Comparison

TaskCal vs BYOB Todo

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

Head to head
About

TaskCal

Features
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TaskCal is a calendar-first task manager that keeps your day in one clean, focused view. Plan, track, and complete your tasks — then see them right on your Home Screen and Lock Screen with native iOS widgets. WHY TASKCAL • Calendar-first — see your tasks on a real monthly calendar, with dots for busy days and a clear Today highlight. • Fast capture — add a task in seconds, set a date, and get back to what matters. • Inline task details — edit everything on one screen and mark tasks done with a single tap. • Native iOS widgets — view today's tasks, a monthly calendar, and a progress ring on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, always in sync. • Stays in sync — sign in with Google and your tasks follow you, backed up securely in the cloud. • Light & dark mode — automatically follows your system appearance. • Fully localized — available in English, Traditional Chinese, and Spanish. WHAT'S NEW IN 2.0 A complete visual redesign built on the new Indigo design system — a cleaner Task Detail screen with inline editing, a smarter calendar view, refreshed Settings, and new Lock Screen and Large Home Screen widgets. TaskCal is free. Download it and make today simpler.

About

BYOB Todo

This productivity app allows you to manage tasks and goals, offering offline functionality and optional syncing via your own AWS S3 bucket or iCloud. It features a calendar view, recurring tasks, goal setting with vision boards, and customizable widgets.

Highlights
  • Syncs to your AWS S3 bucket or iCloud
  • Offline functionality
  • Calendar view with recurring tasks
  • Goal setting with vision boards
  • Customizable widgets
  • Stats and reporting
Features
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AI can make todo & goal tracker apps, but it won't pay for the $99 Apple Developer Account fee. So just use mine. Today I come forth with a heavy heart. This one is the last of its kind. We're headed to a world where AI handles everything, but we're not there yet. We still carry iPhones. We still tap screens. MCPs can talk to your data, but you still need something to look at on the train. We still don't have a dedicated AI device. We're basically going to Earth 2.0. Humans are migrating on rockets. And this app is the launchpad that ships people off. It'll eventually serve its duty. When all have departed, a fleeting smile will pass its face, and it'll say "I did it. I served as the last bridge between the age of phones and the world of full AI." BYOB is a really clever term that I invented, it stands for Bring Your Own Bucket. BYOB Todo is an app that syncs to your own AWS S3 bucket. No accounts, no servers, no middlemen. Your data lives in your bucket. Use it fully offline with zero setup, or connect your S3 bucket to sync across devices. Credentials never leave your device. They're stored in iOS Keychain, not some startup's database. Also ships with an MCP server (npm byob-todos-mcp) so Claude and other AI tools can read and manage your tasks directly from S3. Features: • Calendar view with swipeable week strip • Recurring tasks (daily, weekly, monthly) • Start times and reminders (at the time, or up to an hour before) • Week / Month / Year goals with priority numbers • Vision board (attach images to any goal) • Daily rotating mantras with star and archive • Tags with emoji • Stats tab with ring calendar, completion chart, and heatmap • Abandoned mode for tasks you're letting go of • Interactive home screen widgets in three sizes (todos, goals, mantra) • Customizable widget layout, font size, columns, and tag filters • Drag tasks between dates to reschedule • Sync via iCloud, your own AWS S3 bucket, or stay fully offline • Storage page with S3-backed backups, zip export and import • Guided AWS setup with IAM policy template • Auto-delete old completed tasks • Haptic feedback Your todos should live closer to you. I wrote most of this myself. See, I know what I like, and what I want to say. Which is why my widgets will be charming. I even drew the app logo. (Really!) This app and I will toil at the launchpad till I see all of you off safely. Earth 2.0 ahoy! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TaskCal4 screens
BYOB Todo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TaskCal at none against BYOB Todo's 2. TaskCal also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. BYOB Todo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.79 per month. TaskCal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TaskCal ships an update every 6 days, BYOB Todo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TaskCal versus BYOB Todo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskCalBYOB Todo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTing Yi ChouJunic So

In-app purchases

None

TaskCal

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BYOB Todo

Subscriptions2
  • BYOB Todo Premium Monthly$0.791 Month
  • BYOB Todo Premium Yearly$7.991 Year

Questions

Is TaskCal free?
TaskCal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BYOB Todo free?
BYOB Todo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TaskCal or BYOB Todo have ads?
Neither TaskCal nor BYOB Todo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TaskCal or BYOB Todo?
TaskCal ships an update every 6 days, and BYOB Todo fortnightly. Most recently, TaskCal was updated on October 28, 2026 and BYOB Todo on October 7, 2026.

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