Comparison

TaskFlow vs Nominal Ops

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

Head to head
About

TaskFlow

Features
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TaskFlow is a to-do list and daily planner that helps you decide what to do first, and then do it. Type a task the way you would say it: "Call dentist tomorrow 3pm" sets the date and the time for you. TaskFlow sorts your open tasks into an Eisenhower Matrix, a built-in focus timer keeps you on one thing at a time, and a weekly review shows how your week went. EISENHOWER MATRIX • Your open tasks are sorted automatically into Do First, Schedule, Delegate and Eliminate, from their priority and due date • See at a glance what is urgent and what is important QUICK ADD IN PLAIN ENGLISH • Dates, times, priorities and categories are picked up from what you type: "tomorrow", "next week", "at 5pm", "high priority" • Subtasks, tags and notes for bigger tasks • Ready-made templates such as Morning Routine, Work Day and Weekly Review FOCUS TIMER • Pomodoro-style work and break sessions with durations you choose • Link a session to a task and watch your focus minutes add up PLAN YOUR DAY • Overdue, Today and Tomorrow at a glance, with a progress ring for today's plan • Calendar view and an hour-by-hour daily planner • Smart Lists: Overdue, High Priority, Due This Week, or your own filters by tag, priority and category • Smart Sort orders tasks by urgency (due date and priority) REVIEW YOUR WEEK • Weekly Review with a productivity score from 0 to 100, compared with last week • Statistics for completed tasks, focus time and habits HABITS AND NOTES • Simple daily habits with streaks and a heatmap • Color-coded quick notes with search REMINDERS • Reminders for individual tasks, plus an optional morning overview, evening summary and overdue alerts PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Works offline, with no account and no sign-up • Your tasks stay on your device; no ads, no tracking • Export your tasks as a backup file (JSON) whenever you like TASKFLOW PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) Everything above is free. Premium adds recurring tasks: • Repeat any task daily, on weekdays, weekly or monthly • Type "daily" or "every week" in quick add to make a task repeat • When you complete a repeating task, the next one is ready, with its reminder Plans (US prices; your local price is shown before you buy): • Weekly: $1.99 per week • Monthly: $4.99 per month • Annual: $29.99 per year • Lifetime: $69.99, one-time purchase New subscribers get a 7-day free trial on the weekly, monthly and annual plans. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase, or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://cinderspire.github.io/support/privacy-taskflow.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Nominal Ops

This app bridges the gap between your plans and actual work. It helps you shape projects, manage your week, and track focused work sessions. Gain insights from reality with flexible reports and stay organized with shared tags.

Highlights
  • Live dashboard for focus, commitments, and interruptions
  • Kanban and Gantt project views
  • Capacity-aware Agenda Days for work balance
  • Focused work session tracking
  • Flexible reports for time and project health
  • Private iCloud sync
  • AI-assisted planning
Features
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Your plans are not the work. Nominal Ops is where the two meet. Turn outcomes into roadmaps, roadmaps into a realistic week, and the week into focused action. When priorities shift or interruptions land, Nominal Ops shows what changed—and what to do next. ONE LIVING PLAN • See focus, commitments, and interruptions together on a live dashboard. • Shape projects in Kanban, then move into Gantt for dependencies, forecasts, milestones, and baselines. • Balance planned and unplanned work across a capacity-aware Agenda Days view. • Build routines that stay visible, schedulable, and connected to the rest of your work. STAY WITH THE WORK • Start and track focused work sessions. • Capture interruptions without losing your place. • See scheduled work alongside Apple Calendar, with optional calendar and reminder sync. • Use widgets and App Shortcuts to keep the next action close. LEARN FROM REALITY • Build flexible reports for time, interruptions, project health, and roadmap velocity. • Organize projects, tasks, sessions, routines, and interruptions with shared tags. • Account for working days and workspace holidays when a plan reaches the calendar. MADE FOR APPLE PLATFORMS Nominal Ops is a native workspace for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. It supports keyboard and pointer workflows, touch, Apple Pencil on iPad, light and dark appearances, custom themes, accessibility settings, and private iCloud sync. On supported devices, Apple’s on-device models can turn a written or dictated outcome into a structured roadmap. On Mac, an optional local automation server lets tools you explicitly approve work with your Nominal Ops data. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No Nominal Ops account. No ads. No tracking. No data collection. Your planning data stays on your device and, when you enable sync, in your private iCloud database. START FREE. GROW WHEN YOU NEED TO. Standard includes up to 3 active projects, 100 active roadmap items, reports, sync, and AI-assisted planning. Pro is a one-time unlock for unlimited active projects, unlimited active roadmap items, and widgets. Plan work. Track reality.

Screenshots

TaskFlow4 screens
Nominal Ops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TaskFlow at 15.0 against Nominal Ops's 26.4. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. TaskFlow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Nominal Ops sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
TaskFlow versus Nominal Ops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskFlowNominal Ops
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMustafa BILGICJames Sodini

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TaskFlow

Subscriptions3
  • TaskFlow Weekly Premium7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • TaskFlow Monthly Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • TaskFlow Annual Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Nominal Ops

One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is TaskFlow free?
TaskFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nominal Ops free?
Nominal Ops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TaskFlow or Nominal Ops have ads?
Neither TaskFlow nor Nominal Ops shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TaskFlow or Nominal Ops?
TaskFlow ships an update every 3 weeks, and Nominal Ops every 3 weeks. Most recently, TaskFlow was updated on September 30, 2026 and Nominal Ops on October 10, 2026.

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