Comparison

988 Desk vs Codal

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

Head to head
About

988 Desk

Manage tasks, plan your schedule, take notes, and enhance focus with a comprehensive productivity suite. Features include priority task management, a visual schedule planner, a Markdown note editor, and a Pomodoro timer with ambient sounds. Track progress with detailed reports and statistics.

Highlights
  • Task management with priority levels and sub-tasks
  • Schedule planner with day, week, and month views
  • Markdown editor for quick notes with live preview
  • Pomodoro focus timer with ambient sounds
  • Daily review and weekly/monthly summary reports
  • Statistics center with 10+ animated charts
  • GitHub-style 365-day completion heatmap
Features
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988 — Your Portable Desk. Tasks, Schedule, Notes & Focus, All in One. Take control of your day with 988, the productivity app built for people who mean business. Whether you're juggling work projects, planning your week, or trying to stay focused for hours at a time — 988 has every tool you need in a single, beautifully dark interface. TASK MANAGER • Create tasks with priority levels (Urgent / High / Medium / Low) • Add sub-tasks, due dates, tags, and category labels • Swipe to complete — satisfying checkmark animation with haptic feedback • Set recurring tasks (daily, weekly, monthly) • Today Focus view: your most important tasks, distraction-free • Batch select, move, and delete tasks in seconds • GitHub-style 365-day completion heatmap SCHEDULE PLANNER • Day, Week, and Month views with smooth transitions • Drag to create time blocks directly on the timeline • Color-coded event types: Work, Meeting, Personal, Study • Smart conflict detection warns you before double-booking • Set multiple reminders per event • Recurring events with edit-single or edit-all option QUICK NOTES • Full Markdown editor with live preview • Organize notes into folders and tag them for fast retrieval • Pin important notes to the top; star favorites for quick access • Full-text search across all titles and content • Attach photos from your camera or photo library • Export notes as .txt or .md via the system share sheet • Soft-delete with 30-day trash recovery POMODORO FOCUS TIMER • Classic 25-min focus / 5-min break cycle with animated neon ring • Auto long break every 4 sessions • Link a task to your session for precise time tracking • Ambient sounds: Rain · Café · Ocean · Fireplace · Silent • Continues running in the background with a live notification • Session history and daily focus streak counter DAILY REVIEW & REPORTS • One-tap auto-generated daily review from your actual activity • Achievement card: completion rate, focus minutes, productivity score • Write a daily reflection and plan for tomorrow • Weekly and monthly summary reports with trend charts STATISTICS CENTER • 10+ animated charts: pie, bar, line, heatmap, area, gauge • Task completion trends, focus distribution, pomodoro heatmap • Productivity score trend (30-day) with moving average • Best streaks, most productive day, schedule density • Filter by This Week / This Month / Last 3 Months / All Time • Export stats view as an image to your photo library

About

Codal

Features
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Codal keeps implementation choices close at hand. Capture a fix, classify it by language and tag, and move it from Inbox to Reuse, Ship, or Hold. Everything is stored on the device. Codal is built for solo developers who want a lightweight record of why a solution worked, not a cloud workspace. Use decision templates for bug fixes, refactors, build settings, API choices, and review notes. Review high-risk or blocked decisions in the Review Queue, copy code snippets or decision summaries, and export a Markdown decision log for handoff.

Screenshots

988 Desk4 screens
Codal3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: 988 Desk at 13.0 against Codal's 15.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
988 Desk versus Codal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter988 DeskCodal
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTekin BodurQuang Ha Van

In-app purchases

None

988 Desk

No in-app purchases

None

Codal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 988 Desk free?
988 Desk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Codal free?
Codal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 988 Desk or Codal have ads?
Neither 988 Desk nor Codal shows ads.

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