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The 7 best to do list apps in 2026

Harry Guinness · zapier.com Free Beginner

A hands-on review (December 2025) by a writer who tested the top-rated to-do apps across platforms. It names Todoist for balancing power and simplicity and TickTick for its built-in calendar and timers, and explains what makes a to-do app worth keeping.

  • The test of a to-do app is how fast you can add a task: a couple of taps or keystrokes.
  • AI-first to-do apps have not beaten the established ones, which added AI features faster.
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The question it answers

  1. Which to-do or task app should I use to manage my own work?

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  1. A clear walk-through of David Allen's Getting Things Done method: capture everything in one trusted list, decide the next... todoist.com Article · Guide Getting Things Done (GTD): a step-by-step guide Todoist
  2. Todoist's own plan page. It is the cross-platform to-do list for one person or a small team: Beginner is free, Pro is $5 a... todoist.com Tool · Pricing page Todoist pricing Doist
  3. TickTick's upgrade page. It is a to-do list with a calendar view, a Pomodoro timer and habit tracking built in; the free plan... ticktick.com Tool · Pricing page TickTick Premium TickTick
  4. Microsoft's own App Store listing for To Do, which shows it as free. It is the to-do list for anyone whose work runs on... apps.apple.com Tool · App listing Microsoft To Do on the App Store (India) Microsoft
  5. Google's own help page for Tasks, the simple to-do list that comes with a Google account. It shows where Tasks lives (Calendar,... support.google.com Article · Help article Get started with Google Tasks Google
  6. The App Store listing for Things 3, the most polished to-do app for people who use only Apple devices. In India it is ₹999 on... apps.apple.com Tool · App listing Things 3 on the App Store (India) Cultured Code
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