# Ribbon vs Aven Tasks

The clearest difference is price: Aven Tasks at Free against Ribbon's $2.99. Aven Tasks also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). Ribbon's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Aven Tasks is free to download; Ribbon costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ribbon against 5.0 for Aven Tasks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ribbon has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Ribbon ships an update weekly, Aven Tasks daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Ribbon | Aven Tasks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $2.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [5.0 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ribbon-a-linkding-client/id6762416055/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aven-tasks/id6811171767/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **7** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Weekly | **Daily** |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free** |
| Size | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| Requires iOS | **17.0** | 18.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Cory Dransfeldt](https://appshunter.io/developer/1682961961) | [Zendit Oy](https://appshunter.io/developer/1839798898) |

## What reviewers say

### Ribbon

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ribbon-a-linkding-client/id6762416055)

This app provides a native mobile interface for managing your self-hosted bookmarks. It allows you to browse, search, and save links with features like automatic prefill and a share extension. Organize your saved content with tags and bundles, and perform bulk actions for efficient management.

**Highlights:** Browse bookmarks with filter pills, Search active and archived bookmarks, Add bookmarks with automatic prefill, Share extension for saving links, Organize with tags and bundles, Swipe actions for editing and archiving, Bulk bookmark actions

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Aven Tasks

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aven-tasks/id6811171767)

Manage your tasks locally on your iPhone with end-to-end encrypted syncing. Organize work across projects, capture details, and access your data offline. Set up sync with Aven Cloud or your own server.

**Highlights:** Local-first task management, End-to-end encrypted sync, Custom sync server option, Offline task access, Task creation and editing, Markdown support, Image attachments

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Ribbon free?

Ribbon costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Aven Tasks free?

Aven Tasks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Ribbon or Aven Tasks?

Ribbon and Aven Tasks are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do Ribbon or Aven Tasks have ads?

Neither Ribbon nor Aven Tasks shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Ribbon or Aven Tasks?

Ribbon ships an update weekly, and Aven Tasks daily. Most recently, Ribbon was updated on November 5, 2026 and Aven Tasks on November 6, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*