TasKing (task.ing) is made by Matt Swider. It runs on the same servers as shrtct.co, the internal site for The Shortcut. Questions go to support@task.ing.
To use TasKing you create an account with your name, email address and a password (we store only a secure hash of your password, never the password itself). You can add a profile photo and a handle if you like. When you sign in, we keep a sign-in record for each device (for example, "iPhone · app") so you can stay signed in and so the account can be signed out everywhere.
Your tasks, lists, notes, points, crowns, streaks and settings are stored on our servers in the United States so they sync across your devices. Personal accounts are private: only you can see your tasks. If you're on a team (like The Shortcut), teammates can see the tasks you choose to share with them, as you set per task.
If you used the earlier iCloud version of TasKing, those tasks stay in your own iCloud. They are copied to your account only if you choose "Bring in your iCloud tasks."
Connecting Google Calendar is optional. If you connect it, you sign in with Google and grant TasKing permission to see your list of calendars and to view and edit events on them. Here is exactly what TasKing does with that access:
To do this we store your Google account email, the access and refresh tokens Google provides, and, for tasks you've put on your calendar, the ID of the linked event and calendar. Tokens are stored on our server and used only to make these requests on your behalf.
You can disconnect anytime in TasKing (Calendar › Calendars › Disconnect), which deletes the stored tokens and revokes TasKing's access, or from your Google Account at myaccount.google.com/permissions.
Limited Use. TasKing's use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. We use Google user data only to provide the calendar features described above. We don't sell it, use it for advertising, use it to train AI or machine-learning models, or let people read it, except with your permission, to fix a problem you report, for security, or as the law requires.
On iPhone, iPad and Mac you can choose to show Apple Calendar (and other calendars added to your device) through Apple's EventKit. Those events are read on your device to display them, and changes you make in TasKing are saved to your device's calendar. Event details aren't uploaded; for a task you've linked to a device event, we store only the event's ID. You can turn off access anytime in your device's Settings.
If you turn on "Photo moments," TasKing reads only the timestamps of recent photos, on your device, to suggest tasks. The photos themselves are never read, uploaded or shared, and the feature is off unless you turn it on.
You can connect TasKing to an AI app that supports connectors, such as Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini, through the TasKing connector (task.ing/api/mcp, built on the open Model Context Protocol). Connecting is optional and works only after you sign in to TasKing and tap Allow. Once connected, the app can, when you ask it to:
The connector can't read your teammates' private tasks, your Google Calendar, your password or your other settings, and it can't delete tasks. To keep you signed in, we store a secure hash of the access and refresh tokens we issue to that app, its name, and when it was connected and last used. We never see your password for the AI app.
What the AI app does with your tasks is up to that app. When you ask it something, the task details it reads are sent to the AI provider (for example Anthropic for Claude or OpenAI for ChatGPT) and handled under that provider's privacy policy and your settings there. TasKing doesn't send your data to any AI provider on its own, and we don't use your tasks to train AI.
You can disconnect anytime in TasKing (Settings › Connected apps › Disconnect), which deletes the app's tokens right away, or from the AI app's own connector settings.
If you set it up, your own AI assistant (for example a scheduled Claude task on your Mac, using the Gmail access you gave it) can look through your recent email for events, embargo lifts, RSVP deadlines and receipts and send them to TasKing as suggestions, through the connector or a suggestions-only key. That assistant reads your email, not TasKing; TasKing receives only the short suggestion it sends (a title, date, time and a one-line note on where it came from), and keeps it until you add or dismiss it. You can turn off the key in Settings › Connected apps.
When you invite a friend, your first name is shown on their invite page ("Matt invited you"), and once they join, their name appears in your list of invites.
If you join the beta waitlist at task.ing, we store the email you enter to send your TestFlight invite and occasional beta updates. When you send feedback from the app, we receive your message, an optional screenshot, and basic technical details (app build and device type) to fix issues. Both are handled through Cloudflare, which processes them for us and stores them privately.
During the beta, the app is distributed through Apple's TestFlight. Apple collects crash logs and basic usage data under Apple's Privacy Policy and shares aggregate diagnostics with us.
All traffic to TasKing uses encrypted HTTPS connections, passwords are stored only as secure hashes, and access to stored data is limited to running and supporting the service.
We keep your data while your account is open. You can delete your account anytime in TasKing (Settings › Account › Delete my account), which erases your sign-in, devices, private tasks, lists, settings, suggestions, any connected Google Calendar tokens, and every connected AI app's access. You can also email us to ask for a copy of your data or to have it deleted.
TasKing isn't directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their information.
If we change this policy, we'll update the date above, and we'll tell you in the app before any change that affects how your data is used.
Questions about privacy? Email support@task.ing and we'll help.