Comparison

Tasknotes vs DueMate

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

Head to head
About

Tasknotes

This app combines a to-do list, journal, and habit tracker with a unique hand-drawn visual style. Organize your tasks, reflect on your day, and build positive habits all in one place.

Highlights
  • To-do list functionality
  • Journaling feature
  • Habit tracking
  • Hand-drawn aesthetic
  • Cross-device support
Features
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A todo list, journal, and habit-tracker with a hand-drawn aesthetic

About

DueMate

This app helps you track bills, subscriptions, renewals, and deadlines with timely reminders. Organize due dates with custom categories, attach photos, and view upcoming items at a glance. Pro features offer unlimited items, enhanced security, and voice input.

Highlights
  • Track bills, subscriptions, renewals, documents, and deadlines
  • Smart, time-sensitive reminders
  • Organize with categories and custom icons
  • Attach photos to items
  • Home Screen widget for quick access
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Encrypted vault and app lock (Pro)
Features
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DueMate keeps track of every due date that matters — bills, subscriptions, renewals, documents, and deadlines — so you never pay a late fee or miss a renewal again. Add anything with a due date in seconds, get a gentle reminder before it's due, and let recurring items renew themselves automatically. WHY DUEMATE • Never miss a due date — smart, time-sensitive reminders and an app badge keep what's urgent in front of you • See everything at a glance — a clean timeline groups what needs attention this week, next, and beyond • Auto-renewing cycles — monthly, yearly, or custom; the next due date is calculated for you • Organize your way — built-in categories for bills, subscriptions, documents and more, plus your own custom categories and icons • Attach photos — keep a bill, receipt, or document image right on the item • Home Screen widget — your most urgent items, one glance away • iCloud sync — your items stay up to date across iPhone and iPad • Beautiful and native — full Dark Mode; English, 简体中文, and 繁體中文 PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no ads, no tracking — your data is never collected • Encrypted Vault (Pro) — lock sensitive items behind a passcode with AES-256 encryption • App Lock (Pro) — protect the whole app with Face ID / Touch ID DUEMATE PRO — one-time purchase, yours forever (no subscription) • Unlimited items • Unlimited custom categories • More reminders per item • App Lock (Face ID / Touch ID) • Encrypted Vault • Voice input — dictate an item's name, transcribed on-device Free for up to 20 items. Upgrade to Pro anytime. Never forget what's due. Download DueMate today.

Screenshots

Tasknotes3 screens
DueMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tasknotes at every 3 days against DueMate's every 2 weeks. Tasknotes also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Tasknotes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DueMate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tasknotes against 5.0 for DueMate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tasknotes ships an update every 3 days, DueMate every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tasknotes versus DueMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTasknotesDueMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFaizi Lefau FifitaDalei Shao

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tasknotes

One-time1
  • Task Notes$9.99
1 purchases

DueMate

One-time1
  • DueMate Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Tasknotes free?
Tasknotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DueMate free?
DueMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tasknotes or DueMate?
Tasknotes and DueMate are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Tasknotes or DueMate have ads?
Neither Tasknotes nor DueMate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tasknotes or DueMate?
Tasknotes ships an update every 3 days, and DueMate every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tasknotes was updated on October 24, 2026 and DueMate on October 13, 2026.

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