gTasks Pro for Google Tasks Reviews

by Photofan77

Jim's fix didn't work for me. I deleted all my installations, then reinstalled iPhone copy. Synced ok, but it was all out of date, likely since it hasn't synced for several months. Went thru and got it up to date, pausing after each task update so it could sync. Closed Gtasks, restarted it, checked sync status, and it had failed. Never even got to another device.
I'm trying to decide between Todiost and TickTick. I liked Gtasks so much when it worked :( .

I still use Gtasks Pro daily, but not happily. As a stand-alone app it handles my scheduling, but ONLY on my iPhone. It's best feature used to be that it synched using Google Tasks; thus I could use it on my iPhone, my iPad, my Mac, and even keep track from non-Apple devices via Google. A while back it seems Google changed their interface and thus broke Gtasks. A month ago an update claimed to fix issues with sync but it hasn't synced consistently since. So I use of it as an iPhone app only.
The worst thing is that I reported the problem twice but they have never responded. I assume that means they know that sync doesn't work, probably can't fix it, and aren't going to say anything about it. Certainly aren't going to help an individual customer find a circumvention to the problem. Definitely no support or customer service!

by AHSS75

It will sync with your Google Calendar from a web browser but it will not sync with the Google Calendar app on your iPhone or iPad. I use the google calendar app on mobile devices because it shows more detail than website. I was disappointed that this gTasks app cannot sync with google calendar app even though it claims “sync with google calendar across all devices”. True statement as long as your viewing google calendar from a web browser on your phone ... and not the google calendar app.
If that is not an issue with you then disregard this rating.

by GybeTack

I use this and GoTasks interchangeably, as they both sync with Google Tasks (I've had both quite awhile - I would buy whichever is cheaper if having a do-over day). The only problems I have with gTasksPro is there's no way to close all branches at once, so I have to go through and collapse each hierarchical branch one at a time. I would also like to be able to view a branch by itself - Google sync prevents this, but I would sacrifice Google sync to have a cleaner interface (assuming there was another sync protocol available). If grading, I'd give this a B- and GoTasks a B. I've purchased over a dozen to-do apps and never found any better than these two (thanks to the collapsible hierarchical branches).

by Desmoq

I’ve been using GTasks Pro across multiple iOS devices and MacOS machines for a few years. Great to have a dedicated app! Great to have sub tasks! And it puts a superior UI on top of Google’s tasks capability. But syncing across devices is not super reliable, resulting in a race condition across mobile and desktop. And gTasksPro could use some usability updates, like not popping up reminders upon first entry...especially when you enter from a Haptic Touch action to create a new task. It also creates redundant task categories when you reinstall or install on new devices and sync.

I suggest evaluating the free version first.

by Anne HW

First, thank you for supporting the Apple Watch. This is something a lot of developers need to get serious about. I can see where some aren't warranted, but one of the reasons a lot of people have these watches is so they can get reminders!!

I also appreciate how well everything syncs and works with my iCal app. At first I was worried I'd have to just stick with Google tasks, and I have set up a number of calendars already in iCal.

My one big request at this point is that you have a way to repeat notifications (nag). It's nice that I can set an early reminder, but as someone who has problems with ADD, it's very easy for me to ignore the pre-reminder. It's also easy for me to forget the actual reminder because I'm distracted, so having the ability to set it to remind me again several more times would be 5 stars. Thanks!

by ErynGBaby

I was looking for an app that help me organize my every day tasks because things that I need to get done such as my chores around the house and shopping lists. Also that will remind me what I need to Pay in bills and win so they are on time. Only had gTasksPro for a couple of days and so far I like it but I wish I could customize the task bars to where the are itemized Such as bills paid and shopping list birthdays holidays and so forth and so on. I’m sure there probably is either way I just haven’t found it out yet.

by Reviewer7343

Really like gTasksPro, but have to take one star off for a huge flaw. If you open gTasksPro , enter an item, and close gTasksPro without tapping Done, the item is lost forever. It should auto-save as gTasksPro closes or at least preserve what you’ve put in the entry field so it’s there when you re-open gTasksPro . I have a similar desktop app and that’s what it does which saves a lot of grief at losing irreplaceable info. Hope this feature can be added in future.

by MelodyNY92

Hi! This is a great app, I love it and it keeps me super organized! One thing it’d be great to have is archiving capability, like Google Keep. As I make more and more lists/tasks, there is just too much clutter in my lists view, but I don’t want to delete certain lists I will need again at some point (summer camp lists, holiday-related lists, etc.). Can you make it so you can archive and organize lists? Or if not be able to export in a way that you can re-import and use again? Also, it’d be great to copy lists. I see you can email/text a list but you can’t re-use as a GTask. Thanks!

by JeffReviewer

This helps me stay productive by adding a better interface on top of Google Tasks. I have an important request though. Can you please make it easier to drag and drop tasks between different due dates or different task lists. I need this because I often have several tasks undone at the end of my day. It would be nice to quickly drag and drop them all to a different list or due date instead of having to open each one individually to reassign them to another day.

by Bhauenst

I love gTasksPro and highly recommend it! It is an easy way to quickly add a task I need to do or a note I want to remember. You can even repeat it. For instance, I make greeting cards for relatives. I enter “Bday card for Bruce-day: 19 Jan, Mail: 11 Jan.” Then I set the due date to the date I need to begin designing and making the card to 3 Jan with a repeat of “every year.” I have 2 things I’d like to see: (#1): a fix for adjusting the subject of the task. I type a subject and can’t click at the beginning (or anywhere except at the end) to insert a word, I can only add words at the end of the subject. It will randomly select an entire word when you’re trying to insert words but only offers to cut or paste. (#2): add a way to attach a photo or file.

