Blitzit vs Todoist
We give Blitzit a 3.0 GPA and Todoist a 3.6, out of 4.0. Todoist grades higher on value for money, the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Blitzit
To-do list that collapses into a floating focus timer
Todoist
Cross-platform to-do list with natural-language task entry
How we grade them
| 3.0GPABlitzitVery good | 3.6GPATodoistExcellent | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$4.99 a month billed yearly ($59.88), or $6.99 month to month. That's a touch above the $3.99 a typical to-do app charges. Every feature and unlimited lists are in either plan, so there's no upsell. | AFive dollars a month if you pay for the year, eight for teams. Hard to find anything this good on this many devices for that. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan. You download it and get 7 days, then buy a plan inside the app. A week is short for finding out whether timing your tasks sticks as a habit. | BFree forever, and reminders are included now. But 5 projects is tight. Work, home, one side thing and you're done. |
| Features | BTime estimates, a live timer per task, Pomodoro sprints, repeating tasks and reports on where the hours went. But the Blitzy assistant and Sessions Tracking are labelled beta, and PDF export of reports is marked coming soon. | BTyping tasks in and repeating dates are brilliant. Filters are great if you like that sort of thing. No start dates though, and the calendar view is paid. |
| Ease of use | BNo App Store rating is on record, so a B is as high as we go. The loop is simple: fill the Today column, press Blitz. One snag: moving from version 2.x to 3.0 means migrating your lists, and changes don't sync back. | A4.8 from around 129,000 App Store ratings. Open it, type a thing, done. Nobody needs a tutorial for this. |
| Platforms and integrations | AMac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with hooks into Google Calendar, Notion, ClickUp, Asana, Raycast and Zapier, and an MCP server for ChatGPT and Claude. Linux and web only exist in the 3.0 beta. | AMac, Windows, Linux (yes, really), iPhone, Android, web, watch and browser. There's an API too if you like wiring things together. |
| Best for | a to-do list with a timer on every task | all-round to-do lists |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Blitzit and Todoist. How we grade
Where they differ
- Blitzit starts at $4.99 per month, billed yearly ($59.88). Todoist starts at $5 per user / month, billed yearly.
- Todoist has a free plan. Blitzit does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Todoist lists a web app.
- Only Todoist lists a Linux app.
- Only Todoist lists a browser extension.
- Blitzit also covers Pomodoro timer, time tracking and reports.
- Todoist also covers templates, natural-language input, calendar and kanban boards.
At a glance
| Blitzit | Todoist | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $4.99 per month, billed yearly ($59.88) | $5 per user / month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | None | Beginner plan: 5 personal projects, task reminders, list and board layouts, 3 filter views and 1 week of activity history. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial after downloading; plans are bought inside the app | None listed |
| Web | ||
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Blitzit App Ltd. | Todoist Inc. |
| Price read from | blitzit.app | todoist.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Blitzit
- People who want a timer running against each task on their list
- Freelancers and students tracking how long tasks really take
- Mac and Windows users who like an always-visible floating timer
Todoist
- People who want one task list on every device they own
- Fast capture: typing a task with its date in a single line
- Households and small teams sharing a few projects
Worth knowing
Blitzit
- There is no free plan: after the 7-day trial a Monthly or Annual plan is required.
- The stable desktop app is for macOS 12.3 or later and Windows 10 and 11. Linux and web versions exist only in the 3.0 beta.
- Blitzit 3.0 uses a new database, so lists and tasks from version 2.x have to be migrated, and changes do not sync back.
- The Blitzy assistant and Sessions Tracking are labeled beta, and PDF export of reports is marked coming soon.
Todoist
- The free plan stops at 5 personal projects and keeps only 1 week of activity history.
- Calendar layout, task durations and custom reminders all need Pro or Business.
- Personal projects are capped at 5 people, even on paid plans.
Key features
Blitzit
- Blitz mode and floating timer
- Blitz mode starts a focus session on the Today column: the top task gets a live timer while the rest wait below, and the list can collapse into a floating countdown.
- Time estimates and tracking
- Each task takes an estimate of how long it should take, and the app records done time and overtime so the two can be compared.
- Pomodoro timer
- A Pomodoro mode splits work into sprints and breaks of fixed lengths that you set, such as 60 minutes of work and a 15-minute break.
- Scheduling and recurring tasks
- Tasks can be scheduled once or on a repeating basis, with alerts when a scheduled task comes due and a choice to do it now or later.
- Reports
- Productivity, time-spent and sessions reports show where time went by list and how closely time estimates matched what tasks actually took.
- Blitzy AI assistant and MCP
- Blitzy, labeled beta, turns typed or spoken thoughts into tasks, notes, subtasks and schedules. An MCP server lets ChatGPT and Claude create and find tasks.
Todoist
- Quick Add
- Capture tasks in natural language as they come to you, including recurring due dates and reminders.
- List, board and calendar layouts
- Switch any project between a list, a kanban board and a calendar. The calendar layout needs a paid plan.
- Filters, labels and priorities
- Saved filter views pull tasks from across projects: 3 on the free plan, 150 on Pro and Business.
- Shared projects
- Share a project to assign tasks and comment on them. Personal projects allow up to 5 people on every plan.
- Team workspace
- Business adds public and private team projects, folders, roles and permissions, and shared templates.
- Ramble and Task Assist
- Ramble turns spoken thoughts into tasks; free accounts get limited sessions. Task Assist is included from Pro.
Plans
Blitzit
Monthly Plan$6.99
per month
All Blitzit features with unlimited lists and tasks, bought inside the app after the trial.
Annual Plan$4.99
per month, billed yearly ($59.88)
All Blitzit features, unlimited lists and tasks, and all future updates.
Todoist
Beginner$0
5 personal projects, task reminders, list and board layouts, and 3 filter views.
Pro$5
per user / month, billed yearly ($60)
300 projects, calendar layout, task durations, custom reminders, 150 filter views and Task Assist.
Business$8
per user / month, billed yearly ($96)
Everything in Pro, plus a shared team workspace with up to 500 team projects, roles and central billing.
Ways to pay less
Blitzit
- Annual discount
Annual plan works out to $4.99 a month
The Annual Plan is $59.88 paid yearly, against $83.88 for twelve months on the $6.99 Monthly Plan, a saving of about 29%.
Todoist
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
Todoist's pricing page lists a 20% saving on Pro and Business when billed yearly instead of monthly.
