Comparison

Taskvale vs NotchBook

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

Head to head
About

Taskvale

Organize your daily to-dos with interactive scenes and objects. Complete tasks by swiping them away, and set reminders or alarms. Share tasks with others and enjoy motivational quotes upon completion.

Highlights
  • Interactive illustrated scenes
  • Visual task objects
  • Swipe to complete tasks
  • Reminders and alarms
  • Task sharing
  • Motivational quotes
  • Voice summary of tasks
Features
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Taskvale lets you manage your daily tasks in fun, beautiful scenes. Interactive features include: - Seven illustrated scenes: Coral Reef, Shell Beach, Scenic Valley, Koi Pond, The Far Ice, Zen Garden, and The Meadow. - Tasks are represented by objects such as a fish, balloon, koi, penguin, peacock, stone, or seashell. - Move your task objects to arrange them. - Swipe a task object to complete the task. Task management features include: - Reminders and Alarms — reminders can be set as an app notification or as an alarm-clock alert. - Alarm Clock Alert — set an alarm-clock alert for your tasks from within the app (requires iOS 26 or later). - Task Sharing — share your tasks with others by email or text, from within the app. - Motivational Quotes — optional quotes shown when you complete a task. - Read My Day — an on-demand voice summary of the tasks due today and anything overdue. - Multiple Lists — arrange your tasks by category, such as home, school, or work. - Task Filters — see what's due today, scheduled, or flagged, or view all tasks. - Accessibility — left-hand layout of controls, and adjustable font-size. - History, Stats, and Badges — for completed tasks. - Language Support — available in multiple languages. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

NotchBook

Features
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Habits, tasks, timers and a journal — in one calm app. Most days need the same four things: something to keep up, something to get done, something to focus on, and a line about how it went. NotchBook puts all four behind one tab bar, instead of four separate apps and four separate places to forget about. No feed. No ads. No streaks shouting at you. HABITS — two taps in the morning Tick it, or tap plus until you hit the target. Meditation is done or not done. Reading is five pages of ten, and the bar fills as you go. - Simple habits you tick off, and counted habits with a target - Run every day, or only on the days that make sense - A week strip showing what was due and what you did - Streaks that keep count quietly — miss a day and you pick it back up - Step back through the week to fill in yesterday - Archive habits you're finished with, and keep the history TASKS — a list for the things that only happen once Groceries, errands, the thing you promised on Tuesday. They live on their own lists, right next to the habits. - Separate lists — Inbox, Errands, Grocery List — a tap apart - New things land in the Inbox until you file them - Tasks group themselves by when they're due - A date only when something needs one; everything else sits under "No date" - Completed tasks fold away behind a single line TIMERS — four ready to go, before you've decided what focus means Most timer apps hand you an empty screen and a form. NotchBook hands you four that already work, and they become yours the moment you tap one. - Pomodoro — 25 minutes focus, 5 minute break, four rounds - Meditate — one quiet stretch, with nothing after it - HIIT — 20 seconds on, 10 off, eight rounds, work and rest as separate phases - Quick timer — a plain five minute countdown - Rename and retune any of them, or build your own from scratch JOURNAL — write down how today went. A line is enough. Most journals fail because they ask for too much. This one asks for a sentence and treats everything else as optional. - The date, the mood and the tags are all optional - Add mood and tags and your entries become searchable later - Backdate freely — write Tuesday's entry on Thursday - Nothing is shared, published or shown to anyone Mark the day, then get on with it. Privacy Policy: https://notchbook.app/privacy-policy Terms (EULA): https://notchbook.app/eula

Screenshots

Taskvale4 screens
NotchBook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: NotchBook at 3 against Taskvale's 1. NotchBook also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Taskvale sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and NotchBook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Taskvale ships an update every 9 days, NotchBook fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Taskvale versus NotchBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskvaleNotchBook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeina Tech LLCBUTTERFLYRAY LIMITED

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Taskvale

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99
2 purchases

NotchBook

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • NotchBook Pro Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Taskvale free?
Taskvale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NotchBook free?
NotchBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Taskvale or NotchBook have ads?
Neither Taskvale nor NotchBook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Taskvale or NotchBook?
Taskvale ships an update every 9 days, and NotchBook fortnightly. Most recently, Taskvale was updated on October 31, 2026 and NotchBook on November 6, 2026.

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