Alternatives to Tasker
The most capable automation app for Android. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Tasker
The most capable automation app for Android.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Tasker.
MacroDroid
Android automation with a visual trigger and action builder.
MacroDroid is a freemium Android automation app with a guided visual builder and community templates, easier to start with but less powerful for complex logic, and capping free macros.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Tasker as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Apple Shortcuts
Apple's built-in drag-and-drop automation app for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
Tasker moves automation to Android as a one-time paid closed-source app with hundreds of triggers, variables and control flow, but its learning curve is steep.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
IFTTT
A hosted automation service that links apps and smart home devices through trigger and action Applets.
Pushcut
An iOS app that shows actionable notifications and widgets triggered by webhooks, Shortcuts and HomeKit.
Home Assistant
A home automation server that talks to smart devices on your own network instead of through their clouds.
