# Tasks

> Task manager with custom workflows and boards for Apple devices

Tasks is a task manager for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro that starts as a simple list and can grow into a kanban workflow with custom statuses, fields and task types. Tasks can be timed with a focus timer that blocks distracting apps, and personal projects sync through iCloud without an account. The essentials are free; Tasks Plus, sold as a subscription or a lifetime purchase, adds custom workflows, Smart Lists, automation and project sharing.

- **Category:** To-Do List Apps
- **Made by:** Msquare Labs
- **Website:** https://thetasks.app
- **Runs on:** iOS, macOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Tasks has a free plan. Paid plans start at $3.99 per month, or $24.99 per year.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free tier for everyday task capture and organizing projects across Apple devices. Custom workflows, advanced fields, Smart Lists, automation and project sharing need Tasks Plus.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | Capture tasks, organize projects and use Tasks across supported Apple devices. |
| Tasks Plus | $3.99 per month, or $24.99 per year | Custom workflows, fields and Smart Lists, automation, project sharing where only the owner needs Plus, and AI assistants as project collaborators. |
| Family Plus | $7.99 per month, or $49.99 per year | Tasks Plus as a Family Sharing purchase through the App Store, managed with an Apple ID. |
| Individual lifetime | $69.99 one-time purchase | The complete individual Tasks Plus feature set bought once, with no recurring renewal. |
| Family lifetime | $99.99 one-time purchase | The lifetime purchase as a Family Sharing option, with no renewal. |

Read from https://thetasks.app/pricing/ on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Tasks before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Yearly Tasks Plus costs about 48% less** (Annual discount): Tasks Plus is $3.99 per month or $24.99 per year, so paying yearly costs about 48% less than twelve monthly payments. Source: https://thetasks.app/pricing/
- **Lifetime purchase from $69.99** (Lifetime license): A single App Store purchase unlocks the individual Tasks Plus feature set for $69.99 with no renewal; the Family Sharing lifetime option is $99.99. Source: https://thetasks.app/pricing/

## App Store prices by country

"Tasks Plus", as each country's App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $24.99 | |
| United Kingdom | £24.99 | about $33.04 (32% more) |
| Germany | 29,99 € | about $33.61 (34% more) |
| Canada | $34.99 | about $24.60 (about the same) |
| Australia | $39.99 | about $27.92 (12% more) |
| India | ₹ 2,499 | about $25.83 (about the same) |
| Brazil | R$ 129,90 | about $25.95 (about the same) |
| Mexico | $499.00 | about $27.42 (10% more) |
| Turkey | ₺599,99 | about $12.20 (51% less) |
| Indonesia | Rp 399ribu | about $22.31 (11% less) |
| Philippines | ₱ 1,290.00 | about $20.53 (18% less) |
| South Africa | R499.99 | about $30.24 (21% more) |

## Key features

- **Natural-language capture:** Typing a sentence such as "Team meeting every Monday at 4pm" sets the date and the repeat. Tasks can also be added with Siri, from the Share Extension or by pasting a whole list.
- **Custom statuses and kanban boards:** A project can have its own statuses, fields and task types, and can be laid out as a board whose columns are created, renamed and rearranged to fit the work.
- **Focus timer and time tracking:** A timer starts from any task and records time task by task. It can block distracting apps while it runs and stays visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.
- **Repeats and location reminders:** Recurring reminders follow a fixed schedule or restart after completion, and a location reminder brings a task back on arriving at or leaving a place.
- **Shared projects and AI assistants:** People invited to a project can be assigned tasks and comment on them. ChatGPT, Claude or another MCP assistant can join as a collaborator labelled Agent, with access that can be revoked.
- **Apple system integration:** More than 50 App Intents work with Siri, Shortcuts and Spotlight, alongside widgets, an Apple Watch app, Focus Filters and two-way sync with Apple Reminders.

## Good for

- One task app across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch
- Projects whose stages go beyond to do and done
- People who prefer a lifetime purchase to a subscription
- Small shared projects where only the owner pays

## Worth knowing

- Apple devices only: the vendor says Tasks is not available on Windows or Android, and its web app is still in beta testing.
- Custom workflows, advanced fields, Smart Lists, automation and project sharing all need Tasks Plus.
- Connecting an AI assistant is free, but adding it to a project counts as sharing and so needs Tasks Plus.
- The listed prices are for the US storefront; the vendor notes that local App Store prices and tax can differ.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.6 out of 5 from 1,908 ratings in the United States, read Oct 9, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1502903102

## Works with

Apple Reminders, Siri, Apple Shortcuts, iCloud, ChatGPT, Claude

**Tags:** Tasks, Kanban boards, Natural-language input, Time tracking, Site & app blocker, Templates, One-time purchase

## Alternatives

- [Things 3](https://toolgpa.com/tools/things): Personal task manager for Apple devices, sold as a one-time purchase. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/tasks-msquare-labs-vs-things)
- [Todoist](https://toolgpa.com/tools/todoist): Cross-platform to-do list with natural-language task entry. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/tasks-msquare-labs-vs-todoist)
- [OmniFocus](https://toolgpa.com/tools/omnifocus): Project-based task manager for Apple devices, with a web companion. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/omnifocus-vs-tasks-msquare-labs)
- [GoodTask](https://toolgpa.com/tools/goodtask): Task manager built on top of Apple Reminders and Calendar. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/goodtask-vs-tasks-msquare-labs)
- [TickTick](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ticktick): To-do list with a calendar, habit tracker and Pomodoro timer built in. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/tasks-msquare-labs-vs-ticktick)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://thetasks.app/pricing/
- https://thetasks.app/
- https://thetasks.app/about/
- https://thetasks.app/support/
- https://thetasks.app/changelog/
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tasks-to-do-lists-reminder/id1502903102

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/tasks-msquare-labs
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