mDone vs Task Lead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mDone
A native iOS task manager designed for self-hosted Vikunja servers. It offers smart lists, project organization, home screen widgets, and a focus timer with Live Activities. Enjoy offline support and a privacy-first approach with no tracking.
- Smart Lists (Today, Upcoming, Overdue)
- Projects and Favorites
- Home Screen & Lock Screen Widgets
- Focus Timer with Live Activities
- Repeating Tasks
- Calendar View
- Offline Support
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Take control of your tasks with mDone, a native task manager for iPhone, iPad and Mac, built for your self-hosted Vikunja server. If you run your own Vikunja instance and want a polished, native way to manage your tasks, mDone is made for you: a thoughtful, focused interface for your self-hosted productivity setup. KEY FEATURES Quick Add That Understands You Type "Buy milk tomorrow at 5pm +Home !2 *shopping" and mDone files it in the right project, with the due date, priority and label already set. Everything it picks up shows as a chip before you add the task, so nothing happens by surprise. Switch it on in Settings. Smart Lists Stay on top of what matters. Today, Upcoming and Overdue views organise your tasks, so you always know what to focus on next. Current Tasks Keep long-running work top of mind. Mark a task as Current and it stays pinned above Today, with a progress bar you can update and a gentle nudge when it has sat untouched for too long. Kanban Boards Open any project as a board. Drag cards between columns and reorder them, exactly as they appear in Vikunja's web app. Subtasks, Checklists and Labels Break big tasks into subtasks, link related tasks, tick off checklists written in a task's description, and add or create labels without leaving the app. Projects and Favorites Organise tasks into projects and sub-projects, sort them by date, priority or your own manual order, and keep the ones you use most one tap away. Siri, Hands-Free Say "Add a task in mDone" and Siri adds it without opening the app. Works over CarPlay, on AirPods and on Apple Watch. Home Screen and Lock Screen Widgets See your tasks at a glance: today's agenda, what is coming up, and anything overdue. Focus Timer with Live Activities Work through a task with purpose. Live Activities keep the timer on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Repeating Tasks Daily, weekly, monthly or custom intervals. Completing a repeating task schedules its next occurrence. Calendar View See your tasks across days and weeks alongside your calendar events. Spot the gaps and plan ahead. Offline Support mDone caches your tasks so you can keep working without a connection. Changes sync back to your server when you are online again. Privacy First Zero analytics, zero tracking, zero third-party SDKs. mDone talks only to your Vikunja server, and your data stays entirely under your control. Available in English and Simplified Chinese. REQUIREMENTS - A self-hosted Vikunja server (vikunja.io) - An account on that server mDone is open source. Visit the GitHub repository to report issues, request features, or contribute.
Task Lead
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TaskLead is a focused task manager for small teams. Capture work in seconds, plan your day with intention, and keep every project moving — without the bloat of enterprise tools. WHY TASKLEAD • Built for teams up to 30 — no per-seat sprawl, no clutter • Fast capture, calm UI, keyboard-friendly • Web + iOS, with your data in sync everywhere PLAN YOUR DAY • My Day view for the work you’ll actually do today • Upcoming view to see the week ahead • Recurring tasks for routines that repeat daily, weekly, or monthly • Due-date reminders in your local time PROJECTS THAT SCALE WITH YOU • Personal project auto-created for your private work • Subtasks, labels, comments, and attachments • Drag-and-drop list and board views WORK WITH YOUR TEAM • Invite teammates by email — pending invites auto-accept on signup • Direct messages and notifications, all in-app • Team overview to see who’s working on what • Nudge a teammate when something’s blocking you CALENDAR & REMINDERS • Connect Google Calendar to see deadlines alongside meetings • Local-time reminders so 9am means 9am — wherever you are SEARCH THAT FINDS THINGS • Full-text search across tasks, projects, and comments • Filter by assignee, label, due date, or project PRIVACY-FIRST • Email + password or Google sign-in • Your data is yours — export anytime Whether you’re a solo founder organising your week or a 20-person team shipping the next release, TaskLead gives you a single, fast home for everything you need to do. Get started free at tickbox.work
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Task Lead at 15.1 against mDone's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mDone | Task Lead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcus Williams | Opaai private limited |
In-app purchases
mDone
No in-app purchases
Task Lead
No in-app purchases









