Comparison

极简待办 vs Phaseboard

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

Head to head
About

极简待办

Features
Read full description

极简待办是一款精心打磨的任务管理工具,帮助你轻松规划日程、追踪进度、达成目标。

About

Phaseboard

Features
Read full description

For the moments when products, prototypes, side projects, and late-night ideas are all alive at once. Phaseboard is a quiet, beautiful place to keep them, with each one's current stage, progress, and the one thing to do next. Every project breaks down the same way. From outermost to innermost: project, stage, task, subtask. Statuses roll up automatically as you check things off, so the dashboard always shows which projects deserve your time today. Phaseboard is built natively for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Your projects sync privately through your own iCloud, with full offline support. Home Screen widgets, Lock Screen views, and a Mac menu bar tile keep what you're working on always in sight. Available in English, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://phaseboard.app/privacy Subscription and refund terms: https://phaseboard.app/terms

Screenshots

极简待办3 screens
Phaseboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 极简待办 at none against Phaseboard's 3. 极简待办 also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16 vs 18.0). Phaseboard's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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. Phaseboard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 极简待办 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

极简待办 ships an update every 5 days, Phaseboard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
极简待办 versus Phaseboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter极简待办Phaseboard
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer燕梅 高东堃 许

In-app purchases

None

极简待办

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Phaseboard

Subscriptions2
  • Pro · Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro · Yearly7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro · Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is 极简待办 free?
极简待办 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phaseboard free?
Phaseboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 极简待办 or Phaseboard have ads?
极简待办 shows ads; Phaseboard does not.
Which is updated more often, 极简待办 or Phaseboard?
极简待办 ships an update every 5 days, and Phaseboard every 2 months. Most recently, 极简待办 was updated on September 20, 2026 and Phaseboard on September 21, 2026.

Other comparisons