Comparison

TaskLlama vs Vanishing Tasks

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

Head to head
About

TaskLlama

This planner and bullet journal app combines tasks and schedules into a single, streamlined interface. It offers quick task capture, organization by focus areas, and daily/weekly overviews to help users plan their day efficiently and stay motivated.

Highlights
  • Sync with Apple Calendar
  • Pull in Apple Reminders
  • Fast task capture
  • Organize by focus areas
  • Daily and weekly overview
  • Progress and streak tracking
Features
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Task Llama is a lightweight planner/bullet journal that brings your tasks and schedule together—so you can stop juggling apps and feel safe checking one place without missing things. Currently 100% free with no features locked behind any sort of paywall. Apple integrations built in: • Sync with Apple Calendar for events and scheduling • Pull in Apple Reminders so your to-dos are always in view Plan today in minutes: • Capture tasks fast • Organize by focus areas (projects, goals, or life buckets) • See your day and week at a glance • Stay motivated with progress and streak-style momentum Make time for what matters: • Turn to-dos into a realistic daily plan • Keep your list clean and actionable Built to feel good: Task Llama is designed to be simple, fast, and quietly delightful—no clutter, no guilt, just clarity.

About

Vanishing Tasks

This daily planner helps you maintain momentum by automatically clearing unfinished tasks after 24 hours. Pin important items, schedule future tasks, and review your history to stay focused and productive.

Highlights
  • Auto-vanishing tasks
  • Pin important tasks
  • Schedule tasks for later
  • Task history review
  • Customizable themes
  • Daily digest
Features
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Vanishing Tasks is a daily planner built for people who want momentum, not an endless backlog. Stop carrying yesterday’s unfinished tasks into every new day. Add what matters today, schedule what belongs later, and move through your day with a list that stays clean by design. By default, unfinished tasks vanish after 24 hours. If something is important, pin it. If it belongs later, schedule it. If you need a reminder, turn on gentle notifications. Your list stays focused because stale tasks do not pile up forever. HOW VANISHING TASKS WORKS • Add tasks for today • Schedule tasks for later in the week • Complete tasks with a quick swipe • Pin important tasks so they stay visible • Get final-hour reminders before tasks vanish • Let unfinished tasks vanish after 24 hours • Review completed and vanished tasks in Timeline • Clone past tasks back into today when needed BUILT FOR DAILY MOMENTUM Vanishing Tasks helps you create a simple daily planning rhythm without turning your to-do list into a complicated project management system. • Start each day with a cleaner list • Use Daily Digest to review what matters • Get Daily Encouragement when you need a gentle nudge • Unlock stat cards as you build real usage history • Track patterns with trends and personal stats • Use tags, effort levels, places, and reminders without extra clutter • Enjoy polished dark, light, and auto themes designed for quick daily use NOTHING GETS LOST Vanished tasks are removed from your active list, not forgotten forever. Timeline keeps a clean history of completed and vanished tasks so you can review your progress, search past entries, and clone useful tasks back into your day. LIFETIME PREMIUM Upgrade once and unlock the full focus system. No subscription. No recurring fees. One purchase unlocks premium features for life. • Custom task expiry and never-expiring tasks • Recurring tasks and custom reminders • Unlimited priority pins and final-hour extensions • Quiet Hours and saved places • Custom tags and advanced task organization Vanishing Tasks: Daily Planner helps you focus on what matters today, plan what comes next, and let go of what no longer deserves your attention.

Screenshots

TaskLlama4 screens
Vanishing Tasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TaskLlama at none against Vanishing Tasks's 1. Vanishing Tasks's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.2). 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. Vanishing Tasks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TaskLlama asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TaskLlama against 5.0 for Vanishing Tasks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TaskLlama ships an update monthly, Vanishing Tasks every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
TaskLlama versus Vanishing Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskLlamaVanishing Tasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGazing LlamaJoe Choi

In-app purchases

None

TaskLlama

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Vanishing Tasks

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$9.99

Questions

Is TaskLlama free?
TaskLlama is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vanishing Tasks free?
Vanishing Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TaskLlama or Vanishing Tasks?
TaskLlama and Vanishing Tasks are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do TaskLlama or Vanishing Tasks have ads?
Neither TaskLlama nor Vanishing Tasks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TaskLlama or Vanishing Tasks?
TaskLlama ships an update monthly, and Vanishing Tasks every 9 days. Most recently, TaskLlama was updated on October 31, 2026 and Vanishing Tasks on October 31, 2026.

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