Saral Task — The Simplest Way to Assign Tasks to Anyone in 2026

I have tried most of the popular task management apps. Notion, Trello, Asana, Todoist, Microsoft To Do, Google Tasks. I know what they do well and I know exactly where they fail. And the place they all fail in the same way is this: I just needed to tell someone to do something, and every single one of them made that simple act into a project.

Notion wanted me to design a database schema before I could create a task. Trello wanted me to set up a board, create lists, and drag cards around. Asana sent me through an onboarding wizard that asked about my team structure before I had assigned a single item. Todoist is cleaner but still fundamentally personal — it is a list for me, not a tool for telling someone else what to do. Microsoft To Do is fine until you try to assign something to someone who has never heard of Microsoft To Do and has no intention of setting it up.

The gap I kept running into is simple: none of these tools are built around the act of assigning a task to another person as the primary interaction. They are all built around managing your own work, with collaboration bolted on as a secondary feature. What I wanted was the opposite — an app where assigning a task to someone else is the entire point.

So I built it. Saral Task is a free task management app for Android, iOS, and Web, built by Saral Apps Pvt. Ltd. using Kotlin Multiplatform. It does one thing and it does it perfectly: lets you assign a task to anyone using just their phone number, in three steps, without any setup, without any onboarding, and without any complexity.

The Problem With Every Task App You Have Already Tried

Task management apps have a complexity problem. The tools that dominate the market were built for teams running complex projects with multiple workstreams, dependencies, deadlines, and reporting requirements. They are genuinely excellent at that. But the vast majority of task assignment in real life is not that complicated.

You are a freelancer. You need your designer to update a banner. You send a WhatsApp message. They reply "ok". Three days later you follow up. They say they forgot. You send it again. It gets buried under 200 other messages. This is how most small-team task management actually works — not in Asana, not in Trello, but in WhatsApp and Messenger and email threads that nobody can search or track.

You are a small business owner. You need your accountant to file a document by Friday. You open Asana and realize you would need to invite them, set up a workspace, create a project, add them to the project, and then create the task. By the time you have done all of that, you could have called them. So you call them. They say they will do it. You have no record of it. It does not happen.

You are a developer. You need your junior to check server disk space on AWS. Drive C is showing 95% full. You could open Jira. Create a ticket. Add a description. Set a priority. Assign it. Put it in a sprint. Or you could just assign it in Saral Task in the time it takes to read this sentence.

The problem is not that people do not want to manage tasks better. The problem is that every tool built for task management assumes more complexity than the task actually has. What the market needed was a tool that treats simple task assignment as a first-class citizen — not as a feature buried inside a project management platform.

What is Saral Task?

Saral Task is a free task management app built by Saral Apps Pvt. Ltd. — Nepal's leading IT company — that lets you assign tasks to anyone using just their phone number. No workspaces. No boards. No tickets. No Kanban. No onboarding. Just three steps and the task is assigned.

The name says it all. Saral means simple in Nepali. And simple is exactly what this app is — by design, not by accident. Every decision made during development was filtered through one question: does this make assigning a task to someone easier, or does it make it more complicated? If it made things more complicated, it did not ship.

Saral Task is available for free on Android, iOS, and Web, built using Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) — the same technology powering Saral Apps' EdTech platforms that serve over 100,000 students across Nepal. One codebase, three platforms, zero compromise on performance or user experience.

Task management made so simple, anyone can use it. Pick a task, pick a contact, and it is done.

How Saral Task Works — 3 Steps, That Is It

The entire flow of Saral Task is three steps. Not three steps to get started and then more steps after. Three steps total, from idea to assigned task.

Step 1 — Create

Type what needs to be done. Be as specific as you need. There is no word limit, no format requirement, no template to fill in. Just describe the task the way you would describe it to someone in person. For example: "Check server disk space on AWS — Drive C is showing 95% full and needs to be cleared before the weekend deployment." That is your task. Done.

Step 2 — Assign

Choose who needs to do it. Saral Task syncs with your phone contacts — so the people you work with most are already there. If you need to assign a task to someone new — a freelancer you just hired, a consultant you are working with for the first time, a developer whose number you just got — just type their mobile number directly. No email invitation. No workspace link. No account setup required from you. Just their number.

Step 3 — Done

The moment you assign the task, the other person receives a push notification. They open the Saral Task app, and their task is waiting right there. No digging through email threads. No checking Slack channels. No missed WhatsApp messages buried under a hundred others. The task is front and center, with your name on it, clear and unambiguous.

