Comparison

Kaizen vs SnapTasks

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

Head to head
About

Kaizen

This app combines a Kanban board, calendar, and AI assistant to help you organize your tasks and improve continuously. It offers voice commands and customizable aesthetics to create a focused and functional workspace.

Highlights
  • Kanban board for project management
  • Integrated calendar view
  • AI assistant with voice commands
  • Drafts calendar events and creates tasks
  • Material 3 theming and custom backgrounds
Features
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End your day feeling done — not buried. 88% of people go to bed feeling unaccomplished. Not because they didn't work hard, but because their tools fight them: a to-do list in one app, a calendar in another, a Kanban board in a third, and an AI chat in a fourth. Nothing talks to anything. Kaizen brings it all into one app that you actually want to open. → TIME-BLOCK YOUR DAY, NOT JUST LIST IT Drag tasks straight onto your calendar. See your real day — to-dos AND time blocks — side by side on a split screen (iPad/large screens). No more "I have 17 to-dos and 6 hours, what now?" — Kaizen shows you when, not just what. → AI THAT ACTUALLY KNOWS YOU You can use Kaizen's build in AI assistant or work with frontier models through MCP. Set persistent instructions ("Be blunt", "Push me on my side project", "Cut me slack on Fridays") and the AI shapes itself around you instead of you adapting to it. Brain-dump out loud, get a structured plan back. → KANBAN WHEN A LIST ISN'T ENOUGH Every project gets a board view. Drag tasks through Backlog → Doing → Done. Perfect for side projects, course work, and creative work where a flat list doesn't fit. → LIFE TIERLIST: SEE WHAT ACTUALLY MATTERS Hidden behind a long-press on the calendar icon: rank the areas of your life — Career, Health, Family, Learning, Side Project, ... — into a visual hierarchy. When you don't know what to work on, your tierlist answers for you. No other planner does this. → MAKE IT YOURS — REALLY YOURS Backgrounds per page. Custom fonts, sizes, icons. Opacity and blur per element. Custom colors. Windowed mode on larger devices. Most planners give you "dark mode and three theme colors." Kaizen gives you a workspace that feels like it was built for your brain. WHO IT'S FOR • Employees juggling work, life and a side project • Founders and freelancers who can't afford a messy day • Students whose calendar and homework live in different worlds • Anyone who's tried five planners and bounced off all of them WHAT YOU GET WITH UNLIMITED - Unlimited tasks, folders, and task lists - Calendar with day, week, month views - Drag-and-drop time blocking - Kanban board per project - Habit-style recurring tasks and reminders - iOS, Android, and Web — synced - Life Tierlist - Deep customization (backgrounds, opacity, blur, custom fonts) - Import/export your data anytime AI UNLOCKS - Kaizen AI with persistent instructions + MCP for Claude/ChatGPT - Speech task creation WHY "KAIZEN" Kaizen (改善) is the Japanese practice of getting 1% better, every day. Not a productivity hack. A way of building a life that compounds. START TODAY Spend 60 seconds importing your existing tasks. Block tomorrow morning. Notice the difference by Friday. Have an idea? Tap "Suggest a feature" in settings — we read every one.

About

SnapTasks

Features
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Snap it. Sort it. Done. Take a photo of any to-do list, whiteboard, meeting notes, or assignment — and SnapTasks instantly turns it into an organized checklist using AI. SCAN ANYTHING Point your camera at handwritten notes, printed lists, whiteboards, or screenshots. AI reads it and extracts each task automatically. STAY ORGANIZED Group tasks into custom lists. Add tasks manually. Edit titles, set due dates, and add notes. TRACK DEADLINES Built-in calendar shows tasks with due dates at a glance. Today's tasks appear automatically on your home screen. BEAUTIFUL DESIGN Frosted glass interface with warm pastel tones. Looks great in light and dark mode.

Screenshots

Kaizen4 screens
SnapTasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SnapTasks at none against Kaizen's 7. Kaizen's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.2). 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. Kaizen sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. SnapTasks asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Kaizen versus SnapTasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKaizenSnapTasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLennard ZietenZac Allen

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Kaizen

Subscriptions6
  • Kaizen Pro - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Kaizen Unlimited14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Kaizen AI14 Days trial$14.991 Month
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  • Kaizen Pro - Annual$39.991 Year
  • Kaizen Unlimited14 Days trial$47.901 Year
  • Kaizen AI14 Days trial$69.901 Year
One-time1
  • Kaizen Pro - Lifetime$179.00
None

SnapTasks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kaizen free?
Kaizen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SnapTasks free?
SnapTasks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kaizen or SnapTasks have ads?
Neither Kaizen nor SnapTasks shows ads.

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