vs. Todoist

The Best Todoist Alternative for People Who Want More Than a Task List

Todoist is excellent at capturing tasks. But if you want your tool to help you structure your day, reflect on your progress, and tie meetings into your workflow — todovo was built for exactly that.

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Todoist is genuinely great — here's why people still switch

Todoist has one of the best task capture experiences in the industry. Its natural-language scheduling, inbox, and mobile apps are polished and fast. If all you need is a reliable place to store tasks and check them off, Todoist does that well.

The gap appears when you want your tool to do more than store work — when you want it to help you plan your morning, prepare for meetings, wind down your day, and reflect on the week. That's where todovo picks up where Todoist leaves off.

What todovo adds to your workflow

Daily Rituals — Plan, Focus, Celebrate

Each day has a beginning and an end. Every morning, todovo walks you through a planning ritual: review today's meetings, drag tasks into Tasks for today, press Start My Day. During the day you switch tasks with one key and your cursor is where you left it. Every evening, the Wall of Wins closes the loop, listing what you actually finished. Todoist has no concept of this structure.

Meeting Notes Built In

Connect your Google Calendar and today's meetings appear right in your morning plan. Add talking points and agendas before each one. During the meeting, take notes in the same rich editor you use for tasks. todovo links meetings to people, tasks, and notes — no copy-pasting between apps. Todoist has no meeting layer at all.

Everything in One Editor

Tasks, notes, and meeting agendas all use the same rich text editor with slash commands. Type / to set a due date, link a project, add a subtask, insert a meeting, or @mention a colleague — without leaving the cursor. Todoist's task descriptions are plain text with limited formatting.

Weekly Reviews Built In

Every Friday, todovo surfaces a weekly review — completed tasks, highlights, open threads, and patterns from the week. It's the kind of reflection that turns a list of done items into genuine momentum. Todoist doesn't have a weekly review mode.

Feature comparison

A side-by-side look at what each tool includes.

Feature Todoist todovo
Task management
Projects & color coding
Due dates & reminders
Mobile apps iPhone and iPad app on the App Store, and the web
Switch between open tasks with one key, cursor remembered
Mention people without an account
Rich text task editor
Morning planning ritual
End-of-day celebration
Google Calendar sync
Built-in meeting notes
Notes with rich text
Weekly review
People & @mentions
Price Free (Beginner, limited); Pro and Business are paid tiers €4 / $4 a month billed yearly (€6 / $6 month-to-month, all features)

Stay with Todoist if…

  • You want a free plan for a simple personal list
  • Natural-language task entry (“buy groceries every Friday”) is central to your workflow
  • You primarily need a personal or family task list with no work context
  • You're already deeply embedded in the Todoist ecosystem

Switch to todovo if…

  • You want a structured daily routine, not just a place to store tasks
  • Meetings are a big part of your day and your notes are scattered
  • You want to actually feel the progress you make — not just track it
  • You prefer everything (tasks, notes, meetings) in one editor instead of many apps
  • Weekly reflection and review matter to your productivity

Questions about switching from Todoist

Is todovo a good Todoist alternative?

If you want more than a list. Todoist is a fast place to capture tasks. todovo is a daily planner: a morning plan, My Day with one-key task switching, Quick Notes for interruptions, meeting notes and a weekly review, all in one editor. If natural-language entry and a free personal list are what you need, Todoist stays the better fit.

How does todovo's pricing compare with Todoist's?

todovo has one plan with everything in it: €4 / $4 a month billed yearly, or €6 / $6 monthly. Todoist has a free Beginner plan and paid Pro and Business tiers whose price depends on the billing period and your region; the current figures are on todoist.com.

Does todovo have a free plan?

No. Every account starts with a 30-day free trial of the full product, no credit card. When it ends you choose a plan; nothing is charged automatically, and every purchase is covered by a 14-day money-back guarantee.

Can I import my tasks from Todoist?

There is no Todoist importer. Start with today's three tasks and add the rest as the day brings them up.

Does todovo work on my phone?

Web, iPhone and iPad. One account, in sync: plan on the laptop in the morning, tick things off on the phone between meetings.

Can I use todovo with my team?

Yes. Invite teammates by email and your workspace becomes shared: tasks can be assigned and teammates mentioned. Billing is per seat, €6 / $6 per person monthly or €48 / $48 per person yearly. Team workspaces start on a paid plan; the free trial is a personal plan.

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