Switch from Town to Task Machine
Town organizes assistant work in conversations and routines with personal Wiki context. Task Machine gives people and agents Tasks with plans, review boundaries and shared history.
Prefer the side-by-side comparison?Why people switch
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Starter limits live triggers
Town's Starter plan limits custom routines to schedules at most once a day. Live email and calendar triggers require Pro or higher for personal routines, or a paid team plan.
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Team routines use Auto
Town's team routines always run in Auto mode. You can still override individual tools to Ask each time, so review those settings before moving sensitive work into a team routine.
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Memory portability is unclear
Town's terms say Memory Data may not be exported or transferred to third-party platforms. Its company announcement says company context can leave with you, so confirm what you can actually take before relying on portability.
What maps to what
Every answer links to its source and shows when we last checked it. The oldest check on this page was November 15, 2026.
| Area | In Town | In Task Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Work records |
In Town
Conversations are threads with your messages, assistant responses and tool activity. A detail panel holds referenced documents and routines. |
In Task Machine
Every job is a Task that a person or an agent owns. It keeps the plan, discussion, decisions, runs and history together, such as the draft and review behind a client report. |
| Recurring work |
In Town
Routines can start on timezone-aware schedules, email, calendar events or authenticated webhooks. A routine can have several triggers. |
In Task Machine
Start a Task or Workflow on a schedule in your timezone. A recurring job keeps one stable root Task, with each occurrence's own status and history. Service events can start Workflows through Events Connectors. |
| Workflows |
In Town
Instruction-based routines follow plain-language guidance at runtime. Code routines follow exact steps, such as grouping unread emails by sender for a summary. |
In Task Machine
A Workflow repeats explicit steps with branches, human questions and approvals. Verifier checks judge results against requirements and send failed work back with feedback, such as asking for missing report sources. |
| Approval |
In Town
Thread settings and per-tool permissions govern actions. Approval requests appear in chat and Notifications, where you can approve or reject them. |
In Task Machine
Decisions arrive in your Inbox with context. Choose Ask first or Automatic for each agent's actions, and put a Human approval step before a consequential action such as sending a report. |
| Memory |
In Town
Your Townie starts from an editable Wiki and uses global and routine-specific memories. You can inspect, add and delete saved memories, but memories do not change permissions. |
In Task Machine
Agents keep reusable lessons from corrections, such as an accepted example or a mistake to avoid. Memory is scoped to agents, projects, goals, teams and the workspace. You can read, correct and restore notes. |
| Pricing |
In Town
Starter is $15 billed monthly with 1,250 credits. Pro is $49 per user per month billed annually with 5,000 monthly credits. Most plans also offer monthly billing at a higher rate. |
In Task Machine
Usage based, from $29 a month before tax. The whole payment becomes usage that your workspace shares, with no base fee. |
A fact we cannot find or cannot check is left out, and prices can change after the date shown. Task Machine publishes this comparison and is an interested party. Town is named only to identify it, and there is no relationship between the two companies. Has something changed? Tell us.
You may stay with Town if
You may stay with Town if you want a personal assistant that reads your email and manages your calendar through conversation. Its team features share integrations, skills and background routines while keeping each person's assistant personal. Its Mac client can read iMessages with permission, and its iPhone app captures meetings and lets you approve work from your phone.
What you give up
Task Machine's docs do not describe Town routine or Wiki imports, native iMessage access, or Town's native Mac and iPhone clients. Its workspace guide describes installing the website on your phone instead. Recreating instructions, reconnecting accounts and checking each trigger takes time. Plan to rebuild context from original documents you are entitled to use rather than assuming saved assistant memories will transfer.
There is no trial. Your first payment funds usage, so budget for testing as well as the recurring work. You keep 100% of your revenue, Task Machine takes no cut, and never custodies your accounts. See pricing.
How the switch works
- Inventory one Town routine's instructions, triggers, tools and mode using its configuration preview. Keep original source files and check its export options before cancelling. Resolve the conflicting Memory Data terms and company-context statement before attempting to transfer saved context.
- Create your workspace, connect the accounts that job needs, and add permitted reference files to the Library. Check each connection's access rather than assuming Town's permissions carry over.
- Rebuild the selected job as a Task or Workflow. For a weekly meeting brief, define the source documents, reporting period and required output, then add a verifier for missing sources and an approval before sending.
- Choose Supervised autonomy and test with copied inputs. Check that the result uses the right account and reaches the intended reviewer before allowing live sends or updates.
- Set the replacement's schedule and timezone, or configure its Events Connector. Disable the original Town routine before enabling live actions in the replacement. Review personal and team routines separately, then cancel from Town's Plan settings when you no longer need the paid plan.
Common questions
Can I bring my Town data and memories?
Keep original files you own and check Town's export options. Its terms restrict Memory Data export, despite the announcement saying company context can leave with you. Task Machine's docs do not describe importing Town's Wiki or routines. Add permitted reference material to the Library and rebuild the process.
How do the costs compare?
Town's plans use credits, while Task Machine's pricing funds AI work and execution from $29 a month before tax, with no base fee and no trial. The units differ, so compare a representative report or meeting brief rather than treating a Town credit as one Task.
Will cancelling Town stop everything immediately?
Town's pricing FAQ says paid access lasts through the current cycle and cancellation moves the account to Free while preserving data. Disable the routines you are replacing yourself. Its team guide also says removing a member does not stop their personal routines or the team's background routines.
Do I need a Workflow for every routine?
Start with a Task for a single delegated outcome. Use a Workflow when you need explicit steps, branches or a review gate, then add the timing through Schedules.