The todo mate Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about todo mate 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.
todo mate
The Insider’s Guide
To-do list with routines, a focus timer, a diary and a friend feed
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among to-do list apps, read from todo mate’s own pages.
Made by todo mate · 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 todo mate’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on todo mate’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
3.4
GPA, above 117 of the 123 other to-do list apps we grade
todo mate is a daily planner from South Korea that combines a to-do list with routines, a focus timer and a short diary. Tasks sit in color-coded lists and appear on a calendar, and recurring activities are managed as routines on a weekly, monthly or custom cycle. A social layer lets users follow friends and react to their completed tasks and diary entries with stickers. The app is free with ads, and a premium subscription is sold in the app.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about todo mate, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Skip it if a social feed sounds like noise.
- 1
Best for daily to-dos and routines with friends cheering
It's free with ads on phone, watch, Mac and the web.
- 2
Paid plans start at $0.62 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $1.99 per month, or $7.49 per year (US App Store).
- 3
There is a free plan
Free to download with lists, tasks, routines, the timer, the diary and reminders. Both store listings flag advertising in the app, and neither states a limit on the free version.
- 4
It runs on 4 platforms
Web, macOS, iOS and Android.
- 5
Color-coded lists on a calendar
Tasks are added to lists, and tasks can be color-coded so that the colors carry over to the app's calendar.
- 6
Routines
Recurring activities are kept as routines rather than one-off tasks, repeating weekly, monthly or on a cycle the user defines.
- 7
Task timer
A timer runs while a task is being worked on and the time spent is saved to that task. The feed's analytics page shows the accumulated timer duration.
- 8
A 3.4 GPA, above 117 of 123
That is against the other to-do list apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of todo mate you could make: tasks, habit tracking, time tracking, daily notes and calendar. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
todo mate at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $1.99 per month, or $7.49 per year (US App Store)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, iOS, Android
- Made by
- todo mate, since 2020
- Category
- To-Do List Apps
- Our grade
- 3.4 GPA, very good
- Store rating
- 4.8 on the App Store, 1,542 ratings
The report card
Best for daily to-dos and routines with friends cheering
todo mate is a to-do list from South Korea with a social side: you tick off tasks and routines, time them, write a diary line, and friends react with stickers. It's free with ads on phone, watch, Mac and the web. Premium is $7.49 a year, but no store listing says what it adds, eight more purchases are named only by number, and there are no integrations. Skip it if a social feed sounds like noise.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | Premium is $1.99 a month or $7.49 a year on the US App Store, a fraction of this category's $3.99 a month middle plan. What you don't get is any word on what premium adds, and eight more purchases are named only by a number, at $0.99 to $8.99. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Free to download with lists, tasks, routines, the timer, the diary, reminders and the friend feed, with ads. One person could really live on that. But neither store listing says where the free version stops, so we can't promise you'd never hit a wall. |
| Features | B | Colour-coded lists that carry over to a calendar, routines on a weekly, monthly or custom cycle, a timer that saves the time spent to each task, and a daily diary, with friends reacting to what you finish. No gap in the core work shows up, though it's built around daily lists, not projects. |
| Ease of use | A | 4.79 from 1,542 App Store ratings, taken as the store writes it, which clears the 4.7 bar with just enough ratings behind it. A lock screen widget lists your to-dos and marks one done with a tap, so you needn't open the app. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | iPhone, Android, a Mac app and a web app, plus Apple Watch and Wear OS. But no integrations and no API are on record, so it stops short of the top: there's nothing to wire it into. |
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 todo mate is for
- Fits if you want tasks, routines and a diary in one app
- Works for friends who want to see and react to each other's finished tasks
Who it is not for
- Skip it if ads bug you, as both store listings flag advertising in the free app
- Not for you if a social feed in your to-do list sounds like noise, as follows, stickers and crew chats are part of it
- Too light for work projects, as it's built around daily lists, routines and a diary
- Watch out: no listing says what premium adds, and eight more purchases at $0.99 to $8.99 are named only by number
- Not for you if you want it on Windows, as the listings mention PC use but name no Windows download
Good to know
Good for
- People who want tasks, routines and a diary in one app
- Friends who want to see and cheer each other's finished tasks
- Recording how long each task takes with a built-in timer
- Using one list across a phone, a watch, a Mac and a browser
Worth knowing
- The free app carries ads: Google Play marks it as containing ads and the App Store lists advertising among its contents.
- The vendor has no pricing page, and the store listings do not say what the premium plan adds. Prices here are from the US App Store.
- The listings mention PC use but name no Windows download; the vendor's site is the web app itself, and the Mac app is a separate listing.
- The App Store flags messaging, chat and user-generated content, which come with the social feed.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$0.62
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
todo mate has a free plan. Paid plans start at $1.99 per month, or $7.49 per year (US App Store).
Free to download with lists, tasks, routines, the timer, the diary, reminders and the friend feed, with ads.
Free
$0
Lists, tasks, routines, the task timer, the diary, reminders and the friend feed, with ads shown in the app.
Monthly premium plan
$1.99
per month, US App Store in-app purchase
The premium subscription billed monthly. The store listings name the plan but do not say what it adds to the free app.
Yearly premium plan
$7.49
per year, US App Store in-app purchase
The same premium subscription billed once a year.
100 to 900 (numbered items)
$0.99 to $8.99
per item on the US App Store; what each buys is not described
Eight purchases named only by a number from 100 to 900. Google Play's US listing shows the same range of $0.99 to $8.99 per item.
The free plan
Free to download with lists, tasks, routines, the timer, the diary and reminders. Both store listings flag advertising in the app, and neither states a limit on the free version.
