Tasks: To Do List & Reminders vs TickTick

Tasks: To Do List & Reminders

• People who want a simple to-do list on Android with no ads
• Users who organize with color-coded lists and sublists
• Households sharing a shopping list between Premium accounts

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

Tasks: To Do List & Reminders

• Device sync, automatic cloud backup, shared lists and the web app all require Premium.
• The free version is limited to 3 tags, and restoring a manual backup needs a donation or a Premium subscription.
• The vendor's site gives no prices: the US App Store lists two prices each for the monthly and yearly plans, and Google Play shows $0.99 to $69.99 per item.
• The iPhone and iPad app was announced in July 2026, requires iOS 26 or later, and its version numbers are still below 1.0.

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• 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.

Tasks: To Do List & Reminders

Lists, sublists and subtasks

Lists are color-coded, reordered by drag and drop and can be divided into sublists. Tasks take subtasks, notes, priorities and flags.

Reminders and alarms

Tasks can have one-time or recurring notifications and alarms, and a task can be marked done or snoozed from the notification without opening the app.

Filtered lists, tags and calendar view

A filtered list gathers every task with a chosen tag, and a calendar view shows tasks by date. The free version allows 3 tags; Premium removes the limit.

Home screen widget

A widget mirrors the app on the home screen, so the day's tasks can be seen and a list opened with a tap.

Sync, backup and web app

Premium adds device-to-device sync, automatic cloud backup and a web app that runs in any browser. A manual backup to a local file is available in Settings.

Shared lists

A Premium user can create a shared list and invite others with a link. The list admin can lock the list against new members or remove a person.

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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.

Tasks: To Do List & Reminders

• Free$0

  Lists, sublists, tasks and subtasks, reminders and alarms, home screen widgets and a dark theme, with no ads. Limited to 3 tags.

• Monthly subscription$1.99 to $2.49

  per month; the US App Store lists two prices

  Premium: no caps on lists, tasks or tags, device-to-device sync, automatic cloud backup, shared lists and the web app.

• Yearly subscription$19.99 to $24.99

  per year; the US App Store lists two prices

  The same Premium features billed once a year.

• Lifetime upgrade$69.99

  one-time purchase

  The Premium features unlocked with a single payment instead of a 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.

Tasks: To Do List & Reminders

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime upgrade for $69.99

  The US App Store lists a one-time Lifetime upgrade at $69.99 as an alternative to the monthly and yearly Premium subscriptions.

• Annual discount

  Yearly plan costs less than twelve months

  Yearly subscriptions are listed at $19.99 and $24.99 on the US App Store, against $23.88 and $29.88 for twelve months at the two monthly prices.

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• 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).