Comparison

Taskly vs dinky notebook

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

Head to head
About

Taskly

Organize your day with a visual planner and to-do list. Features timed tasks with live countdowns, recurring task management, and integration with your Apple Calendar. Enjoy an ad-free experience with optional Pro features.

Highlights
  • Visual day planner
  • Timed to-do list with live countdowns
  • Focus timer with music
  • Live Activities for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
  • Recurring task management
  • Apple Calendar integration
  • Ad-free experience
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Whether you are building a morning routine, racing a deadline, or just trying to make it through a busy week, Taskly keeps your whole day where you can see it and makes it easier to follow through. Planning becomes something that supports you, not something that drains you. KEY FEATURES: Visual Day Planner: Morning, afternoon, and evening on one calm screen, laid out the way a day actually feels. Quick Add: Type a task and it lands on your day in seconds, word for word. To-Do List: Timed tasks get a reminder and a live countdown. Untimed tasks are simple check-offs. Focus Timer: One big dial with four music stations: Lo-Fi, Celestial, Groovy, and Acoustic. Live Activities: The countdown stays on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and a real alarm rings when time is up, even on silent. Recurring Tasks: Daily, weekdays, weekly, or monthly, with reminders budgeted so you get one nudge instead of fifty. Apple Calendar, In View: Your events show up on your schedule, read only. A countdown pill that always shows how long until your next task WHAT SETS US APART: Proudly AI-free, with no chatbot and no generated plans 100% ad-free forever, with no tracking and no analytics Private and independent, not funded by venture capital or owned by a larger corporation PRICING: Taskly Pro is only $3 a month. Pro unlocks the entire app, including full customization: theme colors and Home Screen widgets. There is no free trial, and auto-renewal can be canceled anytime via Apple settings. Privacy Policy: https://foggy-orchestra-0aa.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-36ee764c00c68060abeff084f887919a Terms of Use: https://foggy-orchestra-0aa.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-36ee764c00c68030a148d8f831664ff2 Support: https://foggy-orchestra-0aa.notion.site/Support-36ee764c00c680a38910eff788510c6a

About

dinky notebook

Features
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dinky notebook is a bright, private notes app built like a pile of paper cards. Write a thought and it lands on the stack with a satisfying thump. Your notes live on your phone and nowhere else. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up, no cloud sync • No analytics and no ads • Works fully offline. The only network call checks your purchase with the App Store. A PILE, NOT FOLDERS • Every note is a card in one chronological pile • Add #hashtags and related cards gather into their own piles • Search any word, then turn it into a pile with one tap FEELS LIKE PAPER • Vivid card stocks, letterpress type and paper textures • Weighted motion and haptics as cards land and stack • Long-press a card and drag it to the fire to burn it, with undo COLORS FROM THE SKY • dinky's colors follow the sun through your day: warm at dawn, bright at midday, cool in the blue hour, deep at night • Sunrise and sunset shift with the seasons, worked out on your phone from the date, the time and your time zone, with no location access • At night the moon's phase tints the pile, and solstices, equinoxes, full moons and meteor showers each get a quiet touch of their own YOURS TO KEEP • Export every note as a Markdown archive at any time, free PRICING Your first 10 cards are free, with every feature. Burn a card to make room, or unlock dinky once for unlimited cards. One-time purchase, no subscription. Questions or ideas: brendan@madewithbestpractice.com

Screenshots

Taskly4 screens
dinky notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: dinky notebook at 3 against Taskly's 1. dinky notebook also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.4). On price, 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. Taskly sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.00 per month and dinky notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Taskly versus dinky notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTasklydinky notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrystal BothamMADE WITH BEST PRACTICE LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Taskly

Subscriptions1
  • Taskly Pro$3.001 Month
1 purchases

dinky notebook

One-time1
  • Dinky Forever$4.99

Questions

Is Taskly free?
Taskly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is dinky notebook free?
dinky notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Taskly or dinky notebook have ads?
Neither Taskly nor dinky notebook shows ads.

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