My Tasks vs TickTick
We give My Tasks a 3.4 GPA and TickTick a 3.6, out of 4.0. My Tasks grades higher on value for money and the free plan. TickTick grades higher on ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
My Tasks
Offline-first tasks, notes, lists and calendar for phones
TickTick
To-do list with a calendar, habit tracker and Pomodoro timer built in
How we grade them
| 3.4GPAMy TasksVery good | 3.6GPATickTickExcellent | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | APremium is $19.99 a year, or $2.99 monthly, and a lifetime purchase is $39.99. All three undercut the usual to-do subscription. It buys cloud sync and backup, shared tasks, the AI assistant and the OCR scanner. | BPremium is $49.99 a year, about $4.17 a month, which is right around what paid to-do apps start at. It buys 299 lists, multiple calendar views, task durations and 299 habits. The site sells it by the year only. The App Store also lists $4.99 monthly. |
| Free plan and trial | AUnlimited tasks, sub-tasks, notes, checklists, calendar events, reminders and repeating tasks, free and with no ads. Plenty of people could stop there. What you don't get is sync, so each device keeps its own list. | BFree for good, with sync across devices, list and kanban views and a basic calendar. But it's capped at 9 lists, 99 tasks a list, 5 habits, 2 reminders a task and 1 attachment a day. Fine to start on, tight once you spread out. |
| Features | ATasks with sub-steps, reminders, repeats, categories and tags. A notes editor, checklists you can drag into order, and a calendar in day, week and month views. Five widgets and a fingerprint or face lock too. Premium adds sharing and an AI assistant. | AType a task and it picks out the date, or just say it out loud. Show a list as a board, a timeline or an Eisenhower matrix. Then there's the calendar, the habit tracker, the Pomodoro timer and shared lists with tasks assigned to people. That's the whole job and then some. |
| Ease of use | BWe have no App Store rating on record, so a B is as high as we go. No account is needed to start, and it works with no connection at all. Sign-in only comes up if you want cloud backup or sharing. | A4.9 from about 46,000 App Store ratings, which is about as high as these go. Dates and times are recognised as you type, so adding a task doesn't feel like filling in a form. |
| Platforms and integrations | CAndroid and iPhone, and that's it. There's no web or desktop app, and nothing on record that connects it to other services. Getting your phone and tablet to match needs the premium cloud backup. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android and a browser extension, and it connects to Notion and Google Calendar. One small catch: location-based reminders are listed as iOS only. |
| Best for | a free phone to-do app that needs no account | tasks, habits and a focus timer in one app |
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: My Tasks and TickTick. How we grade
Where they differ
- My Tasks starts at $2.99 per month, or $19.99 per year. TickTick starts at $49.99 per year (about $4.17 per month).
- Only TickTick lists a web app.
- Only TickTick lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Only TickTick lists a browser extension.
- My Tasks can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- My Tasks also covers notes.
- TickTick also covers natural-language input, kanban boards, Pomodoro timer and habit tracking.
At a glance
| My Tasks | TickTick | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $2.99 per month, or $19.99 per year | $49.99 per year (about $4.17 per month) |
| Free plan | The core app is free with no ads: unlimited tasks, subtasks, notes, checklists, calendar events, reminders, recurring tasks, widgets and themes. | 9 lists, 99 tasks per list, 5 habits, 2 reminders per task and 1 attachment per day, with list and kanban views, a basic calendar view and sync across devices. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Stefanos Kouzounis | Appest Inc. |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | ticktick.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Who each one suits
My Tasks
- People who want a to-do app that needs no account or connection
- Keeping tasks, notes, lists and a calendar in one phone app
- Couples or families sharing lists, with premium
TickTick
- People who want tasks, habits and a focus timer in a single app
- Keeping the same lists on Windows, Mac, Linux, phones and the web
- Students and school staff, who can apply for a discount on Premium
Worth knowing
My Tasks
- Cloud backup and sync, shared tasks, the AI assistant, the OCR scanner and drawing notes are premium features.
