Chaos Tasks vs Crit List
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chaos Tasks
Manage your to-do lists and schedule tasks on the go. This app syncs with Windows desktop programs, allowing you to view today's tasks, set reminders with alarms, and take notes on conversations. Keep track of completed tasks and ensure important details are never forgotten.
- View today's to-do list
- Schedule future tasks with reminders
- Add alarms for specific times
- Take notes on conversations
- Mark tasks as complete
- Sync with Windows desktop programs
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Take your Time & Chaos or Chaos Intellect task list with you — Chaos Tasks brings your Windows PC tasks to iPhone and iPad, keeping everything in sync across your devices. YOUR TASKS, YOUR PRIVACY Chaos Tasks maintains an independent task database, completely separate from the device's built-in Reminders app. Your tasks stay private and are never shared with other apps without your permission. FEATURES • Schedule tasks for a specific day and keep today's list focused on what's actually due • Overdue tasks automatically roll forward to the next day so nothing slips through the cracks • Set an alarm on any task for a stronger reminder when the scheduled day isn't enough • Filter tasks using groups to stay focused on what matters • Use with Chaos Contacts app to link tasks to and view your full task history with any contact • Sync with Time & Chaos 10 or Chaos Intellect 10 on Windows through ChaosHost REQUIREMENTS Requires a ChaosHost account for cross-platform sync. SUPPORT Our tech support team is ready to help. If you run into any trouble, please reach out to us before posting a review — we'd love the chance to make it right.
Crit List
This task manager helps you focus on your most critical to-dos by displaying only the top 10 tasks at a time. Easily manage tasks with intuitive swipe gestures for moving or deleting them. It also offers a web version for access across devices.
- Focus on top 10 critical tasks
- Swipe right to move tasks
- Swipe left to delete tasks
- Task status cycling (later, critical, complete)
- Web version available
- Developed quickly for demonstration
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Simplify your life by keeping a special TODO list of only your most critical tasks. Each list shows only the top 10 tasks, that way you’ll never overload yourself! Swipe right to move a task. Swipe left to delete a task. Full swipe right to move a task to the a default destination: later -> critical critical -> complete complete -> later Crit List is also available on Web: https://critlist.jamesonsaunders.com Crit List was developed on camera in 2 days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiRmjngNALA
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chaos Tasks at every 2 weeks against Crit List's every 22 months. Chaos Tasks also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Crit List's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Chaos Tasks against 5.0 for Crit List. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Chaos Tasks ships an update every 2 weeks, Crit List every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chaos Tasks | Crit List |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chaos Software Group, Inc. | Bot Group LLC |
Customer experience
Chaos Tasks
Crit List
In-app purchases
Chaos Tasks
No in-app purchases
Crit List
No in-app purchases
