The Donetick Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Donetick in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Donetick
The Insider’s Guide
Open-source task and chore manager for households and groups
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among to-do list apps, read from Donetick’s own pages.
Made by Favoro LLC · checked Oct 9, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Donetick’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Donetick’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.6
GPA, above 48 of the 123 other to-do list apps we grade
Donetick is an open-source task and chore manager built for households and other small groups. Tasks can be assigned to the members of a shared group and rotated automatically, repeated on fixed or adaptive schedules, and rewarded with points. It is offered as Donetick Cloud, with a free Basic plan and a paid Plus plan, through iOS and Android apps, or as AGPLv3-licensed software to run on your own server.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Donetick, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No store rating on record, and there's setting up to do: a group, members, rotation rules and points before the chores sort themselves.
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Best for sharing chores fairly around a household
The software is free to run on your own server, but then hosting, backups and updates are on you with no support promised.
- 2
Paid plans start at $3.33 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $4.99 per month, or $39.99 per year (Donetick Plus, US App Store).
- 3
There is a free plan
Donetick Cloud has a free Basic plan without ads, and the self-hosted software is free under the AGPLv3. The app lists notifications, real-time updates, API tokens, webhooks and file uploads as Plus features.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
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Shared groups and assignee rotation
Tasks are shared with a group of family, friends or teammates and assigned to one person, with the next assignee picked at random, by fewest assigned or completed, or kept the same.
- 6
Plain-language task entry
Typing a phrase such as "Take the trash out every Monday and Tuesday at 6:15 pm" creates the task with its dates, times and recurrence filled in.
- 7
Flexible and adaptive recurrence
Tasks repeat daily, weekly, monthly, yearly or on custom days, counted from the due date or the completion date. Adaptive scheduling sets the next date from past completions.
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A 2.6 GPA, above 48 of 123
That is against the other to-do list apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
The plain part of Donetick you could make: tasks, natural-language input, calendar and time tracking. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Donetick at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $4.99 per month, or $39.99 per year (Donetick Plus, US App Store)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Favoro LLC, since 2024
- Category
- To-Do List Apps
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
The report card
Best for sharing chores fairly around a household
Donetick is a chore list for households and small groups: it rotates tasks between members, repeats them on fixed or adaptive schedules and hands out points. The software is free to run on your own server, but then hosting, backups and updates are on you with no support promised. On the hosted free plan, reminders and notifications are Plus only, at $4.99 a month, and the README calls offline support very limited.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Running it yourself is free, but that means your own server, backups and updates. Hosted Plus is $4.99 a month, or $39.99 a year, which sits mid-pack: above this category's $2.42 cheapest quarter and a whisker under its $5 dear one. No public pricing page, and a web dialog says $39.00 instead. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Self-hosted is free with every feature, but the server is yours to run. The hosted Basic plan has one sub account and no notifications, no real-time updates, no API tokens and no file uploads. |
| Features | B | It covers the job: plain-language entry, rotation by who's done least, adaptive repeats counted from when you really did it, points, admin approval, NFC tags, a full history. The README does call offline support very limited. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record, and there's setting up to do: a group, members, rotation rules and points before the chores sort themselves. Host it yourself and it's Docker or a binary, with backups and updates on you. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iPhone and Android, with a REST API, webhooks and a Home Assistant add-on, and reminders out through Telegram, Discord or Pushover. No desktop app, which is what keeps it off an A. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Donetick is for
- Fits if your household or flat shares chores and wants them rotated between people
- Works for Home Assistant users and people who already host their own software
Who it is not for
- Tight if you're on the free cloud plan, as reminders, notifications, real-time updates, webhooks and file uploads are Plus only
- Watch out: there's no public pricing page, and the App Store, Google Play and the web dialog each show a different Plus price
- Skip it if you're often without signal, as the README calls offline support very limited
- Not for you if you'd self-host to save money but don't want to run the server, backups and updates with no support
- Not for you if you want a solo to-do list or a desktop app, since it's built around groups and runs on web and phones only
Good to know
Good for
- Families and roommates sharing a chore list with fair rotation
- Recurring home maintenance tasks on flexible schedules
- Home Assistant users who want chores to show up as to-do lists
- Self-hosters who want an open-source task server
Worth knowing
- On Donetick Cloud, the app lists notifications and reminders, real-time updates, API tokens, webhooks, file uploads and thing-based triggers as Plus-only.
- The site has no public pricing page. Plus prices here are from the US App Store; Google Play's US listing shows $5.99 to $39.99 per item.
- Self-hosting is free, but the terms leave hosting, security, backups and updates to you, with no support guarantee.
- The project's README describes offline support as very limited.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$3.33
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
Donetick has a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99 per month, or $39.99 per year (Donetick Plus, US App Store).
Running it yourself is free, but that means your own server, backups and updates.
Self-hosted
$0
The open-source server under the AGPLv3, run from Docker, a binary or a Home Assistant add-on. Hosting, security, backups and updates are yours.
Basic
$0
Free plan on Donetick Cloud with one sub account. The app lists notifications, real-time updates, API tokens, webhooks and file uploads as Plus features.
Plus
$4.99
per month, or $39.99 per year (US App Store)
Task notifications and reminders, rich text with image uploads, thing-based triggers, API tokens and up to 5 sub accounts. The web upgrade dialog shows $39.00 a year.
The free plan
Donetick Cloud has a free Basic plan without ads, and the self-hosted software is free under the AGPLv3. The app lists notifications, real-time updates, API tokens, webhooks and file uploads as Plus features.
Read from apps.apple.com on Oct 9, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
About 33% less on the yearly Plus plan
The US App Store lists Donetick Plus at $4.99 monthly and $39.99 yearly. Twelve monthly payments come to $59.88, so the yearly plan costs about 33% less.
