Comparison

Task Compass for Reminders vs ReminderStats

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

Head to head
About

Task Compass for Reminders

Features
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Task Compass is for you if: - Have long to-do lists - Need to choose what to work on next - Want to keep the important task on top of list - Want top task on the lock screen This isn’t for you if you need complex project hierarchies, dependencies, or time tracking. Task Compass prioritizes your tasks by asking you to compare two tasks. "Which task is more important?" The app finds and displays your top priority, in-app, in a widget, in a live activity, and in a lock screen widget. Always in sync with Apple Reminders. No new accounts. Your data lives on your phone and in your iCloud account. Terms of Use: Standard Apple Terms (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)

About

ReminderStats

Visualize your task completion and build consistent habits with this app. It analyzes your existing to-do lists to reveal productivity patterns, streaks, and trends without altering your workflow. Gain insights into your most productive days and track habit consistency.

Highlights
  • Habit streak tracking
  • Completion trends dashboard
  • Daily/weekly heatmap visualization
  • Cross-list task insights
  • Overdue reminder alerts
  • Year-in-review calendar heatmap
Features
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Apple Reminders is great at capturing what to do. ReminderStats shows you what you've done. Connect to your existing Reminders lists and instantly unlock a dashboard of streaks, completion trends, and habit insights — without changing how you already work. ► See your week at a glance A beautiful heatmap of every reminder you've completed, color-coded by list. Spot your most productive days, your quiet stretches, and the patterns you never noticed. ► Build habits that stick Turn any recurring reminder into a tracked habit. Watch your streak grow day by day. ReminderStats shows your current streak, longest streak, and consistency rate for every habit you care about. ► Cross-list insights Apple Reminders shows you each list in isolation. ReminderStats brings them together — so you can see whether you're crushing work tasks while your personal list quietly piles up. What you'll discover - Completion rate by day, week, month, or list - Average time from creation to completion - Overdue rate and stale reminder alerts - Your most and least productive days - Year-in-review: a full calendar heatmap - Per-list growth ► Built for Apple Reminders ReminderStats reads directly from EventKit — the same system Reminders uses. No accounts, no sync, no exporting. Your data stays on your device. Works seamlessly across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. ► Privacy first ReminderStats never sends your reminder data anywhere. No analytics on your content, no cloud sync, no third parties. What's in Reminders stays in Reminders. Read more at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula and https://sites.google.com/view/reminderstats/privacy ► Pro features Unlock unlimited habits, full historical heatmaps, advanced filters, and weekly insight reports with ReminderStats Pro.

Screenshots

Task Compass for Reminders4 screens
ReminderStats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Task Compass for Reminders at none against ReminderStats's 2. ReminderStats's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, 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. ReminderStats sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Task Compass for Reminders asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Task Compass for Reminders ships an update every 3 weeks, ReminderStats every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Task Compass for Reminders versus ReminderStats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTask Compass for RemindersReminderStats
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaciej BlizinskiUtsav Mangla

In-app purchases

None

Task Compass for Reminders

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ReminderStats

One-time2
  • Lifetime access$4.99
  • Lifetime access$9.99

Questions

Is Task Compass for Reminders free?
Task Compass for Reminders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ReminderStats free?
ReminderStats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Task Compass for Reminders or ReminderStats have ads?
Neither Task Compass for Reminders nor ReminderStats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Task Compass for Reminders or ReminderStats?
Task Compass for Reminders ships an update every 3 weeks, and ReminderStats every 11 days. Most recently, Task Compass for Reminders was updated on October 18, 2026 and ReminderStats on October 16, 2026.

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