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Head-to-head

Digital Planner vs Google Tasks

Digital Planner 4.3★ · Free + IAP 40
Winner Google Tasks
Google Tasks 4.8★ · Free + IAP 75

Google Tasks is the better choice for a free, simple, and reliable task manager, while Digital Planner is only suitable for those willing to pay a subscription for its aesthetic features.

Digital Planner offers aesthetic planning features but is heavily paywalled, limiting free users to very basic functionality. Google Tasks provides a simple, integrated, and mostly reliable task management experience for free, though it lacks advanced features and has some reported bugs.

Head to head

Features & Customization tieR2R5R7R8
Digital Planner Digital Planner offers a variety of cute templates, stickers, and customization options, but almost all of them require a subscription R5R7. Free users are severely limited, often to just one or three items per category, making it feel useless without paying R5R7. Users appreciate the aesthetic and organizational potential if they pay R2R8.
Google Tasks Google Tasks is praised for its simplicity and core task management features like creating lists and setting due dates . However, users frequently request more advanced features such as search functionality within the app, the ability to reorder lists, sharing tasks, and more robust sorting options R69R73R76. It also lacks aesthetic customization like color coding within the mobile app .
Ease of Use edge: Google TasksR2R9R16R46
Digital Planner Some users find Digital Planner easy to understand and use for notes and journaling R2. However, others report difficulty with basic functions like writing, moving the screen, zooming, or adjusting font size R9R16R46. Annoying menus that block half the page are also a complaint R16.
Google Tasks Google Tasks is generally considered very easy to use and has a simple interface R81R92. Its integration with other Google services like Calendar is a significant advantage, making it convenient for users already in the Google ecosystem .
Reliability & Performance tieR9R16R49R61
Digital Planner Digital Planner has reports of glitches, such as not letting users write, move the screen, or zoom R9. Users also mention issues with images not aligning or layers switching, and text boxes being covered by the editor R16R49.
Google Tasks Google Tasks has recurring issues with crashing, especially when trying to open the app or add tasks R61. Some users also report problems with tasks not saving after updates, notifications not working, and syncing issues with Google Calendar . There are also reports of tasks disappearing and the app not scrolling correctly on iPad .
Price & Value edge: Google TasksR1R4R5R7
Digital Planner Digital Planner is heavily criticized for its aggressive paywall, with many users feeling that almost everything requires a subscription R1R4R5R7. The free version is seen as extremely limited and frustrating, leading many to delete the app quickly R1R4R7. The annual subscription is mentioned as being around $70 R16.
Google Tasks Google Tasks is free to use, which is a major advantage . Users appreciate its value as a simple, effective organizer without cost. Some users mention they would pay for additional features like sharing or custom sortable fields .
Pick Digital Planner if

you are willing to pay for a subscription to access a wide range of aesthetic planning tools and templates, and prioritize a visually appealing digital planner over a free, basic task manager R2R8.

Pick Google Tasks if

you need a free, simple, and integrated task management solution, especially if you already use other Google services like Google Calendar .

Evidence note: Digital Planner's reviews are heavily skewed by complaints about its aggressive paywall and limited free features, which impacts its lifetime rating significantly. Google Tasks, being free, has a higher lifetime rating but still receives criticism for missing advanced features and occasional bugs.

