Apple Reminders vs GoodTask

Apple Reminders

• People who use only Apple devices
• Shared grocery and household lists among iCloud users
• Location-based reminders and adding tasks by voice with Siri

GoodTask

• People who keep tasks in Apple Reminders and want more ways to view them
• Seeing reminders and calendar events together in one plan
• Buyers who prefer a one-time purchase to a subscription

Apple Reminders

• Apps are listed only for Apple devices; on anything else, reminders are reached in a web browser at iCloud.com.
• On iCloud.com a reminder's title, notes, day or location alert and flag can be edited; Apple directs you to the app for other details.
• Sync and shared lists depend on iCloud, and collaborators need to use iCloud as well.
• Apple notes that certain features are available only in select languages and regions.

GoodTask

• Apple devices only: apps are listed for iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro, Apple Watch and Mac.
• The Mac app ($39.99) and full access on iPhone and iPad ($19.99) are bought separately.
• After the 14-day trial on iOS, continuing requires the one-time unlock or the Supporter subscription.
• The Apple Watch app is a companion that is used together with an iPhone.

Apple Reminders

Smart Lists

Built-in lists such as Today, Scheduled, Flagged and Assigned to Me fill themselves. Custom Smart Lists gather reminders by tag, date, time, location, flag and priority.

Tags, subtasks and sections

Reminders can carry tags and subtasks. A list can be divided into sections and shown in a column view, which Apple suggests for simple kanban boards.

Time, location and Messages alerts

A reminder can repeat daily, weekly or at a custom interval, fire on arriving at a place or getting in the car, or appear the next time you message a tagged person.

Shared lists and assignments

Everyone on a shared list can add and complete reminders, changes show up for all collaborators in real time, and reminders can be assigned to people on the list.

Grocery lists and templates

Grocery lists group items into sections such as dairy and produce on their own. Any list can be saved as a template and shared with others through a link.

Natural language and Apple Intelligence

A typed phrase such as "Jog every other morning" sets the schedule. Apple Intelligence can sort a list into categories and suggest tasks from shared text or web pages.

GoodTask

Built on Reminders and Calendar

GoodTask works on the reminders and calendar events already on your devices, so an edit stays with the original reminder and syncs between devices through iCloud.

Smart Lists

Smart Lists bring together tasks from different lists and calendars and filter them by date, priority, tag and more, such as overdue or recently added tasks.

List, calendar, board and matrix views

A list can be shown by day, week or month, as kanban-style boards grouped by date, priority, list or tag, or as a Matrix View with four customizable quadrants.

Today Page and focus timer

Today Page lets you pick what to work on without changing due dates and shows calendar events beside the plan. Next Page focuses on one task with a timer.

Quick Actions and text snippets

A Quick Action applies a saved set of edits, such as rescheduling, changing priority, moving a task or adding tags. Presets and text snippets fill in details as you type.

Subtasks, repeats and Templates

Tasks break into subtasks and repeat on flexible schedules, and groups of tasks can be saved as Templates for routines such as a weekly review.

Apple Reminders

• Free$0

  Every feature of the app on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro, plus browser access at iCloud.com.

GoodTask

• Unlock Everything$19.99

  one-time in-app purchase

  Full access to the app for iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro and Apple Watch after the 14-day trial.

• GoodTask Supporter$19.99

  per year

  Optional auto-renewing subscription that gives full access on iOS while active and supports continued development.

• GoodTask for Mac$39.99

  one-time purchase

  The Mac app, sold on the Mac App Store separately from the iPhone and iPad app.