Llama Life vs Todoist
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Llama Life
Timeboxing to-do list with a countdown timer for every task
Todoist
Cross-platform to-do list with natural-language task entry
Where they differ
- Llama Life starts at $39 per year, or $6 billed monthly. Todoist starts at $5 per user / month, billed yearly.
- Todoist has a free plan. Llama Life does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Todoist lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Only Todoist lists a browser extension.
- Llama Life also covers time tracking and focus music.
- Todoist also covers natural-language input, calendar and kanban boards.
At a glance
| Llama Life | Todoist | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $39 per year, or $6 billed monthly | $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 | 7-day free trial, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Llama Life, Inc. | Todoist Inc. |
| Price read from | llamalife.co | todoist.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Llama Life
- People who work better with a visible countdown on each task
- Adults with ADHD, the audience the founder built it for
- Running repeatable routines from preset lists
- Todoist users who want a focused list for today's tasks
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
Llama Life
- There is no free plan: after the 7-day trial a Monthly or Annual subscription is required.
- The Todoist and Notion integrations only import tasks; nothing is written back to either service.
- The vendor positions it for working through today's tasks and suggests keeping a main list of projects in a tool such as Todoist.
- The App Store listing is for iPhone only.
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
Llama Life
- A countdown timer for every task
- Each task gets its own timer, from 1 minute to several hours, to encourage working on one thing at a time. When a timer reaches zero, Overtime keeps counting the extra time.
- List time and end time
- The list shows the start and end time of each task, the total list time and an estimated finishing time for the day.
- Preset Lists
- Tasks that are done together, such as a morning routine, are saved as a preset and loaded into the Now list in a few clicks. Templates from the site can be imported as presets.
- Break-it-down and Random Task
- A large task can be split into smaller steps with a suggested time for each, and the app can pick a random task from the list to help with getting started.
- Alarms, chimes and soundscapes
- Alarms can be silent and visual, nagging or continuous, a chime can sound at a chosen interval, and background sounds include beach, forest, thunderstorm and wind.
- Todoist and Notion import
- Tasks due today in Todoist and page titles from Notion can be pulled in as tasks. Both integrations are one-way, and the Notion one is labeled beta.
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
Llama Life
Monthly$6
per month
The same benefits as the Annual plan, billed month to month.
Annual$39
per year
Access to all features on desktop, iOS and Android, with self-service cancellation. Marked as the most popular plan.
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
Llama Life
- Annual discount
Annual plan: $39 against $72 paid monthly
The Annual plan costs $39 a year, against $72 for twelve months on the $6 Monthly plan, a saving of about 46%.
- Other savings
30% off the first year of the Annual plan
A site banner advertises 30% off the first year of the Annual plan, shown as $27.50 instead of $39. It gives October 7, 2026 as the end date, but the page still showed the sale on October 9.
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.
