OpenTodoList vs Super Productivity

OpenTodoList

• People who want tasks and notes kept as files they control
• Nextcloud and ownCloud users on both phone and desktop
• Shopping lists, household tasks and recipes in one app

Super Productivity

• Developers who plan their day from Jira, GitHub or GitLab issues
• Freelancers who need time sheets from the tasks they tracked
• People who want a free app that keeps data on their own device

OpenTodoList

• There is no hosted sync service: using a library on several devices needs a Nextcloud, ownCloud, WebDAV or Dropbox account, or an outside sync tool.
• No web version is listed; it runs as an installed app on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows.
• The AI integration currently covers recipe import only, and an online provider needs the user's own API key, which may carry separate costs.

Super Productivity

• The web app is more limited than the desktop app: calendar integration and WebDAV sync are likely to fail in a browser because of CORS.
• SuperSync is labeled beta, and the project's wiki suggests Nextcloud, WebDAV or Dropbox for production use until it is stable.
• Fetching issues and sending work logs needs a network connection, and a failed issue update is not retried automatically.
• The project is maintained by volunteers and funded by donations; help comes from the community on GitHub and Reddit.

OpenTodoList

Libraries

A library is a container for todo lists, notes, images and recipes, so related items stay together. Each library can be given its own color.

Todo lists, todos and tasks

A todo list holds todos, and each todo can be broken into tasks. Items can have due dates and recurrence, and a schedule view shows what is due across all libraries.

Notes with pages

A note is a text container that can take additional pages, which turns it into a small notebook. Images are separate items with a title and description.

File-based storage

Each library is a normal directory of files on disk, so it can be backed up, inspected, or synced with an outside tool the user already trusts.

Sync through your own storage

Libraries sync through Nextcloud, ownCloud, generic WebDAV servers or Dropbox. Sync is chosen per library, and a local library is never copied to a server.

Recipes with optional AI import

Recipes hold ingredients, steps, notes and yield. An optional AI action turns pasted text or a web page into a recipe, using Apple's on-device model or an OpenAI-compatible provider.

Super Productivity

Tasks, projects and boards

Tasks take subtasks, notes, tags, projects and repeat rules, and can be viewed as lists, on a Kanban board, in an Eisenhower Matrix or on boards you build yourself.

Time tracking and time sheets

Starting a task tracks time against it. Tracked time can be turned into time sheets and work summaries for export to a company's time-tracking system.

Focus mode and break reminders

Focus mode offers Pomodoro, Flowtime and countdown sessions, and a break reminder tells you when it is time to step away.

Planner and schedule

The planner lays the day out on a schedule timeline next to calendar events, which come in through Google Calendar or any CalDAV calendar.

Issue tracker imports

Issues assigned to you can be imported from Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Gitea and other trackers, with time tracked per issue and work logs sent back.

Local data and optional sync

Data is stored on the device and no account is needed. Devices can sync through Dropbox, WebDAV or SuperSync, the project's end-to-end encrypted service that can be self-hosted.

OpenTodoList

• Free$0

  The complete app for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows, with local libraries and sync through the user's own storage.

Super Productivity

• Free$0

  All features on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and the web, released as open source under the MIT license.