Comparison

Pico vs BeTask

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

Head to head
About

Pico

Features
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"映え"に、つかれていませんか。 Picoは、盛らない・比べない、匿名のフォトSNSです。 顔も本名もいりません。好きな動物アイコンを選んだら、もう準備完了。 今日のなんでもない1枚を、そっと残すだけ。 ◆ いいね、じゃなくて。 数を競う「いいね」のかわりに、Picoには「やさしい共感リアクション」があります。 「わかる」「おつかれ」「えらい」「応援」。 評価じゃなく、気持ちでつながる。だから、安心して投稿できる。 ◆ 顔出しも、フォロワー数の競争もなし。 匿名の動物アイコンだから、知り合いを気にせず本音を残せる。 完璧な瞬間じゃなくていい。今日を生きた、その記録を。 ◆ 毎日が、ちょっと楽しくなる仕掛け。 精霊占い・タロット・おみくじ・わたしのトリセツ。 かわいく自己表現できるコンテンツで、自分のことを知る時間も。 ◆ 続けるほど、そっとごほうび。 今日を残したり、だれかに共感したりすると、ポイントがたまります。 がんばらなくていい。あなたのペースで、無理なく続けられます。 【こんな人に】 ・SNS疲れした人 ・盛らずに、ありのままを残したい人 ・顔出しなしで気軽につながりたい人 ・ひとりの時間や気持ちを、やさしく記録したい人 Picoは「今日を残すだけ」のSNS。さあ、あなたの今日を、ここに。 不適切な投稿は通報・ブロックでき、運営が確認のうえ対応します。 安心してご利用いただけるよう、健全なコミュニティ運営に努めています。

About

BeTask

This app fosters motivation by allowing users to share their current focus and tasks with friends in real-time. It offers simple task management, a focus timer, and social features like comments and direct messages to encourage mutual support and accountability.

Highlights
  • Real-time task sharing
  • Focus timer with automatic recording
  • Daily task cards
  • Progress tracking and history
  • Social interaction (likes, comments, DMs)
  • Collaborative projects
  • Optional supporter subscription
Features
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BeTask is a task-sharing social app that lets you focus alongside your friends by sharing what you're working on right now. Doing everything alone is hard to keep up. On BeTask, you can see what the people you follow are focusing on in real time. When you see others putting in effort, it naturally sparks your own motivation. These light, supportive connections make it easier to keep going—whether you're studying, working, or building new habits. ■ Share your effort with today's card Add today's tasks to a single daily card. When you start focusing, it appears in your followers' feed in real time. Seeing each other's effort keeps everyone motivated. ■ Simple task management and timer Just tap a task to start a focus timer. Your time is recorded automatically. Organize tasks with colors and categories, and reorder them easily by dragging. ■ Records that build up as you go Your daily focus time and task history are saved automatically. Look back on your streak and past cards anytime, and watch your effort add up into real confidence. ■ Connect through follows, comments, and likes Follow people you're interested in and cheer each other on with comments and likes. Mutual followers can also chat via direct message. Keep going within warm connections—never alone. ■ Move forward together with Projects Share projects with your team or friends. Divide up tasks and coordinate through group chat as you work toward a shared goal. ■ Who it's for ・Anyone who wants to keep studying with friends ・Remote workers and freelancers who struggle to stay focused ・Anyone who gives up on habits when doing them alone ・Anyone who wants a casual, social way to stay motivated ■ Supporter Plan (optional) An optional subscription to support BeTask. Get unlimited access to the global feed and a Supporter badge on your profile. We plan to keep adding more perks for supporters over time. *This is an auto-renewable subscription. You can cancel anytime through your store settings. Start focusing together on BeTask. Terms of Use (EULA): https://betask.app/terms

Screenshots

Pico4 screens
BeTask4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pico at none against BeTask's 1. Pico also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.5). On price, ads 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. BeTask sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Pico asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pico ships an update daily, BeTask every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Pico versus BeTask: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicoBeTask
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—33.3% of reviews
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB28 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperTakeuchi KotaRyosuke Ito

In-app purchases

None

Pico

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BeTask

Subscriptions1
  • Supporter$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Pico free?
Pico is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeTask free?
BeTask is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pico or BeTask have ads?
Neither Pico nor BeTask shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pico or BeTask?
Pico ships an update daily, and BeTask every 4 days. Most recently, Pico was updated on October 31, 2026 and BeTask on November 5, 2026.

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