TaskCal vs Daylist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TaskCal
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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.
Daylist
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Daylist is a simple daily list app for writing down what needs doing, seeing what matters today, and keeping the right lists on your Home Screen. Start with Today, your default list for the things you want to get done now. Add items quickly, organize simple side lists like Groceries or Work, and use widgets to keep any list visible without opening the app. Daylist also understands simple repeat phrases. Add “every day”, “every week”, “every month”, or “every year” to an item, and it becomes recurring automatically. Built for people who want less setup and more clarity. Features: • Today list by default • Custom lists for anything else • Home Screen widgets for your lists • Simple recurring items • Fast, natural text input • Clean, calm design • No complicated system to maintain Daylist is for quick planning, everyday tasks, repeating chores, shopping lists, work lists, and anything you want to keep visible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TaskCal at 15.1 against Daylist'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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TaskCal ships an update every 6 days, Daylist every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TaskCal | Daylist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ting Yi Chou | Lautaro Pinto |
In-app purchases
TaskCal
No in-app purchases
Daylist
No in-app purchases









