Comparison

TaskLock vs Kendime Mesaj

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

Head to head
About

TaskLock

This app helps you stay focused by locking distracting apps until you complete tasks or habits. It combines a to-do list, habit tracker, and calendar with optional app blocking features. Syncs with your Apple Calendar and works offline.

Highlights
  • App blocking until tasks are complete
  • Integrated to-do list and habit tracker
  • Apple Calendar sync
  • Customizable lock groups
  • Offline functionality
  • Apple Watch and widget support
Features
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TaskLock is a to-do list, habit tracker and calendar for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch with a built-in app blocker. Choose the apps that distract you, and they stay locked until you finish the task, complete the habit or the event ends. No "ignore limit" button: you stay focused until the work is actually done. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add a task, habit or event, or sync your Apple Calendar. 2. Pick the apps, categories or websites to lock: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, games, anything you choose. 3. Opening a locked app shows a shield with the tasks still keeping it locked. 4. Check the task off on your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch and the apps unlock. Locks are optional. Without one, TaskLock is a simple, fast to-do list. APP LOCKING • Lock until a task or habit is done, or for the length of an event, such as "Study" from 2 to 4 pm. • Lock groups: save sets like "Social media" and assign them in one tap. • Start a lock later in the day. • Choose locked apps on each device. Your iPad can stay unlocked if you want. • Stay honest: a confirmation countdown before completing or removing a lock, and a daily limit on lock changes. Set it to "no changes" for strict mode. TASKS • One daily card with today's tasks, events and habits, other days a swipe away. • Timeline of everything past and upcoming, with filters. • Move missed tasks to today in one tap. Move or copy any task to another day. • Saved tasks for the things you add often. • Reminders, notes, links with previews, locations, search and Control Center quick add. HABITS • Every day, chosen weekdays or every N days, up to several times a day. • Streaks, a history strip and a progress page with rings. • Skip a day, change today only, or edit from today on while past records stay intact. • Tags such as "Morning routine": tasks and habits with the same tag stay together on the Home screen. CALENDAR • Two-way sync with Apple Calendar, including iCloud, Google and other accounts on your iPhone. • Private calendars that live only in TaskLock. • Timed and all-day events, repeat rules from daily to custom, reminders, locations and meeting links. IPAD AND SYNC • On iPad: today in portrait, three days side by side in landscape. • Tasks, habits and events sync between your iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud. APPLE WATCH, WIDGETS AND LIVE ACTIVITIES • Watch app: see today's plan, add tasks and events, and check off a task to unlock apps on your iPhone. Complications and Smart Stack widgets included. • Home Screen widgets, plus Live Activities on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. DESIGN • Light and dark themes, nine accent colors or your own, alternative app icons. Available in 47 languages. PRIVACY • No account, no sign-up. Your tasks, habits and events stay on your devices and in your own iCloud, and never reach us. The app works offline. Optional backup to your own iCloud Drive. • App blocking runs on Apple's Screen Time framework. TaskLock cannot see what you do in other apps. PRICE Free to download. The free version limits how many tasks, habits and events you can create. TaskLock Premium removes those limits. Questions or ideas: info@tasklockapp.com Terms of Use: https://tasklockapp.com/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://tasklockapp.com/en/privacy

About

Kendime Mesaj

Features
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Mesajlarını hatırlatıcıyla işaretle, arşivle veya gizli tut. Face ID ve PIN korumasıyla verilerinin güvende olduğunu bil. • Sesli notu anında yazıya çevirme • Fotoğraftan anında metin çıkarma • Face ID + PIN ile çift katmanlı koruma • Hatırlatıcı ve güvenli arşivleme • iCloud sync (isteğe bağlı) • Uzun notlar için akıllı özet

Screenshots

TaskLock4 screens
Kendime Mesaj3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kendime Mesaj at none against TaskLock's 3. TaskLock's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. TaskLock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Kendime Mesaj asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TaskLock versus Kendime Mesaj: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskLockKendime Mesaj
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMUSTAFA CALISKANTARIK ISMET ALKAN

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TaskLock

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • TaskLock Premium$79.99
None

Kendime Mesaj

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TaskLock free?
TaskLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kendime Mesaj free?
Kendime Mesaj is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TaskLock or Kendime Mesaj have ads?
Kendime Mesaj shows ads; TaskLock does not.
Which is updated more often, TaskLock or Kendime Mesaj?
TaskLock ships an update every 2 days, and Kendime Mesaj every 2 days. Most recently, TaskLock was updated on November 9, 2026 and Kendime Mesaj on November 5, 2026.

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