Frequently asked

Is Digital Planner truly free to use?
No, while Digital Planner is free to download, almost all desirable features, including most templates, stickers, and customization options, require a paid subscription, making the free version extremely limited and frustrating for many users R1R5R7R10.
Can Google Tasks share lists with others?
Google Tasks currently lacks a direct feature to share task lists with other accounts, which is a common request from users R75R76R83R104.
Does Google Tasks have a search function?
No, the Google Tasks mobile app for iPhone does not have a built-in search feature, requiring users to manually scroll through lists to find specific tasks, which is a frequent complaint R69R73R81R92.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R2] Digital Planner 5/5 · US Top 1000: This app is insane works so well let’s go people this app is so easy and I get everything I need done I’m a new person download now!👌🏻💕
  2. [R5] Digital Planner 4/5 · US Ok but like…: I really like the concept and idea and I thinks it’s really cute, but basically EVERYTHING is in the subscription. And I know you need to make money, but like come on, Only ONE template per category. Only THREE plain not books out of all of them. Only ONE sticker per sticker section. AND THERE ARE ONLY SO MANY COLORS. I really like this app and I want to keep it, but could you please
  3. [R7] Digital Planner 1/5 · US Bad: It’s been horrible, absolutely horrible three brushes three covers three 3 templates two brushes everything’s limited if anything else you have to pay for VIP and every single time you open the app you have to always ask you to pay the subscription
  4. [R8] Digital Planner 5/5 · US Merlina: I love it because you get like keep track of the day❤️
  5. [R9] Digital Planner 3/5 · US Not the best…: It wouldn’t let me write, move the screen, and zoom on the screen and it would randomly won’t write when I need it to, and it WILL write when I don’t need it to.
  6. [R16] Digital Planner 2/5 · US Unimpressed: Maybe I’m just not familiar with how to use these kind of apps but this particular one was really hard to use. I couldn’t change the size of the font and whenever I wanted to move a text box to the left-hand side, it would be covered by the text box editor. I also expected there to be way more templates to use for $70 a year. My biggest pet peeve though was that there was actually no
  7. [R46] Digital Planner 1/5 · US Need to fix this error: I’m mad at this app can’t even make the text bigger.
  8. [R49] Digital Planner 2/5 · US Not great: You can’t add a customer cover, custom page designs, and the app is glitchy. You can’t move images between layers and even when you scrap it and start over with the first picture as the base layer, if you try to resize everything it switches the layers. When you leave and come back the images aren’t aligned to where they were, even if you “lock” the layer. Very limited functionality.
  9. [R61] Google Tasks 1/5 · US App keeps crashing: The app keeps crashing without any warnings. I’ve uninstalled, installed and updated the app but I am still unable to open it on my iPhone 11.
  10. [R1] Digital Planner 1/5 · US I hate this app: Within 10 minutes of having this app I deleted it without ANY hesitation. First of all, all the things cost money!! I feel like to actually enjoy this app you have to spend SO much money on it!!
  11. [R4] Digital Planner 1/5 · US No free option: I wasn’t given any option other than to pay. If it’s going to be a paid app just make it one, that sucked and I was really excited
  12. [R10] Digital Planner 1/5 · US Didnt like: I fidnt realize that you had to have a subscriptionto get in cause my phone didnt sya it and when ever i downloaded the app aftr having so much trouble to download it i read that yoh had to pay and it wouldnt lwg me go on without pying so did not like app other aps are free and plus i just wanted a appl the viuld help me plan thinc sbut mo for this app
  13. [R75] Google Tasks 3/5 · US It's ok: Give the ability to share
  14. [R76] Google Tasks 1/5 · US Needs to be able to share tasks with other accounts.: I like that this is integrated with Google suite but unlike calendars and docs etc ya see is are only for you. No shared home grocery lists no project management in your team. This could be so much better instead it’s just irritating.
  15. [R83] Google Tasks 4/5 · US Sharing: Great app. Want to share task as or with others or “family”
  16. [R104] Google Tasks 4/5 · US Useful: First good app for task tracking that keeps it simple. Sharing allowed only Throught joint email account Reordering task list impossible Otherwise great!
  17. [R69] Google Tasks 3/5 · US No search function: The application would be much more useful if there was the ability to search within the app. The only way to search is to do it in the Google calendar application. If you lose the search capability in Google calendar (which is a known problem that I have not been able to fix), both Google Calendar and Google Tasks lose a major function that I depend upon. I am looking for oth
  18. [R73] Google Tasks 1/5 · US Missing a search function: The Google Tasks mobile app for iPhone does not currently have a built-in search feature for finding specific tasks. To locate items, you must manually scroll through your lists. My lists are long and this is a PITA. Google, please add this simple feature ASAP!
  19. [R81] Google Tasks 3/5 · US Generally good and def helps me keep track of things i need to do (with caveats): Generally good and helps me keep track of things i need to do with a simple interface ! Three things would make it sooo much better- 1) Ability to Search for a task in Google Tasks, 2) Ability to see an aggregate list of tasks in addition to by category (all by sorted by due date for example), 3) More reliable
  20. [R92] Google Tasks 5/5 · US Đề xuất bổ sung tính năng tìm kiếm (Search): Tôi rất hài lòng với ứng dụng vì giao diện đơn giản và dễ sử dụng. Tuy nhiên, hiện tại ứng dụng đang thiếu một tính năng rất quan trọng là tìm kiếm (search). Khi số lượng công việc tăng lên (ví dụ 200+ task), việc tìm lại một công việc cụ thể trở nên rất khó khăn và mất nhiều thời gian. Trong khi đó, các ứng dụng tương tự như “Lời nhắc” trên iPhone đã

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store