GoodTask vs Reminders MenuBar

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

Reminders MenuBar

• Mac users who keep their tasks in Apple Reminders
• Adding or checking off reminders without opening the Reminders app
• Keyboard users who want a global shortcut for quick capture

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.

Reminders MenuBar

• macOS only, and it requires macOS Monterey 12 or later; there is no iPhone, iPad, Windows or web version.
• It is a front end to Apple Reminders, not a separate task store: it needs permission to access reminders and relies on Apple's own sync.
• The README lists Homebrew and a direct download from GitHub as the install routes and mentions no Mac App Store listing.

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.

Reminders MenuBar

Reminders in the menu bar

Every interaction happens in a popover opened from the macOS menu bar, which can show an icon, a counter or the title of the next upcoming reminder.

Natural-language entry

New reminders are typed in natural language that sets the due date, list and tags. Version 2.2.0 added typing shortcuts for flagged (!f) and urgent (!u) reminders.

Edit and complete reminders

Reminders can be marked as completed or edited in place, including their due dates, priorities, recurrence rules, lists and tags.

Upcoming view, search and filters

An upcoming section shows reminders within a time interval you configure, a search covers all reminders, and lists and tags filter what is displayed.

Sync through Apple Reminders

The app uses Apple's EventKit store to access the reminders on the Mac, the same ones shown in Apple Reminders and synced through iCloud, after a one-time permission request.

Global shortcut and in-app updates

A global keyboard shortcut toggles the app from anywhere, and since version 2.0.0 updates are delivered inside the app through Sparkle.

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.

Reminders MenuBar

• Free$0

  The complete app, installed with Homebrew or as a disk image or zip archive from the GitHub releases page.