Task Monster vs Nodus
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!
Nodus
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Nodus is a minimal Zettelkasten note-taking app for iPhone and iPad. Your notes are plain Markdown files stored in iCloud Drive — no proprietary format, no lock-in, no subscription. Why Nodus? Most note apps are too complex. Nodus focuses on what matters: writing, linking, and thinking. Features - Plain Markdown files in iCloud Drive — open with any Markdown editor on Mac or iOS - Wiki-style links with [[timestamp]] syntax that survive title renames - Fast full-text AND search across filenames and body text - Clean edit / preview toggle with full GFM Markdown rendering - Sort by updated date, created date, title, backlink count, or random - Created and updated timestamps read from the file system — no front matter needed Your files, your way Select any folder in iCloud Drive as your Zettelkasten. Use Nodus alongside your existing notes and desktop editors — everything stays in sync automatically.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nodus at none against Task Monster's 2. Nodus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). Task Monster's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price 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
Both are free to download. Task Monster sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Nodus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Task Monster ships an update every 4 weeks, Nodus every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Task Monster | Nodus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Huu Phuoc Loi | Nakada Kyota |
In-app purchases
Task Monster
- Monster Package & No Ads$1.99
- No Ads$1.99
Nodus
No in-app purchases
