Good Todo vs todo mate

Good Todo

• Clearing an inbox by forwarding emails into a to-do list
• Planning one day at a time and pushing the rest to later dates
• People who would pay a subscription to avoid third-party trackers

todo mate

• People who want tasks, routines and a diary in one app
• Friends who want to see and cheer each other's finished tasks
• Recording how long each task takes with a built-in timer
• Using one list across a phone, a watch, a Mac and a browser

Good Todo

• There is no free plan: after the trial the service costs $48 every six months, billed in advance and nonrefundable.
• It runs on the web, iPhone and iPad only, with no Android or desktop app.
• The homepage advertises a 60-day free trial while the terms of use describe a 30-day trial.
• The App Store shows the iOS app's most recent update as version 4.3.3, dated 05/10/2022.

todo mate

• The free app carries ads: Google Play marks it as containing ads and the App Store lists advertising among its contents.
• The vendor has no pricing page, and the store listings do not say what the premium plan adds. Prices here are from the US App Store.
• The listings mention PC use but name no Windows download; the vendor's site is the web app itself, and the Mac app is a separate listing.
• The App Store flags messaging, chat and user-generated content, which come with the social feed.

Good Todo

Todos by email

An email forwarded to a Good Todo address becomes a todo. Addresses such as tomorrow@goodtodo.com file it on a later day, and an email can be sent straight into a category.

A list for each day

Todos sit on the list for a specific date. Redate moves one to another day, and Multi-Redate in the web app moves several at once.

7-day and 30-day views

The web app can show every todo in the next 7 or 30 days under dated headings, and todos can be dragged from one day to another on that page.

Categories and recurring todos

Todos can be grouped into categories with an optional color label, and a todo can recur daily, on weekdays or on chosen days of the week.

iPhone and iPad app

The iOS app syncs with the online account and can create, edit, reorder, redate and search todos, view attachments and email a todo to any address.

Export and files

Todos can be exported from the Preferences page, a recurring email export sends them on a chosen schedule, and a Files page holds attachments and uploads.

todo mate

Color-coded lists on a calendar

Tasks are added to lists, and tasks can be color-coded so that the colors carry over to the app's calendar.

Routines

Recurring activities are kept as routines rather than one-off tasks, repeating weekly, monthly or on a cycle the user defines.

Task timer

A timer runs while a task is being worked on and the time spent is saved to that task. The feed's analytics page shows the accumulated timer duration.

Diary

A short diary entry can be written for each day, marked with an emoji for how the day felt. Stickers can be added to entries.

Friends, likes and crews

Users follow each other and react to completed tasks and diary entries with stickers. The release notes also describe crews with their own chat rooms.

Widgets and watch apps

A lock screen widget lists to-dos and marks them complete with a tap. The iOS app includes an Apple Watch app and complications, and the Android app supports Wear OS.

Good Todo

• Good Todo$48

  per 6 months, billed in advance ($8 per month)

  The only plan, covering the web app, the iOS app and email-in todos. Payments are nonrefundable, and the App Store sells six months of access for $47.99.

todo mate

• Free$0

  Lists, tasks, routines, the task timer, the diary, reminders and the friend feed, with ads shown in the app.

• Monthly premium plan$1.99

  per month, US App Store in-app purchase

  The premium subscription billed monthly. The store listings name the plan but do not say what it adds to the free app.

• Yearly premium plan$7.49

  per year, US App Store in-app purchase

  The same premium subscription billed once a year.

• 100 to 900 (numbered items)$0.99 to $8.99

  per item on the US App Store; what each buys is not described

  Eight purchases named only by a number from 100 to 900. Google Play's US listing shows the same range of $0.99 to $8.99 per item.

Good Todo

No public discounts listed.

todo mate

• Annual discount

  Yearly premium costs about 69% less than monthly

  The US App Store lists the premium plan at $1.99 monthly and $7.49 yearly. Twelve monthly payments come to $23.88, so the yearly plan works out about 69% cheaper.