Chaos Control vs Everdo

Chaos Control

• People who organize work with GTD-style projects and contexts
• Buyers who prefer a one-time lifetime license to a subscription
• Keeping files and voice notes next to the tasks they belong to
• Small teams that want a flat price per workspace

Everdo

• GTD followers who want projects, contexts and next actions built in
• People who would rather buy a license once than subscribe
• Keeping task data on your own devices, with encrypted sync as an option
• Linux users: desktop builds come as AppImage, .deb, .pacman and Snap

Chaos Control

• The Time Tracker, cloud storage beyond 100 MB and the AI assistant are limited to the PRO plans, with weekly caps on AI requests.
• The site does not publish the free version's task and project limits.
• Some in-app prices on the US App Store are higher than on the website: PRO 10 GB yearly is $49.99 there against $39.
• Team workspaces are licensed separately, and file storage and AI for team workspaces are marked as coming soon.

Everdo

• The Free plan stops at 5 projects and 2 areas of responsibility.
• Encrypted online sync is not part of Pro. It is an ongoing fee listed at $1.66/mo, and the billing basis is not shown on the pricing page.
• The $39.99 App Store purchase unlocks Pro on iOS only; the $99.99 website purchase covers every platform.
• There is no web app, and local network sync works only while devices are on the same configured network.

Chaos Control

Chaos Box

An inbox for tasks, ideas and information that arrive unplanned: drop an item in to record it quickly, then process the accumulated entries when there is time.

Projects, checklists and contexts

Large goals become projects that break down into tasks with checklists. Projects are grouped into categories, and context tags group tasks by place, priority or other criteria.

Time Tracker

A timer started on a task collects time statistics for that task and by day, week and month. It is part of the PRO plans.

Files and cloud storage

Photos, voice notes, documents and other files can be attached to tasks or kept in a Files section that syncs across devices: 100 MB free, 10 GB to 1000 GB on PRO.

Chaos Control AI

A built-in assistant answers questions, drafts documents, prepares summary tables and writes action plans. PRO tiers include 10, 100 or 1000 AI requests per week.

Team workspaces

Separately licensed workspaces let members assign tasks to each other, with admin and member roles, a Kanban board and a built-in messenger.

Everdo

Next actions and a Focus list

Actions from active projects and standalone actions are pulled into one Next Actions list, and the Focus list narrows the view to due and starred actions.

Parallel and sequential projects

A sequential project sends only its top action to the Next Actions list, while a parallel project sends all of its next actions.

Tags, contexts and areas

Tags filter tasks by context, contact or label, and areas of responsibility let you work within one role at a time. The Free plan allows 2 areas.

Local database with two sync options

Every device keeps a full local copy of the data. Sync runs over your own network with a desktop app as the server, or through the paid Encrypted Sync Service.

Scheduling, reminders and recurrence

Tasks can be scheduled for specific dates with reminders, and repeating tasks are created from recurrence patterns you define.

Quick capture and inline commands

Quick capture collects tasks and ideas on every platform. In the desktop app, commands typed at the end of a title, such as :n to move an item to Next, apply on save.

Chaos Control

• Free$0

  The apps without a license, including up to 100 MB of file storage. Task and project limits are not published on the site.

• Premium$29

  per year ($6.99 monthly, or $49.99 one-time for Forever)

  Unlimited tasks and projects, without the Time Tracker, file storage or AI assistant.

• PRO 10 GB$39

  per year ($9.99 monthly, or $99 one-time for Forever)

  Unlimited tasks and projects, the Time Tracker, 10 GB of cloud storage, 10 AI requests and 10 minutes of audio transcription per week.

• PRO 100 GB$79

  per year ($14.99 monthly, or $199 one-time for Forever)

  The PRO features with 100 GB of cloud storage, 100 AI requests and 100 minutes of audio transcription per week.

• PRO 1000 GB$99

  per year ($19.99 monthly, or $299 one-time for Forever)

  The PRO features with 1000 GB of cloud storage, 1000 AI requests and 1000 minutes of audio transcription per week.

• Workspace: Small$79

  per workspace / year ($9.99 monthly, or $450 lifetime)

  A team workspace for up to 5 members, not charged per user. Larger workspaces for 10, 30 and 100 members cost more.

Everdo

• Free$0

  The full GTD workflow with up to 5 projects, up to 2 areas of responsibility and local network sync.

• Encrypted Sync$1.66

  per month; the billing basis is not shown on the pricing page

  Optional add-on to Free or Pro: end-to-end encrypted online sync through a service run by Everdo, after a 30-day free trial.

• Pro for iOS$39.99

  one-time in-app purchase

  Bought through the App Store. The vendor says this in-app purchase unlocks Everdo Pro on iOS only.

• Pro$99.99

  one-time purchase

  Unlimited projects and areas of responsibility, with a product key that unlocks Pro on every platform. Includes local network sync.

Chaos Control

• Lifetime license

  Forever licenses for Premium and PRO

  One-time Forever licenses are sold next to the subscriptions: $49.99 for Premium, and $99, $199 or $299 for PRO with 10, 100 or 1000 GB of storage.

• Annual discount

  Yearly plans cost far less than monthly

  A year of Premium is $29 against $83.88 for twelve monthly payments of $6.99, about 65% less. PRO 10 GB is $39 a year against $119.88 paid monthly.

• Other savings

  50% off PRO for Premium license holders

  Existing Premium users are offered an upgrade to PRO at a 50% discount, applied in the app when logged in or through a code requested from support.

• Other savings

  Workspace discount for lifetime PRO users

  Personal lifetime PRO users get 20% to 40% off a team workspace license on request, and PRO users are not counted toward workspace billing.

Everdo

No public discounts listed.