Comparison

Idea Tiles vs Taska

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

Head to head
About

Idea Tiles

Features
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Turn one thought into a visual map of everything around it. Idea Tiles is a hexagonal brainstorming canvas for writers, designers, product thinkers, researchers, and anyone who works better with connected fragments than a blank page. Start with one tile, explore the ideas around it, and keep following the branches that matter. EXPLORE THE SPACE AROUND AN IDEA β€’ Expand a tile into six related directions with Apple Intelligence on supported devices. β€’ Merge two tiles into one thought that captures what they share. β€’ Star important themes and filter a busy board down to what matters. β€’ Undo, redo, pan, and zoom without breaking your flow. PRIVATE BY DESIGN On supported iPhone and iPad models, generation runs through Apple's on-device Foundation Models. Prompts, board context, and responses stay on your device. There is no silent cloud fallback, no account requirement, no advertising profile, and no analytics SDK in the native app. MAKE THE BOARD PORTABLE Export your work as PNG, JPG, SVG, or JSON through the standard share sheet. Send it with AirDrop or Messages, save it to Files, or keep the structured JSON for later editing. RETURN TO YOUR WORK Boards are saved locally across sessions. Template customization also uses the on-device model, and model readiness is checked again when the app returns to the foreground. ACCESSIBLE AND RESPONSIVE Idea Tiles includes VoiceOver labels, adjustable text, high-contrast options, reduced-motion support, keyboard shortcuts, and touch interactions designed for both iPhone and iPad. REQUIREMENTS β€’ Generation requires iOS 26 or later, Apple Intelligence enabled, and eligible hardware. β€’ Canvas editing, merge, star, filter, local sessions, and export remain available without generation. β€’ When the system model is unavailable or still preparing, Idea Tiles explains why and checks again automatically. Idea Tiles is free, with no subscription and no in-app purchases.

About

Taska

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You know GTD. You just couldn't keep it going. This is for you. What stops it is weight. Sort everything into boxes, name it, review every week... and you are back to a plain to-do list. Taska is the GTD loop itself, with the heavy parts made light. β–  Capturing is not deciding Whatever comes to mind goes into the Inbox with no name and no place. The field returns to you, so you can throw the next one in straight after. You can capture without opening the app: - A Home Screen widget (with the count waiting to be clarified) - A button on the Lock Screen or in Control Center - The share sheet in other apps - Siri and Shortcuts, out loud, while walking β–  Clarify one at a time Taska asks one question at a time. What is this? What kind of action? Is it yours to do? Once there is an answer, the questions stop. The name is built from what you wrote, so you are never handed a blank field. When no name comes, ask the AI for a draft (Premium). It only moves when you ask, and it always says a draft is a draft. β–  See only what you can do now Next Actions has two views. - Available now β€” only what passes where you are, the tools and time you have, and the energy you have left - All β€” the whole box, with what you cannot start yet faded and the reason beside it At @Home, nothing from @Work appears. Away from your desk, switch @Computer off. Place and time are judged by your phone; the rest is yours to say. β–  It tells you when the window opens Choose "When it opens up" and it tells you when the time arrives, when you reach the place, or when the action ahead of it is finished. A separate axis from deadlines, so you are never alerted about something you still cannot do. For a time you cannot miss, an alarm sounds until you stop it (iOS 26 and later). β–  A stalled project does not stay stalled Finish an action and Taska asks: what is the next move on this project? When nothing comes to mind, draw from the well of fragments you jotted down. β–  Above your projects "I want to live more healthily" becomes a box that never closes as a project, and gets forgotten in Someday/Maybe. Four horizons sit above: Areas of Focus, Goals, Vision, Purpose and Principles. Nothing here holds actions β€” they are for reading back over, and rethinking the projects below. β–  Once a week, trust the system again The Weekly Review looks past the boxes. It names the actions untouched for 30 days, shows what you finished this week, then asks: what would you change about how you work? β–  You can always turn back Everything you make can be deleted. Anything that cannot be undone asks first, and shows exactly what happens, in numbers. What you delete waits in the Trash. Export any time, free: readable (Markdown) or a copy with nothing missing (JSON). An app that blocks the way out is not one to trust. β–  Keeping going matters most No blank fields. Nothing shown that you cannot do yet. No badges nagging at you. Not dreading opening it is the only real condition for keeping GTD going. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - β–  Pricing The app is free and shows ads. Taska Premium (auto-renewing) gives you: - AI drafts for names (projects, routines, actions) - No ads - Apple Calendar events in Next Actions and the Calendar - The same data on your Mac - Filter by how long things take ("I have ten minutes") - Filter by energy (on a tired day, only the light ones) Premium (monthly) $2.99 / month Premium (yearly) $29.99 / year The subscription renews at the end of the period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends, and your Apple Account is charged. Cancel any time in Settings > your name > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://taska-5.web.app/privacy_policy.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Your data lives on the device and on the server. Sign in with Apple and it comes with you to a new phone. - English and Japanese.

Screenshots

Idea Tiles4 screens
Taska4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Idea Tiles at none against Taska's 2. Idea Tiles also leads on ads (none vs shown). Taska's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Taska sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Idea Tiles asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idea Tiles ships an update fortnightly, Taska every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Idea Tiles versus Taska: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdea TilesTaska
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.018.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size18 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLanguageCraftKenichirou Shiki

In-app purchases

None

Idea Tiles

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Taska

Subscriptions2
  • Taskaγƒ—γƒ¬γƒŸγ‚’γƒ (月)$2.991 Month
  • Taskaγƒ—γƒ¬γƒŸγ‚’γƒ (εΉ΄)$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Idea Tiles free?
Idea Tiles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Taska free?
Taska is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Idea Tiles or Taska have ads?
Taska shows ads; Idea Tiles does not.
Which is updated more often, Idea Tiles or Taska?
Idea Tiles ships an update fortnightly, and Taska every 2 days. Most recently, Idea Tiles was updated on September 21, 2026 and Taska on September 13, 2026.

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