Doneit vs Kan Do
We give Doneit a 3.2 GPA and Kan Do a 2.6, out of 4.0. Doneit grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Doneit
Kanban task manager for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch
Kan Do
Personal kanban boards for Mac, iPhone and iPad, bought once
How we grade them
| 3.2GPADoneitVery good | 2.6GPAKan DoGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | APremium is $14.99 a year, about a third of what a typical to-do app costs over twelve months. Lifetime is $29.99 once. Monthly is $3.99, which only makes sense if you want it for a month or two. | A$2.99, one time, and that covers Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro, Apple TV and Apple Watch. No subscription and no in-app purchases. Most paid to-do apps charge more than that every month. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree gets unlimited tasks and subtasks, list, grid and basic board views, reminders, widgets and iCloud sync. But only 2 categories. Work and home, and you're full. Premium has a 7-day trial on the yearly plan. | FNothing is free. It's a paid download with no free version and no trial. At $2.99 the risk is small, but you are buying it blind. |
| Features | AFour views of the same tasks, plus folders, smart categories, tags, priorities and your own custom attributes. List actions change a task for you when it lands in a list. It syncs both ways with Reminders and can put tasks on your Calendar. | ABoards with your own columns, Spaces, nested tags, smart lists and a Calendar view. Tasks take start dates, due dates, repeats and reminders that keep going until you're done. Each one has a notes editor with images, drawings and attachments. |
| Ease of use | BWe have no App Store rating on record for it, so a B is as high as we go. It can import your existing reminders and calendar events, so you don't start from an empty board. | BWe have no App Store rating on record, so a B is as high as we go. There's no account to make. Buy it, open it, and your boards sync through your own iCloud. |
| Platforms and integrations | CiPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, with iCloud, Reminders, Calendar, Siri and Shortcuts. All Apple. No Android, Windows or web version, and sharing a category only works with other iCloud users. | CApple only, and its FAQ says there's no web or Windows version. Inside that world it goes far: Siri, Shortcuts, and on the Mac a built-in MCP helper so assistants like Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can read and manage your tasks. |
| Best for | kanban boards on Apple devices | personal kanban on Apple devices for $2.99 |
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: Doneit and Kan Do. How we grade
Where they differ
- Doneit starts at $3.99 per month, or $14.99 per year. Kan Do starts at $2.99 one-time purchase.
- Doneit has a free plan. Kan Do does not.
- Doneit also covers Gantt & timelines.
- Kan Do also covers calendar.
At a glance
| Doneit | Kan Do | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $3.99 per month, or $14.99 per year | $2.99 one-time purchase |
| Free plan | Up to 2 categories, unlimited tasks and subtasks, list, grid and basic board views, reminders, widgets, iCloud sync and sync with the Reminders app. | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of Doneit Premium Yearly | None listed |
| macOS | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | DesignTech SIA | Stephen Robles |
| Price read from | designtech.so | kandotasks.app |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
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
Kan Do
- One person running kanban boards across Apple devices
- Buyers who want a low one-time price and no account
- People who let an AI assistant manage tasks through MCP
Worth knowing
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.
Kan Do
- Apple platforms only: the FAQ says there is no web or Windows version.
- Boards cannot be shared with another person; sync runs only between one user's devices under a single Apple Account.
- It is a paid download with no free version or trial.
- Kan Do does not write tasks to the Calendar app, and Apple Reminders is the only app it imports from directly.
Key features
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.
Kan Do
- Boards, columns and list view
- Every project is a board of user-defined columns. Cards are dragged between columns, dividers split long columns into sections, and any project can switch to a list.
- Spaces, projects and nested tags
- Spaces group projects, each with its own icon and color, and tags can be nested to any depth to cut across projects.
- Notes editor in every task
- A task's note takes headings, lists, to-do checkboxes, quotes, code blocks, highlights, images, drawings and file attachments, which sync with the task.
- Smart lists and Calendar view
- Inbox, Today, Upcoming and Flagged collect tasks across projects, custom smart lists filter by tag, date, priority or project, and a built-in Calendar view shows tasks and subtasks.
- Reminders that repeat until done
- Tasks take start dates, due dates and repeats. Alert Until Done reminders recur every 30 minutes, hour, 3 hours or day, and can be snoozed from the notification.
- Siri, Shortcuts and MCP connector
- Siri and Shortcuts actions add, edit, find and complete tasks. On the Mac, a built-in MCP helper lets assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor read and manage tasks.
Plans
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.
Kan Do
Kan Do$2.99
one-time purchase
One App Store purchase covers Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro, Apple TV and Apple Watch, with no subscription or in-app purchases.
Ways to pay less
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.
Kan Do
No public discounts listed.
