Looking for an alternative to apps like TickTick and Todoist but I don’t want a subscription to deal with. I can justify a one time purchase of a todo app though as long as it’s reasonable. Any recommendations?
Damn they’re making todo lists a subscription service now??
To answer the question: anything that provides a CALDAV backend (e.g. Nextcloud, Etesync, Radicale). Some are free with limited storage, but some are subscription based, but you get calendar, storage, other stuff too. You can additionally self-host a CALDAV server or Nextcloud to use these services gratuit. For a more minimal implentation, try plain text, markdown, orgmode, etc., and use Syncthing to sync between devices.
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Syncs with Nextcloud as well, very good although the €1 a year subscription is a bit meh
Version from fdroid is free
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If you download it from Fdroid, it doesn’t have a subscription. And it has all the features unlocked.
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Tasks.org syncs with various services. Those services may or may not have a web UI. I use it with Nextcloud tasks, which has a serviceable web UI.
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What features are locked? I’ve only ever used the f-droid version, and haven’t noticed anything blocked. But I don’t use it much (unfortunately).
I use Obsidian for note taking, and I downloaded an extension for the ability to turn any note into a task.
Might not be exactly what you’re looking for, but it’s FREE and locally hosted on your PC.
I’m REALLY interested to learn Obsidian. I like the fact that the files are simply .md files so they can be exported to anything else after. Also that’s it’s SUPER extensible and customizable. It should perfect for my needs to combine my procedures, documentations and projects follow-ups
It does take some effort to learn, but it is super customizable and it’s been working great for me so far.
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Tasks.org app because it syncs across Nextcloud or Apple Reminders or Android or Linux, and more.
The best piece of software I’ve ever used, which also happens to be an excellent todo list is org-mode. It has a very steep learning curve, but it is obscenely flexible.
I tried to learn org mode, but I really just did not get it :( Went with Obsidian instead!
I’d say the curve is just long, not steep. Most of the capabilities in Org-mode can in my opinion be ignored for a To-Do list.
Wow I just mucked around with this just an hour ago because I wanted to swap off ToDoist…
I found Google Tasks has a bunch of cool apps that work great with its API (including a cool Raycast plugin for Mac users), apps like ToDoist and TickTick do a lot but they had too many features for my liking. I wanted something that was just a simple list like TeuxDeux which can sync between my Mac and Android.
Settled on the Microsoft ToDo app for ephemeral tasks and I plan to beef up my obsidian vault a little to use it for more long-term tasks. Ultimately it really depends what you’re looking for because there’s so many options
Apple reminders (has gotten better and better, syncs, gets updates, is 100% free, sharing, built in, …).
Things is also great.
These are both iOS/macOS though, so sry if you were looking for something else
The only thing I wish Apple Reminders has is the ability to set a recurring task like “30 days after task completion”
2Do - has so many features that I don’t even use half of. Very powerful and I believe it is just a one time charge. Ive been using it for almost a decade now
I just use Google Tasks, and it works very well. Got a widget on my home screen with open tasks and I can manage them via my desktop as well.
I use Dynalist. It’s an outliner, not strictly a to-do app but functions well enough as one. Also useful for notes, brainstorming, project management, or anything where you want text in a tree structure.
Apple Reminders, which I now keep in a widget on my phone & iPad home screens. This is mainly for repeating items, like shopping, since I can turn on “show completed” and then uncheck them to put back on the list.
Or paper notebook, which I normally have in my pocket. This is for more serious things where I need to write some procedure or notes.
Used to use Things, which is great, but it’s overkill for my current needs.
have you tried notion?
Free as in a standalone app or as in its part of something you already own?
The gmail and Microsoft both have apps that are not only cross-platform, web-accessible, and cloud sync’d but they integrate with native apps in your phone.
What features that you want are missing from the free versions of ticktick and todoist?
I’m currently using todoist and the 5 project limit is my main problem.
