Comparison

Impossible Notes vs Takt

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

Head to head
About

Impossible Notes

Features
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Notes that won't let you forget. Unfinished tasks resurface daily until you complete them. Finally, a notes app that holds you accountable. Impossible Notes is designed to eliminate silent forgetting. Every note starts unfinished. If you do not mark it done, it comes back. Every day. Unfinished notes automatically resurface at the top of your list and can trigger a single daily reminder. Finished notes move to your Done archive, keeping your active list focused. KEY FEATURES • Daily resurfacing of unfinished notes • One focused daily reminder • Mark done to stop resurfacing • Optional one-day snooze • Fast full-text search • Works fully offline • Local-first notes with no account required • Optional one-time Remove Ads purchase DESIGNED FOR FOCUS Impossible Notes is intentionally minimal. There are no folders, priorities, or tags. The app trusts time instead of structure. If something matters, it will keep coming back. PRIVACY AND ADS Your notes and note content stay on your device and are not uploaded by Impossible Notes. The free version may show third-party advertising on list screens. Advertising partners may process device and usage data subject to your consent and their policies. You can manage advertising privacy choices or permanently remove ads in Settings. See our Privacy Policy for details. If you are tired of losing important thoughts in endless lists, Impossible Notes makes forgetting impossible.

About

Takt

Effortlessly track your daily activities with a single tap. Monitor your time usage, review detailed timelines, and export your data in various formats. Unlock advanced features with a one-time purchase or subscription.

Highlights
  • One-tap activity tracking
  • Live Activities integration
  • Detailed timeline review
  • CSV, JSON, PDF export
  • Activity and tag limits (free version)
Features
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Takt is a fresh take on finding your biggest time wasters during your day. Starting, stopping, or switching tracking to another activity is always just one tap. Through simple but effective integration with Live Activities, what you're tracking always remains visible at a glance on your Lock Screen or in the Dynamic Island. Using Takt tracking you can manually or semi-automatically keep an underlying Live Activity running that puts tracking access just a tap away, all day. Review your days in as little or as many details as you want with Takt's Timeline, or export your days, weeks, and months to CSV, JSON, or a clean PDF. Takt is free with up to 3 active Activities and 5 Tags. Want more? A lifetime Full version is available, or subscribe monthly and after 12 payments, even non-consecutively, the Full version unlocks permanently. And we're just getting started. Better Mac integration and Tablet optimization, Siri & Shortcuts, Focus Mode integration, and an Apple Watch companion app are all on the way. Takt Terms available at https://taktapp.net/terms

Screenshots

Impossible Notes4 screens
Takt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Impossible Notes at none against Takt's 2. Impossible Notes also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.5). Takt's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price 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. Takt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. Impossible Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Impossible Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, Takt every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Impossible Notes versus Takt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImpossible NotesTakt
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB5 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperStorq Labs BVPhilip Kartin

In-app purchases

None

Impossible Notes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Takt

Subscriptions1
  • Takt Full monthly$1.001 Month
One-time1
  • Takt Full Lifetime$9.00

Questions

Is Impossible Notes free?
Impossible Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Takt free?
Takt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Impossible Notes or Takt have ads?
Impossible Notes shows ads; Takt does not.
Which is updated more often, Impossible Notes or Takt?
Impossible Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Takt every 2 days. Most recently, Impossible Notes was updated on November 9, 2026 and Takt on November 5, 2026.

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