- Without premium each device keeps its own separate list; syncing a phone and a tablet, or Android and iPhone, needs the premium cloud backup.
- It is available for Android 8.0 and up and for iPhone and iPad only, with no web or desktop app.
- Prices here are from the US App Store; Google Play shows a different in-app range of $0.99 to $33.99 per item without labels.
TickTick
- The free plan is capped at 9 lists, 99 tasks per list, 5 habits and 1 attachment per day.
- Multiple calendar views, task duration and email reminders are listed as Premium features.
- The pricing page shows Premium only as a $49.99 annual plan; a $4.99 monthly option appears on the App Store listing.
- Location-based reminders are listed as iOS only.
Key features
My Tasks
- Tasks with subtasks and repeats
- Tasks take sub-steps, descriptions, reminders and repeat rules, and are organized with categories and tags.
- Notes and lists
- A notes editor supports formatting, colors and lists, and shopping, packing and to-do lists use inline checkboxes with drag ordering.
- Calendar
- Day, week and month views show scheduled tasks alongside events such as birthdays and meetings.
- Offline-first, no account
- Data lives in a local database on the phone and the app works in airplane mode. Sign-in exists only for optional cloud backup and sharing.
- Widgets, themes and app lock
- Five home-screen widgets show tasks at a glance, colors, fonts and background images can be customized, and the app can be locked with fingerprint or face.
- Premium cloud, sharing and AI
- Premium adds cloud backup and sync across devices, tasks shared and assigned in real time, and an AI assistant that drafts tasks, notes and lists from a description.
TickTick
- Typed and spoken task capture
- Dates and times are recognized as a task is typed. Voice Capture turns speech into one or more tasks and uses AI to pull out dates and priorities.
- Calendar views
- Yearly, monthly, weekly, multi-day, multi-week and agenda views show tasks alongside subscribed calendars. The free plan has a basic calendar view; Premium lists multiple views.
- Kanban, timeline and matrix
- A list can be shown as a kanban board, as a timeline for tasks that have a duration, or as an Eisenhower matrix that sorts tasks by urgency and importance.
- Pomodoro timer
- Work on a task in 25-minute focus intervals. Statistics report focus time next to completed tasks and habit logs.
- Habit tracker
- Habits are logged and charted in the same app as tasks. The free plan allows 5 habits and Premium allows 299.
- Shared lists
- Share a list with other people and assign tasks to them. The member count is 2 on the free plan and 29 on Premium.
Plans
My Tasks
Free$0
Unlimited tasks, subtasks, notes, checklists, calendar events, reminders and recurring tasks, used offline with no account.
My Tasks Premium Monthly$2.99
per month
Cloud sync and backup, shared tasks, the AI task assistant, the OCR scanner, drawing notes and every theme option.
My Tasks Premium Yearly$19.99
per year
The same premium features billed once a year.
My Tasks Premium Lifetime$39.99
one-time purchase
The premium features with a single payment and no subscription.
TickTick
Free$0
9 lists with 99 tasks each, list and kanban views, date recognition as you type, task reminders and cross-platform sync.
Premium$49.99
per year
299 lists with 999 tasks each, multiple calendar views, task duration, email reminders, themes and 299 habits.
Ways to pay less
My Tasks
- Annual discount
About 44% less with the yearly plan
The US App Store lists premium at $2.99 monthly or $19.99 yearly. Twelve monthly payments come to $35.88, so the yearly plan costs about 44% less.
- Lifetime license
Premium Lifetime for $39.99
The US App Store lists My Tasks Premium Lifetime at $39.99 as a one-time purchase instead of a subscription.
TickTick
- Education
25% off Premium for students, faculty and staff
Eligible students, faculty and staff can apply with proof of status for 25% off one year of Premium. TickTick lists the price after the discount as $37.99.
- Annual discount
Annual billing costs about 17% less than monthly
The App Store listing shows Premium at $4.99 monthly or $49.99 annually, so a year paid up front costs about 17% less than 12 monthly payments ($59.88).
