Brisqi vs Doneit

Brisqi

• Personal kanban boards kept on a desktop computer
• People who prefer a one-time license to a subscription
• Working where internet access is restricted or missing
• Solo developers, freelancers, researchers and students

Doneit

• Apple users who plan personal projects on a kanban board
• People who want tasks kept in step with Apple Reminders
• Buyers who prefer a lifetime purchase to a subscription

Brisqi

• The free version stops at 2 boards, 5 lists per board and 5 labels.
• One-time licenses include 1 year of updates. The activated version keeps working after that, but later updates need a renewal.
• Cloud sync and the iOS and Android apps need the Standard plan at $80 per user / year; the one-time licenses cover offline desktop use only.
• It is built for individual use: the vendor says it is not designed to replace team tools with real-time collaboration, permissions and reporting.

Doneit

• Apple platforms only: the vendor lists iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, with no Android, Windows or web version.
• The free version allows up to 2 categories; the timeline view, list actions, attachments, tags, priorities and custom attributes need Premium.
• Sharing a category with other iCloud users and recurring reminders with custom repeat intervals are Premium features.
• Doneit Assist needs iOS 26, iPadOS 26 or macOS 26 or later on a device with Apple Intelligence turned on.

Brisqi

Boards, lists and cards

Boards are sorted into groups, and each card can hold a Markdown description, subtasks, comments, labels, a due date, a color and links to other cards.

Calendar and upcoming tasks panel

A monthly calendar shows cards by due date, and the upcoming tasks panel color-codes them by how close the deadline is.

Search, filters and list focus

Global search finds cards across boards, filters narrow a board by label or due date, and List Focus Mode dims every list except the one being worked on.

Offline local storage

The desktop app stores data on the computer and needs no internet connection or account. The vendor says it has no in-app monitoring or usage analytics.

Backups, CSV export and printing

Boards can be backed up to a folder of the user's choice, including one synced by Dropbox or Google Drive, and exported to CSV. Lists and cards can be printed.

Encrypted sync and mobile apps

The Standard subscription adds cloud sync that encrypts data on the device before it is uploaded, along with the iOS and Android apps.

Doneit

List, grid, board and timeline views

A task list can be displayed as a list, a grid, a kanban board or a timeline. The App Store listing puts the timeline and the advanced board view under Premium.

Categories, folders and attributes

Tasks sit in categories, with folders, smart categories, tags, priorities, statuses and custom attributes available in Premium for finer organization.

List actions

A Premium setting that defines what happens to a task when it is added to a particular task list, so routine changes are applied automatically.

Reminders and Calendar sync

Doneit imports reminders and calendar events, syncs both ways with the system Reminders app, and can add tasks and subtasks to the Calendar app as events.

Attachments

With Premium, files, photos, scanned documents and drawings can be attached to tasks and subtasks.

Doneit Assist

An on-device assistant built on Apple's Foundation Models framework that drafts tasks and subtasks from a prompt and summarizes a task list. It also works offline.

Brisqi

• Free$0

  Offline desktop app limited to 2 boards, 5 lists per board and 5 labels.

• Personal$29.99

  one-time payment, 1 device activation

  Offline desktop use on one computer with unlimited boards, lists, labels and cards, plus 1 year of updates.

• Basic$49.99

  one-time payment, 3 device activations

  Everything in Personal on up to three desktop computers, with 1 year of updates.

• Business$34.99

  one-time payment per 3-device pack, minimum 2 packs

  Same features as Basic at a 30% volume discount, for more than 3 desktop activations. Each pack adds 3 activations to one license.

• Standard$80

  per user / year

  Everything in Basic plus end-to-end encrypted cloud sync, the iOS and Android apps and ongoing updates.

Doneit

• Free$0

  Up to 2 categories with unlimited tasks and subtasks, list, grid and basic board views, iCloud sync and Reminders sync.

• Premium Monthly$3.99

  per month

  Unlimited categories, advanced board and timeline views, list actions, attachments, tags, priorities, custom attributes and iCloud sharing.

• Premium Yearly$14.99

  per year

  The same Premium features billed once a year, with a 7-day free trial.

• Premium Lifetime$29.99

  one-time purchase

  Premium unlocked with a single payment; a monthly or yearly subscriber can upgrade to it from the app's settings.

Brisqi

• Education

  50% off for students

  Students get 50% off the Basic and Standard plans by emailing proof of enrollment before buying. On Standard the discount lasts 1 year, and the code can be applied once.

• Other savings

  40% off license renewals

  After the year of updates included with a one-time license, the license can be renewed for further updates at 40% off the regular price.

Doneit

• Annual discount

  Yearly plan costs about 69% less than monthly

  Doneit Premium is $3.99 monthly or $14.99 yearly, so a year on the yearly plan costs about 69% less than twelve monthly payments.

• Lifetime license

  Premium Lifetime for a one-time $29.99

  The Lifetime option on the pricing section unlocks Doneit Premium with a single payment in place of the monthly or yearly subscription.

• Education

  50% student discount

  The pricing section advertises a 50% student discount. Its Get Discount button leads to Student App Centre, a separate membership service that issues the discount.

• Other savings

  Premium can be shared with Family Sharing

  DesignTech's support pages say a Doneit Premium purchase can be shared with up to 5 people through Apple's Family Sharing.