Comparison

Wakemark Tasks vs Resurface

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

Head to head
About

Wakemark Tasks

Features
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Most to-do apps treat every task the same until you manually sort them. Wakemark does the opposite: it shows you what actually threatens your deadline, and lets everything else fade into the background. Every task you add gets a slack number, literally, how many days of buffer it has before it starts putting your deadline at risk. No manual prioritizing, no drag-to-reorder guesswork. Tap "Why?" on any task and see the exact math behind it, not a black-box score. DESIGNED FOR DEADLINE-CRITICAL WORK Wakemark isn't a general habit tracker or a team project board. It's built for the specific shape of work where a real date is coming: client deliverables, launches, submissions, filings. See your project as a simple list or a lightweight board, switch anytime, both are just two views of the same underlying critical path. SWIPE TO DONE, AND FEEL IT Setting a task's status is a single, satisfying swipe, no menus, no taps through a picker. Finishing the last task standing between you and your deadline is the biggest moment in the app, and it's built to feel like one. BREAK WORK DOWN WITHOUT LOSING THE BIG PICTURE Every task can carry its own simple checklist. Group related tasks into sections within a project, or group whole projects together when you're juggling several for the same client. Nothing here changes how urgency is calculated, organization is just a lens on the same honest numbers underneath. SEE HOW YOU'RE ACTUALLY PACING A burndown chart shows your real progress against an ideal pace, no red flags, no guilt, just the honest shape of where you stand. Wakemark also learns, entirely on your device, how your own estimates tend to compare to reality over time, and uses that to make future suggestions sharper. ON-DEVICE AI THAT SHOWS ITS WORK Describe a project in plain language and get a suggested task breakdown. Type a messy note and have it turned into a structured task. Ask "why" a task is urgent and get a real explanation grounded in your actual numbers, not a guess. Every suggestion is yours to accept, edit, or ignore, nothing is ever applied without you. A WIDGET, NOT A NOTIFICATION Wakemark never pings you. Add a home screen widget to see what's most urgent when you glance at your phone, on your schedule, not the app's. BUILT DIFFERENTLY, ON PURPOSE Wakemark is part of My Honest Apps, a personal promise, not a corporate policy. No accounts. No ads. No analytics SDKs. No data collection of any kind. Everything lives on your device; if you want it synced across your own devices, that's an opt-in choice using your own private iCloud, never anything else. The only way Wakemark makes money is an entirely optional tip jar. Nothing is ever locked behind it. If that sounds like the kind of app you wish more of your apps were, you'll feel at home here.

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Resurface

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Come up for air. Opened your phone for a moment and lost half an hour? Resurface helps you interrupt the scroll, block distracting apps, and make more intentional choices about your screen time. One dial puts the level of control in your hands. Turn it, choose your duration, and hold to begin. PAUSE BEFORE YOU SCROLL Add a short wait before opening apps on your Distraction list. That small pause gives you a moment to decide: keep going, or put your phone down. MAKE ROOM FOR FOCUS Block distracting apps while you work, study, or spend time with someone. Need to open one? Focus adds a wait before temporary access, with default waits increasing from 15 to 30 to 60 seconds. STEP AWAY WITH OFFLINE Choose the essential apps you want to keep available, then block the rest for a session. Give yourself space for a quiet morning, an uninterrupted task, or time away from the feed. BUILD A ROUTINE Set recurring schedules for the days and times you want fewer distractions. Choose the mode and apps for each schedule so your boundaries fit your day. SEE THE MOMENTS YOU LET GO Review time spent in your selected distracting apps, explore weekly trends, and see how often you chose to walk away. Your let-go rate highlights the moments when you paused and decided you had something better to do. KEEP YOUR SESSION IN VIEW Use widgets for a quick glance and follow your active session on the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island on supported devices. START FREE. GO FURTHER WITH PRO. Use Pause for free. Optional video ads can unlock Focus and Offline sessions or temporary access to monthly history, subject to daily limits. Resurface Pro removes ads and unlocks unlimited Focus sessions, Offline mode, unlimited schedules, and full Review history. Available plans and prices are shown in the app. Resurface requires Screen Time permission to block the apps you choose. Less scrolling. More room for your life. Privacy Policy: https://pubwave-live.web.app/resurface/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://pubwave-live.web.app/resurface/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Wakemark Tasks4 screens
Resurface4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Wakemark Tasks at none against Resurface's shown. Resurface's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Wakemark Tasks sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Resurface sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wakemark Tasks ships an update every 3 weeks, Resurface fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Wakemark Tasks versus Resurface: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWakemark TasksResurface
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBob Joziasse้‡‘ๆ˜ฅ ๅผ 

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Wakemark Tasks

One-time3
  • A Coffee$1.99
  • A Lunch$3.99
  • A Thank You$8.99
3 purchases

Resurface

Subscriptions2
  • Resurface Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Resurface Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Resurface Pro Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Wakemark Tasks free?
Wakemark Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Resurface free?
Resurface is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wakemark Tasks or Resurface have ads?
Resurface shows ads; Wakemark Tasks does not.
Which is updated more often, Wakemark Tasks or Resurface?
Wakemark Tasks ships an update every 3 weeks, and Resurface fortnightly. Most recently, Wakemark Tasks was updated on November 6, 2026 and Resurface on November 6, 2026.

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