Lunatask vs Todoist

Lunatask

• Keeping tasks, habits, mood and a journal in one private app
• People with ADHD, whom the vendor says the app was designed for
• Students and teachers, who can request a 50% discount

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

Lunatask

• The Free plan stops at 2 areas of life, 7 daily habits and 30 relationships, and calendar integrations and weekly habits need Premium.
• There is no web app and no official browser extension; saving web pages relies on a bookmarklet or community-built extensions.
• Task metadata such as status, priority and dates is stored unencrypted, and the API cannot read end-to-end encrypted content.
• Premium has no free trial and a no-refund policy. The lifetime purchase is not sold in the mobile apps, and discount coupons do not work in the Mac App Store version.

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.

Lunatask

Task lists that prioritize themselves

Tasks are prioritized automatically, with a work-in-progress limit, timers and time estimates. The Eisenhower Matrix and Must/Should/Want workflows need Premium.

Daily calendar and time blocking

Planned tasks and habits can be dragged onto a daily calendar to block time. Connecting Google, Outlook or iCloud calendars to see events alongside is a Premium feature.

Habit tracker

Habits have customizable recurrence, current and record streaks and reminder notifications. Free covers 7 daily habits; weekly habits need Premium.

Mood tracking and journal

A mood and emotion tracker sits alongside a journal with a customizable entry template and PIN protection. Energy and stress trackers are Premium.

Notes and relationships

Notes and notebooks support Markdown, sharing and PIN protection. A personal CRM keeps details about friends and family with reminders to get back in touch.

End-to-end encryption and API

Text is encrypted on your device before it syncs, and encryption is always on. A public API and Zapier can create and update items but cannot read encrypted data.

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.

Lunatask

• Free$0

  2 areas of life, 7 daily habits and 30 relationships, with time blocking, timers, a work-in-progress limit, notes, journaling and Zapier.

• Premium$6

  per month, paid annually; $8 paid monthly

  Unlimited areas, habits and relationships, calendar integrations, Eisenhower Matrix, Must/Should/Want, weekly habits and note templates.

• Lifetime Premium$300

  one-time payment

  Premium for a single payment. Sold in the Windows, Linux and Mac DMG apps, not in the mobile apps or the Mac App Store version.

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.

Lunatask

• Annual discount

  25% off Premium when paid annually

  Premium costs $8 a month when paid monthly or $6 a month when paid annually, which is 25% less.

• Education

  50% off for students and teachers

  A 50% discount coupon for the monthly and yearly plans is sent on request to a school-issued email. It does not apply to the lifetime purchase or the Mac App Store version.

• Nonprofit

  Discount extended to selected nonprofits

  Lunatask says it extends the 50% discount on request to selected nonprofit organizations supporting charitable causes and to emergency workers.

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime Premium for a one-time $300

  A lifetime Premium license costs a single payment of $300, bought in the Windows, Linux or Mac DMG apps. It is not offered in the mobile apps or the Mac App Store version.

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.