Looking for an alternative to apps like TickTick and Todoist but I don’t want a subscription to deal with. I can justify a one time purchase of a todo app though as long as it’s reasonable. Any recommendations?
The best piece of software I’ve ever used, which also happens to be an excellent todo list is org-mode. It has a very steep learning curve, but it is obscenely flexible.
I’d say the curve is just long, not steep. Most of the capabilities in Org-mode can in my opinion be ignored for a To-Do list.
Tasks.org app because it syncs across Nextcloud or Apple Reminders or Android or Linux, and more.
Apple Reminders, which I now keep in a widget on my phone & iPad home screens. This is mainly for repeating items, like shopping, since I can turn on “show completed” and then uncheck them to put back on the list.
Or paper notebook, which I normally have in my pocket. This is for more serious things where I need to write some procedure or notes.
Used to use Things, which is great, but it’s overkill for my current needs.
I know this will probably be unpopular, but that’s part of why I’m throwing it in here. Microsoft ToDo started out as a hot pile of garbage after they took over a great to-do app. These days it’s genuinely pretty great, though. Especially if part of what you do involves Outlook or Exchange. You can flag mails and have them show up in a to-do section, it will semi-intelligently suggest things to do next based on things in your to do-list, if you use planner or tasks at work, your things will show up in ToDo as well. I don’t use it for personal stuff, because having the option to quickly have Siri add something in Reminders is super convenient, but other than that it’s definitely a useful option - especially if you don’t use a voice assistant.
+1, there are some things I wish were different but overall Microsoft To Do is a great app.
have you tried notion?
I have a pretty straightforward solution. I keep a text file called ‘todo’ in my Syncthing sync folder, and I added ‘cat Sync/todo’ to my Fish greeting.
I‘m using Due on the iPhone. It can be purchased per one-time payment and won’t get new features added then (bugfixes are still coming) but that’s fine since there are not so many new features. Plus, it syncs to the Mac (additional purchase needed).
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Before switching to TickTick I found Google Tasks to be a decent option
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Google Keep (since it convenient) and Github’s built in kanban board (which is super nice for coding projects)
I’ve been using Remember The Milk for years. I get daily notifications by email (doesn’t mean I always do them) and there is an app but several features do require a Pro subscription.
My wife and I started using cozi a few months ago. Shared to-do lists, shopping lists, etc with widgets. It’s been nice.
If you really want an app, Tusk is great, even just the free version. No ads. Nice colorful icons. Smooth interface, good scheduling options. Some functions are paywalled though, like calendar sync. I can’t remember if premium is a purchase or a subscription.
But really pen and paper is the best, imo. You can get little pocket notebooks. Much more satisfying and less restrictive than an app, if you don’t need it to also be giving you notifications.
Edit: Tody is great for household cleaning todos/scheduling. Also free and ad free, except for some paywalled functions.
On desktop, emacs + org, on phone, obsidian. Maybe if I figure out how to put emacs properly on the phone, then will move all to org…
