Comparison

taskru vs Decoy

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

Head to head
About

taskru

Features
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taskru is a to-do app built for restarting — not just finishing. Tasks pile up, deadlines slip, and most apps quietly guilt you about it. taskru helps you get moving again instead. (AI features require iOS 26 or later, an Apple Intelligence-compatible device, a supported language and region, and Apple Intelligence enabled in Settings. All AI processing happens on device. You can use taskru’s task management features without AI.) YOUR TO-DOS, READY TO RESTART Home keeps today in focus. Filter by Today, Overdue, Todo, or Doing, reuse recent searches, and change status with a swipe. A short summary of where things stand can be generated, partly with the support of Apple Intelligence, directly on your device. CATCH UP ON OVERDUE TASKS The Due screen gathers everything past its deadline into one calm list. Switch between Agenda and Month views, or narrow down to Today, the next 7 days, or everything at once. RESCHEDULE IT, FINISH IT, OR LET IT GO Overdue Support gives every stuck task a way forward: do it today, push it by a day or three, pick a new date, remove the due date, mark it done — or drop it on purpose. Add an optional note about why it was delayed, so future you understands. PICK UP RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Coming back after a few days away? A Return Summary shows what you finished, what is still open, and a sensible next move — so restarting never means starting from zero. SEE HOW YOUR TASKS ACTUALLY MOVED taskru keeps task changes as an event log. The Timeline shows created, done, and dropped tasks over time, so you can see how your week really went — not just what is left. SPOT WHEN YOU FINISH — AND WHEN YOU STALL Completion Analysis breaks your finished tasks down by priority, tags, and weekday. Learn when you are strongest, and where things tend to get stuck. CHECK & ADD FROM YOUR HOME SCREEN The widget shows your current counts and recent tasks, with a quick route to adding a new one. AND MORE Projects, tags, priorities, subtasks, and repeating tasks. Import unfinished reminders from Apple Reminders. Paste task lists generated by your favorite AI chatbot. Export everything to CSV, Markdown, or JSON. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account required. Your tasks are stored on your device, with optional iCloud sync that you control.

About

Decoy

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The iPhone's own Notes app can't live on your Lock Screen. Decoy can, and nobody else can read it. Appointments, medication, errands you'd rather not explain. The Lock Screen is the surface you glance at most, and it's also the one other people see most. So some things never made it there. While your phone is locked, Decoy looks like a blank card, or whatever text you chose in advance. The moment Face ID passes, your real notes appear. ■ Made for ・Writing things down and then never looking at them again ・Living or working around people who glance at your screen ・Appointments and errands you'd rather keep to yourself ■ What it does ・Works as a to-do list, or as plain notes ・Reminders at the time you set ・Repeats daily, on weekdays, weekly, monthly ・Separate lists for separate parts of your life (Pro) ■ How it's built ・No ads ・Everything stays on your device by default. iCloud sync is there if you want it ・No accounts, no sign-in A note on what this is not: once Face ID or your passcode has been entered, anyone holding your phone can read your notes. Decoy hides things from the people around you, not from someone with your unlocked phone. Keep passwords and PINs in a dedicated password manager. Decoy Pro is a one-time purchase. It removes the note limit and adds per-note reminders, separate lists, and control over how things look while locked. Terms of Use: https://suzukimari.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://suzukimari.com/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

taskru4 screens
Decoy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: taskru at none against Decoy's 1. Decoy's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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. Decoy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. taskru asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
taskru versus Decoy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertaskruDecoy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkazunobu tsujinoMari Suzuki

In-app purchases

None

taskru

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Decoy

One-time1
  • Decoy Pro$4.99

Questions

Is taskru free?
taskru is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Decoy free?
Decoy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do taskru or Decoy have ads?
Neither taskru nor Decoy shows ads.

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