by KeithD123

i wrote the below last yr but never hit send, i just gave up the whole syncing all together. today i decided to try delete app / reinstall / sync again. it worked for the moment, just a matter of if it will lasts... 🤔
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once in a while when I make updates on the tasks on desktop via google calendar tasks, app won’t sync in the updates. found out acct failed under Settigns, went there reconnect acct, still same issue, repeat multiple times still same issue. delete app and re-login creates duplicate tasks and lists. quite annoying and time wasting. :(

by SuperT7

Bought app today on iPhone, App works well and integrates with some 3rd party calendar apps good enough for me to know there are items due. Got home and wanted to use my Mac to type up all my tasks, but here it is gTasksPro is for iPhone and iPad ONLY!!! Even though they mention make edits with Mac, one app for all your Apple devices, which is all true however its not mentioned that the Mac app is separate cost of $9.99 :-( I had to find this out in the FAQ. I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt that this wasn’t done on purpose. However Please clearly state that in description that the Mac app is not included and it’s a separate charge.

by DanFromAtlanta

gTasksPro is super easy and works on all my devices. But. When you have a task, you often need more to get the task done like a document, picture or other file attached to the task. I have to scan to my phone, ocr, copy and paste to the text to the notes. Way too much work. I could copy and paste a link to my Dropbox or OneDrive into the notes, but then I have to upload the document into the cloud and get a link. gTasksPro needs access the the camera and open in capabilities. Files can be saved in gTasksPro on the phone and deleted when the task is done. Also the ability to AirPrint the docs would help. The problem is that it works better than anything else. No incentive to make it better.

by CaptnBL

I’m now able to keep all of my tasks and my wife’s house honey do’s on the same file while using each of our iPads iPhones and PCs. Now we can both be working on the same projects and fulfilling different tasks without having to have some other document to which we update each other. It’s fast accurate and we’re enjoying it very much. CaptnBL

by Tsmacaleer

I have tried about 7 different Reminder Apps and if you are not using Microsoft Exchange, this is the best App to keep all your IOS devices in sync with each other and with Google (which I use for email, contacts, and calendar). The Sync is faster than I expected. The ability to have multiple list and to move a task from one list to another is a great help. The automatic reminders are very convenient.

by Horse N' A Dog

With 15 entries made, gTasksPro seems decent. Right off I like that I can collapse or open the subtask fields on the list. gTasksPro appears to be well thought out with features that allow for quick data entry, desired organizational style of data, accessible retrieval of information, and fingertip access through the widget with an option to show tasks you’d like to have access to by a hide from widget option available per entry. gTasksPro has been straight forward to use without having to search for special operation buttons.

by JWM CPO

As Microsoft apps have become more and more annoying to use in recent years, I’ve been gradually converting to Google alternatives. This simple app eliminated my dependence on Outlook and effortlessly combined several Google Calendars into one integrated, intuitive shell. Very handy to be able to easily set up haptic reminders on my Watch.

by Vishal_bhavsar

I am very impressed with this fantastic app. The UX has been designed to be very user friendly. gTasksPro is very lightweight and loads pretty quickly. It has all types of lists such as shopping, todo, reminders etc. I highly recommend gTasksPro. No wonder it has rating greater than 4.5.

Couple of enhancements could be -
1) moving option to write a review from 'share' to 'Feedback' section
2) add support to share via whatsapp

by Kjhsdgfjhhdbvg

I use gTasksPro almost daily and it never fails me I actually deleted my reminders app and use those instead because it works better. It’s a well thought out app with lots off great features.

One thing I would like to see in future updates is the ability to sync with Siri Shortcuts and added support for Siri so that I could use that to add to lists or add tasks at the push of a button to make me even more effective and save time during a busy day! Native syncing across IOS devices would also be great if we could do it without google.

by Chops Fisher

I have tried many to-do and task apps, and was wundering if I could find something better that what I was using. Well, this is it! GTasks Pro lets me nestle sub tasks and sub-sub tasks and more. Every task and sub can have its' own due date and/ or alert. This is a killer feature!
Another great thing is location based alerts. When I need to pick up supplies for one of my clients jobs, I set both a due date and a location based reminder. Then when I'm at a store or supply house, I get alerts on everything I need to get from that store for every job I'm working on! Great time saver.

by LawyerWorkAppBuyer

gTasksPro is super easy and works on all my devices. But. When you have a task, you often need more to get the task done like a document, picture or other file attached to the task. I have to scan to my phone, ocr, copy and paste to the text to the notes. Way too much work. I could copy and paste a link to my Dropbox or OneDrive into the notes, but then I have to upload the document into the cloud and get a link. gTasksPro needs access the the camera and open in capabilities. Files can be saved in gTasksPro on the phone and deleted when the task is done. Also the ability to AirPrint the docs would help. The problem is that it works better than anything else. No incentive to make it better.

by K9infection

gTasksPro is well designed and easy to use.
It is great for managing todo lists and other types of lists too.

I tried many other todo and list management apps and this one was the cheapest one which met the majority of my needs.
All other apps required high monthly/yearly subscriptions or were too limited to be useful to me.