Tasks.org vs TickTick

Tasks.org is a free, open-source task management app for Android, with desktop builds for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It organizes work with lists, tags, filters, manual sorting, and subtasks that can nest to unlimited depth. Tasks can recur, trigger notifications, and use location-based reminders. The free plan includes unlimited tasks, lists, tags, and reminders, and requires neither an account nor an internet connection. Mobile offline use is supported; synchronization options include Google Tasks, Microsoft To Do, DAVx⁵, CalDAV, EteSync, and DecSync CC. Tasks.org Cloud uses CalDAV and can connect with apps including Outlook, Thunderbird, and Apple Reminders. Its Cloud plan adds cross-device sync, list sharing with up to five guests, and email-to-task. The desktop download page offers Windows, macOS, and Linux builds, though the homepage labels desktop as alpha. Name-your-price starts at $0.99 per year, while Tasks.org Cloud costs $2.49 per month, billed annually at $29.99 per year. Calendar sync is not supported.

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.