GoodTask vs Memento

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

Memento

• Apple Reminders users who want a different interface
• Reminders that need both a time and a place
• Buyers who want one purchase across their Apple devices

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.

Memento

• Apple platforms only: the listing covers iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision and Apple Watch.
• It is a paid download at $5.99 with no free version or trial.
• Lists are identified by their titles, so the support page warns that two lists with the same name can cause reminders to be reordered.
• The support page says iOS limits background updates, so the app relies on Background App Refresh to notice new reminders.

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.

Memento

Built on Apple Reminders

Memento reads and writes the same database as Apple's Reminders, so there is nothing to migrate and reminders sync through iCloud and appear in both apps.

Time and location alerts

A reminder can alert at a set time, on arriving at or leaving a place, or both together.

Notifications with actions

Notifications offer quick actions to complete, snooze or reschedule a reminder without opening the app, including on Apple Watch.

Grid and list layouts

Reminders can be shown in a visual grid or a compact list, with a dark mode that uses true black for OLED displays.

Grouping by time period

Reminders are grouped into overdue, today, upcoming and someday, so the ones that matter now are separated from the rest.

Share sheet, iMessage and widgets

Reminders can be created from other apps through the share sheet and sent to friends from an iMessage app, and widgets show selected reminders at a glance.

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.

Memento

• Memento$5.99

  one-time purchase

  A single App Store listing for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision and Apple Watch, with no in-app purchases listed.