Comparison

Air Tasks vs When

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

Head to head
About

Air Tasks

A minimalist to-do list app designed for focused productivity. It offers gesture-based task management, reminders, and collaboration features. Track your progress and stay organized with this simple yet powerful tool.

Highlights
  • Gesture-based interface
  • Interactive notifications
  • Task delegation
  • Productivity statistics
  • Repeating tasks
  • Subtasks
Features
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Air Tasks is an extremely minimalistic TO-DO list. It was designed this way to help you focus on what is really important - doing. Yet it supports latest technologies and allows to exchange TO-DOs with other people. This simple and functional app will become the best companion in the journey to increase your productivity. Install Air Tasks today and see for yourself. «Air Tasks is a free gesture-based app for the iPad or iPhone that's perfect for those of you who take a minimalist approach to your to-do list.» - Engadget USER REVIEWS «I have used this app many time and have been very pleased. Easy to use and very user friendly.» - uguroney «Excellent tool! I use it constantly. It's beautiful to look at and effective.» - AA\15 FEATURES • Notification center widget. • Interactive notifications. • Gesture-based interface. • Sending and receiving reminders. • Productivity statistics. • iCloud support. • Continuous task reminders. • Productivity improvement advices. • Serial addition. • Sounds and reminders customization. • Repeating tasks according to schedule. • Subtasks addition. • History of completed tasks. • Universal app for iPhone and iPad. You can install Air Tasks for free right now and discover all of its features for yourself or you can continue reading this long and boring description. COLLECT Just write down everything to Air Tasks, keep your mind free from clutter. Easily collect all of your tasks in one place: • pull down and release the list to add new task (keep pulling down until you see ∞ instead of + to enter serial addition mode), • touch task's title to change it. PROCESS Do not pile up collected tasks, complete those which take less than 2 minutes, defer, calendar or delegate others. By swiping the task to the right you can: • defer it for a day, week, month, year, or undefined period, • calendar it for the specific date and set a reminder, • delegate it to a person from your contact list. Touch the image to the left of the task's title to change time, date, or person. ORGANIZE Air Tasks organizes your tasks, but you can flexibly manage them after. Tame your task list by finding every task its place: • change order of tasks with the same time, date, or person by touching and holding a task and then moving it to the new place, • delete obsolete tasks by swiping them to the left. REVIEW Periodically revise your schedule, Air Tasks already organized it for you in a convenient way. All collected tasks are at the top of the list. Try to get them to 0 by processing them when you have a free minute. They are followed by ordered list of processed tasks, beginning with overdue and ending with ones that are in far future. Always be aware of your today's schedule. After them you will find delegated tasks. Monitor their execution by the assigned person. Done tasks are at the end of the list. You will be surprised by their quantity after some time of Air Tasks usage. DO Enjoy your work and let Air Tasks manage the rest. Be productive: • mark task as done by swiping them to the right, • clear the list from completed tasks by pulling it up and then releasing.

About

When

Easily set reminders with a single tap by interacting with a clock face. Customize your reminders with notes, colors, icons, and sounds. View all your scheduled alerts in a clear list.

Highlights
  • One-tap reminder setting
  • Adjust time by moving on clock face
  • Add notes to reminders
  • Customize color and icon
  • Choose reminder sound
  • View full reminder list
Features
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Set reminders in one tap! Tap the clock face at the time you want — and your reminder is ready. • Move the reminder around the clock face to change the time. • Add notes. • Customize the color and icon. • Choose a sound. • View the full list of reminders. Give it a try! Privacy Policy and Terms of Use https://when2remind.tilda.ws/privacy-and-terms

Screenshots

Air Tasks4 screens
When4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: When at 4.8 against Air Tasks's 2.8. Air Tasks's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Air Tasks sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and When sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

When holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 82% and 83% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Air Tasks ships an update every 3 weeks, When fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Air Tasks versus When: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAir TasksWhen
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (9 ratings)4.8 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews82.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander IvanovMikhail Solomonov

Customer experience

Air Tasks

All ratings9 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral5.8%
Negative12.2%

When

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Air Tasks

One-time3
  • Recurring Tasks$0.99
  • Projects$0.99
  • Archive$0.99
2 purchases

When

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Air Tasks free?
Air Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is When free?
When is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Air Tasks or When?
When is rated higher. Air Tasks averages 2.8 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while When averages 4.8 from 9 ratings.
Do Air Tasks or When have ads?
When shows ads; Air Tasks does not.
Which is updated more often, Air Tasks or When?
Air Tasks ships an update every 3 weeks, and When fortnightly. Most recently, Air Tasks was updated on September 23, 2026 and When on September 25, 2026.

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