Comparison

Tick vs TaskNow

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

Head to head
About

Tick

Organize your life with a visually engaging to-do list app featuring animated tiles and customizable themes. Set date or location-based reminders, share lists with others, and manage tasks with priorities and notes.

Highlights
  • Animated tile home screen
  • Customizable color themes
  • iCloud sync and sharing
  • Date and location reminders
  • Priority levels
  • Notes for context
  • Drag-to-reorder functionality
Features
Read full description

Featured on Wired, The Washington Post, Fast Company, Lifehacker, iMore, AppAdvice, and many others. "Being ultra-organized just got more fun" — The Washington Post. "Tick is a customizable, icon-based to-do list app filled with animations that appeals equally to logic and emotion." — Wired. Tick is a powerful and beautifully designed to-do app, rebuilt from the ground up for iOS 26 with a modern Liquid Glass interface. Organize your life with colorful animated tiles, set reminders for the right moment, and share lists with family and friends over iCloud. ORGANIZE ◉ Animated tile home — each list is a vibrant tile with its own animated icon: the shopping cart rolls, the paws walk, the credit card swipes, and many more. ◉ Priorities and notes — flag todos as Low, Medium, or High, and attach notes for extra context. ◉ At-a-glance badges — every todo shows tappable badges for its due date, repeat, priority, and notes, so you see what's set without opening it. ◉ Drag to rearrange — reorder your lists and todos simply by dragging them. ◉ Choose your layout — show 2 or 3 lists per row, right from Settings. REMIND ◉ Date reminders — get notified at a specific time, with daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly repeats. ◉ Mark done from the notification — press and hold a reminder, then tap Mark Done to complete a todo without opening the app. SHARE AND SYNC ◉ iCloud sync — your lists stay up to date across all your devices, automatically. ◉ Shared lists — share any list with other iCloud users; todos, reminders, and notes all travel together in real time. PERSONALIZE ◉ Color themes — apply a theme to color all your lists at once, or pick an individual color per list. ◉ Custom icons — choose an animated icon for each list from a curated set. ◉ Appearance — light, dark, or system, and turn animations on or off. TICK PRO Unlock everything with a single one-time purchase: ◉ All premium icons and color themes. ◉ Copy any list as text — paste your todos into Notes, Messages, and more. ◉ Pay once, yours forever — restores across all your devices. WORKS GREAT ON iOS ◉ Home Screen widget — keep any list on your Home Screen, in its own color. ◉ Home Screen quick actions — long-press the app icon to start a new list or todo instantly. ◉ Spotlight and Siri — find your lists in Spotlight search, and ask Siri to open one hands-free. ◉ Dynamic Type and VoiceOver — full support for larger text and accessibility. ◉ Localized in English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Swedish, Danish, and Portuguese (Brazil). We'd love to hear from you — tap Send Feedback in Settings to get in touch.

About

TaskNow

Features
Read full description

Clear your mind, build lasting habits, and stay on track. Features: • Brain Dump & Tasks: Instantly capture and categorize thoughts (Urgent, Deep Work, Life Admin, or Brain Dump). • Focus Timer: Built-in 25m Focus, 5m Short Break, and 15m Long Break modes to keep you in the zone. • Distraction Pad: Jot down random thoughts without breaking your workflow, then convert them to tasks later. • Daily Routines: Set, track, and reset simple morning and evening habits. • Daily Dashboard: Visually track your progress and keep Top Priorities front and center. • Haptic Feedback: Optional tactile responses keep you engaged with your tasks. Disclaimer: TaskNow is a general productivity, focus, and task management tool. It is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shotexstudio.com/tasknow-daily-task-planner/

Screenshots

Tick4 screens
TaskNow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TaskNow at none against Tick's 1. TaskNow also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). Tick's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Tick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TaskNow asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tick ships an update every 2 weeks, TaskNow every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tick versus TaskNow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTickTaskNow
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTaphive GmbHShota Sukhiashvili

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tick

One-time1
  • Tick Pro$4.99
None

TaskNow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tick free?
Tick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TaskNow free?
TaskNow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tick or TaskNow have ads?
Neither Tick nor TaskNow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tick or TaskNow?
Tick ships an update every 2 weeks, and TaskNow every 4 weeks. Most recently, Tick was updated on October 23, 2026 and TaskNow on October 6, 2026.

Other comparisons