Comparison

Matters Planner vs ActionTask AI

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

Head to head
About

Matters Planner

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Matters is a calm daily planner built around one idea: focus on what truly matters. Most to-do apps bury you in everything at once. Matters lets you pool everything in organized lists, then pull only what matters today — finish it, and let it cycle back. Calm, focused, and beautifully minimal. MAC APP INCLUDED Matters comes with a full Mac app, synced through your own iCloud — no extra purchase. Work in multi-column lists side by side, plan weeks and months ahead in the planning views, capture a task from any app with a global hotkey, mindmap with pro/con feature, and drive it all from the keyboard. ORGANIZE YOUR LIFE Create lists for the areas that matter — Nutrition, Movement, Skills, Projects, anything. Each list is a focused home for related tasks, so your mind stays clear and your work stays organized. Group lists into folders to see whole areas at a glance. PLAN YOUR DAY, NOT JUST YOUR TASKS - Today shows exactly what you've committed to - Time blocks let you build your day hour by hour and protect time for deep work - Drag a task onto your timeline to do it at the right moment - A built-in focus timer keeps you on track, one session at a time - Set a target for the week ahead and plan into it YOUR CALENDAR, RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR TASKS Bring your existing calendar events into the same view as your work, so you can see the meeting at 2pm before you promise the afternoon to something else. Your events stay in your own calendars — Matters only reads them. BUILD HABITS THAT STICK - Track habits on the schedule you actually keep: every day, every few days, or specific weekdays - Count repetitions toward a daily target, not just done or not done - Streaks that understand your rest days instead of punishing them - A clear history so you can see the pattern, not just today TASKS THAT HOLD THE WHOLE STORY - Sub-task checklists, image attachments, and notes on any task - Deadlines with multi-day tracking - Recurring tasks: daily, weekly, monthly, and custom intervals - Rolling tasks that cycle back instead of disappearing, perfect for routines - Reminders that arrive when you asked for them SEE WORK YOUR WAY - Every list is also a Kanban board: drag work across columns - A per-list Brief keeps meetings, decisions, references, and notes in one operating page - Sort, section, and reorder each list the way that suits it ON EVERY SCREEN Built for iPhone and iPad, with widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen: today's agenda, your time blocks, and your habit streaks at a glance. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays yours — it lives on your device and in your own iCloud, never on our servers. No sign-up, no tracking, no third-party data sharing. Beautifully minimal, light or dark to match your system, with a set of themes when you want a different feel. Built to get out of your way. Start free for 14 days. Then keep everything with a Monthly, Annual, or Lifetime plan. ——— SUBSCRIPTION & PRICING Matters is free for 14 days. To keep using it after the trial, choose a plan: • Monthly — an auto-renewing subscription billed each month • Annual — an auto-renewing subscription billed each year • Lifetime — a one-time purchase (not a subscription) Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription automatically renews at the same price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mattersplanner.com/privacy

About

ActionTask AI

This task manager uses AI for intelligent planning and voice entry. It offers seamless synchronization across devices, including Apple Watch, and helps break down complex projects into actionable subtasks.

Highlights
  • One-Tap Voice Add
  • AI Task Breakdown
  • Apple Watch Companion
  • Seamless Google Tasks Sync
  • Smart Move task grouping
  • Standalone Mode
Features
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Master your productivity with ActionTask AI, a precision task manager designed for intelligent planning, lightning-fast voice entry, and seamless synchronization. Stop wasting time managing your lists. ActionTask AI uses advanced intelligence to declutter your mind and keeps you focused whether you're at your desk, tapping your iPhone homescreen, or on the go with your Apple Watch. Key Features: • One-Tap Voice Add: Leave the keyboard behind. Instantly capture ideas and dictate tasks the second they come to you with a single tap right from your iOS homescreen. • "Claw-Ready" Bot Forwarding: Turn your app into a remote control for your custom AI. Forward tasks directly to your favorite messaging apps with custom, pre-formatted text designed to seamlessly trigger local agents (like OpenClaw). • Apple Watch Companion: Stay focused on the go. View your lists, complete tasks, and dictate new ideas directly from your wrist with a fully native watch app. • Smart Move: Keep your lists tidy. Instantly identify and group related tasks into their own dedicated projects with a single tap. • Seamless Google Tasks Sync: Experience robust two-way synchronization that keeps your life organized across all your devices and Google services. • AI Task Breakdown: Overwhelmed by a big project? Let our AI assistant instantly break down complex goals into actionable subtasks with a single tap. • Standalone Mode: Dive right in. Start using the full power of the app immediately without signing in, and merge your data seamlessly if you choose to connect later. • Reliable Anywhere: Built to work perfectly whether you are online or offline, syncing automatically when you reconnect. Download ActionTask AI today and experience a smarter way to get things done. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Matters Planner4 screens
ActionTask AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Matters Planner at every 4 days against ActionTask AI's every 2 weeks. ActionTask AI's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Matters Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and ActionTask AI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Matters Planner ships an update every 4 days, ActionTask AI every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Matters Planner versus ActionTask AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatters PlannerActionTask AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperModum Ventures ABRabbit Imaginarium

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Matters Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.00
3 purchases

ActionTask AI

Subscriptions2
  • AI Ultimate Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • AI Ultimate Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Watch Basic Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Matters Planner free?
Matters Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ActionTask AI free?
ActionTask AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Matters Planner or ActionTask AI have ads?
Neither Matters Planner nor ActionTask AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Matters Planner or ActionTask AI?
Matters Planner ships an update every 4 days, and ActionTask AI every 2 weeks. Most recently, Matters Planner was updated on September 23, 2026 and ActionTask AI on August 30, 2026.

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