Comparison

Cairn Tasks vs TaskLoco

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

Head to head
About

Cairn Tasks

Organize your day with a clean, focused to-do list. Create tasks, set due dates, and organize them with color-coded lists. Features include recurring tasks, subtasks, and a built-in timer for focused work sessions. Your data stays local, with no account or cloud sync required.

Highlights
  • Create, edit, and complete tasks
  • Set due dates and times
  • Organize tasks into color-coded lists
  • Recurring tasks
  • Subtasks
  • Built-in timer
  • Month view calendar
Features
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Cairn helps you organize your day with a clean, focused to-do list that stays out of your way. Build your task list one stone at a time. Create tasks, set due dates, organize by color-coded lists, and watch your progress stack up — no account required, no cloud sync to configure, no clutter. KEY FEATURES - Create, edit, and complete tasks with satisfying animations - Set due dates and times to stay on track - Organize tasks into color-coded lists and folders - Recurring tasks that auto-create the next occurrence when completed - Subtasks for breaking big tasks into smaller steps - Built-in timer for focused work sessions - Month view calendar to see your schedule at a glance - Auto-rollover moves unfinished tasks to today so nothing slips through - Search across all your tasks instantly - 6 beautiful color themes to make it yours - Dark mode support YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Everything is stored locally on your device. No account needed, no sign-up, no data collection. Just open the app and start organizing. SIMPLE BY DESIGN Cairn is built for people who want a to-do app that does its job without overwhelming you with features you will never use. Add a task, check it off, move on with your day.

About

TaskLoco

Features
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Meet Wingman: your AI assistant that runs your to-do list for you. Just tell Wingman what you need, in plain English. It creates the task, schedules the event, sets the reminder, and pins it to your board. You stop managing lists and start getting things done. "Remind me to call Mom Sunday at 6." "Add the dentist to my calendar next Tuesday at 3." "Make a packing list for Miami." Done. Done. Done. WINGMAN AI (BETA 2.0) - Creates and updates tasks and sticky notes in seconds - Adds events and schedules them on your calendar - Sets alarms, reminders, and deadlines so nothing slips - Organizes, tags, and finds anything on your board - Works by chat, so there's nothing new to learn SEE YOUR WHOLE WEEK AT A GLANCE TaskLoco turns tasks, notes, links, files, and events into colorful sticky notes on one visual storyboard. No endless lists. No buried folders. - Yellow for normal, red for urgent. You know what matters in one look. - #tags filter the whole board in one tap. - Dates and attachments show on the front of every note. - Your calendar and your board are the same data. Tap a day, land on the note. ALARMS THAT ACTUALLY GO OFF Real native iPhone alarms that ring on the Lock Screen, not a banner you swipe away. One-time or recurring, daily or skip-weekends. Unlimited and free. MAGIC PASTE Paste a YouTube video, article, image, or link. TaskLoco builds the note for you with title, preview, and embedded content. SYNC EVERYWHERE Sign in with Apple or Google and your notes follow you to iPhone, iPad, Chrome, and any web browser. INCOGNITO MODE Prefer total privacy? Incognito keeps every note on your device. No account, no sync, no server. FREE FOREVER 100 sticky notes at a time, tags, alarms, calendar events, and the visual dashboard. GO PREMIUM Unlimited notes, recurring reminders and events, file attachments with 10 GB of cloud storage, and team sharing and cloning. Optional add-ons: extra storage and SMS reminders. PERFECT FOR Work, school, projects, shopping, travel, goals, and brainstorming. Download TaskLoco and let your Wingman handle the rest. Your data and files are encrypted at rest on Amazon Web Services (DynamoDB and S3). Pricing TaskLoco Premium is $4.99/month. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before renewal. Manage anytime in Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy https://www.taskloco.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cairn Tasks4 screens
TaskLoco4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cairn Tasks at none against TaskLoco's 10. TaskLoco's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, ads, 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. TaskLoco sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Cairn Tasks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cairn Tasks ships an update every 9 days, TaskLoco every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cairn Tasks versus TaskLoco: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCairn TasksTaskLoco
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB297 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDacite Dev LLCCary Abramoff

In-app purchases

None

Cairn Tasks

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

TaskLoco

Subscriptions10
  • 10 GB Extra Storage$3.991 Month
  • TaskLoco Premium$4.991 Month
  • 50 GB Extra Storage$9.991 Month
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  • SMS Reminders$9.991 Month
  • 200 GB Extra Storage$24.991 Month
  • 1 TB Extra Storage$49.991 Month
  • 2 TB Extra Storage$99.991 Month
  • 3 TB Extra Storage$149.991 Month
  • 4 TB Extra Storage$199.991 Month
  • 5 TB Extra Storage$249.991 Month

Questions

Is Cairn Tasks free?
Cairn Tasks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TaskLoco free?
TaskLoco is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cairn Tasks or TaskLoco have ads?
Neither Cairn Tasks nor TaskLoco shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cairn Tasks or TaskLoco?
Cairn Tasks ships an update every 9 days, and TaskLoco every 3 days. Most recently, Cairn Tasks was updated on October 24, 2026 and TaskLoco on October 31, 2026.

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