Comparison

LuTask vs why?

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

Head to head
About

LuTask

Features
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LuTask is a beautifully simple way to plan your work and get things done — alone or with your team. Organize everything on a clean board with To‑Do, In Progress and Done. Drag tasks between columns, set priorities and due dates, and keep quick ideas in a dedicated Ad‑hoc list. WORK TOGETHER • Share projects with teammates across accounts • Admins hold full control and grant granular permissions — add tasks, delete, comment, invite • Assign tasks, comment, and @mention people • Built‑in chat to keep the conversation next to the work • Get notified on mentions, messages and assignments EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • Native on iPhone, iPad and Mac • Apple Watch app and Home Screen widgets • Light & dark mode, 10 languages SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Personal and project statistics with clean charts Sign in with Apple, Google or email. Your data syncs securely in the cloud and you can permanently delete your account anytime from the app. LuTask Pro (optional subscription) unlocks unlimited shared projects, unlimited members and advanced statistics. Terms of Use (EULA): https://lunote.app/LuTask_Terms.html Privacy Policy: https://lunote.app/LuTask_Privacy.html

About

why?

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why? We don’t think your phone is the enemy. And we don’t think every minute on your screen is a minute wasted. Sometimes you open Instagram because you need to reply to someone. Sometimes you open YouTube because you want to watch something. Sometimes you just want to do nothing. That’s okay. The problem isn’t using your phone. The problem is using it without choosing to. We unlock. We tap. We scroll. And somewhere along the way, we stop knowing why we started. So we built why? Not to block you. Not to shame you. Not to tell you how many hours of your life you’ve wasted. Just one small question, at the moment it matters: Why? Why are you opening this? What are you looking for? What do you actually want to do? Sometimes, asking the question is enough. Sometimes, you’ll realize you do want to continue. Good. Continue. Sometimes you’ll realize you don’t. Good. Close it. Both are wins. Because the goal isn’t less screen time. The goal isn’t perfect discipline. The goal isn’t becoming someone who never scrolls. The goal is something much simpler: To put you back in the driver’s seat. A phone should be a tool you pick up, not a place you disappear into. So pause. Ask yourself. And choose. Why? FREE & PRO why? is free for two apps. Pro removes the two-app limit. The yearly plan includes a 7-day free trial. Monthly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase and, for renewals, within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Lifetime is a one-time purchase and does not renew. REQUIREMENTS why? requires Screen Time access, which iOS requests during setup. You can withdraw this permission at any time. Showing all three answers together requires iOS 26.4 or later. On earlier versions, the question still appears with one answer and a way back. Fifteen minutes is the shortest access window Apple’s system allows. PRIVACY No account. No sign-up. No ads. No tracking. Your data stays on your device. TERMS Privacy Policy: commalabs.co/why/privacy Terms of Use: commalabs.co/why/terms Apple Standard EULA: apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LuTask4 screens
why?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: LuTask at 3 against why?'s 1. On price, update cadence, 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. LuTask sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year and why? sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LuTask ships an update every 3 days, why? every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
LuTask versus why?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuTaskwhy?
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLu Apps LLCComma Labs

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LuTask

Subscriptions1
  • LuTask Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
3 purchases

why?

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is LuTask free?
LuTask is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is why? free?
why? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LuTask or why? have ads?
Neither LuTask nor why? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LuTask or why??
LuTask ships an update every 3 days, and why? every 5 days. Most recently, LuTask was updated on September 11, 2026 and why? on September 8, 2026.

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