Tasker review
A deeply customizable Android automation tool with a one-time purchase.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Tasker is an Android automation application for people who want device behavior to respond to defined contexts, events, schedules, and triggers. Profiles can use applications, time, dates, locations, gestures, events, and device states to start user-defined tasks. The app covers everyday automation as well as more specialized workflows, with actions for settings, notifications, messaging, files, media, apps, and location. It also supports shortcuts, widgets, quick settings, and custom scenes and interfaces.
Its main strength is depth. Tasker provides 350+ actions, scheduled and interval-based execution, notification and app triggers, automatic file backups, and Android plugin support for external actions and events. HTTP authentication and request actions connect workflows with web APIs, while JavaScript execution and WebView-based interfaces extend what a task can do. Tasker App Factory can turn projects into standalone applications. This breadth suits Android users who want to build detailed, condition-based automations rather than rely on a small set of fixed recipes.
Pricing is centered on a one-time purchase rather than a subscription. The Direct Purchase License costs $4, does not expire, and is valid for one device at a time. The Google Play option uses a one-time payment to unlock the app and includes a 7-day trial; its displayed price is region-dependent. Tasker has no free plan, and its platform scope is limited to Android. Choose it if deep customization, scripting, plugins, and device-level triggers matter more than cross-platform coverage or a free tier. Look elsewhere if you need desktop automation or a multi-platform workflow system.
Tasker pros and cons
- Where it wins
- 350+ actions for settings, files, media, messaging, and apps
- Context-based profiles support schedules, events, locations, and device states
- HTTP APIs, plugins, JavaScript, and standalone app creation
- Where it doesn't
- Android-only; there is no desktop version
- No free plan is available
- Direct-purchase licenses are valid for one device at a time
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