They update the status as they work — Open, In Progress, Completed. You see the update in real time. No follow-up message needed. No "did you do it yet?" No manual status checking. The task manages itself from the moment it is assigned to the moment it is done.

Key Features of Saral Task

Task Creation and Assignment

Creating and assigning a task in Saral Task takes under 30 seconds. Open the app, write the task, pick a contact or enter a number, tap assign. That is the entire process. There is no project to create first, no workspace to configure, no template to select. The task goes directly to the person who needs to do it — fast, clear, and without friction.

Contact Sync From Your Phone Book

The people you work with are already in your phone. Saral Task syncs directly with your phone contacts so you do not need to maintain a separate team directory, add people to a workspace, or manage user permissions. Your contact list is your team list. Assign tasks to your developer, your designer, your accountant, your intern — anyone already in your phone — with one tap.

New Contacts — No Phone Book Required

Just hired a freelancer? Working with a new vendor? Got a consultant's number in a meeting? You do not need them saved in your phone book to assign them a task. Just enter their mobile number directly in Saral Task and the task goes to them immediately. This single feature solves one of the most common friction points in task delegation — the person you need to assign something to is not yet in your contacts.

Task Status Tracking — Open, In Progress, Completed

Every task in Saral Task has three status states: Open, In Progress, and Completed. The assignee updates the status as they work. The assigner sees the update in real time. This three-state system covers the full lifecycle of any task without overcomplicating it with priority levels, story points, sprint assignments, or custom fields that nobody fills in correctly anyway. Simple, clear, and honest about where work stands.

Push Notifications for Assigned Tasks

The moment a task is assigned, the assignee receives a push notification. Not an email that goes to spam. Not a Slack message that gets lost in a channel. A direct push notification on their phone that tells them exactly what they need to do and who assigned it. This closes the most common gap in task delegation — the moment between assigning something and the other person actually knowing about it.

Real-Time Task Updates

When the assignee changes a task status — from Open to In Progress, or from In Progress to Completed — you see it in real time. No refresh needed, no manual check required, no follow-up message to ask for an update. The task communicates its own progress. This is the feature that replaces the "did you finish it?" message that fills most people's WhatsApp chats.

Who Should Use Saral Task

Freelancers Managing Multiple Clients

If you are a freelancer juggling multiple clients and collaborators, Saral Task gives you a clean way to delegate work without pulling everyone into a project management system they will never actually use. Assign tasks to your subcontractors, track their progress, and close the loop — without the overhead of Asana or the complexity of Notion.

Small Business Owners and Team Leads

For small businesses where most task delegation happens verbally or over WhatsApp, Saral Task provides just enough structure to make work trackable without changing how your team operates. Your team does not need training. They do not need to learn a new system. They just need the app installed and their phone number in your contacts.

Developers and Technical Teams

For quick, non-Jira tasks — check this server, review this pull request, update this config, send this file — Saral Task is faster than any ticketing system. You do not open Jira for a 10-minute task. You open Saral Task, assign it in 15 seconds, and it is done. This is the tool for the tasks that fall between "too small for a ticket" and "too important to forget."

Students and Study Groups

Assigning group project tasks, tracking who is responsible for which section, following up on deadlines — Saral Task handles all of this without requiring everyone to sign up for a service or configure a workspace. Open the app, assign the reading, track the status. Simple as that.

Anyone Who Currently Uses WhatsApp to Delegate Work

If you are sending task-related messages over WhatsApp right now — and most people in Nepal and across South Asia are — Saral Task is the upgrade you did not know you needed. It keeps everything out of your chat history, makes tasks searchable and trackable, and eliminates the "I forgot, it got buried" excuse permanently.

Saral Task vs the Rest — An Honest Comparison

I am not going to tell you Saral Task is better than Notion or Asana at everything. It is not. Those are powerful, mature tools with years of development behind them. What I will tell you is that for the specific job of assigning a task to another person quickly and without friction — Saral Task wins by a significant margin. Here is why:

The single most important row in that table is the first one: assign via phone number. No other major task management app lets you assign work to someone using just their phone number — no email required, no account invitation required, no workspace membership required. That is the gap Saral Task fills, and it fills it completely.

The Tech Behind Saral Task — Kotlin Multiplatform

Saral Task is built with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) — the same architecture that powers every major EdTech platform built by Saral Apps, including Lex Nepal, Team Sandesh, and Kirtipur Valley Institute, all serving over 100,000 students across Nepal.

KMP allows one shared business logic codebase — authentication, task management, real-time updates, notification handling, contact sync — to compile natively across Android, iOS, and Web simultaneously. When a bug is fixed or a feature is added, it ships to every platform in the same release. No platform gets a delayed or degraded version of the app.

