Take the 2-minute tour ×  For general detecting circumstances
and triggering actions, what are the advantages/disadvantages of
Tasker and Locale? Which one does the best job overall
capability for improving the usefulness of a phone/device?
Categories of particular interest (in no particular order):    •
"Recipe" power   • "Recipe" ease-of-creation   • Variety of
circumstances that each app can detect   • Actions and
configurations that can be triggered   • Backing up setup   •
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Answers  up vote 8 down vote accepted  The easiest way to
compare these two apps:  Locale costs more. But it is a lot more
user friendly. You just set up "situations" with triggers and
actions. Then you prioritize the situations. That's it.  Tasker
costs less. But it is a lot more customizable. It's more like
being given a scripting language. There are TONS of options and
choices and it can get really confusing if you don't know what
you are doing. It is not made for the