Flask vs Google Tasks

Flask

• A quick shared list with no accounts or setup
• Shopping, packing and wish lists passed around as a link
• People who want a to-do list with very few features

Google Tasks

• People who already work in Gmail and Google Calendar
• Anyone who wants a basic to-do list at no cost
• Google Workspace teams assigning tasks from Chat spaces and Docs

Flask

• Sharing has no permission settings: a list is shared by its URL, with no invites.
• It is browser only. The About page asks developers who want to help build a mobile app to get in touch, and no native apps are offered.
• The terms of use mention a paid PRO account, but the /pro page they point to returns a not-found page and the site lists no paid plan.
• API access is given on request by email; the site has no public API documentation.

Google Tasks

• Assigning tasks from Google Docs is marked as a premium feature for some Workspace Business and Enterprise plans.
• Shared tasks cannot have subtasks and cannot repeat.
• No desktop app is listed: Google offers Tasks in the browser and as Android and iOS apps.
• On work or school accounts, an administrator controls whether Tasks is available.

Flask

No sign-up to start

A new list opens straight from the homepage and tasks can be added at once. An account is only needed to save and manage more than one list.

Sharing by URL

Each list has its own address, and copying that address is the whole sharing step. There are no permissions and no formal invites.

Task basics

Tasks can be added, edited, reordered, checked off and deleted, starred, and tagged with colors.

Email and embed

The changelog on the About page lists emailing a list and embedding a list among the features added in 2013.

Any device with a browser

The app is browser based with a responsive design for phones, so there is nothing to install and lists are the same on every device.

API on request

The About page offers developers access to an API by email, for uses such as adding to-do lists to another product.

Google Tasks

Tasks on Google Calendar

A task with a date and time appears on Google Calendar and triggers a reminder. A duration can be added and the time marked as busy.

Tasks from Gmail

An email can be turned into a task without leaving Gmail, and the task links back to the original message.

Lists, subtasks and stars

Separate lists hold different projects or topics. Larger tasks break down into subtasks, tasks reorder by drag and drop, and stars mark the important ones.

Repeating tasks and nudges

Tasks can repeat daily, weekly, monthly or annually. Nudges keep surfacing a reminder until the task is completed.

Shared tasks in Chat and Docs

Tasks can be assigned to teammates in a Google Chat space. Assigning from a Google Doc needs a work or school account on an eligible Workspace plan.

Gemini and the Tasks API

The Gemini app can add, edit and show tasks on request. Developers can read and update tasks through a REST API or automate them with Apps Script.

Flask

• Free$0

  Every feature of the web app. The site lists no paid plan and has a Buy Me a Coffee link for donations.

Google Tasks

• Personal Google Account$0

  Tasks on the web and in the free Android and iOS apps, with lists, subtasks, repeating tasks and Calendar reminders.

• Business Starter$7

  per user / month, 1-year commitment ($8.40 flexible)

  Google Workspace for up to 300 users with 30 GB pooled storage per user. Tasks comes bundled with Gmail, Calendar, Chat and Docs.

• Business Standard$14

  per user / month, 1-year commitment ($16.80 flexible)

  Google Workspace with 2 TB pooled storage per user and shared drives.

• Business Plus$22

  per user / month, 1-year commitment ($26.40 flexible)

  Google Workspace with 5 TB pooled storage per user.

• EnterpriseCustom

  For companies with more than 300 users; priced through Google sales and resellers.

Flask

No public discounts listed.

Google Tasks

• Annual discount

  Lower Workspace rate with a 1-year commitment

  Business Starter costs $7 per user per month on the Annual/Fixed-Term Plan versus $8.40 on the Flexible Plan. Standard drops from $16.80 to $14 and Plus from $26.40 to $22.

• Nonprofit

  Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0

  Eligible nonprofits get Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0 per user, or Business Standard at $3.50 and Business Plus at $6.16 per user per month on a 1-year commitment.

• Education

  Workspace Education Fundamentals at no charge

  Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals is available at no charge to qualifying institutions.

• By country

  Lower Workspace price shown to buyers in India

  On October 9, 2026 Google's pricing page showed a reader in India Workspace Starter at ₹270 per user / month on a 1-year commitment. Its US page lists Starter at $7, and its help center gives a standard rate of Rs540.