sleek vs Super Productivity
We give sleek a 3.4 GPA and Super Productivity a 3.8, out of 4.0. Super Productivity grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Super Productivity
Free, open-source to-do app with time tracking and a Pomodoro timer
Free
How we grade them
| 3.4GPAsleekVery good | 3.8GPASuper ProductivityExcellent | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree and open source under the MIT license, with no paid version. The Mac App Store listing is free with no in-app purchases too. The developer asks for optional sponsorship toward app store fees, and that's the only money involved. | AFree on every platform under the MIT license, with no premium tier and no trial. There's simply nothing to buy. Development runs on optional donations through GitHub Sponsors. |
| Free plan and trial | AThe complete app is free, from the Mac App Store, Microsoft Store, Snap Store, Flathub, Homebrew or a direct download. There's no paid tier, so nothing is kept back. | AEvery feature on every platform is free, with no account needed. There's no paid plan, so there are no limits to bump into. Download it and you have the lot. |
| Features | BIt does one thing, managing todo.txt files, and does it fully: priorities, contexts, projects, due dates, recurrence, deferred todos, grouping, an advanced search and archiving to done.txt. The gap is sync. None is built in, so sharing the file between devices is left to other tools. | ATasks with subtasks, tags, projects and repeats, shown as lists, a Kanban board or an Eisenhower Matrix. Starting a task tracks time against it, and that becomes time sheets. Add Pomodoro and Flowtime sessions, a day planner beside your calendar, and issue imports from Jira, GitHub and GitLab. |
| Ease of use | BYou don't have to learn the todo.txt syntax, because built-in pickers set it for you and dates can be typed the way you'd say them. No rating on record, so it stops at a B. One snag: the Flatpak build needs extra file permissions to reopen your file after a restart. | BNo account, and your data sits on your device from the first minute. But syncing two devices means connecting Dropbox, WebDAV or SuperSync yourself, and SuperSync is labeled beta. There's no rating on record to go by, so a B. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWindows, Mac and Linux, which covers every desktop. But there's no mobile or web version and no integrations. What helps is the file: a watcher picks up changes made by other todo.txt apps, so a second app can work on the same list. | AWindows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android and the web, with links to Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, Trello, Google Calendar and Dropbox. One catch: the web app is more limited, as calendar integration and WebDAV sync are likely to fail in a browser. |
| Best for | a friendly face for your todo.txt file | free task tracking with time sheets built in |
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: sleek and Super Productivity. How we grade
Where they differ
- sleek is free. Super Productivity is free.
- Only Super Productivity lists a web app.
- Only Super Productivity lists iOS and Android apps.
- sleek also covers Markdown and natural-language input.
- Super Productivity also covers kanban boards, Pomodoro timer and time tracking.
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At a glance
| sleek | Super Productivity | |
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| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Starts at | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Free and open source under the MIT license on Windows, macOS and Linux; the Mac App Store listing is free with no in-app purchases. The developer asks for optional sponsorship toward app store fees. | Every feature on every platform is free under the MIT license, with no account, premium tier or trial. Development is supported by optional donations through GitHub Sponsors. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
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| Made by | Robin Ahle | Johannes Millan |
| Price read from | github.com | super-productivity.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
sleek
- People who keep their tasks in a plain todo.txt file
- Using one task file from several todo.txt apps
- Desktop users who want a free graphical todo.txt app
- Keyboard users: the app is navigable with shortcuts
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
Worth knowing
sleek
- Desktop only: sleek is offered for Windows, macOS and Linux, with no mobile or web version.
- Tasks live in todo.txt files, and the README and wiki describe no built-in sync service, so sharing a file between devices is left to other tools.
- The Flatpak build runs in a sandbox and needs extra file permissions before it can reopen a todo.txt file after a restart.
- The README says the backlog is growing while capacity is limited, and asks for contributors and sponsors.
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.
Key features
sleek
- Works on todo.txt files
- sleek opens existing todo.txt files or creates new ones and can manage several at once. A file watcher picks up changes made to a file by other todo.txt apps.
- todo.txt attributes with pickers
- Todos carry priorities, contexts, projects, due dates, recurrence, threshold dates for deferred todos and pomodoro intervals, set by typing the syntax or through built-in pickers.
- Filter, sort, group and search
- Todos can be filtered, sorted and grouped by any attribute, with the order of each group invertible, and an advanced search accepts filter expressions based on todo.txt syntax.
- Recurring todos and notifications
- Marking a recurring todo complete creates the next one, and due dates can trigger notifications.
- Archiving completed todos
- Completed todos can be shown, hidden or archived into a separate done.txt file.
- Markdown and human-friendly dates
- Descriptions support Markdown, including links with custom protocols such as file://. Due and threshold dates can be typed as spoken dates, and todos can be created multi-line or in bulk.
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.
Plans
sleek
Free$0
The complete app from the Mac App Store, Microsoft Store, Snap Store, Flathub, Homebrew, the AUR or a direct download.
Super Productivity
Free$0
All features on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and the web, released as open source under the MIT license.
