Comparison

Everlyst vs TaskNotes

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

Head to head
About

Everlyst

Features
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Track anything you quit, start or last did, and restart without losing your history. Every attempt stays on your timeline. Private, no account, no ads. Progress is rarely a perfect streak, so Everlyst keeps the whole story every time you begin again. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Create journeys for anything you stopped, started, last did or committed to • Start fast with ready-made journeys: quit smoking, alcohol-free days, vaping, sugar, social media, exercise, meditation, last haircut, a trip countdown and more • See a live day counter and precise elapsed time • Restart in one tap; earlier attempts stay in your history • Sign a promise for a journey in your own handwriting • Read Today's thought, a short line matched to what you track, with an optional 8:00 morning notification • Keep private reflections and important moments in your Journal • Review Insights and weekly stories built only from your own entries • Keep counters close with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Archive journeys you have finished and restore them anytime, history intact PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your journeys, reflections, promises and history are stored on your device. Everlyst needs no account and has no advertising or cross-app tracking. Optional private iCloud sync is off by default. Face ID lock, discreet widgets, notification privacy, export controls and a private app switcher view let you choose what appears outside the app. Apple and RevenueCat process purchases. If "Share anonymous usage" is on (switch it off in Settings), RevenueCat also receives coarse, content-free signals such as the number of active journeys. Titles, reflections, signatures and anything you type are never sent. FREE AND EVERLYST+ Free includes up to three active journeys, restarts with complete attempt history, reflections, promises, Today's thought, reminders, archive and restore, Face ID lock, optional iCloud sync, backup export and restore, context tags, a first next-step plan per journey and your first weekly story. The first weekly story becomes available after a calendar week with recorded activity closes. Everlyst+ adds unlimited active journeys, ongoing weekly stories, full Insights, the Private Progress Book, custom milestones, themes and widget styles, per-journey privacy settings and premium exports. It also includes plans for later attempts, guided reflections, context exploration and selective support-update sharing. Saved personal content stays readable if a subscription ends; creating or configuring premium output requires active access. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Everlyst+ is available as a yearly or monthly auto-renewable subscription; both unlock the same features. Eligible new subscribers may receive the yearly free trial or a lower first-month price on the monthly plan, as shown before purchase. Prices vary by storefront; the paywall and Apple purchase sheet show the local price, renewal period and any trial terms before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period or trial. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account subscription settings. Available in English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese (Brazil). Privacy Policy: https://everlyst.calimanu.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://everlyst.calimanu.com/terms Support: https://everlyst.calimanu.com/support

About

TaskNotes

Features
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TaskNotes is a calm, capable task manager built around portable Markdown records. Capture work quickly, decide what matters today, and organise tasks without locking your information into one app. • Create, edit, complete, search, and reorder tasks • Plan with lists, boards, calendars, due dates, and scheduled dates • Set priorities, recurring tasks, reminders, and dependencies • Track time and attach images • Turn rough notes into selected tasks with Scratchpad • Choose system, light, or dark appearance • Inspect the Markdown record behind any task TaskNotes works with mdbase collections. Use a hosted collection or connect one kept on your computer; the same interface and task model apply either way. Your collection remains the authoritative home of your tasks, and each task stays a structured Markdown record you can use beyond TaskNotes. Reminders are delivered by mdbase, so TaskNotes does not need to stay open. Notification payloads contain no task titles, descriptions, paths, or record content. Learn more at tasknotes.dev.

Screenshots

Everlyst4 screens
TaskNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Everlyst at every 3 days against TaskNotes's weekly. TaskNotes's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Everlyst ships an update every 3 days, TaskNotes weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Everlyst versus TaskNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEverlystTaskNotes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicolae-Loredan CalimanuCallum Alpass

In-app purchases

None

Everlyst

No in-app purchases

None

TaskNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Everlyst free?
Everlyst is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TaskNotes free?
TaskNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Everlyst or TaskNotes have ads?
Neither Everlyst nor TaskNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Everlyst or TaskNotes?
Everlyst ships an update every 3 days, and TaskNotes weekly. Most recently, Everlyst was updated on October 13, 2026 and TaskNotes on October 10, 2026.

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