Read from apps.apple.com on Oct 9, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Yearly premium costs about 69% less than monthly
The US App Store lists the premium plan at $1.99 monthly and $7.49 yearly. Twelve monthly payments come to $23.88, so the yearly plan works out about 69% cheaper.
Stated on apps.apple.com
What the app costs elsewhere
Each country’s App Store price for “Monthly premium plan”, against $1.99 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | ₱ 99.00 | $1.58 | 21% less |
| Indonesia | Rp 29ribu | $1.62 | 18% less |
| Turkey | ₺79,99 | $1.63 | 18% less |
| Brazil | R$ 9,90 | $1.98 | about the same |
| Mexico | $39.00 | $2.14 | 8% more |
| Germany | 1,99 € | $2.23 | 12% more |
| South Africa | R39.99 | $2.42 | 22% more |
| United Kingdom | £1.99 | $2.63 | 32% more |
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
4
Places it runs: Web, macOS, iOS and Android
To-do list with routines, a focus timer, a diary and a friend feed. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: daily notes, tasks, calendar, time tracking, habit tracking.
No gap in the core work shows up, though it's built around daily lists, not projects.
- Color-coded lists on a calendar
- Tasks are added to lists, and tasks can be color-coded so that the colors carry over to the app's calendar.
- Routines
- Recurring activities are kept as routines rather than one-off tasks, repeating weekly, monthly or on a cycle the user defines.
- Task timer
- A timer runs while a task is being worked on and the time spent is saved to that task. The feed's analytics page shows the accumulated timer duration.
- Diary
- A short diary entry can be written for each day, marked with an emoji for how the day felt. Stickers can be added to entries.
- Friends, likes and crews
- Users follow each other and react to completed tasks and diary entries with stickers. The release notes also describe crews with their own chat rooms.
- Widgets and watch apps
- A lock screen widget lists to-dos and marks them complete with a tap. The iOS app includes an Apple Watch app and complications, and the Android app supports Wear OS.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Who makes todo mate
todo mate is a Korean maker of the todo mate to-do list and routine planner for iPhone, Android and desktop. The app is free to download and carries ads, and its terms of use put any dispute under Korean law and the Seoul Central District Court.
Read on Oct 18, 2026 from the company’s own pages and from news reports. What is not stated there is left out.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
117/123
Other to-do list apps it is graded above
todo mate's GPA of 3.4 is higher than 117 of the 123 other to-do list apps we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on ease of use (A, above 105 of 123) and worst on free plan and trial (B, above 68).
Its paid plans start at $0.62 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $3 for the category: 1 of the 68 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 124 to-do list apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. todo mate’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 69 of 123
- BFree plan and trialAbove 68 of 123
- BFeaturesAbove 81 of 123
- AEase of useAbove 105 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. todo mate 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 todo mate you could make: tasks, habit tracking, time tracking, daily notes and calendar. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.4 is higher than 117 of the 123 other to-do list apps we grade. It costs $7.49 a year.
What you could make
- Tasks, habit tracking, time tracking, daily notes and calendar: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Apps for macOS, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- Hooks into the device itself: an Apple Watch app, a Wear OS app, widgets and the lock screen.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. todo mate’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
TickTick, Any.do, Todoist, WaterDo and Habitica
The 5 tools todo mate is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.4GPA
TickTick
Free plan · from $49.99/yr
To-do list with a calendar, habit tracker and Pomodoro timer built in.
- Only TickTick lists Windows and Linux apps.
- Only TickTick lists a browser extension.
- todo mate also covers daily notes and time 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 a Windows app.
- Only Any.do lists a browser extension.
- todo mate also covers daily notes, time tracking and habit tracking.
- 2.8GPA
Todoist
Free plan · from $5/mo
Cross-platform to-do list with natural-language task entry.
- Only Todoist lists Windows and Linux apps.
- Only Todoist lists a browser extension.
- todo mate also covers daily notes, time tracking and habit tracking.
- 2.6GPA
WaterDo
Free plan · from $0.99/mo
Gamified to-do list where tasks become water balls to pop.
- Only todo mate lists a web app.
- Only todo mate lists a macOS app.
- WaterDo can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 3.4GPA
Habitica
Free plan · from $4.99/mo
Habit and task tracker that works like a role-playing game.
- Only todo mate lists a macOS app.
- Habitica is open source, according to its own site.
- todo mate also covers daily notes, calendar and time tracking.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
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 todo mate free?
todo mate has a free plan. Free to download with lists, tasks, routines, the timer, the diary and reminders.
How much does todo mate cost?
todo mate lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does todo mate work on?
todo mate is available on Web, macOS, iOS and Android.
Does todo mate offer any discounts?
todo mate publicly lists the following: Yearly premium costs about 69% less than monthly.
How is todo mate rated?
todo mate's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1,542 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
Does todo mate have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. todo mate is listed for Web, macOS, iOS and Android.
Does todo mate have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. todo mate is listed for Web, macOS, iOS and Android.
Is todo mate open source?
todo mate is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
Who makes todo mate?
todo mate is made by a company of the same name. It dates from 2020.
What are the alternatives to todo mate?
The closest alternatives to todo mate in our directory are TickTick, Any.do, Todoist, WaterDo and Habitica.
How does todo mate compare with other to-do list apps?
todo mate's GPA of 3.4 is higher than 117 of the 123 other to-do list apps we grade, and level with 4.
Is todo mate good value for money?
ToolGPA grades todo mate A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $0.62 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $3 for the category: 1 of the 68 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of todo mate?
The plain part of todo mate you could make: tasks, habit tracking, time tracking, daily notes and calendar.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from todo mate’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 todo mate's own pages on 9 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-07-26.
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 todo mate. Prices change, so check todomate.net 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
- todo mate, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/todo-mate
- 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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