Comparison

The Task App vs PathDay

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

Head to head
About

The Task App

This AI-powered task manager helps organize school, work, and life. Features include task grouping, an intelligent assistant for task creation, and an Eisenhower Matrix for prioritization. Syncs across devices and offers home screen widgets for quick access.

Highlights
  • AI-powered task creation
  • Task grouping and organization
  • Eisenhower Matrix prioritization
  • Calendar view with deadlines
  • Home screen widgets
  • Cloud sync across devices
  • Voice input for tasks
Features
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TaskApp helps you stay on top of everything — school, work, and life. 100% free — no ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases. • Groups & Organization — Organize tasks by class, project, or area of life. Sort by due date, date created, or priority. • AI Assistant — Ask the assistant anything you want to know or just type what you need in plain English. "I have a midterm next Friday and groceries to get this week." TaskApp creates your tasks instantly with smart dates and priorities. • Eisenhower Matrix — Drag tasks into Do First, Schedule, Delegate, or Eliminate. See what actually matters at a glance. • Calendar View — See all your deadlines laid out by day with color-coded priority dots. Never miss a due date. • Smart Search — Find any task instantly. Filter by active, completed, or search by keyword. • Home Screen Widgets — See your next task or daily overview without even opening the app. • Voice Input — Tap the mic and speak your tasks. AI handles the rest. • Cloud Sync — Your tasks sync to the cloud and across the web. Access them from any device at any time by signing in. Built for students, by a student. Completely free, forever.

About

PathDay

This app helps you focus on your daily priorities with a clear, single-screen interface for tasks, habits, and intentions. It offers an inbox for capturing stray thoughts and tools for building consistent routines and focused work sessions.

Highlights
  • Single-screen daily view
  • Inbox for capturing thoughts
  • Task management with subtasks
  • Multiple habit types
  • Focus timer (Pomodoro & open)
  • Daily mantras
  • On-device audio transcription
Features
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Why PathDay? Most productivity apps only handle one part of your day. One app has a long list of tasks. Another tracks your habits. Then you need a timer to stay focused and a journal to write down your thoughts. Before you know it, you have a bunch of apps just to keep your day on track. PathDay brings it all together in one productivity system, built around what matters most: today. A path is walked one day at a time. PathDay helps you focus on what needs to get done today while keeping everything else organized for later. Tasks show what needs to get done. The Journal records your days. The Inbox holds thoughts and ideas for later. Habits help you stay consistent. Focus helps you stay on task. Mantras help you start the day with intention. TODAY - FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS TODAY Today brings your scheduled tasks, habits, ongoing work, unfinished items, and daily mantra into one view. See what needs your attention without sorting through long lists. Future tasks stay out of the way until you need them. TASKS - EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Keep all your tasks organized, and see only what is due today. - Add tasks and subtasks, with categories and #hashtags - Set due dates, reminders, and repeating tasks - Attach files and voice notes, and search everything JOURNAL - REMEMBER YOUR DAYS Write about what happened, how you felt, and what you want to remember. - Write with rich text, lists, checklists, photos, or voice transcription - Create your own check-in questions with face ratings or a 1 to 10 scale, on the days you choose - Keep daily, morning and evening, or Dream Journal entries, with calendar and search INBOX - CAPTURE NOW, DECIDE LATER Have something on your mind? Put it in the Inbox and get back to what you were doing. - Capture tasks, ideas, and reminders without organizing them first - Use Process Inbox to schedule, snooze, or complete items, or move them to Someday HABITS - THE THINGS YOU REPEAT Track workouts, vitamins, reading, steps, and other habits you want to build or maintain. - Set schedules that fit your routines - On iPhone and iPad, connect a habit to Apple Health to read steps, sleep, or workouts, or save water and mindful minutes - Track your progress with streaks and trends FOCUS - ONE THING AT A TIME Start a focus session from any task, with a Pomodoro Focus Timer or an Open Timer. - Set repeating focus and break sessions - Keep your timer visible with Live Activities and Dynamic Island on iPhone or a floating timer on Mac - See your timer and session history inside each task MANTRAS - START THE DAY WITH INTENTION Start your day with a reminder of how you want to approach it. - Choose from a built-in library or write your own - Practice daily, build a streak, and see your mantra in Today BUILT FOR APPLE Made for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, with an interface designed for each one. - Complete tasks, log habits, and practice mantras on Apple Watch - Use widgets for Today, Habits, and Mantras on your Home Screen or Mac desktop - Choose themes, plus alternative app icon colors on iPhone and iPad - Sync securely across your devices with iCloud CAPTURE. DECIDE. FOCUS. REPEAT. PathDay keeps what you need to do, what you want to keep doing, and what you want to remember in one place. A path is not one big push. It is today, walked well, then again tomorrow. Completely free. No subscriptions, paywalls, or in-app purchases. Every feature is included. Your privacy comes first. Your data is stored securely in Apple's iCloud and synced through your Apple ID. It is never sold or shared. Designed and developed in Seattle, Washington

Screenshots

The Task App4 screens
PathDay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Task App at weekly against PathDay's every 2 weeks. The Task App also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Task App against 5.0 for PathDay. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Task App ships an update weekly, PathDay every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
The Task App versus PathDay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Task AppPathDay
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonah RothmanJerimy Carroll

Customer experience

The Task App

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PathDay

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Task App

No in-app purchases

None

PathDay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Task App free?
The Task App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PathDay free?
PathDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Task App or PathDay?
The Task App and PathDay are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do The Task App or PathDay have ads?
Neither The Task App nor PathDay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Task App or PathDay?
The Task App ships an update weekly, and PathDay every 2 weeks. Most recently, The Task App was updated on October 6, 2026 and PathDay on October 13, 2026.

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