Comparison

Omphalis vs CalmTask

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

Head to head
About

Omphalis

Features
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Omphalis is a calm home for the things you want to understand, not just get through. Save an article, a podcast, a YouTube talk, a PDF, or a voice note. Every one of them becomes the same clean, readable page, with structure you can actually use. What you get on the very first item Clean reading. Articles arrive without banners, popups, or clutter. PDF layouts are untangled. Podcasts and videos are transcribed. One calm page, whatever the source. Strata. Each piece is broken into typed moments, as many as its length and density call for, so you can see the shape of something before you read it and go straight to the part you came for. Marks. Omphalis quietly underlines the few things worth a second look: a source worth checking, a term worth defining, a claim worth following up. Keep the ones that earn it, dismiss the rest. Listen. Any saved item can be read aloud in a voice you pick, with lock screen controls. What you get as your library grows Connections. Omphalis surfaces what your own library already knew: a piece that echoes something you saved months ago, a claim that sits against another, a bridge between two topics you never filed together. It is descriptive, not predictive. It shows you your library, not a feed. Today. A short daily loop with a clear place to start and a clear place to stop. How it is built Your own thinking and other people's work go through the same pipeline and connect to each other equally. There is no separate bucket for your notes. Omphalis is custodial software. There is no trending tab, no infinite scroll, and no streak to keep alive. Today finishes. Suggestions, not verdicts. The system that picks moments and marks is fallible, and the app is built to show you that rather than hide it. Every suggestion has a keep or a dismiss beside it, and Settings names the substrate plainly. Your library, your data Sign in with Apple or Google. Export or delete your account and its contents from inside the app, at any time. What you can do Omphalis lets you save, read, and listen across your Library, Inbox, and Today.

About

CalmTask

This app helps you organize your day with tasks, time planning, and focus sessions. It integrates notes, diaries, and progress insights into a gentle, visual productivity experience. Stay focused with Pomodoro timers and calming sounds, while tracking your personal growth.

Highlights
  • Task creation with priorities and due dates
  • Flexible Pomodoro focus sessions
  • Calming background sounds for focus
  • Notes and diary entries with photos
  • Monthly calendar and weekly timeline views
  • Progress and focus statistics
  • Offline-first experience with optional sync
Features
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Plan your days with clarity, focus on what matters, and keep your personal growth in one calm space. CalmTask brings tasks, time planning, focus, notes, diaries, and progress insights together in a visual productivity experience designed to feel gentle rather than overwhelming. PLAN TASKS YOUR WAY • Create tasks with priorities, due dates, time ranges, reminders, and groups • Organize projects, routines, study, work, health, and personal goals • Review your plans in a full monthly calendar or a vertical 24-hour week view • Adjust scheduled time directly from the weekly timeline BUILD FOCUSED MOMENTUM • Start flexible Pomodoro focus sessions • Use calming background sounds while you work • Receive a notification when a focus session or break ends • Understand your focus rhythm with weekly and monthly statistics KEEP YOUR PERSONAL SPACE • Write private notes and organize them by category • Capture diary entries with text and photos • Turn meaningful moments into a personal stamp collection • See completed tasks, focus patterns, monthly activity, and group distribution WORK ACROSS YOUR TOOLS • Keep your CalmTask data available locally for an offline-first experience • Sign in to sync supported personal data across devices • Members can connect Google Calendar, import selected Apple Calendar events, and map tasks with a Notion database CalmTask is free to begin. Optional membership unlocks expanded planning views, unlimited notes and stamps, complete personal statistics, and supported calendar integrations. Existing data remains yours if membership ends. Create a rhythm that supports your life, one thoughtful task at a time.

Screenshots

Omphalis4 screens
CalmTask4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Omphalis at none against CalmTask's 2. Omphalis also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, 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

Both are free to download. CalmTask sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Omphalis asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Omphalis ships an update every 2 days, CalmTask fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Omphalis versus CalmTask: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOmphalisCalmTask
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVoxiven, LLCTSAI-LING CHEN

In-app purchases

None

Omphalis

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CalmTask

Subscriptions2
  • CalmTask Premium Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • CalmTask Premium Annual14 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Omphalis free?
Omphalis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CalmTask free?
CalmTask is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Omphalis or CalmTask have ads?
Neither Omphalis nor CalmTask shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Omphalis or CalmTask?
Omphalis ships an update every 2 days, and CalmTask fortnightly. Most recently, Omphalis was updated on October 28, 2026 and CalmTask on October 29, 2026.

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