4.Do vs Any.do

4.Do

• People who plan with the Eisenhower or Covey four quadrants
• Android users who add tasks from the notification shade
• One priority matrix on Android, iPhone, iPad and Mac

Any.do

• Personal to-do lists kept in sync between phone, desktop and web
• Households that want shared projects and a shared grocery list
• People who want task reminders delivered in WhatsApp
• Small teams that want project boards next to personal tasks

4.Do

• The vendor says Premium is needed for full access to all features but does not list what the free version leaves out.
• On the App Store, Premium is a subscription at $4.99 monthly or $29.99 yearly; no one-time purchase is listed there.
• Google Play shows in-app purchases of $1.99 to $29.99 per item without naming them or their billing period.
• No Windows or web version is listed, and some features exist on one platform only, such as the Quick Settings tile on Android and Siri on iOS.

Any.do

• Recurring tasks, location reminders, color tags and WhatsApp reminders are Premium features.
• The Family plan is fixed at 4 members; a larger group has to move to the per-member Teams plan.
• The license agreement limits refund requests to within 48 hours of purchase.
• No Linux app is listed on the vendor's site.

4.Do

Four-quadrant matrix

Tasks are grouped by urgency and importance, with an overview of all four quadrants or a focused view of one. Quadrants can be renamed and given custom colors.

Auto-advance and drag and drop

Auto-Advance adjusts a task's quadrant based on its due date, and drag and drop moves a task by hand when its priority changes.

Subtasks, repeats and attachments

Large tasks break into subtasks, tasks repeat at custom intervals with reminders, and images or files can be attached for reference.

Sorting, filters and tags

Tasks sort by due date, creation date or manual order, and filters and tags separate work, home and personal tasks. The view can switch between all tasks and a filter by status.

Quick capture

On Android, tasks are added from a persistent notification or a Quick Settings tile. On Apple devices, Siri, Spotlight, voice input and a photo scan add tasks.

AI suggestions, Calendar view and sync

The App Store version suggests a quadrant for a typed task using on-device AI, groups tasks by due date in a Calendar view, and syncs through 4.Do Cloud.

Any.do

Tasks, lists and reminders

Personal to-do lists with reminders are free. Recurring tasks, location reminders and color tags are listed under Premium.

Calendar and daily planner

Calendar events and tasks are shown together, and a daily planner asks what you intend to get done today.

WhatsApp tasks and reminders

Tasks can be created and reminders received inside WhatsApp. WhatsApp reminders are a Premium feature.

Family space

The Family plan gives up to 4 members a shared space for family projects, task assignment and a grocery list that groups items by aisle.

Team boards and views

The Teams workspace has project boards with kanban, calendar, table and Gantt views, custom fields and time tracking.

Automations and templates

In the Teams workspace, automations can assign tasks, set due dates and update statuses, and more than 100 workflow templates are provided.

4.Do

• Free$0

  The four-quadrant task manager as a free download; the vendor does not list which features are reserved for Premium.

• Premium Monthly$4.99

  per month

  Full access to all features on iPhone, iPad and Mac, billed monthly through the App Store.

• Premium Yearly$29.99

  per year

  The same Premium access billed once a year through the App Store.

• Google Play in-app purchases$1.99 - $29.99

  per item; billing basis not shown on the listing

  The Android listing shows only this range for in-app purchases and does not name the items.

Any.do

• Personal$0

  Tasks and lists, reminders, calendar, daily planner and sync across devices for one person.

• Premium$4.99

  per month, billed annually ($7.99 billed monthly)

  Everything in Personal, plus recurring tasks, WhatsApp reminders, AI-powered features, color tags and location reminders.

• Teams$4.99

  per member / month, billed annually ($7.99 billed monthly)

  Everything in Premium, plus a collaborative workspace, unlimited project boards and members, 100+ workflow templates and admin permissions.

• Family$8.33

  per month for 4 members, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly)

  Everything in Premium for up to 4 members, plus a shared family space, a shared grocery list and up to 4 shared projects.

4.Do

• Annual discount

  Yearly Premium costs about half of monthly

  The US App Store lists Premium at $4.99 per month or $29.99 per year, so a year on the yearly plan costs about 50% less than twelve monthly payments.

Any.do

• Annual discount

  About 38% off Premium and Teams with yearly billing

  Premium and Teams cost $4.99 a month billed annually against $7.99 billed monthly, about 38% less. Family drops from $9.99 to $8.33 a month, about 17% less.

• Education

  Discounted Premium for students and educators

  The pricing FAQ says students and educators can contact Any.do's Customer Success Team for a discounted Premium offer. The amount is not published.

• Nonprofit

  Discounted Premium for people working at NGOs

  The same FAQ extends the discounted Premium offer to people working for an NGO, on request through the Customer Success Team. The amount is not published.