Microsoft To Do vs TickTick

Microsoft To Do is a free personal task-management app for organizing daily work and focusing attention. Its My Day view shows a daily task list with suggestions, while unfinished items remain available for later. Tasks can include due dates, reminders, repeat schedules, steps, and notes. Separate lists help organize work, shopping, travel, or other activities. Lists can be shared through invitation links, although collaborators need Microsoft accounts. With the same account, tasks are stored in Exchange Online and appear automatically in To Do and Outlook; flagged email can also become tasks when enabled. Microsoft says synchronization and storage use encryption at rest and in transit, and the web app has undergone audits including SOC 2 Type 1. The app runs on web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Work or school accounts require an enabled To Do license and an Exchange Online mailbox. To Do does not display several Outlook Tasks fields, including dates, status, completion percentage, work hours, colors, and categories.

TickTick is a task and reminder app with recurring tasks, subtasks, and calendar sync. Its calendar includes yearly, monthly, weekly, daily, and agenda views, while reminders can repeat weekly, monthly, yearly, or on custom schedules. Users can share lists, assign tasks, and collaborate with friends or colleagues. Other features include Pomodoro, habit tracking, countdowns, Kanban, timeline, and Eisenhower Matrix tools, plus more than 40 themes. TickTick is available on the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android, and also lists a Chrome extension. The free plan includes 9 lists and up to 99 tasks per list; it also allows 1 attachment per day and 2 shared members. Premium costs $49.99 per year and raises limits to 299 lists and 999 tasks per list. It adds higher attachment and collaboration limits. TickTick integrates with Notion and supports MCP, CLI, and OpenClaw workflows. If Premium expires, stored data remains, but Premium features are no longer available.