Due vs Todoist
We give Due a 2.6 GPA and Todoist a 3.6, out of 4.0. Todoist grades higher on the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Due
Reminder app for Apple devices that nags until a task is done
Todoist
Cross-platform to-do list with natural-language task entry
How we grade them
| 2.6GPADueGood | 3.6GPATodoistExcellent | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A$7.99 once covers iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, and the Mac app is another $14.99. Both together cost about what six months of a typical to-do subscription does. Features released after your first year need an optional Upgrade Pass, $4.99 a year on iOS, and anything unlocked stays if you stop. | 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 | FNothing is free. Due is a paid download with no free version and no trial, so the $7.99 comes before you've set a single reminder. | BFree forever, and reminders are included now. But 5 projects is tight. Work, home, one side thing and you're done. |
| Features | BIt does one job, reminders, and does it fully. Auto Snooze re-notifies you every 1 to 60 minutes, 5 times by default and up to 10. Preset buttons postpone in a tap, repeats get as fussy as the third Wednesday of each month, and timers are reusable. But it's reminders and timers, not lists or projects. | 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 | A4.7 from about 2,800 App Store ratings. Type or dictate "at 9am tomorrow" and it offers that as the due date. There's no Due account to set up, and reminders fire without an internet connection. | A4.8 from around 129,000 App Store ratings. Open it, type a thing, done. Nobody needs a tutorial for this. |
| Platforms and integrations | CiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, synced through your own iCloud or Dropbox, plus Siri. All Apple. The Watch app is a companion that needs the paired iPhone, and the Mac app is a separate purchase. | AMac, Windows, Linux (yes, really), iPhone, Android, web, watch and browser. There's an API too if you like wiring things together. |
| Best for | reminders that nag until you act | 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: Due and Todoist. How we grade
Where they differ
- Due starts at $7.99 one-time for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch; Mac is $14.99, sold separately. Todoist starts at $5 per user / month, billed yearly.
- Todoist has a free plan. Due does not.
- Only Todoist lists a web app.
- Only Todoist lists Windows, Linux and Android apps.
- Only Todoist lists a browser extension.
- Due can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Due also covers menu bar app.
- Todoist also covers templates, calendar and kanban boards.
At a glance
| Due | Todoist | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | $7.99 one-time for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch; Mac is $14.99, sold separately | $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 | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Due Pte. Ltd. | Todoist Inc. |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | todoist.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Due
- People who dismiss a notification and then forget the task
- Time-bound reminders such as medication, bills and chores
- Buyers who prefer a one-time purchase on Apple devices
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
Due
- Apple devices only: Due is sold for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac.
- Due for macOS ($14.99) and Due for iOS ($7.99) are separate purchases.
- Features released more than a year after purchase need the optional Upgrade Pass: $4.99 a year on iOS, $9.99 on Mac.
- The Apple Watch app is a companion that requires the paired iPhone to work.
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
Due
- Auto Snooze
- An overdue reminder keeps notifying you until it is marked done or rescheduled, at intervals from 1 to 60 minutes. It repeats 5 times by default and up to 10 if configured.
- Quick access times
- A time picker with 12 customizable preset buttons sets or postpones a due date in one tap, and can add or subtract time from the current date.
- Natural date parsing
- Dates and times that you type or dictate are recognized and offered as the due date, for example "at 9am tomorrow".
- Recurring reminders
- Repeats range from daily and weekly to patterns such as the third Wednesday of each month or every 3 months after completion.
- Reusable countdown timers
- Timers are precise to the second, several can run at once, and a timer set up once is kept for reuse.
- iCloud or Dropbox sync
- Reminders and timers sync between iPhone, iPad and Mac through your own iCloud or Dropbox account. There is no Due account, and reminders fire without an internet connection.
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
Due
Due for iOS$7.99
one-time purchase
One app for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, with every current feature plus new features released in the year after purchase.
Due for macOS$14.99
one-time purchase
The Mac app, sold separately on the Mac App Store, with new features released in the year after purchase.
Annual Upgrade Pass (Mobile)$4.99
per year, optional
Optional subscription for iOS features released more than a year after purchase. Unlocked features stay after you stop.
Annual Upgrade Pass (Computer)$9.99
per year, optional
Optional subscription for Mac features released more than a year after purchase. Unlocked features stay after you stop.
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
Due
No public discounts listed.
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.
