Comparison

Impossible Notes vs TaskFlow Studio

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

TaskFlow Studio

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TaskFlow Studio: because your to-do list was getting a little too confident. Your tasks, calendar, and notes finally agreed to sit at the same table. TaskFlow Studio is built on Apple Reminders and Calendar, so everything stays in sync with the apps you already use, and it adds the planning tools those apps leave out. It looks and feels like it belongs on your iPhone and iPad, because it does. Standard iOS lists, familiar gestures, and no learning curve. Productivity apps should help you do the work, not become the work. PLAN YOUR DAY • Today brings together overdue tasks, today's tasks, your calendar, and tomorrow • Suggested surfaces flagged and high-priority work. Swipe right to commit it to today. • Swipe left on overdue tasks to move them to tomorrow, for when today has other plans CAPTURE AND EDIT FAST • Add tasks inline at the bottom of any list, then keep typing • Tap a task to edit it in place. Changes save automatically. • Quick Capture turns "call the dentist Friday at 9" into a task or event • Shake to undo when your thumb gets ahead of your brain ORGANIZE YOUR WAY • Lists, smart lists, pinned lists, flags, priorities, and tags • Subtasks, dependencies, comments, notes, attachments, and location alerts • Show any list as rows or columns • Filter and sort by status, priority, due date, or tag TASKS AND CALENDAR, TOGETHER • Day, Week, Month, and List views show your events and due tasks side by side • Create and edit events with Apple's own Calendar editor • Tag events and see everything due on any day at a glance FIND ANYTHING • Search tasks, notes, events, comments, and tags • Type # to jump straight to a tag NOTES • Quick notes for ideas, checklists, and drawings, with tags • Every task comment in one place AT HOME ON YOUR DEVICE • Home Screen widgets for Today, Up Next, Agenda, High Priority, and smart lists. Complete tasks right from the widget. • Quick Capture in Control Center, on the Lock Screen, or on the Action button • Optional Live Activity with today's tasks on the Lock Screen • Focus filters show only the lists that matter right now • Siri and Shortcuts support for adding, completing, and finding reminders • A full iPad layout with a sidebar, drag and drop, and side-by-side details GREAT FOR Daily planners, Reminders power users, calendar-driven work, and anyone juggling home, health, family, and work lists. Also people who love tags a normal amount. TaskFlow Studio helps your tasks go from "I should remember that" to "handled." Finally. Mostly. Tomorrow also exists.

Screenshots

Impossible Notes4 screens
TaskFlow Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Impossible Notes at Free against TaskFlow Studio's $4.99. Impossible Notes also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). TaskFlow Studio's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Impossible Notes is free to download; TaskFlow Studio costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Impossible Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, TaskFlow Studio daily. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
Impossible Notes versus TaskFlow Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImpossible NotesTaskFlow Studio
PriceFree — better$4.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStorq Labs BVMichael Surratt

In-app purchases

None

Impossible Notes

No in-app purchases

None

TaskFlow Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Impossible Notes free?
Impossible Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TaskFlow Studio free?
TaskFlow Studio costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Impossible Notes or TaskFlow Studio have ads?
Impossible Notes shows ads; TaskFlow Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, Impossible Notes or TaskFlow Studio?
Impossible Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, and TaskFlow Studio daily. Most recently, Impossible Notes was updated on September 10, 2026 and TaskFlow Studio on October 11, 2026.

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