Stated on apps.apple.com
What the app costs elsewhere
Each country’s App Store price for “Donetick Plus Yearly”, against $39.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.
| Country | Price there | In dollars | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $49.99 | $35.14 | 12% less |
| Philippines | ₱ 2,290.00 | $36.45 | 9% less |
| Turkey | ₺1.799,99 | $36.61 | 8% less |
| Indonesia | Rp 699ribu | $39.09 | about the same |
| Mexico | $899.00 | $49.40 | 24% more |
| Brazil | R$ 249,90 | $49.93 | 25% more |
| Germany | 44,99 € | $50.42 | 26% more |
| United Kingdom | £39.99 | $52.87 | 32% more |
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Open-source task and chore manager for households and groups. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: open source, self-hostable, public API, tasks, natural-language input, calendar, time tracking.
The README does call offline support very limited.
- Shared groups and assignee rotation
- Tasks are shared with a group of family, friends or teammates and assigned to one person, with the next assignee picked at random, by fewest assigned or completed, or kept the same.
- Plain-language task entry
- Typing a phrase such as "Take the trash out every Monday and Tuesday at 6:15 pm" creates the task with its dates, times and recurrence filled in.
- Flexible and adaptive recurrence
- Tasks repeat daily, weekly, monthly, yearly or on custom days, counted from the due date or the completion date. Adaptive scheduling sets the next date from past completions.
- Points, approval and history
- Completed tasks earn points for a leaderboard, and an admin can be required to approve them. A history records due dates, completion dates, notes and who did each task.
- Things, NFC tags and automation
- A Thing stores a number, a true or false value or text, and a change in it can trigger or complete a task. NFC tags mark tasks done when scanned, and a REST API and webhooks connect other tools.
- Notifications on several channels
- Reminders can be set before, on or after a due date and delivered through the mobile app, Telegram, Discord, Pushover or webhooks. On Donetick Cloud, the upgrade dialog lists task notifications under Plus.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Home Assistant
- Telegram
- Discord
- Pushover
- Authentik
- Keycloak
- AWS S3
- Cloudflare R2
Donetick is made by Favoro LLC, and has been around since 2024.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
48/123
Other to-do list apps it is graded above
Donetick's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 48 of the 123 other to-do list apps we grade, and level with 43.
It stands best on features (B, above 81 of 123) and worst on ease of use (C, above 10).
Its paid plans start at $3.33 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $3 for the category: 38 of the 68 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 9 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 124 to-do list apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Donetick’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 13 of 123
- BFree plan and trialAbove 68 of 123
- BFeaturesAbove 81 of 123
- CEase of useAbove 10 of 123
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 73 of 123
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 99 to-do list apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Donetick is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of Donetick you could make: tasks, natural-language input, calendar and time tracking. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $39.99 a year. Donetick is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could make
- Tasks, natural-language input, calendar and time tracking: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Home Assistant, Telegram and Discord among them, and has an API.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Donetick’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Vikunja, tududi, Any.do, Todoist and TaskTrove
The 5 tools Donetick is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Vikunja
Free plan · from €4/mo
Open-source task manager to self-host or use as a paid cloud.
- Only Donetick lists an iOS app.
- Only Vikunja lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Donetick also covers calendar and time tracking.
- 2.6GPA
tududi
Free plan · from €5/mo
Open-source task and life organizer to self-host or use hosted.
- Only Donetick lists iOS and Android apps.
- Donetick also covers calendar and time tracking.
- tududi also covers habit tracking.
- 2.8GPA
Any.do
Free plan · from $4.99/mo
To-do list and calendar app with separate family and team plans.
- Only Any.do lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only Any.do lists a browser extension.
- Donetick is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 2.8GPA
Todoist
Free plan · from $5/mo
Cross-platform to-do list with natural-language task entry.
- Only Todoist lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Only Todoist lists a browser extension.
- Donetick is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 2.2GPA
TaskTrove
Free plan · from $129 one-time
Self-hosted task manager with list, kanban and calendar views.
- Only Donetick lists iOS and Android apps.
- Donetick is open source, according to its own site.
- Donetick also covers time tracking.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Donetick free?
Donetick has a free plan. Donetick Cloud has a free Basic plan without ads, and the self-hosted software is free under the AGPLv3.
How much does Donetick cost?
Donetick lists 3 plans. Self-hosted: $0.
What platforms does Donetick work on?
Donetick is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Donetick offer any discounts?
Donetick publicly lists the following: About 33% less on the yearly Plus plan.
Does Donetick have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Donetick is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Donetick have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Donetick is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Donetick open source?
Yes. Donetick is open source, according to its own site.
Does Donetick have an API?
Yes. Donetick offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Donetick integrate with?
Donetick's listing names Home Assistant, Telegram, Discord, Pushover, Authentik, Keycloak, AWS S3 and Cloudflare R2.
Who makes Donetick?
Donetick is made by Favoro LLC. It dates from 2024.
What are the alternatives to Donetick?
The closest alternatives to Donetick in our directory are Vikunja, tududi, Any.do, Todoist and TaskTrove.
How does Donetick compare with other to-do list apps?
Donetick's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 48 of the 123 other to-do list apps we grade, and level with 43.
Is Donetick good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Donetick C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $3.33 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $3 for the category: 38 of the 68 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Donetick?
The plain part of Donetick you could make: tasks, natural-language input, calendar and time tracking.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Donetick’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Donetick's own site, app pages and repository on 9 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-05-10.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Favoro LLC. Prices change, so check donetick.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Donetick, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/donetick
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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