Task Optimist
Adrian Hill Productivity iPhoneiPadiPod touchMac
Task Optimist is a free Productivity app for iPhone and iPad by Adrian Hill. Requires iOS 15.6. Updated May 28, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 46 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- May 28
- 2026 · v1.2.1
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About Task Optimist
Task Optimist is a different but powerful and simple project management tool. You input your tasks, deadlines, times and priorities. Task Optimist intelligently curates your agenda. If something takes longer than expected, Task Optimist automatically reschedules your remaining tasks. If a new task comes in, Task Optimist finds the best place for it in your schedule. If a deadline changes, Task Optimist adjusts your plan accordingly. Key features: Smart Scheduling – Tasks are automatically placed into your calendar so you never miss a deadline. Gantt Charts – Visualise your projects with dependencies, milestones, and progress tracking. Flexible Task Management – Create, edit, and organise tasks and priorities. Dependencies – Link tasks together so your workflow follows real-world order. Clean macOS Experience – Designed for focus and productivity on your Mac. Task Optimist is built for makers, freelancers, and teams who want to get more done without drowning in complexity. It gives you clarity, focus, and the peace of mind that your schedule is always optimised.
What’s new
Version 1.2.1 · Updated May 28, 2026
Task Optimist 1.2.1 adds major scheduling and workflow improvements. Gantt now supports richer timeline editing, task creation, dependency editing, drag/drop scheduling, row ordering, resize controls, better future-task handling, and clearer scheduling issue warnings. Agenda editing and drag/drop actions are more capable, with improved task panels, undo actions, edge scrolling, and schedule refresh animations. Projects can now use Simple List mode, split scheduling controls, configurable closed-task archiving/history windows, and stronger project data verification/repair tools. This update also improves schedule horizon controls, Work Now behaviour, fixed appointments, task deletion, dependency cleanup, startup/loading stability, navigation-panel behaviour, App Store/web links, and many UI polish and bug fixes.
App privacy
The developer, Adrian Hill, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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