Todoist: To-Do List & Tasks for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By LBIP

  So close but too far !!!

  I have been in search of a program to replace Wunderlist- This program has what I liked about Wunderlist in terms of sharing and multiple platforms. I had a great start to the program and will get to what I think the fail is in hope they will correct it quickly. They must have also gotten this complaint before because they have a useless work around they reference. When you create a project a task or however you decide to use the program, when you complete a task it disappears. You can bring it back, but it is cumbersome, Wunderlist would just collapse them, and you could see them at any time by un collapse them. It was suggested by todoist i look at an option for being able to see my tasks by placing an : in front of them but the instructions clearly say this makes them not completable. Why would you make a to do list not completable ? For those of you that do to see a problem with making completed items disappear, if you are collaborating on a project which this program has projects, people need to see what has been completed and read the notes if you have entered them.

  
  
• By kraushouse3

  Free version is VERY basic - not what the screenshots show in the app store

  Tried out this to do app after seeing the demo photos in the app store. The demo images are for the PAID version. The free version is very basic and no better than Wunderlist or other similar apps. With the free version I was not able to create new folders or tags. You are stuck with the most basic and generic defaults. Even something as simple as creating ‘Home’ and ‘Work’ folders could not be done. I tried to cancel my account through the app, only to be sent to an endless loop of filling out an online form, clicking submit, and then going back to square one as if nothing happened. Also note that I started the account by signing in through google/facebook option, which then requires you to change your password (not a bad idea, but why even offer those options if the password has to be changed?). After this attempt, same issue of endless loop of changing password, app not accepting change, and repeat over and over again. I finally have contacted customer support to cancel the account. Hopefully this will work. UPDATE: One day after requesting cancellation by email, my account was cancelled.

  
  
• By afadingmind

  Better than Nozbe and Omnifocus in my opinion

  I was using Omnifocus for a while. I never seemed to get into the groove with it though. For me, because of my ADD, although I am organized, I realize that the best option for me is to always keep things simple. Omnifocus was just too cluttered and it made me uncomfortable inside. Not sure what it was but I never seemed to be able to truly stay on top of my game with it. At some point, after a couple of years trying to use it, on and off, I decided to give Todoist a shot. It took me a minute becuase of its simplicity compared to Omni, but I soon began to notice how better organized I was becoming. And here I am today, a superman of getting things done and keeping myself on track. I’ve never been able to do that before. Whether its solely Todoist or the stripping away of all the unecessary bells and keeping things simple for myself, its working. Oh, and Omnifocus charges way too much for each kind of device you have.

  
  
• By pgp

  Awesome App

  I used the “regular” account plan & have been using Premium for a few months. It took me a while to pare down options & fine tune features to my liking; but the app is amazing. If you put time in to tweaking the UI & setting up desktop & mobile versions of the app it’s great. For me this was the perfect replacement for Wunderlist & more robust for most competitors. I also like the idea of paying for an app like this, knowing that the team (and company) behind are focused on this one “thing.” (Ok, they also make Twist, but they don’t make 200 apps.)

  
  
• By RealSosiosh

  Best Keeps Getting Better

  I've used Todoist for quite some time, and gladly pay for the premium version. I appreciate the ability to define and use as many tags as you want on items, the ability to define sections within each project. I personally add sections for backlog, in progress, and paused to help keep me focused. I have few complaints: (1) on mobile, rearranging items by dragging is made difficult because tapping on an item first brings up a pretty long menu, and you have to slide your finger outside of the menu area to make the menu go away so you can drag the item to a new location. (2) While I like being able to arrange projects into a hierarchy, I would love to be able to select a parent project and see a consolidated list of all items that isn't divided up by project and section. For example, I have "work" and "personal" projects, and under each of those I have other projects like "Q3 planning", and "yardwork". and so on. If I click on the work project, I'd like to see all the items in one list, not just all the items in "work" followed by all the items in "Q3 planning" followed by sections for each other subproject.

  
  

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