Comparison

Upkeep Tasks vs iCleanMe

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

Head to head
About

Upkeep Tasks

This app helps you remember and manage recurring tasks and maintenance. Set reminders for essential upkeep like changing air filters or car oil. Track completion history and stay on top of your responsibilities.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of built-in tasks
  • Customizable reminders
  • Task completion tracking
  • Add custom tasks (in-app purchase)
  • Task history log
  • Badge icon for due tasks
Features
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Having a life means having things to keep up with, maintain, and replace. Some of these things can be tough to remember - that's where Upkeep comes in. For example, you can use Upkeep to remind you to change the air filter in your house or change the oil in your car. Features: • Select from hundreds of built-in tasks • Have Upkeep remind you when a task is due • Mark tasks as complete or have Upkeep to remind you later • Set a custom reminder time • Add your own tasks (In-app purchase required) • See a history of when you completed each task • Badge icon shows tasks that are due today or overdue Get started with Upkeep today and take the big hassle out of keeping up with the small things.

About

iCleanMe

This app helps you manage recurring cleaning tasks and reminders. Set custom schedules for everything from changing your toothbrush to dusting, and get visual cues when tasks are due. Share lists with family for collaborative household management.

Highlights
  • Customizable cleaning schedules
  • Visual task status indicators
  • Built-in reminder notifications
  • Household sharing for collaboration
  • Task delegation
  • Unlimited rooms and tasks (in-app purchase)
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iCleanMe is an app to keep track of all your cleaning needs. Want to remember to change your toothbrush every three months? Or to dust the ceiling fan every couple of weeks? Or maybe you'd like to stay on top of your visits to the dentist? How about remembering to toss expired condiments from the fridge?  iCleanMe can help you will all of it! Free yourself from constantly making new cleaning to-do lists. With iCleanMe, you only have to add a task one time, the app will do the rest. Each task you add will ask you how often you'd like it cleaned. From there, an emoji will be displayed indicating the state of that task. A happy emoji means a happy task. You'll know when something needs to be cleaned when the emoji isn't looking so good. The built-in reminder feature found in Settings allows you to schedule a time each week to check what tasks may need attention. Multiple users can share cleaning lists through households, allowing for task delegation among families. In-App Purchase - Unlimited Rooms and Tasks. - Access to the All Household Tasks list to conveniently see everything that needs to be down across all rooms. - Add personal rooms to keep tasks private from other members in your households. - Unlimited Task Delegation Cycling. - Increased Clean History for each task.

Screenshots

Upkeep Tasks4 screens
iCleanMe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Upkeep Tasks at none against iCleanMe's shown. Upkeep Tasks also leads on ratings volume (117 vs 18) and device support (3 vs 1). iCleanMe's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Upkeep Tasks sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and iCleanMe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Upkeep Tasks against 4.0 for iCleanMe. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Upkeep Tasks has 117 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Upkeep Tasks's written reviews are positive against 62% of iCleanMe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Upkeep Tasks ships an update every 2 months, iCleanMe fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Upkeep Tasks versus iCleanMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpkeep TasksiCleanMe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (117 ratings)4.0 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews64.4% of reviews — better61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings117 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB21 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUpkeep Tasks, Inc.Nikolai Nobadi

Customer experience

Upkeep Tasks

All ratings117 ratings
Positive73.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral10.3%
Negative25.3%

iCleanMe

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.5%

Bugs and requests

Upkeep Tasks

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Login won't stay logged in
  • Cannot sign in after recent update
  • Delete category function spins forever
  • Notification badge doesn't always appear
  • App doesn't register time passage without full restart
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  • Password reset flow broken
  • Task video attachments don't open
  • Reminders only trigger once, then disappear
  • App loses data after migration to new version
  • Cannot create account or access support after update

Requested features

14 requests
  • Multi-device sync and cloud backup
  • Share tasks with family members
  • Task completion history and reports
  • Add pictures/attachments to tasks
  • Widget for quick access
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  • Hourly or more frequent task intervals
  • Edit task names and properties without deletion
  • Ability to view completed tasks
  • Configurable reminder frequency
  • Color-coded categories
  • Task reordering and alphabetical sorting
  • One-time tasks in addition to recurring
  • Task difficulty and duration editing
  • Start date selection when creating tasks

iCleanMe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Upkeep Tasks

One-time6
  • Business Category$0.99
  • Finance Category$0.99
  • Fitness Category$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Everything Bundle$1.99
  • All Premium Categories$1.99
  • Add Custom Tasks$2.99
1 purchases

iCleanMe

One-time1
  • ProVersion$1.99

Questions

Is Upkeep Tasks free?
Upkeep Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iCleanMe free?
iCleanMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Upkeep Tasks or iCleanMe?
Upkeep Tasks and iCleanMe are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 117 and 18 ratings respectively.
Do Upkeep Tasks or iCleanMe have ads?
iCleanMe shows ads; Upkeep Tasks does not.
Which is updated more often, Upkeep Tasks or iCleanMe?
Upkeep Tasks ships an update every 2 months, and iCleanMe fortnightly. Most recently, Upkeep Tasks was updated on September 8, 2026 and iCleanMe on September 6, 2026.

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