Microsoft To Do vs To Do List by Splend Apps
We give Microsoft To Do a 3.8 GPA and To Do List by Splend Apps a 2.8, out of 4.0. Microsoft To Do grades higher on value for money, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Microsoft To Do
Free to-do list from Microsoft that syncs with Outlook tasks
Free
To Do List by Splend Apps
Android task list with widgets, reminders and Google Tasks sync
Free plan · from $2.99
How we grade them
| 3.8GPAMicrosoft To DoExcellent | 2.8GPATo Do List by Splend AppsGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AIt's free and there's no paid tier to be nudged towards. Lists, My Day, reminders, steps, notes and shared lists all cost nothing. | BThe only price on the US Google Play listing is a $2.99 in-app purchase, and the listing doesn't say what it unlocks or how it's billed. Small money either way. But we can't call a price good without knowing what it buys, so a B. |
| Free plan and trial | AThe whole app is free with a personal Microsoft account or a work or school one. Even file attachments are in, up to 25MB on a task. Most people would never hit a wall. | AFree to download and use, and the free app does the lot: task lists, recurring tasks, notifications, widgets, voice entry and Google Tasks sync. Most people could stay. The trade is ads, which the Google Play listing flags. |
| Features | BLists, due dates, reminders, notes, steps inside a task and My Day for choosing today's work. Solid basics. But sharing is boxed in: a list can only be shared between personal Microsoft accounts, or between accounts in the same workplace or school. | BLists, repeating tasks, all-day or by-the-hour dates, reminders that can speak aloud, a counter widget and a resizable list widget. You can add tasks by voice or in a batch. Solid basics. But sync relies on Google Tasks, and the listing describes no other backup. |
| Ease of use | A4.7 from about 268,000 App Store ratings. Sign in with the same account everywhere and your lists follow you. Unfinished tasks come back as suggestions the next day. | BA Quick Task Bar, voice entry and predefined lists to start from make it quick to get going. It's an app you install and use. There's no rating on record to go by, so it stops at a B. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android. Tasks also live in Outlook, Planner tasks show up here, Power Automate connects, and there's a public tasks API. No Linux app is listed. | DAndroid only. The vendor's site lists no iOS, web or desktop version. The one bridge out is two-way sync with Google Tasks, so your tasks can show up wherever Google Tasks does. |
| Best for | a free to-do list that shows up in Outlook | a plain Android task list with widgets |
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: Microsoft To Do and To Do List by Splend Apps. How we grade
Where they differ
- Microsoft To Do is free. To Do List by Splend Apps starts at $2.99 in-app purchase on Google Play (purpose and billing basis not shown).
- Only Microsoft To Do lists a web app.
- Only Microsoft To Do lists Windows, macOS and iOS apps.
- To Do List by Splend Apps also covers dictation.
In commonFree planAndroidTasks
At a glance
| Microsoft To Do | To Do List by Splend Apps | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $2.99 in-app purchase on Google Play (purpose and billing basis not shown) |
| Free plan | The whole app is free: lists, My Day, due dates, reminders, steps, notes, shared lists and up to 25MB of file attachments on a task. | Free to download and use, with ads: task lists, recurring tasks, notifications, home screen widgets, voice entry and two-way sync with Google Tasks. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
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| Made by | Microsoft Corporation | Splend Apps |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | play.google.com |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Microsoft To Do
- People who already use Outlook or Microsoft 365
- Anyone who wants a to-do list with no paid tier
- Sharing simple lists with family or coworkers
To Do List by Splend Apps
- Android users who want a plain task list with reminders
- People who already keep their tasks in Google Tasks
- Anyone who relies on home screen widgets to see what is due
Worth knowing
Microsoft To Do
- Signing in requires a personal Microsoft account or a work or school account.
- Lists can be shared only between personal Microsoft accounts or between accounts in the same workplace or school.
- No Linux app is listed; the vendor names Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and the web.
To Do List by Splend Apps
- Android only: the vendor's site lists it as an Android app on Google Play, with no iOS, web or desktop version.
- The app contains ads, and Google Play lists one in-app purchase at $2.99 without saying what it unlocks.
- Syncing relies on Google Tasks; the listing describes no other sync or backup service.
Key features
Microsoft To Do
- My Day
- A daily list that resets every night. Tasks left unfinished go back to the Tasks list and appear among the next day's suggestions.
- Lists, steps and notes
- Tasks sit in lists and can have due dates, reminders, notes, a breakdown into steps and up to 25MB of attached files.
- Shared lists
- A list is shared by sending an invitation link, and it stays in sync as members make changes. Access can later be limited to current members or switched off.
- Outlook and Planner
- Tasks are stored in Exchange Online, so they show up in both To Do and Outlook Tasks. Flagged email can be handled as tasks, and Planner tasks can be seen in To Do.
- Sync across devices
- Signing in with the same account on each device keeps lists in step; the vendor says the app updates every 5 seconds.
- Tasks API
- Microsoft points developers to the public Outlook Tasks REST API for reading and updating the tasks that To Do stores.
To Do List by Splend Apps
- Task lists
- Tasks are grouped into lists, with predefined lists to start from, and an action can be applied to several selected tasks at once.
- Recurring tasks and flexible dates
- The app supports repeating tasks, tasks with no due date, all-day tasks and tasks set for a specific hour of the day.
- Notifications
- Reminders can use sound, vibration and the phone's built-in speech synthesizer, and a status bar component keeps upcoming tasks in the notification area.
- Home screen widgets
- An icon widget can show a counter of today's and overdue tasks, and a resizable list widget displays upcoming tasks.
- Google Tasks sync
- Two-way synchronization with Google Tasks keeps the lists in step with a Google account.
- Quick entry
- Tasks can be added by voice, from a Quick Task Bar, in a batch mode for entering many at once, or from the clipboard and Android's share menu.
Plans
Microsoft To Do
Free$0
Every feature of the app, signed in with a personal Microsoft account or a work or school account.
To Do List by Splend Apps
Free$0
Task lists, recurring tasks, notifications, widgets, voice entry and Google Tasks sync. The Google Play listing marks the app as containing ads.
In-app purchase$2.99
per item; billing basis not shown on Google Play
The only in-app purchase price on the US Google Play listing. The listing does not say what it unlocks.
Ways to pay less
Microsoft To Do
No public discounts listed.
To Do List by Splend Apps
- Other savings
Included with Google Play Pass
The Google Play listing says Play Pass subscribers get the app free of ads and in-app purchases.
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