Comparison

Ideas Pool vs TaskShuffle

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

Head to head
About

Ideas Pool

Features
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Ideas Pool is a minimal yet powerful idea manager designed for visual Thinkers, creators and lifelong learners. Capture every spark the moment it appears, organize it with tags and statuses, and turn it into real projects when the timing is right. Features: 1. Visual Idea Presentation - Say goodbye to vertical text lists, embrace visual layouts - Each idea has its own unique avatar (choose preset characters or custom emoji/images) - Gracefully floating in the idea pool, clear at a glance - The perfect tool for visual thinkers 2. Lightning-Fast Gesture Controls - Quick sort mode: Swipe cards for fast decisions - Progress dragging: Long-press avatars to adjust completion - Toggle between three view modes (list/grid/pool view) 3. iOS Widget Quick Recording - Add ideas directly from your home screen, no need to open the app - Support for both text and voice input - Automatically syncs to the idea pool - Even more convenient with lock screen widgets 4. Custom Goals, Zero Pressure - Set your own goal values, no-pressure design - Choose from three weekly goal types - Visual progress bars for a sense of achievement 5. Customizable Idea Avatars - Five adorable preset characters - Support custom emoji as avatars - Upload your own images as profile pictures - Automatically detect and set idea representative icons from content 6. Smart Title Recognition - Spaces automatically recognized as title separators - Easy editing, modify anytime - Free categorization with tag system

About

TaskShuffle

Features
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Staring at your to-do list, unsure what to do first? Let TaskShuffle deal it for you. Build a deck of tasks and TaskShuffle hands you one card at a time โ€” so you just do the thing in front of you instead of deciding. How it works โ€ข One card at a time โ€” finish it, get the next. No more list paralysis. โ€ข Shuffle or In order โ€” pick at random, or work top to bottom. โ€ข Repeat or Once โ€” recurring cards come back around (chores, habits); one-offs leave the deck when done. โ€ข Multiple decks โ€” keep separate decks for chores, work, errands, workouts. โ€ข Calm & simple โ€” light and dark, no clutter, no account, no ads. Great for โ€ข Repeating chores & errands โ€” dishes, groceries, taking out the trash โ€ข Workouts & routines you don't want to skip โ€ข Focus & ADHD โ€” beat decision paralysis and just start the next thing Make your to-do list deal itself. Download TaskShuffle.

Screenshots

Ideas Pool4 screens
TaskShuffle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Ideas Pool at 13.0 against TaskShuffle's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Ideas Pool versus TaskShuffle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdeas PoolTaskShuffle
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size76 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTing Yu LinFishball Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Ideas Pool

No in-app purchases

None

TaskShuffle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ideas Pool free?
Ideas Pool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TaskShuffle free?
TaskShuffle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ideas Pool or TaskShuffle have ads?
Neither Ideas Pool nor TaskShuffle shows ads.

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