Comparison

Anchor vs LuTask

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

Head to head
About

Anchor

Organize your day with focus blocks, capturing tasks and projects. Syncs with your calendar and is accessible across devices. Designed for efficient planning and task management.

Highlights
  • Focus block scheduling
  • Task and project organization
  • Smart date capture
  • Calendar and reminders sync
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Offline functionality
Features
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A place for your tasks, projects, and daily plan. Anchor organizes your day around focus blocks. Group tasks into a block, give it some time in your calendar, and work through them at your own pace. When plans change, move things around. CAPTURE YOUR TASKS Type a task as it comes to mind. Use Smart Dates to add a date as you type, or hold New To Do and talk through several things at once. Anchor turns what you say into tasks, with projects, dates, and urgency levels, privately with Apple Intelligence.* KEEP PROJECTS ORGANIZED Keep related tasks in projects. Add dividers to separate sections, notes to hold the details, and urgency levels to show what needs attention. Drag tasks into the order that works for you. PLAN WITH FOCUS BLOCKS Bring tasks into a block alongside your calendar events. Set up repeating blocks for the regular parts of your week. Focus on one block at a time, and move unfinished tasks forward when you need to. PICK UP ON ANOTHER DEVICE Your tasks, projects, and focus blocks sync through your private iCloud. Anchor is also available on Mac, so you can continue there. CONNECTED TO YOUR DAY • Apple Calendar and Reminders sync • Widgets and Live Activity • Siri shortcuts • Repeating blocks and custom icons • Works offline • No separate Anchor account required Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese. MADE INDEPENDENTLY Anchor is designed and built by an independent developer. No ads, no venture capital. Just an app that keeps getting better with feedback from the people who use it. *Voice capture requires Super Anchor and a compatible iPhone with Apple Intelligence enabled, using a supported language. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

LuTask

Features
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LuTask is a beautifully simple way to plan your work and get things done — alone or with your team. Organize everything on a clean board with To‑Do, In Progress and Done. Drag tasks between columns, set priorities and due dates, and keep quick ideas in a dedicated Ad‑hoc list. WORK TOGETHER • Share projects with teammates across accounts • Admins hold full control and grant granular permissions — add tasks, delete, comment, invite • Assign tasks, comment, and @mention people • Built‑in chat to keep the conversation next to the work • Get notified on mentions, messages and assignments EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • Native on iPhone, iPad and Mac • Apple Watch app and Home Screen widgets • Light & dark mode, 10 languages SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Personal and project statistics with clean charts Sign in with Apple, Google or email. Your data syncs securely in the cloud and you can permanently delete your account anytime from the app. LuTask Pro (optional subscription) unlocks unlimited shared projects, unlimited members and advanced statistics. Terms of Use (EULA): https://lunote.app/LuTask_Terms.html Privacy Policy: https://lunote.app/LuTask_Privacy.html

Screenshots

Anchor4 screens
LuTask4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LuTask at 17.0 against Anchor's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Anchor sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and LuTask sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Anchor versus LuTask: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnchorLuTask
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (43 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlessandro PludaLu Apps LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Anchor

One-time2
  • Super Anchor Lifetime$29.99
  • Super Anchor Lifetime$49.99
1 purchases

LuTask

Subscriptions1
  • LuTask Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Anchor free?
Anchor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LuTask free?
LuTask is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Anchor or LuTask have ads?
Neither Anchor nor LuTask shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anchor or LuTask?
Anchor ships an update every 3 days, and LuTask every 3 days. Most recently, Anchor was updated on November 12, 2026 and LuTask on November 5, 2026.

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