Task Monster vs Penguin Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Task Monster
Organize your personal to-dos with this task manager. Create tasks with due dates, reminders, and recurrence. Track upcoming and completed items with visual counters. Customize your experience with a changeable monster.
- Create tasks with due dates
- Set reminders and recurrence
- Track current, next, and completed lists
- Visual and numeric day counter
- Customizable monster character
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Task monster helps you organising your life! This little app is designed for your personal to dos! The core features are: • create tasks with (or without) due dates, reminder, recurrence and address • A current, next and completed list keeps this organizer simple • visual and numeric day counter for upcoming tasks • change monster In-App Purchases: • Remove the advertisement banner Try it out now!
Penguin Planner
Visually plan your day by drawing tasks directly onto a continuous timeline. Effortlessly adjust task durations, move groups of activities, and copy routines. This app offers a clear, actionable view of your schedule, helping you take control of your time.
- Continuous timeline planning
- Draw tasks directly on timeline
- Move and resize tasks easily
- Copy/paste tasks and groups
- Flexible repeating tasks
- Reminders and alerts
- Marine and Light themes
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Plan your day by drawing tasks directly onto a continuous timeline. See your schedule take shape as you plan. Stretch tasks to match the time they really need, move whole groups when plans shift, and copy routines exactly where you point. Instead of juggling a to-do list and a calendar, build a schedule you can actually see. FEATURES • Continuous timeline that flows naturally across days • Draw tasks directly on the timeline • Move multiple tasks together in a single action • Copy and paste individual tasks or entire groups • Resize tasks visually with minute-level precision • Flexible repeating tasks • Reminders and special alerts • Marine and Light timeline themes • Built-in Penguin Academy lessons Whether you're organizing your daily routine, planning projects, or using time blocking to stay focused, Penguin Planner helps you see your schedule clearly and stay in control of what matters most. Because planning isn't about chasing your schedule. It's about taking control of your time. A new way to plan. Terms of Use: https://penguinplanner.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://penguinplanner.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Penguin Planner at none against Task Monster's shown. Penguin Planner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Task Monster's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Task Monster sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Penguin Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Penguin Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Task Monster has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Task Monster's written reviews are positive against 100% of Penguin Planner's.
Task Monster ships an update every 4 weeks, Penguin Planner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Task Monster | Penguin Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Huu Phuoc Loi | Charles Torosian |
Customer experience
Task Monster
Penguin Planner
In-app purchases
Task Monster
- Monster Package & No Ads$1.99
- No Ads$1.99
Penguin Planner
- Penguin Planner Pro Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Penguin Planner Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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