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.
Start. Work earns your rest
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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.
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.
- Interactive illustrated scenes
- Visual task objects
- Swipe to complete tasks
- Reminders and alarms
- Task sharing
- Motivational quotes
- Voice summary of tasks
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
Start. Work earns your rest ships an update monthly, Taskvale every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Start. Work earns your rest | Taskvale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomihiro Fushino | Meina Tech LLC |
In-app purchases
Start. Work earns your rest
- Lifetime Unlock$1.99
Taskvale
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$11.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$19.99
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