Comparison

N vs Backtask

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

Head to head
About

N

This app helps you manage recurring tasks and chores by focusing on intervals rather than strict deadlines. It offers flexibility to adjust schedules for illness or vacation, and syncs across Apple devices. It prioritizes user privacy with offline functionality and no ads.

Highlights
  • Track tasks with any interval
  • Reset task cycles upon completion
  • Adjust schedules for illness or vacation
  • Syncs with Apple Reminders
  • Siri integration
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Gym every 3 days. Laundry every 7. Call mom every 5. Life runs in cycles, not calendars. N-day tracks the tasks that repeat on your schedule, shows you what's due, and stays out of your way. No streaks to keep alive. No guilt when you skip a day. Just a calm list of what matters next. BUILT FOR HOW YOU ACTUALLY LIVE You've tried apps with streaks. You've tried calendars. You've watched 47 overdue tasks pile up and felt like the problem was you. It wasn't. The system was. Complete a task and its clock resets. Fell behind? Tap "Catch up to today" and the count starts fresh from today, with no backlog. Changed your mind? Undo it. Bad week? Tap "Illness" and your schedule shifts forward. Going away? Tap "Vacation" and your tasks wait for you. HOW IT WORKS • Any interval: every 2 days, every 3 weeks, every 2 months • Completing a task resets its cycle • Buffers move the schedule when life gets in the way • Clear status at a glance: overdue, due today, coming up • One calm daily summary instead of a stream of pings WORKS WITH YOUR APPLE DEVICES • Siri: "Complete my tasks in N-day" • Widgets on the Home Screen and Lock Screen • Apple Reminders sync • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Spotlight search for any task PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No sign-up. No ads. N-day works offline from the first launch. Your tasks stay on your device and, if you choose, in your iCloud. Export or import your data any time. Anonymous usage analytics can be switched off in Settings. ONE PRICE, YOURS FOREVER N-day Pro unlocks Siri, iCloud sync and Reminders with a single purchase. No subscription. Made by an indie developer who uses it every day.

About

Backtask

Features
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Recurring tasks you can count on. Native, private, synced with iCloud. Walk the pup, change the air filter, pay the rent, call your parents. Backtask reminds you when each task comes back around, and it doesn't guilt-trip you when you forget. That forgiving part is really the whole point. Most reminder apps just pile up on you. Miss a few days and you're stuck tapping "done" over and over to clear the backlog. Backtask works the other way around. Forget to check something off, and it quietly skips the ones you missed and marks today's as done, all in a single tap. You're caught up, and you never feel behind. It's careful in the other direction too. Tasks stay locked until they're actually due, so you can't tap a recurring task multiple times and push it weeks into the future. Every check-off is real, and so is every streak. At the top of your list there's a Today summary too. A small progress ring, and quick counts for what's overdue, due today, and coming up. It makes a plain to-do list feel like something worth finishing. Tap the ring and you get a focus view for the day: a quote up top, a big ring in the middle, and only the tasks that matter right now. Each one you finish slides off the list. A few things it does well: • Recurring tasks your way: every day, every few days, weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly • Daily tasks can even repeat two or three times a day • Smart reminders that learn your routine and appear on time • A Home Screen widget that shows what's due • Streaks and stats with a month calendar for each task • A day streak that grows each day you clear everything • Colorful categories • Undo that works Your tasks stay yours. There's no account to create, no tracking, and no ads. Everything syncs between your iPhone, iPad, and Mac over your own iCloud. Backtask is free for up to 5 tasks, with all of the above included. If you need more room, Pro gets you unlimited tasks plus reminders that keep nudging until a task is actually done, for just .99 per year. Made in Kentucky by Seb Fontan (that's me). I read and reply to every email, and your feedback is always welcome. Backtask Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Your Apple Account is charged when you confirm the purchase, and it renews each year unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://backtask.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

N4 screens
Backtask4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Backtask at weekly against N's every 8 months. N's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). 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. N sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Backtask sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

N ships an update every 8 months, Backtask weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
N versus Backtask: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNBacktask
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBliss Labs OÜSeb Fontan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

N

One-time1
  • N-Day Pro$9.99
1 purchases

Backtask

Subscriptions1
  • Backtask Pro$9.991 Year

Questions

Is N free?
N is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backtask free?
Backtask is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do N or Backtask have ads?
Neither N nor Backtask shows ads.
Which is updated more often, N or Backtask?
N ships an update every 8 months, and Backtask weekly. Most recently, N was updated on October 8, 2026 and Backtask on October 7, 2026.

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