Remember The Milk vs TaskFire
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Remember The Milk
Long-running to-do app with one-line task entry and saved searches
TaskFire
To-do list for Apple devices and the web, formerly Todo Cloud
Where they differ
- Remember The Milk starts at $49.99 per year. TaskFire starts at $2.50 per month, billed annually ($3 billed monthly).
- Only Remember The Milk lists Windows, Linux and Android apps.
- Remember The Milk also covers natural-language input.
- TaskFire also covers calendar.
At a glance
| Remember The Milk | TaskFire | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $49.99 per year | $2.50 per month, billed annually ($3 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Basic account: web, desktop and mobile apps with sync, email and text reminders, tasks given to others and lists shared with up to 2 people. Completed tasks are archived for only 7 days. | Basic plan: tasks and checklists, one reminder per task, comments and notes, the Quick Menu, syncing and customer support. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial of Premium; the Teams page offers a 30-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Remember The Milk Inc. | Appigo Inc |
| Price read from | rememberthemilk.com | appigo.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Remember The Milk
- People who like typing a task and all its details on one line
- Users who want saved searches and their own automation scripts
- Keeping one task list on Mac, Windows, Linux, phones and the web
TaskFire
- Former Todo and Todo Cloud users, whose accounts carry over
- Apple users who want tasks on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch
- Families and small teams sharing lists and assigning tasks
- Location-based reminders for errands
Worth knowing
Remember The Milk
- Subtasks, mobile app reminders, widgets and the Apple Watch app all require Pro.
- Basic accounts keep completed tasks for 7 days and share a list with at most 2 other people.
- Pro is priced only as a $49.99 yearly plan, and the vendor does not offer a trial of Pro.
- IFTTT, Zapier, Outlook sync and the MCP connection for AI assistants are Pro features.
TaskFire
- Sharing lists, recurring tasks, smart lists and tags, and location alerts are all listed as Premium features.
- Basic accounts are limited to one reminder per task.
- The downloads page lists iPhone, iPad, Mac, web and Slack apps. Other pages mention Android and Windows, but no download for either is listed.
- The homepage plan table shows Projects under Basic, while the pricing page lists them under Premium.
Key features
Remember The Milk
- Smart Add
- A task and its properties are entered on a single line, including due date, priority, repeat rule and tags.
- Smart Lists and search
- A search can be saved as a Smart List. Almost 50 search operators are available, covering criteria such as priority, due date and how often a task was postponed.
- Sharing and giving tasks
- Lists can be shared and tasks given to other people. Basic accounts share a list with up to 2 others; Pro removes the limit and adds advanced sharing permissions.
- Subtasks
- A task can hold any number of subtasks, and subtasks can have subtasks of their own. Subtasks are a Pro feature.
- Reminders
- Reminders go out by email and text on every account. Reminders through the Android and iOS apps, plus badges and widgets, require Pro.
- MilkScript, MCP and API
- Pro members can write MilkScript code to automate tasks and connect AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT through an MCP server, which is in beta. An API is open to developers.
TaskFire
- Lists, checklists and task details
- Every task belongs to a list and can carry notes, comments, tags, a priority, and start and due dates. Lists can be reordered and separated with spacers.
- Smart Lists
- Saved filters gather tasks across lists by due date, star, tag or assignee. Accounts start with standard ones such as Important and Next seven days, which can be customized.
- Reminders and location alerts
- A Basic account allows one reminder per task. Premium allows up to 10 follow-up reminders, plus alerts triggered on arriving at or leaving a location.
- Task parsing, email and Siri
- Characters typed in a task name set its dates, priority, tags and list. Creating tasks by email or by voice with Siri is listed under Premium.
- Shared lists and assignments
- Lists can be shared so that tasks are assigned to people and discussed in comments, with email notifications when a shared list changes.
- Team administration
- The Teams plan adds a dashboard for managing members, licenses, sharing permissions and invoices under one bill, for teams of 2 to 99 people.
Plans
Remember The Milk
Basic$0
Web, desktop and mobile apps with sync, Gmail and Google Calendar integration, list sharing with up to 2 others and a 7-day archive.
Pro$49.99
per year
Subtasks, unlimited sharing, mobile reminders and widgets, offline web app, file attachments, Apple Watch app, Outlook sync, IFTTT and Zapier.
TaskFire
Basic$0
Tasks and checklists, reminders, comments and notes, the Quick Menu, syncing and customer support.
Premium$2.50
per month, billed annually ($3 billed monthly)
Adds the AI Assistant, projects, location alerts, smart lists and tags, recurring tasks, Siri and email task creation, and shared lists with assignments.
Teams$3.33
per user / month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly)
Everything in Premium plus centralized billing, flexible team size, a team admin dashboard and a priority support SLA.
Ways to pay less
Remember The Milk
No public discounts listed.
TaskFire
- Annual discount
About 17% off with annual billing
Premium is $2.50 a month billed annually against $3 billed monthly, and Teams is $3.33 against $4 per user, a saving of about 17% on either plan.
