Eisenhower vs Taska

Eisenhower

• People who sort tasks by urgency and importance
• A free matrix in the browser with no installation
• Short daily lists worked one task at a time with a timer
• Connecting an AI assistant to a task list through MCP

Taska

• People who sort tasks by urgency and importance
• Keeping a record of the day without writing a journal
• Seeing the task matrix on the Lock Screen without opening an app

Eisenhower

• The free Ike plan shows ads and keeps only 10 completed tasks per quadrant; task details, due dates, the Inbox and Dark Mode need General.
• General and President are billed yearly at $58.80 and $118.80. The terms say the monthly prices shown are yearly equivalents.
• The iPhone app is a separate $2.99 purchase, and the help page says there is no Android app yet.
• Board and Calendar views and AI agent access are limited to the President plan.

Taska

• Apple devices only: the App Store lists iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision, while the vendor's site describes it as an app for iPhone and iPad.
• The App Store listing does not say which features need a membership, and the vendor's site has no pricing page.
• By design there are no folders, tags or projects.
• It requires iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4 or macOS 15.0 or later, and the wallpaper feature depends on a multi-step Shortcuts setup.

Eisenhower

Four-quadrant matrix

Tasks are filed under Do first, Schedule, Delegate or Don't do, and moved by drag and drop when priorities change. Counters and a warning discourage more than about eight tasks in a quadrant.

Focus Mode timer

A Pomodoro-like egg timer gives one task the whole screen for 25 minutes by default or a chosen duration, with optional halfway and time-up notifications.

Scheduling and delegation

A task can be scheduled in Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook, and the delegate action prepares an email or share dialog containing the task description.

Sync between web and iPhone

Signing in with the same account keeps the web app and the iPhone app in sync automatically. Sign-in works with Apple, Google or an email and password.

Goals, Board and Calendar views

General shows quarterly goals next to the matrix. President adds a full Goals view, a kanban Board and a Calendar with month, week and queue layouts for due dates.

AI agent access

On the President plan an outside AI assistant can read or change tasks, goals, labels and comments through MCP or an API, using personal access tokens that can be revoked.

Taska

Eisenhower Matrix

Tasks go into one of four boxes by urgency and importance and are dragged between boxes as priorities change. Release notes describe keeping several matrices and swiping between them.

Focus timer

Tapping a task starts a timer with 15, 25 and 45-minute presets or a custom length, and the running session shows on the Lock Screen.

Calendar auto-log and Schedule tab

A finished focus session is saved to the iOS Calendar as an event. The Schedule tab shows the day on a timeline next to a monthly calendar.

Lock Screen wallpaper

A Shortcuts automation redraws the matrix as the Lock Screen or Home Screen wallpaper when the app opens or closes, or at a set time each day.

Widgets

Home Screen widgets show tasks without opening the app. A vendor notice says the March 2026 update rebuilt the set as 32 widgets.

iCloud and Reminders sync

Data syncs through iCloud with no sign-up, and release notes describe syncing tasks with Apple Reminders.

Eisenhower

• Ike$0

  The classic matrix in the web app with Focus Mode, calendar scheduling, delegation, sync and up to 10 completed tasks of history per quadrant.

• Eisenhower for iPhone$2.99

  one-time purchase on the App Store

  The iPhone app with the matrix, Focus Mode and tasks synced with the web app.

• General$4.90

  per month, billed yearly ($58.80)

  No ads, Dark Mode, Task Inbox, task descriptions, notes and due dates, unlimited completed history, quarterly goals and the Productivity Cockpit.

• President$9.90

  per month, billed yearly ($118.80)

  Everything in General plus the Goals, Board and Calendar views, shared labels across views, and AI agent access through MCP and an API.

Taska

• Free$0

  Free download from the App Store. The listing does not spell out where the free version stops.

• Monthly Membership$2.99

  per month (in-app purchase named Monthly Membership)

  In-app purchase shown on the App Store listing, which does not say what a membership unlocks.

• Yearly Membership$9.99

  per year (in-app purchase named Yearly Membership)

  The same membership billed once a year, as shown on the App Store listing.

• Lifetime Access$19.99

  one-time purchase

  The App Store lists two Lifetime Access purchases, at $19.99 and $22.99, and does not explain the difference between them.

Eisenhower

No public discounts listed.

Taska

• Annual discount

  Yearly Membership at $9.99 against $35.88 monthly

  The App Store lists Monthly Membership at $2.99 and Yearly Membership at $9.99, so a year on the yearly purchase costs about 72% less than twelve monthly payments.

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime Access from $19.99

  The App Store listing shows Lifetime Access as a one-time in-app purchase, listed twice at $19.99 and $22.99.