Llama vs Tasker? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've been using Llama for a while and really like it. Have been thinking about using Tasker instead and would like to ask people with experience of both:
What about Tasker makes it worthwhile to spend the $5 instead of using the free Llama?
I'd like to be convinced Descriptions of cool uses of Tasker that Llama is incapable of welcome

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I use them both but prefer Tasker because of SMS actions. However, SMS integration is on Llama's to-do list.

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So far I have tried ALL auto profile apps -- Locale I only had for 15 minutes bc I have tasker and it uses the locale plugins.
Tasker was hard as hell to get the hang of. But once it "clicked" , I was downright ASTOUNDED by what it can do.
I just got Llama, and I like it a lot...much easier than tasker. Some thigns I like better -- enter vs leaving a location etc. However, Tasker is MUCH more powerful and the gui - while difficult to use - is much more clear to see and operate.
If I had to only pick one ---- TASKER. While Llama has its advantages, tasker can do alot more. This also means much more room to screw something up. LOL.
Tasker is worth the money ...even if you end up not using it, just to know that your phone will to anything the way YOU WANT when YOU WANT how YOU WANT.
**** TASKER TIP*****
A profile is a list of "if's" - conditions to kick of a task.
A task is a list of actions -- I thought each needed many tasks but no --- a task itself has the many actions in it.
Smart bc then you can add or swap tasks as need be without having to remake them.
Also, I value tasker's SMS functions and If, then, Goto, else if etc action statements allowing loops etc.

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I've just started using Llama myself after using Tasker for about a year. Llama is definitely more user-friendly in terms of building events and profiles. Tasker's learning curve is very steep by comparison.
However one advantage that I've found Tasker to have over Llama is that Tasker is a lot more aggressive when it comes to implementing its actions. When a condition is satisfied for a Tasker event, the actions kick in immediately. Whereas for Llama it can take a few minutes for it to even realise that a condition has occurred.
I've also found that some of Llama's actions don't always work properly, such as setting screen timeouts or brightness. For example, setting screen timeout to "Never" while on the browser only changes it to 1 minute. Or when a sound profile kicks in, looking into the audio settings shows that the volume hasn't actually been changed.
Of course Llama is free and you can't beat that in value for money. However Tasker is definitely more powerful and robust. There are pros and cons to each but if I had to pick I'd go with Tasker.
tl;dr - Llama is free and easy to use but doesn't always work. Tasker costs money and is complicated to learn but powerful and always works.

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What about Actions Lite (free, 'Actions Pro' with cost) vs. Llama or Tasker? Any comment will be welcomed.
I'm playing for several days now with Llama and it is really flexible and supports and/or operations, queued events and many abilities that can help solve complex cases like 'leaving my home - start polling BT - if connected: I'm driving - set Driving profile, if not connected: set outdoor profile' etc. On the other hand its division between 'profile' (only sound related settings) and 'action' (consequence of events) is a bit annoying...
One of the most used features (for me...) is the 'unlock screen' (for driving and at home) but none of the SW I have tested (such as 'profiling' ones or designated ones) works well on my HTC One X, ICS, stock ROM or Charmeleon ROM (PKMN). Any suggestions?

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I guess it depends on what kind of use you are going to do, i think llama is basic, just enough to silent your phone at home... But if you want to do something more complicated you should try tasker...

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I use Tasker.This is the best apps for customize all system.I tryed Llama to,but not the same.

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How about footprint? Tasker uses 18Mb ram. What's Llama's footprint?

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pbecks1963 said:
How about footprint? Tasker uses 18Mb ram. What's Llama's footprint?
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Llama is currently using 3.38MB on my phone.

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isNaN said:
Llama is currently using 3.38MB on my phone.
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My Llama is running at just under 10MB

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My Llama runs under 10MB as well.

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I use Tasker. Best app.

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manuelkuhs said:
I've been using Llama for a while and really like it. Have been thinking about using Tasker instead and would like to ask people with experience of both:
What about Tasker makes it worthwhile to spend the $5 instead of using the free Llama?
I'd like to be convinced Descriptions of cool uses of Tasker that Llama is incapable of welcome
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probably cant turn off your keyguard on a certain wifi network if you dont use tasker

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Having used both Tasker and Llama extensively (I would say 50 to 100 hours in each programming stuff) and having had both running my stuff at different time for over a year, I'd summarise them as follows:
Llama:
+ free
+ easy to learn
- functions a little limited although sufficient for most
Tasker
+ extremely powerful, far more functions
+ can export to make stand-alone apps
- steep learning curve
Summary/Advise:
If you're looking into Android automation, start with Llama to see can you do what you want. If you can't do it with Llama, then and only then move onto Tasker.

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mikeyb1216 said:
probably cant turn off your keyguard on a certain wifi network if you dont use tasker
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You can do this with Llama, too.

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oh you can? sorry i dont use llama so i didnt know for sure

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Any one knows how to copy llama cell locations and use it in Tasker.. ?

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leojab said:
Any one knows how to copy llama cell locations and use it in Tasker.. ?
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I'd love to know how to do this too.
Alternatively, has anyone been able to send Android intents between the two and have them work together? This would be quite useful in my opinion.

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is it possible to add conditions with Tasker?
I have been using Llama for months now and I love it. But it is true, sometimes, the actions don't run immediately after a condition is met.
I wanted to try Tasker, what I did. It is far more difficult to use!
Also, I don't know how to/if it is possible to set several condition to fire an action, what is easy to do with Llama.
For example, I want my phone to ring instead of vibrate when I am home between 9am and 11pm. So there are actually 2 conditions : time and location.
How do you do that with Tasker?
Also, is there a way to create a condition when you leave a location (which can also be done with Llama)
Thanks for your answers

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mikemyerslyon said:
For example, I want my phone to ring instead of vibrate when I am home between 9am and 11pm. So there are actually 2 conditions : time and location.
How do you do that with Tasker?
Also, is there a way to create a condition when you leave a location (which can also be done with Llama)
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Both are doable in Tasker. A context in Tasker can have more than one condition. One condition for a given context can be a time-based condition (say, between 9am and 11pm), and the other can be based on location. Just add more than one condition to a given context.
As for entering and leaving a location, you can do that with an enter and exit condition for a given Tasker context.
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