# Tasker

> Android automation app driven by profiles, contexts and tasks

Tasker is an Android app that runs tasks, which are sets of actions, when a context applies: an app in use, a time, a date, a location, an event or a gesture. Tasks can also be started by hand from widgets, shortcuts and quick setting tiles. The Google Play listing cites more than 350 actions and 130 states and events, and the app is sold as a one-time purchase.

- **Category:** Automation
- **Made by:** João Dias (joaomgcd) (since 2010)
- **Website:** https://tasker.joaoapps.com
- **Runs on:** Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Tasker is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $4.49 one-time purchase on Google Play.

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 7-day trial as a direct download from the Tasker site, then a one-time payment to unlock.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |

Read from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en_US&gl=US on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Tasker before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Included with Google Play Pass** (Other savings): 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. Source: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en_US&gl=US

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- 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

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## Works with

Join, AutoApps, Google Drive

**Tags:** Workflow automation, One-time purchase

## Alternatives

- [MacroDroid](https://toolgpa.com/tools/macrodroid): Android automation app built on triggers, actions and constraints. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/macrodroid-vs-tasker)
- [Automate](https://toolgpa.com/tools/automate): Android automation app that builds tasks as flowcharts. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/automate-vs-tasker)
- [Apple Shortcuts](https://toolgpa.com/tools/apple-shortcuts): Free automation app for iPhone, iPad and Mac, built by Apple. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/apple-shortcuts-vs-tasker)
- [IFTTT](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ifttt): Simple trigger-and-action automations for apps and smart devices. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ifttt-vs-tasker)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://tasker.joaoapps.com
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en_US&gl=US
- https://tasker.joaoapps.com/download.html
- https://tasker.joaoapps.com/history.html
- https://tasker.joaoapps.com/taskernet.html

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