Comparison

Start. Work earns your rest vs Taskvale

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

Head to head
About

Start. Work earns your rest

Features
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Restless at work, guilty at rest? What you're missing isn't willpower — it's a clear record of your time. Start. lets you trade work time for rest time. Hit start, do real work, and that time becomes rest you can take guilt-free. 1 hour of work earns how much rest? You decide. — Every day you've lived sits on the calendar. Tap any day to see what you did — and what you wrote about it. Timer stops on time. Reminders that respect your attention. — No network. No upload. Everything stays on your phone. Pay once. Use forever. — Work without anxiety. Rest without guilt. Time you can finally trust.

About

Taskvale

Organize your daily to-dos with interactive scenes and objects. Complete tasks by swiping them away, and set reminders or alarms. Share tasks with others and enjoy motivational quotes upon completion.

Highlights
  • Interactive illustrated scenes
  • Visual task objects
  • Swipe to complete tasks
  • Reminders and alarms
  • Task sharing
  • Motivational quotes
  • Voice summary of tasks
Features
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Taskvale lets you manage your daily tasks in fun, beautiful scenes. Interactive features include: - Seven illustrated scenes: Coral Reef, Shell Beach, Scenic Valley, Koi Pond, The Far Ice, Zen Garden, and The Meadow. - Tasks are represented by objects such as a fish, balloon, koi, penguin, peacock, stone, or seashell. - Move your task objects to arrange them. - Swipe a task object to complete the task. Task management features include: - Reminders and Alarms — reminders can be set as an app notification or as an alarm-clock alert. - Alarm Clock Alert — set an alarm-clock alert for your tasks from within the app (requires iOS 26 or later). - Task Sharing — share your tasks with others by email or text, from within the app. - Motivational Quotes — optional quotes shown when you complete a task. - Read My Day — an on-demand voice summary of the tasks due today and anything overdue. - Multiple Lists — arrange your tasks by category, such as home, school, or work. - Task Filters — see what's due today, scheduled, or flagged, or view all tasks. - Accessibility — left-hand layout of controls, and adjustable font-size. - History, Stats, and Badges — for completed tasks. - Language Support — available in multiple languages. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Start. Work earns your rest4 screens
Taskvale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Taskvale at every 9 days against Start. Work earns your rest's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Start. Work earns your rest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Taskvale sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Start. Work earns your rest ships an update monthly, Taskvale every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Start. Work earns your rest versus Taskvale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStart. Work earns your restTaskvale
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomihiro FushinoMeina Tech LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Start. Work earns your rest

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$1.99
3 purchases

Taskvale

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Start. Work earns your rest free?
Start. Work earns your rest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Taskvale free?
Taskvale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Start. Work earns your rest or Taskvale have ads?
Neither Start. Work earns your rest nor Taskvale shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Start. Work earns your rest or Taskvale?
Start. Work earns your rest ships an update monthly, and Taskvale every 9 days. Most recently, Start. Work earns your rest was updated on October 31, 2026 and Taskvale on October 31, 2026.

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