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?
Task Warrior ( https://taskwarrior.org ) and syncing it to https://inthe.am
Task Warrior is open source ( MIT license https://github.com/GothenburgBitFactory/taskwarrior.git ) as is InThe AM (AGPL https://github.com/coddingtonbear/inthe.am ) and can be spun up without too much difficulty for self hosted options.
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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If you really want an app, Tusk is great, even just the free version. No ads. Nice colorful icons. Smooth interface, good scheduling options. Some functions are paywalled though, like calendar sync. I can’t remember if premium is a purchase or a subscription.
But really pen and paper is the best, imo. You can get little pocket notebooks. Much more satisfying and less restrictive than an app, if you don’t need it to also be giving you notifications.
Edit: Tody is great for household cleaning todos/scheduling. Also free and ad free, except for some paywalled functions.
Tasks.org app because it syncs across Nextcloud or Apple Reminders or Android or Linux, and more.
I’ve been using Remember The Milk for years. I get daily notifications by email (doesn’t mean I always do them) and there is an app but several features do require a Pro subscription.
It has subscription only features like ticktick.
If you download it from Fdroid, it doesn’t have a subscription. And it has all the features unlocked.
Yes, just found this. Anyways, I was fine to pay few bucks per year, but I need a full functional web version as well.
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.
I know, but non of these UI covers all tasks.org features (recurring, subtasks, tags etc). Moreover, you need a separate server for this - if you have one already - greate, if not this is an issue.
I needed webgui reachable from my office as well, used tasks.org with Google tasks for a while, but it is too limited (from the Google side), then I considered alternatives and found that in my case ticktick offers best set of features and “just works” for simple cross devices needs Microsoft Todo also works surprisingly well.
Now support of wearos becomes also a useful option.
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).
On play store sync is a paid feature and if I recall correctly, something tags related. It looks like, fdroid version is completely free: https://tasks.org/docs/subscribe
Anyway, it does not have full functional web version.
Syncs with Nextcloud as well, very good although the €1 a year subscription is a bit meh
Version from fdroid is free
Trello and the samsung notes for my galaxy tablet with pen.
FWIF I’ve tried TickTick and Todoist with paid plans, Google Tasks, Microsoft Todo and probably a few other free apps, and personally have settled on HedgeDoc for lists and Telegram for reminders. Nothing beats their simplicity and reliability.
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.
I have a pretty straightforward solution. I keep a text file called ‘todo’ in my Syncthing sync folder, and I added ‘cat Sync/todo’ to my Fish greeting.
I‘m using Due on the iPhone. It can be purchased per one-time payment and won’t get new features added then (bugfixes are still coming) but that’s fine since there are not so many new features. Plus, it syncs to the Mac (additional purchase needed).
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.
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.
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.
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.
