TaskFlow Studio vs Patina Days
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
TaskFlow Studio
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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 β’ Today brings together overdue tasks, today's tasks, your calendar, and tomorrow β’ Suggested surfaces flagged and high-priority work. Swipe right to commit it to today. β’ Swipe left on overdue tasks to move them to tomorrow, for when today has other plans CAPTURE AND EDIT FAST β’ Add tasks inline at the bottom of any list, then keep typing β’ Tap a task to edit it in place. Changes save automatically. β’ Quick Capture turns "call the dentist Friday at 9" into a task or event β’ Shake to undo when your thumb gets ahead of your brain ORGANIZE YOUR WAY β’ Lists, smart lists, pinned lists, flags, priorities, and tags β’ Subtasks, dependencies, comments, notes, attachments, and location alerts β’ Show any list as rows or columns β’ Filter and sort by status, priority, due date, or tag TASKS AND CALENDAR, TOGETHER β’ Day, Week, Month, and List views show your events and due tasks side by side β’ Create and edit events with Apple's own Calendar editor β’ Tag events and see everything due on any day at a glance FIND ANYTHING β’ Search tasks, notes, events, comments, and tags β’ Type # to jump straight to a tag NOTES β’ Quick notes for ideas, checklists, and drawings, with tags β’ Every task comment in one place AT HOME ON YOUR DEVICE β’ Home Screen widgets for Today, Up Next, Agenda, High Priority, and smart lists. Complete tasks right from the widget. β’ Quick Capture in Control Center, on the Lock Screen, or on the Action button β’ Optional Live Activity with today's tasks on the Lock Screen β’ Focus filters show only the lists that matter right now β’ Siri and Shortcuts support for adding, completing, and finding reminders β’ 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.
Patina Days
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Keep going, and you take on color. Patina Days is a habit tracker where every day you show up adds a little color. Unlike a streak, missing one day never sends you back to zero β that monthβs color just turns a little lighter. So you can simply pick up again tomorrow. FEATURES β’ Track habits you want to build (exercise, reading, early rising) and ones you want to quit (snacking, drinking, smoking) β’ Each finished month settles into a named shade of traditional Japanese color β’ See your kept and missed days at a glance on the calendar β’ Review your completion rate, longest streak and best weekday β’ Check in from Home Screen widgets without opening the app β’ On supported devices, on-device AI writes a short note of encouragement about your month β’ Optimized for iPhone Duo and iPad FREE β’ Up to 2 habits (samples not counted) β’ 3 colors (Indigo, Vermilion, Young Grass) β’ Small widget β’ AI encouragement once a week (supported devices) PRIVACY Your records stay on your device and are never sent to our servers. No account needed. (The app may load public App Store information to show our other apps.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Patina Days at Free against TaskFlow Studio's $4.99. TaskFlow Studio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Patina Days is free to download; TaskFlow Studio costs $4.99 up front. Patina Days sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TaskFlow Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.
TaskFlow Studio ships an update daily, Patina Days every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TaskFlow Studio | Patina Days |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free β better |
| Update frequency | Daily β better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Surratt | torankirite |
In-app purchases
TaskFlow Studio
No in-app purchases
Patina Days
- Premium$3.99
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