Comparison

Vanishing Tasks vs Breakin'

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

Head to head
About

Vanishing Tasks

This daily planner helps you maintain momentum by automatically clearing unfinished tasks after 24 hours. Pin important items, schedule future tasks, and review your history to stay focused and productive.

Highlights
  • Auto-vanishing tasks
  • Pin important tasks
  • Schedule tasks for later
  • Task history review
  • Customizable themes
  • Daily digest
Features
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Vanishing Tasks is a daily planner built for people who want momentum, not an endless backlog. Stop carrying yesterday’s unfinished tasks into every new day. Add what matters today, schedule what belongs later, and move through your day with a list that stays clean by design. By default, unfinished tasks vanish after 24 hours. If something is important, pin it. If it belongs later, schedule it. If you need a reminder, turn on gentle notifications. Your list stays focused because stale tasks do not pile up forever. HOW VANISHING TASKS WORKS • Add tasks for today • Schedule tasks for later in the week • Complete tasks with a quick swipe • Pin important tasks so they stay visible • Get final-hour reminders before tasks vanish • Let unfinished tasks vanish after 24 hours • Review completed and vanished tasks in Timeline • Clone past tasks back into today when needed BUILT FOR DAILY MOMENTUM Vanishing Tasks helps you create a simple daily planning rhythm without turning your to-do list into a complicated project management system. • Start each day with a cleaner list • Use Daily Digest to review what matters • Get Daily Encouragement when you need a gentle nudge • Unlock stat cards as you build real usage history • Track patterns with trends and personal stats • Use tags, effort levels, places, and reminders without extra clutter • Enjoy polished dark, light, and auto themes designed for quick daily use NOTHING GETS LOST Vanished tasks are removed from your active list, not forgotten forever. Timeline keeps a clean history of completed and vanished tasks so you can review your progress, search past entries, and clone useful tasks back into your day. LIFETIME PREMIUM Upgrade once and unlock the full focus system. No subscription. No recurring fees. One purchase unlocks premium features for life. • Custom task expiry and never-expiring tasks • Recurring tasks and custom reminders • Unlimited priority pins and final-hour extensions • Quiet Hours and saved places • Custom tags and advanced task organization Vanishing Tasks: Daily Planner helps you focus on what matters today, plan what comes next, and let go of what no longer deserves your attention.

About

Breakin'

Plan your non-traditional work schedule with a calm day planner. Organize shifts, set intentions, and use focus timers. Reflect on your day privately with voice input and on-device AI.

Highlights
  • Shift planning for non-9-to-5 schedules
  • Focus timer with Lock Screen support
  • Voice input and on-device AI
  • Daily timeline with intentions and tasks
  • Guided reflections and journaling
  • Private by design, no tracking
Features
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Early shift, late shift, night shift: Breakin' is a calm day planner built for days that don't run nine to five. Plan around your shifts, take a real break, and look back on the day without scores or streaks. PLAN AROUND YOUR SHIFTS • Bring shifts in from your calendar and confirm them in one tap • A break nudge mid-shift, and a quiet mode after night shifts • A short guided reflection to make sense of a hard shift A SIMPLE DAY TIMELINE • One intention, a few Task Focus blocks, and reminders — all on one timeline • Repeat what recurs (every day, weekdays, weekly) like in Apple Reminders • Running late? "10 More Minutes" moves an item without starting over • Save a good day as a Routine and reuse it on your next shift FOCUS AND PAUSE • A focus timer that stays on your Lock Screen and rings when time's up • A short guided Pause when the day gets heavy SPEAK IT, HEAR IT • Tell Breakin' your plan by voice, in your own language — on-device • "Listen to Your Day": tilt your phone to hear each item read out, great for busy hands and VoiceOver • Ask Siri "What's next in Breakin'" LOOK BACK KINDLY • Your day becomes a short private story • Add a moment from your day (a walk, a place, a song) with Journaling Suggestions • Insights that suggest one gentle next step PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking • Writing and AI features run on your device; optional sync uses your own iCloud Available in English, Bahasa Indonesia, 简体中文, Español, 日本語, Deutsch, Português and 한국어. Some features are part of Breakin' Pro, and every Pro feature includes three free tries. Breakin' Pro is a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://getnekoa.com/privacy#daybreakin Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Vanishing Tasks4 screens
Breakin'4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Breakin' at none against Vanishing Tasks's 1. Vanishing Tasks's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Vanishing Tasks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Breakin' asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Vanishing Tasks against 5.0 for Breakin'. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vanishing Tasks ships an update every 9 days, Breakin' every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Vanishing Tasks versus Breakin': the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVanishing TasksBreakin'
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoe ChoiDian Dinihari Yuliani

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Vanishing Tasks

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$9.99
None

Breakin'

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vanishing Tasks free?
Vanishing Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Breakin' free?
Breakin' is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vanishing Tasks or Breakin'?
Vanishing Tasks and Breakin' are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Vanishing Tasks or Breakin' have ads?
Neither Vanishing Tasks nor Breakin' shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vanishing Tasks or Breakin'?
Vanishing Tasks ships an update every 9 days, and Breakin' every 3 weeks. Most recently, Vanishing Tasks was updated on October 10, 2026 and Breakin' on October 1, 2026.

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