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What users complain about Task management and productivity apps

Missing or incomplete features limiting functionality.

Across 10,670 reviews of the 48 biggest task management and productivity apps: Users prioritize incomplete features over stability issues, suggesting feature gaps matter more than crashes to this app category's users.

10,670 reviews · 48 apps · 169 complaints · as of August 12, 2026

22%
Missing or incomplete features limiting functionality
38 complaints
19%
App crashes and freezes frequently
32 complaints
15%
Bugs persist despite repeated user reports
26 complaints
This is a great concept, and I haven’t found another app like it. But it’s lacking some things that would make it better. It would be nice if you could drag and drop items to a different order and have the start and…
TimeBloc - Daily Planner

The apps behind these complaints.

What the store shows beside what their reviews count to.

Daily Planner, Schedule: Brite4.6· 4K ratings56% negative · 153/272
Tiimo: To-Do List Planner4.6· 19K ratings54% negative · 212/396
Structured: Daily Planner Todo4.8· 165K ratings30% negative · 110/371
Trello: Daily Task Tracker4.3· 7K ratings54% negative · 171/314
Habit Tracker4.8· 146K ratings30% negative · 126/415
Microsoft To Do4.7· 266K ratings51% negative · 192/375

Star ratings are Apple’s lifetime averages across every rating ever left. Negative shares are counted from the reviews in our corpus — windows vary per app.

Every complaint, ranked.

Shares of 169 counted complaints. Tap a row for the reviews behind it. Each row carries a representative review — tap one for the rest.

This is a great concept, and I haven’t found another app like it. But it’s lacking some things that would make it better. It would be nice if you could drag and drop items to a different order and have the start and stop times automatically adjust. If you want to change anything on the agenda you’ve made, it’s way too complicated. Like if I realize something will take 45 minutes instead of 30 minu…TimeBloc - Daily Planner
I have used this app for years now as a pro subscriber and it’s been great, but recent updates have caused a variety of bugs which are making it useless at the moment. First, it was slow to load, some of the UI was changed and timers started counting up instead of down, etc. I uninstalled and reinstalled and those issues seem to be fixed now, but others persist. Namely, notification sounds seem t…Focus Keeper - Pomodoro Timer
This app COULD be good. It’s a good idea, and it has quite a few potentially-useful features. Sadly, it’s really not good. It’s fille with bugs, there are numerous pointless and avoidable shortcomings, and many of its most unique features didn’t have the user experience fully thought-through. First, there are numerous shortcomings. For example, anytime you write something that it THINKS is a loca…Calendars: Schedule Planner
I think the app and UI are great. Maybe there should be some simple todo section, with a persistent card with a ( + ) icon on them. Clicking the card should enable me to enter a simple todo item title. When a todo card is added it enables a checkbox and i can check it if the item is done. Should also allow me to estimate how many pomo sessions needed to complete the todo item, and when I’m working…FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer
Selected “Continue as Guest”, yet the app still demanded I connect to the Internet! Any to-do app that requires a log-in, account, or Internet connection is an invasion of privacy. Preventing someone from even trying out an app is a poor business model and an unfriendly way of treating potential users, let alone customers! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————…Bullet: Journal, Daily Planner
I have used this for a couple years and it seemed to work well. But recently when reviewing all take and updating multiple projects, I realized tasks were missing on the iOS phone app. After much concern and debugging (project showed empty on phone and tablet but did in a backup and on laptop app, tasks didn’t show in a search - phone or tablet, I filed a ticket with details and screenshots. Th…Todoist: To Do List & Calendar
I’ve had this app for years, I got in while they had a lifetime pro deal going on. They have typically been very responsive to letting them know about problems but it’s been over a year of the app not working with my Apple Watch. It always says no events for today, no matter how many are on my calendar. A couple months ago I reached out over a different bug, when I change the date of a recurring e…24me: Calendar・Planner & To Do
Deep Report

This is the what. The Deep Report is the why.

Sample below is from the live budgeting apps Deep Report — yours is generated to order for task management and productivity apps.

The #1 counted gap

Sync & data runs 5.8% of this shelf’s negatives vs 2.2% typical, present in 9 of 14 apps.

+ 10 more gaps, ranked, inside.

Rival by rival

Rocket Money - Bills & Budgets68% negative367,314 ratings

Owns: Largest reach; bill-negotiation hook

Exposed: Billing fraud perception ('billing every three weeks'); inaccurate sync; no Zelle/CashApp

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NerdWallet: Smart Money App

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YNAB

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Monarch: Budget & Track Money

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7 rivals read this way inside — owned ground and exposed flank, each.

Root causes behind each complaint, which competitor has already solved it, and whether the gap in task management and productivity apps is still open — the part a model can’t reconstruct.

Frequently asked

What do users complain about most in task management and productivity apps?

The most common complaint is "Missing or incomplete features limiting functionality" — 22% of analyzed complaints across 48 apps.

How many reviews did App Imp analyze for task management and productivity apps?

10,670 real App Store reviews across 48 apps — frequency-ranked and counted, never estimated.

What are the top complaints in task management and productivity apps?

1. Missing or incomplete features limiting functionality (22%); 2. App crashes and freezes frequently (19%); 3. Bugs persist despite repeated user reports (15%); 4. User interface confusing and poor design (12%); 5. Expensive paywall and aggressive upgrade prompts (12%).

Other counted categories

Every figure above is counted from real, public App Store reviews — never estimated, never LLM-invented. 10,670 reviews across 48 task management and productivity apps.