Tasks.org vs To Do List by Splend Apps

Tasks.org

• Android users who want a task list that works with no account
• People syncing tasks with their own CalDAV server or EteSync
• Google Tasks or Microsoft To Do users who want a fuller Android client

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

Tasks.org

• There is no iPhone or web app. Apple devices reach Tasks.org lists through Apple Reminders over CalDAV.
• The desktop apps are labeled alpha and need a subscription, and the maker says matching the Android app's features will take a while.
• Tasks.org Cloud sync needs the $2.99 a month or $29.99 a year subscription; the name-your-price tier does not include it.
• On Google Play installs, custom themes and icons and sync through DAVx⁵, CalDAV or EteSync all need a subscription.

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.

Tasks.org

Offline lists with deep subtasks

Tasks, lists, tags and reminders are unlimited and need no account or internet connection. Filters, manual sorting and subtasks nested to any depth are included.

Recurring tasks and location reminders

Tasks can repeat and send notifications, and reminders can be tied to a location. Both are part of the free Android app.

Sync with services you already use

Google Tasks and Microsoft To Do connect for free. Sync through DAVx⁵, a CalDAV server, EteSync or DecSync CC needs an in-app subscription.

Tasks.org Cloud

The maker's CalDAV-based sync service adds list sharing with up to five guests, an email-to-task inbox and app passwords for clients such as Apple Reminders.

Desktop apps in alpha

Early-access apps for macOS, Windows and Linux sync with Tasks.org Cloud, Google Tasks, CalDAV and EteSync. One subscription unlocks both Android and desktop.

Open source without ads

The Android and desktop apps are licensed under the GNU GPLv3 and show no ads. Installs from F-Droid unlock in-app features without a subscription.

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.

Tasks.org

• Free$0

  The Android app with unlimited tasks, lists, tags and reminders, recurring tasks, and Google Tasks and Microsoft To Do sync.

• Name-your-priceFrom $0.99

  per year, at a price you choose

  Unlocks all in-app features: custom themes and icons, sync through DAVx⁵, CalDAV and EteSync, and the desktop app. No Tasks.org Cloud.

• Tasks.org Cloud$2.49

  per month, billed annually ($29.99); $2.99 billed monthly

  All name-your-price features plus Tasks.org Cloud sync between Android and desktop, list sharing and an email-to-task inbox.

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.

Tasks.org

• Annual discount

  About 16% off Tasks.org Cloud billed annually

  Tasks.org Cloud costs $2.99 a month billed monthly or $29.99 a year, which works out to $2.49 a month and about 16% less than twelve monthly payments.

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.