Comparison

TaskWarden vs Tida Tasks

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

Head to head
About

TaskWarden

This app helps you stay on track with high-stakes reminders and focus timers. It offers features like repeat alerts, photo proof for tasks, and optional app blocking to combat procrastination and distractions.

Highlights
  • High-stakes reminders
  • Focus timers
  • Optional app blocking
  • Photo proof for tasks
  • Widgets and Live Activities
  • Reusable task templates
Features
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TaskWarden is a high-stakes reminder and focus app for people who need more than another notification. Create reminders, choose what happens when they go overdue, and let TaskWarden keep the pressure on with repeat alerts, focus timers, widgets, Live Activities, photo proof, and optional app blocking through Apple Screen Time controls. Use TaskWarden to: Create one-time or repeating reminders Block distracting apps when important tasks are overdue Start focus timers that can keep selected apps out of reach Snooze reminders without leaving stale alerts behind Require photo proof for tasks that need real follow-through Save reusable templates for routines, chores, study sessions, and habits See urgent reminders on widgets and Live Activities TaskWarden is built for moments when ordinary reminders are too easy to ignore: finishing chores, starting deep work, getting out the door, stopping procrastination, or protecting a focus session from distracting apps. Your reminder content stays local on your device. App blocking selections are handled through Apple's Screen Time and Family Controls interfaces. A subscription is required to use TaskWarden after onboarding. Subscription options and trial availability are shown in the app before purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Tida Tasks

Organize your life with simple, intuitive buckets for tasks. Capture ideas instantly, set reminders with natural language, and manage your day without clutter. Enjoy a calm, private, and customizable experience.

Highlights
  • Task buckets for organization
  • Instant task capture
  • Natural language date/time input
  • Intuitive gesture controls
  • Private, on-device data storage
  • Customizable color themes
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Tida is a task app built on one idea: put things in buckets, and the list stops being a wall. Capture whatever's on your mind into Inbox. Sort it into a bucket when you know where it belongs. Nest subtasks as deep as the job actually goes. Anything with a date shows up in Upcoming, in order, so you can see the week without hunting for it. That's the whole app. No projects inside workspaces inside teams. BUILT FOR IPAD Three panels on one screen: your buckets on the left, the bucket you open beside them, and the task you're working on in a third panel, without anything sliding away. Drag the dividers to the widths you like and they stay that way. On a narrower iPad there are two panels, and the task you open rises from the bottom as a band. Drag it taller when you want the detail and push it back down when you don't. Press and hold a bucket for a quick look inside without leaving where you are. Drag a task onto a bucket in the first panel to move it there. Paste an indented list and it arrives as a task with its subtasks. WHAT YOU GET FOR FREE • Inbox, Upcoming and a bucket of your own • Subtasks, nested as deep as you need • Upcoming, month and week views • Home screen widgets in three sizes • Reminders at the time you set • An app icon badge you can configure — choose what counts • Six themes, light and dark, cream or grey • Add tasks with Siri • Export everything to a file, any time WHAT PREMIUM ADDS $2.99 a month or $23.99 a year, with 7 days free. • Unlimited buckets — go beyond your Inbox and one free bucket • Calendar sync — your Apple, Google and subscribed ICS calendars, shown beside your tasks in Upcoming • Sync across devices — your buckets on your iPhone, iPad and Mac, kept in step through your own iCloud • iCloud backups — save a moment you can come back to before a big change, and restore it later YOUR TASKS ARE YOURS There is no Tida account and no Tida server. We never see your tasks. On the free plan everything stays on your device. With Premium it syncs through your own iCloud, held by Apple under your Apple ID — not by us. We have no way to read any of it. No analytics. No advertising. No third-party tracking of any kind. Calendar access is read-only and optional. Tida never creates, edits or deletes anything in your calendar, and calendar information is never sent anywhere. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Tida Premium is $2.99 a month or $23.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tidatasks.com/privacy

Screenshots

TaskWarden4 screens
Tida Tasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Tida Tasks at freemium against TaskWarden's subscription. Tida Tasks also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. TaskWarden sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Tida Tasks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TaskWarden against 5.0 for Tida Tasks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TaskWarden ships an update fortnightly, Tida Tasks every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TaskWarden versus Tida Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskWardenTida Tasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew CarterDaoud Mansour

Customer experience

TaskWarden

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tida Tasks

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TaskWarden

Subscriptions2
  • TaskWarden Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • TaskWarden Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Tida Tasks

Subscriptions2
  • Tida Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Tida Premium7 Days trial$23.991 Year

Questions

Is TaskWarden free?
TaskWarden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tida Tasks free?
Tida Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TaskWarden or Tida Tasks?
TaskWarden and Tida Tasks are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do TaskWarden or Tida Tasks have ads?
Neither TaskWarden nor Tida Tasks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TaskWarden or Tida Tasks?
TaskWarden ships an update fortnightly, and Tida Tasks every 11 days. Most recently, TaskWarden was updated on October 31, 2026 and Tida Tasks on October 31, 2026.

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