Any.do vs todo mate

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

todo mate

• People who want tasks, routines and a diary in one app
• Friends who want to see and cheer each other's finished tasks
• Recording how long each task takes with a built-in timer
• Using one list across a phone, a watch, a Mac and a browser

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.

todo mate

• The free app carries ads: Google Play marks it as containing ads and the App Store lists advertising among its contents.
• The vendor has no pricing page, and the store listings do not say what the premium plan adds. Prices here are from the US App Store.
• The listings mention PC use but name no Windows download; the vendor's site is the web app itself, and the Mac app is a separate listing.
• The App Store flags messaging, chat and user-generated content, which come with the social feed.

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.

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Color-coded lists on a calendar

Tasks are added to lists, and tasks can be color-coded so that the colors carry over to the app's calendar.

Routines

Recurring activities are kept as routines rather than one-off tasks, repeating weekly, monthly or on a cycle the user defines.

Task timer

A timer runs while a task is being worked on and the time spent is saved to that task. The feed's analytics page shows the accumulated timer duration.

Diary

A short diary entry can be written for each day, marked with an emoji for how the day felt. Stickers can be added to entries.

Friends, likes and crews

Users follow each other and react to completed tasks and diary entries with stickers. The release notes also describe crews with their own chat rooms.

Widgets and watch apps

A lock screen widget lists to-dos and marks them complete with a tap. The iOS app includes an Apple Watch app and complications, and the Android app supports Wear OS.

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.

todo mate

• Free$0

  Lists, tasks, routines, the task timer, the diary, reminders and the friend feed, with ads shown in the app.

• Monthly premium plan$1.99

  per month, US App Store in-app purchase

  The premium subscription billed monthly. The store listings name the plan but do not say what it adds to the free app.

• Yearly premium plan$7.49

  per year, US App Store in-app purchase

  The same premium subscription billed once a year.

• 100 to 900 (numbered items)$0.99 to $8.99

  per item on the US App Store; what each buys is not described

  Eight purchases named only by a number from 100 to 900. Google Play's US listing shows the same range of $0.99 to $8.99 per item.

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.

todo mate

• Annual discount

  Yearly premium costs about 69% less than monthly

  The US App Store lists the premium plan at $1.99 monthly and $7.49 yearly. Twelve monthly payments come to $23.88, so the yearly plan works out about 69% cheaper.