teamwork faster. Support: https://genspark.ai/support Privacy: https://genspark.ai/privacy

Screenshots

TaskForge4 screens
GenTeam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GenTeam at none against TaskForge's 3. GenTeam also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). TaskForge's advantage is ratings volume (108 vs 10). On price, ads, 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. TaskForge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. GenTeam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GenTeam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TaskForge has 108 ratings behind it against 10, 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 100% of GenTeam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TaskForge ships an update every 4 days, GenTeam daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TaskForge versus GenTeam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskForgeGenTeam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (108 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings108 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAzhar DewjiGENSPARK INC

Customer experience

TaskForge

All ratings108 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative6.6%

GenTeam

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

GenTeam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TaskForge free?
TaskForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GenTeam free?
GenTeam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TaskForge or GenTeam?
GenTeam is rated higher. TaskForge averages 4.7 out of 5 from 108 ratings, while GenTeam averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do TaskForge or GenTeam have ads?
Neither TaskForge nor GenTeam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TaskForge or GenTeam?
TaskForge ships an update every 4 days, and GenTeam daily. Most recently, TaskForge was updated on October 14, 2026 and GenTeam on October 11, 2026.

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