Tasker
Hacker ApprovedRanked 3 of 6 automation apps by recommenders
People recommend it for powerful Android automation, from night mode to call rejection and hotspot triggers. The most common caveat is a hard-to-learn interface.
People recommend it for powerful Android automation, from night mode to call rejection and hotspot triggers. The most common caveat is a hard-to-learn interface.
17 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Powerful Android automation
“an Android tool that actually manages to offer useful automation”
Comment from 27 Mar 2026 in “Schedule Claude Code tasks on the web” “Pretty straight forward on Android at least to wire up a harness that talks to Tasker or another full automation app.”
Comment from 1 May 2026 in “Apple accidentally left Claude.md files Apple Support app” “I use termux and tasker to get my automations done.”
Comment from 5 Aug 2026 in “I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux” Night mode and phone tweaks
“I rolled my own night mode with Tasker years ago, before it was built in, and have never looked back.”
Comment from 24 Jan 2026 in “Bugs Apple Loves” “I just use Tasker to disable the touch screen and then I put my phone in my pocket.”
Comment from 20 Feb 2026 in “YouTube Blocks Background Listening Workaround for Free Users” Automates calls and hotspot
“Tasker to automatically activate my wifi hotspot for the car's Android headunit”
Comment from 24 Sep 2026 in “Apple iPhone 18 Pro Camera test” “you can automate rejecting an incoming call with Tasker”
Comment from 10 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Carrier-Explode: iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy carrier settings decoded”
Other automation apps people recommend
The four most recommended other automation apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammerspoon | 61 | 5 | 92% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Shortcuts | 57 | 35 | 62% | 12 | — | — |
| TaskerThis page | 12 | 5 | 71% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Automator (macOS) | 7 | 7 | 50% | 5 | — | — |
| Noodlesoft Hazel | 7 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
17 of the 19 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“you can automate rejecting an incoming call with Tasker”
“Tasker to automatically activate my wifi hotspot for the car's Android headunit”
“I use termux and tasker to get my automations done.”
“Pretty straight forward on Android at least to wire up a harness that talks to Tasker or another full automation app.”
“very powerful, but the UX almost makes you want to learn to write Android apps instead”
“an Android tool that actually manages to offer useful automation”
“I just use Tasker to disable the touch screen and then I put my phone in my pocket.”
“I don’t to install some app like Tasker or whatever the more modern version of that is.”
“I rolled my own night mode with Tasker years ago, before it was built in, and have never looked back.”
“it does not seem to record specific tasks”
“you can use Tasker and the AutoNotification plugin to block specific notifications that bug you”
“That's the biggest ask from myself from using it.”
“It's a shit name to begin with, now we have two of them.”
“The app launches, but it only shows an empty window.”
“it runs in its own session- like screen or terminal server- so i can keep using the computer”
“It’s great and I love it and don’t change the name!”
“requires using either a Google, Anthropic, or OpenAI service”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.