Comparison

TaskFlow Studio vs Kanso

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

Head to head
About

TaskFlow Studio

Features
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TaskFlow Studio: because your to-do list was getting a little too confident. Your tasks, calendar, and notes finally agreed to sit at the same table. TaskFlow Studio is built on Apple Reminders and Calendar, so everything stays in sync with the apps you already use, and it adds the planning tools those apps leave out. It looks and feels like it belongs on your iPhone and iPad, because it does. Standard iOS lists, familiar gestures, and no learning curve. Productivity apps should help you do the work, not become the work. PLAN YOUR DAY • Today brings together overdue tasks, today's tasks, your calendar, and tomorrow • Suggested surfaces flagged and high-priority work. Swipe right to commit it to today. • Swipe left on overdue tasks to move them to tomorrow, for when today has other plans CAPTURE AND EDIT FAST • Add tasks inline at the bottom of any list, then keep typing • Tap a task to edit it in place. Changes save automatically. • Quick Capture turns "call the dentist Friday at 9" into a task or event • Shake to undo when your thumb gets ahead of your brain ORGANIZE YOUR WAY • Lists, smart lists, pinned lists, flags, priorities, and tags • Subtasks, dependencies, comments, notes, attachments, and location alerts • Show any list as rows or columns • Filter and sort by status, priority, due date, or tag TASKS AND CALENDAR, TOGETHER • Day, Week, Month, and List views show your events and due tasks side by side • Create and edit events with Apple's own Calendar editor • Tag events and see everything due on any day at a glance FIND ANYTHING • Search tasks, notes, events, comments, and tags • Type # to jump straight to a tag NOTES • Quick notes for ideas, checklists, and drawings, with tags • Every task comment in one place AT HOME ON YOUR DEVICE • Home Screen widgets for Today, Up Next, Agenda, High Priority, and smart lists. Complete tasks right from the widget. • Quick Capture in Control Center, on the Lock Screen, or on the Action button • Optional Live Activity with today's tasks on the Lock Screen • Focus filters show only the lists that matter right now • Siri and Shortcuts support for adding, completing, and finding reminders • A full iPad layout with a sidebar, drag and drop, and side-by-side details GREAT FOR Daily planners, Reminders power users, calendar-driven work, and anyone juggling home, health, family, and work lists. Also people who love tags a normal amount. TaskFlow Studio helps your tasks go from "I should remember that" to "handled." Finally. Mostly. Tomorrow also exists.

About

Kanso

Features
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Simplicity — handle multitasking with ease. Kanso is the ultimate task management app designed with the spirit of Zen, to bring clarity and balance to the way you live. ■ Key Features · Pick your 3 Most Important Tasks (MITs) each morning — the things that truly must get done today · Instantly capture fleeting thoughts with Voice Mind Dump · Auto-sort tasks by importance and urgency with the Eisenhower Matrix · Automatically schedule focus blocks in your Calendar app · Track everything you've delegated in the Waiting On page · Monitor progress across all your work in the Projects page · Stay in the zone with a Pomodoro timer (25 min focus / 5 min break) · Watch a beautiful Japanese landscape transform as you complete your MITs · Switch seamlessly between Japanese and English ■ Pro Features (¥300/month · ¥1,800/year) · Unlimited BACKLOG tasks, Mind Dumps, projects, and delegated tasks · Recurring tasks (daily, weekly, monthly) · Full Eisenhower Matrix prioritization (free plan: once per day) · Background themes: Rock Garden, Bonsai, Sakura (free plan: Rock Garden only) ■ Who It's For · Executives and managers juggling countless projects and responsibilities every day · Anyone exhausted by constant context-switching between tasks · People who chase efficiency yet keep losing sight of what truly matters · Those who appreciate design that is both minimal and intellectually refined ■ Subscription · Monthly plan: ¥300/month (auto-renewing) · Annual plan: ¥1,800/year (auto-renewing · save 50%!) · Payment is charged to your Apple ID · Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings · Includes a 7-day free trial · Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period · Privacy Policy: https://bevel-porch-9ea.notion.site/Kanso-37217501552180ca9a26c80df73b0489 · Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TaskFlow Studio4 screens
Kanso4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Kanso at Free against TaskFlow Studio's $4.99. TaskFlow Studio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (daily vs weekly). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Kanso is free to download; TaskFlow Studio costs $4.99 up front. Kanso sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. TaskFlow Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TaskFlow Studio ships an update daily, Kanso weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
TaskFlow Studio versus Kanso: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskFlow StudioKanso
Price$4.99Free — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael SurrattYutaro Kawahara

In-app purchases

None

TaskFlow Studio

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Kanso

Subscriptions2
  • Kanso Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Kanso Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is TaskFlow Studio free?
TaskFlow Studio costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kanso free?
Kanso is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TaskFlow Studio or Kanso have ads?
Neither TaskFlow Studio nor Kanso shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TaskFlow Studio or Kanso?
TaskFlow Studio ships an update daily, and Kanso weekly. Most recently, TaskFlow Studio was updated on October 11, 2026 and Kanso on September 25, 2026.

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