MacroDroid vs Tasker

MacroDroid

• Android users new to automation who want ready-made macros
• Routines based on location, time, battery level or connectivity
• People who want a one-time upgrade with no subscription

Tasker

• Android users who want detailed control over how their phone behaves
• Automations tied to location, time, the app in use or device state
• People who prefer a one-time purchase to a subscription

MacroDroid

• The free version shows ads and allows only 5 macros.
• MacroDroid runs on Android phones and tablets only; its Wear OS companion app needs the phone app.
• Google Play lists in-app purchases at $1.49 to $10.00 per item and does not state the exact price of the Pro upgrade.
• Some features, such as automating UI interactions, rely on Android's accessibility services, which are optional to enable.

Tasker

• Tasker is an application for Android only; the developer's site lists no iOS, desktop or web version.
• A few actions, such as Kill App and Mobile Data on some devices, require root access.
• The 7-day trial is a direct download from the developer's site; the Google Play version is paid from the start.
• Triggering tasks from another Android device or a PC needs the separate Join app.

MacroDroid

Triggers

More than 120 triggers start a macro: location and geofences, battery and app launches, sensors such as shake and proximity, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, notifications and webhooks.

Actions

More than 200 actions can be chained in one macro, including adjusting volume, speaking text aloud, sending messages, controlling media, taking screenshots and running Tasker plugins.

Constraints

More than 80 constraints limit when a macro runs, by day, time, location or device state: for example, connecting to office Wi-Fi only during working hours.

Template Store

A built-in store holds hundreds of ready-made macros shared by the community. One tap installs a template, which can then be adjusted.

Logic and scripting

Power users get user-defined variables, dictionaries and arrays, intents, scripting, IF / THEN / ELSE logic, AND/OR conditions and loops.

AI actions

Per the MacroDroid wiki, AI actions query language models, summarize and rewrite text and describe images, mostly on the device with Gemini Nano. An AI Assistant helps build macros.

Tasker

Profiles, contexts and tasks

A profile links one or more contexts, such as an app, a time, a date, a location, an event or a gesture, to a task, and the task's actions run when the contexts apply.

350+ actions

Actions send SMS, create notifications, change system settings and volumes, control Do Not Disturb, open apps, work with files and control music playback.

130+ states and events

Automations can react to the app in use, the time of day, your location, the Wi-Fi network, a received SMS or call, the song that is playing and other states and events.

Manual triggers

Tasks can be started from launcher shortcuts, quick setting tiles, home screen widgets, a long press on the volume buttons, media buttons and notifications.

Scenes and App Factory

Scenes let you design your own interface to show information or trigger tasks. The separate Tasker App Factory turns a project into a standalone app.

Plugins, web APIs and sharing

Third-party apps expose actions and events to Tasker as plugins, HTTP Request and HTTP Auth actions call web APIs, and TaskerNet shares tasks, profiles and projects as links.

MacroDroid

• Free$0

  Ad-supported version of the app with up to 5 macros.

• Pro$1.49 - $10.00

  one-time in-app purchase; the listing gives only this range

  Removes all ads and unlocks unlimited macros, with no subscription. The wiki adds cloud backup and uploading your own templates as Pro extras.

Tasker

• Tasker$4.49

  one-time purchase

  The full app from Google Play in the US. The listing also marks it as free with a Google Play Pass subscription.

MacroDroid

No public discounts listed.

Tasker

• Other savings

  Included with Google Play Pass

  The Google Play listing marks Tasker as free with a Play Pass subscription, so Play Pass subscribers do not pay the $4.49 purchase price.