Comparison

Calpaper vs Tasklo

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

Head to head
About

Calpaper

Transform your lock screen into a dynamic calendar display. See your daily events, reminders, and countdowns at a glance every morning. Personalize your wallpaper with custom colors, photos, and text.

Highlights
  • Daily calendar events on lock screen
  • Reminder list integration
  • Countdown to important dates
  • Customizable colors and fonts
  • Personal photo integration
  • Notes and month view
Features
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Your day, before you unlock. Calpaper turns today's calendar into your Lock Screen wallpaper. Every morning a fresh wallpaper is drawn with today's events, your open reminders, a note to self, countdowns to the dates you're waiting for, the month at a glance and a photo you love. Lift your phone and you already know what's next. WHAT YOU CAN PUT ON IT • Today's events from the calendars on your iPhone (iCloud, Google, Outlook), as a list or a timeline. Once today's are done, tomorrow's. • Your Reminders lists, what's due today first. Tick one off and it's gone at the next update. • Countdowns to the dates you're waiting for, a step closer every morning, and days since a date that matters (Calpaper Pro). • A note to yourself, the month with today marked, and a photo card. • Your name and a few emoji between the flashlight and the camera (Calpaper Pro). MAKE IT YOURS • Ten calm colors. With Calpaper Pro: gradients, your own photos (a new one every morning if you like), three more typefaces, emoji, and cards that are transparent, frosted or a color of your own. • Reorder or hide any block, and use larger text if you need it. Try every Pro feature on the preview first. QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK How do I put my calendar on my iPhone Lock Screen? Install Calpaper, allow access to your calendars and add the ready-made shortcut the app offers. Calpaper draws today's events into a wallpaper and Apple's Shortcuts app sets it on your Lock Screen. The guide shows every tap and takes a few minutes. Does the wallpaper update by itself every day? Yes. A daily automation in Shortcuts makes a fresh wallpaper every morning at the time you choose. Changed something? Tap Update in the app, or long-press its icon. Can I see a countdown on my Lock Screen? Yes. Add the dates you're waiting for, like a trip or a birthday, and each shows the days left on a track that moves a step closer every morning. Does it work with Google Calendar or Outlook? Yes. Calpaper shows any calendar on your iPhone, Google, Outlook, iCloud and shared calendars included, and you choose which ones. Is it a widget? No. Calpaper changes the wallpaper itself, so your day fills the Lock Screen, with either Lock Screen clock and next to your widgets. Is my calendar private? Yes. Everything is read and drawn on your iPhone. Your events, notes and photos never leave it, and there's no account. Free to download, with the daily wallpaper included. Calpaper Pro is one purchase: no subscription, no ads, no account. Works with VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion. Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Turkish.

About

Tasklo

Consolidate all your reminders from various Apple accounts into a single, streamlined application. Enjoy quick entry with natural language, customizable widgets, and seamless Siri integration. Your data remains securely stored with Apple, ensuring privacy and no data collection by the app.

Highlights
  • Consolidates all Apple Reminders accounts
  • Quick entry via plain sentences
  • Daily plan and search functionality
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Share reminders and lists
  • Modern Liquid Glass design
Features
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Tasklo shows your reminders from Apple Reminders, including iCloud, Exchange, Outlook and CalDAV accounts, in one fast, clear app for iPhone and Mac. • Every list from every account, plus Today, Scheduled, Overdue and All • Quick entry in plain sentences: “Tomorrow 9am call the dentist”. Apple Intelligence recognizes title, date, time and list right on your device (devices without Apple Intelligence use simple pattern matching) • Daily plan and search across titles, notes and lists • Widgets for the Home Screen, Lock Screen and Mac • Siri and Shortcuts • Share reminders and lists • Notifications with a default time • English and German, switchable in the app • Modern Liquid Glass design Your data stays with Apple. Tasklo has no server of its own, no ads and collects no data.

Screenshots

Calpaper4 screens
Tasklo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Calpaper at Free against Tasklo's $2.99. Calpaper also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Tasklo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On update cadence, ads and device support 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

Calpaper is free to download; Tasklo costs $2.99 up front. Calpaper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tasklo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calpaper ships an update daily, Tasklo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Calpaper versus Tasklo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalpaperTasklo
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel GarciaRobin Limprecht

Customer experience

Calpaper

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Tasklo

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Calpaper

One-time1
  • Calpaper Pro$2.99
None

Tasklo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calpaper free?
Calpaper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tasklo free?
Tasklo costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calpaper or Tasklo have ads?
Neither Calpaper nor Tasklo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calpaper or Tasklo?
Calpaper ships an update daily, and Tasklo every 2 days. Most recently, Calpaper was updated on November 1, 2026 and Tasklo on October 29, 2026.

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