When comparing Tasker vs Llama, the Slant community recommends Tasker for most people. In the question“What are the best Android apps for making your phone automatically perform certain actions based on set criteria?” Tasker is ranked 1st while Llama is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose Tasker is:
Tasker has an impressive amount of triggers, actions, and parameters that can be used together in an incredible variety of ways. It can even accept scripts to follow instructions.
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Pros
Pro Infinitely tweakable
Tasker has an impressive amount of triggers, actions, and parameters that can be used together in an incredible variety of ways. It can even accept scripts to follow instructions.
Pro Create powerful custom applications
Tasker has the ability to create custom applications, effectively replacing multiple installed apps in your phone with tasks that are triggered automatically. What's even better is that they will be custom tailored to fit your specific needs.
Pro Can adjust system software
With Root access it can also dabble with system software which other apps are not likely to achieve at the moment.
Pro Export tasks as standalone apps
Tasker allows exporting workflows you've created as standalone applications that can then be shared or even put on the Google Play store.
Pro Awesome plugin support
Tasker has awesome plugin support to connect with hardware that usually requires installing specific apps. For example, it has a plugin for Pebble smartwatch so that you can automate tasks that require using Pebble.
Pro Purchase only once
The dev does not keep bringing out revised apps expecting you to pay each and every time; the same app has been developed consistently for nearly a decade.
Pro Easy to use, yet powerful Events system
Llama's core feature is an easy to understand and use Events system. Events consist of Actions that trigger based on Conditions. You can combine this system with the Area and Profile systems to automatically adjust how your phone behaves in certain situations.
Conditions include:
- Connecting / disconnecting a Bluetooth device
- Entering / exiting Car Mode
- Charging / unplugged
- Day of the Week
- Entering / leaving / being in / not being in an Area
- Music starts / stops
- At a certain time interval
Actions include:
- Adjusting brightness
- Adjusting music volume
- Changing profile
- Killing an app
- Rebooting
- Placing a notification
- Running an app
- Turn account synchronization on / off
- Turn Airplane Mode on / off
- Turn mobile data on / off
- Turn GPS on / off
- Turn screen lock on / off
- Turn Wi-Fi on / off
Pro Free
The app is free, but you can opt to support the developer by purchasing a donation app for $0.99.
Pro Highly customizable Profiles
Profiles are a quick way to change your phone's behavior. You can adjust settings such as ringtone and notification volume and sound, music, media, alarm and in-call volume, choose between ring / vibrate / silent modes, among many more options.
Pro NFC-based triggers
Llama is capable of triggering when around NFC (Near Field Communication) enabled devices.
Pro Won't drain your data plan
Unlike a few other automation apps, Llama doesn't use a data connection so it will not cost to use.
Pro Reliable, cell tower-based location triggers
To teach Llama your current position, go to the Areas tab and long-press your current position, then choose Start Learning Area. The app will now and in the future identify that area based on cell towers in the location. The longer you stay within that area the first time you set it to learn, the better Llama will be able to identify that place.
You can also manually add or remove certain cell towers to areas.
Cons
Con Awful user interface
While it's incredibly powerful, Tasker's user interface is counter-intuitive, confusing, and just plain clunky at every turn.
Con Steep learning curve
Tasker lacks good documentation or tutorials, which is important as the learning curve is very high if you want to use its advance features where this app actually shines.
Con Seems to be abandoned by the developers
Last update: October 2014.