Compose Multiplatform powers the shared UI layer, giving Saral Task a clean, consistent interface across every platform without duplicating UI code. The result is an app that feels native on Android, native on iOS, and fast on Web — because it is. The shared KMP architecture is also what makes Saral Task's planned Web app and upcoming features like analytics and chat feasible without an exponentially growing codebase.

For a productivity app where speed and reliability are everything — where a delayed push notification or a failed status update breaks the entire value proposition — building on a proven, native-performance architecture like KMP was the right call. Users will never notice the tech. They will just notice that it works every time.

What Is Coming Next — Saral Task Roadmap

Saral Task launched with the core feature set that solves the core problem. But the roadmap is clear and the next set of features are already in development. Here is what is coming:

Due Dates and Deadlines

Set a deadline on any task. The assignee sees it clearly. Both parties get reminders as the deadline approaches. No more "I did not know it was urgent" — the deadline is part of the task from the moment it is created.

File Attachments

Attach documents, images, spreadsheets, or any file directly to a task. Send the brief with the task, not in a separate message. The assignee has everything they need in one place without asking you for it.

Comments on Tasks

Ask a question, provide an update, request clarification — all inside the task itself. Task-related communication stays with the task, not scattered across WhatsApp, email, and Slack. When the task is done, the full conversation history is right there if you need it.

Analytics and Reports

See how many tasks you assign, how many get completed on time, who your most reliable collaborators are, and where tasks tend to stall. Basic but powerful analytics that give you a clear picture of how work is actually flowing across your team.

Chat Feature

A lightweight, task-focused chat directly inside Saral Task — so you can communicate with the people you work with without leaving the app. Not a full messaging platform. Just enough to handle task-related conversations without switching to WhatsApp.

Multiple Assignees

Assign the same task to multiple people simultaneously. Perfect for tasks that require parallel work, group accountability, or where more than one person needs to be aware of what needs to happen.

The principle guiding everything on the roadmap is the same principle that guided the initial launch: add features that make task assignment easier, never add features that make it more complicated. The simplicity of Saral Task is not a limitation. It is the product.

How to Download Saral Task — Free on Android, iOS, and Web

Saral Task is completely free. No subscription. No premium tier. No credit card. Just download and start assigning tasks.

• Android: Download on Google Play Store
• iOS: Available on the App Store — search for Saral Task
• Web: saralapps.com/saraltask

Once installed, open the app, allow contact sync, and your first task can be assigned in under a minute. No tutorial required. No onboarding wizard. No setup checklist. The app is self-explanatory because it does exactly one thing.

If you have feedback, feature requests, or run into any issues — reach out to us at info@saralapps.com or call us at +977 9864987764. Saral Task is a product we use ourselves every day at Saral Apps, which means every piece of feedback goes directly into the hands of the people building it.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Saral Task?

Saral Task is a free task management app built by Saral Apps Pvt. Ltd. that lets you assign tasks to anyone using just their phone number — in three steps, with no workspace setup, no boards, and no complexity. Available on Android, iOS, and Web, built with Kotlin Multiplatform.

Is Saral Task free?

Yes. Saral Task is completely free to download and use on Android, iOS, and Web. No hidden charges, no premium tiers, no feature locks. Download it from the Google Play Store or App Store at zero cost.

How is Saral Task different from Trello, Asana, and Notion?

Trello, Asana, and Notion are full project management platforms that require significant setup and onboarding. Saral Task does one thing: lets you assign a task to someone using their phone number in 3 steps. No workspaces, no boards, no cards, no tickets. Just create, assign, done. It is the tool for tasks that are too small for a ticket and too important to leave in a WhatsApp message.

Does the person I assign a task to need to create an account?

They need the Saral Task app installed on their phone. Once they open it, their assigned task is waiting for them immediately — no complicated onboarding, no workspace invitation, no email confirmation. Just open the app and the task is there.

What platforms is Saral Task available on?

Saral Task is available on Android (Google Play Store), iOS (App Store), and Web. It is built with Kotlin Multiplatform so the app runs natively and consistently on every platform from a shared codebase.

What features are coming to Saral Task?

The upcoming features include due dates and deadlines, file attachments, comments on tasks, analytics and reports, a built-in chat feature, and multiple assignees per task. The core simplicity of the app will remain the same — every new feature will make task assignment easier, not more complicated.

Written by Rohan Paudel — software developer and co-founder of Saral Apps Pvt. Ltd. I built Saral Task because I needed it. I hope you find it as useful as I do. Download it free at saralapps.com/saraltask or connect with me at rohanpaudel.com.np.