Updated October 2026 · By The TaskFire Team · Prices and ratings checked October 16, 2026
Short answer: For most people, Todoist is the best all-round to-do list app because it runs on every platform. Things 3 is the most polished choice if you only use Apple devices. TickTick packs the most features for the price, and Apple Reminders and Microsoft To Do are the best free options. If you want an Apple-first app that also works in any web browser for $2.99 a month, look at TaskFire.
Full disclosure: We make TaskFire (formerly Todo Cloud by Appigo), so it’s on this list. We’ve tried to be fair. Every price, platform and rating below comes from each company’s own pricing or support pages, or from the US App Store, and each one has a source link and a “checked” date. Prices are in US dollars and can vary by country and over time.
How we chose
- Works on iPhone and Mac, ideally on the web too. That’s what most of our readers ask for.
- Still actively maintained in 2026. Every app here had an App Store update in 2026.
- A clear price. We list the free plan and the paid plan as each company publishes them.
- Different strengths. There’s no single best app. The right pick depends on your devices, budget and how much structure you want.
We didn’t include project management tools like Asana or Trello this year, because this list is about personal to-do apps.
Comparison table (checked October 16, 2026)
| App | Platforms | Web app | Android | Free plan | Paid price (US) | App Store rating (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todoist | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, web | Yes | Yes | Yes (5 personal projects, 3 filter views) | Pro $7/mo or $60/yr | 4.8 (129.8k ratings) |
| Things 3 | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro | No | No | No (one-time purchase per device type) | Mac $49.99, iPad $19.99, iPhone $9.99 (one-time) | 4.8 (28.0k) |
| TickTick | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Android, web | Yes | Yes | Yes (9 lists, 99 tasks per list) | Premium $49.99/yr | 4.9 (46.4k) |
| Microsoft To Do | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Android, web | Yes | Yes | Free | None for personal use | 4.7 (268.7k) |
| Apple Reminders | iPhone, iPad, Mac, plus iCloud.com in a browser | Yes (iCloud.com) | No | Free, built in | None | 4.8 (1.04M) |
| Any.do | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Android, web, Apple Watch, Wear OS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Premium $4.99/mo billed yearly or $7.99 monthly; Family $8.33/mo yearly (4 people) | 4.6 (50.5k) |
| OmniFocus 4 | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro, web | Yes (with subscription or add-on) | No | 2-week trial | $9.99/mo or $99.99/yr; or one-time $74.99 (Standard) / $149.99 (Pro) | 4.0 (343) |
| Google Tasks | iPhone, Android, web (plus Gmail and Google Calendar) | Yes | Yes | Free | None | 4.8 (107.3k) |
| TaskFire | iPhone, iPad, Mac, web | Yes | No | Yes (50 active tasks, 3 active lists) | Premium $2.99/mo or $30/yr; Teams $4/user/mo or $40/user/yr | 4.3 (1,519) |
Ratings are the US App Store average for each app’s iPhone listing, from Apple’s public App Store search data on October 16, 2026. Sources for every other cell are in each app’s section below.
Best picks by use case
- Best overall, on any device: Todoist. It runs everywhere, including Windows, Linux and Android, and the free plan is enough to get started.
- Best for Apple-only users who care about design: Things 3. Two Apple Design Awards and no subscription, but no web or Windows access at all.
- Most features for the money: TickTick. Calendar views, habits and an Eisenhower Matrix alongside your tasks.
- Best free to-do app on iPhone and Mac: Apple Reminders. It’s already on your devices, and it has Smart Lists, tags and shared lists.
- Best free app for Windows plus iPhone: Microsoft To Do, especially if you already use Outlook.
- Best for Gmail and Google Calendar users: Google Tasks.
- Best for families: Any.do‘s Family plan (shared grocery list and shared projects for 4 people), or Apple Reminders if everyone has an iPhone.
- Best for GTD power users: OmniFocus 4. Deep and flexible, but it’s the most expensive app here.
- Best budget pick for Apple devices plus a browser: TaskFire. Premium costs $2.99 a month, and it works on iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web.
Todoist
Best for: people who want one to-do app on every device, including Windows, Linux and Android.
Todoist has apps for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android, Apple Watch and Wear OS, plus a web app and browser extensions (Todoist downloads, checked Oct 16, 2026). Its natural-language Quick Add, labels and saved filter views make it easy to grow from a simple list into a full system.
- Free (Beginner): 5 personal projects, 3 filter views, 1 week of activity history, task reminders, list and board layouts (Todoist pricing, checked Oct 16, 2026).
- Pro: $7/month or $60/year ($5/month billed yearly). Todoist raised the price on December 10, 2025, from $5/month or $48/year (Todoist help: 2025 pricing update, checked Oct 16, 2026). Pro adds 300 projects, 150 filter views, calendar layout, task duration and AI “Task Assist”.
- Business: $8 per user per month billed yearly, or $10 monthly (Todoist plans FAQ, checked Oct 16, 2026).
Pros: every platform; strong free plan; powerful filters and labels; lots of integrations. Cons: the free plan caps you at 5 projects and 3 filters; Pro now costs more than most rivals; calendar layout and reminders customization need Pro.
Things 3
Best for: Apple-only users who want the most refined design.
Things by Cultured Code has won two Apple Design Awards (Cultured Code, checked Oct 16, 2026). It’s a one-time purchase for each device type, not a subscription, and Things Cloud sync is free. The Apple Watch app comes with the iPhone app. Cultured Code says Things does not work on Windows, Android, Linux or in a web browser (Things Support: Getting Things, checked Oct 16, 2026).
- Price (US App Store, checked Oct 16, 2026): Things 3 for Mac $49.99, Things 3 for iPad $19.99, Things 3 for iPhone $9.99. All three come to $79.97.
- Free plan: none.
Pros: beautiful and fast; no subscription; free sync. Cons: Apple devices only, with no web access; you pay separately for Mac, iPad and iPhone; no free plan.
TickTick
Best for: people who want tasks, calendar, habits and focus tools in one app.
TickTick’s free plan includes 9 lists with 99 tasks per list, list and Kanban views, natural-language input, reminders and cross-platform sync. Premium raises the limits to 299 lists with 999 tasks each and adds full calendar views, timeline view, task duration and more (TickTick upgrade page, checked Oct 16, 2026). Custom smart lists are called “Filters” in TickTick (TickTick Help: Filters, checked Oct 16, 2026).
- Premium: US$49.99/year, “less than US$4.17/month” (TickTick upgrade page, checked Oct 16, 2026). The page lists only the yearly price.
- Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Android and web.
Pros: huge feature set; habits and Eisenhower Matrix built in; strong free plan. Cons: the number of features can feel busy; many views are limited on the free plan.
Microsoft To Do
Best for: a free, simple app that works on Windows and iPhone, especially if you use Outlook.
Microsoft To Do has apps for Android, iOS, Mac and Windows plus the web, and it syncs with Outlook Tasks (Microsoft Support: Set up Microsoft To Do, checked Oct 16, 2026). It’s free with a Microsoft account. “My Day”, starred tasks, steps (subtasks) and shared lists cover the basics well (Microsoft Support: Welcome to Microsoft To Do, checked Oct 16, 2026).
Pros: completely free; every major platform; good Outlook integration. Cons: fewer power features than Todoist or TickTick; work and school accounts need an Exchange Online mailbox to sync (Microsoft Support).
Apple Reminders
Best for: iPhone, iPad and Mac users who want something free and built in.
Reminders comes with every iPhone, iPad and Mac. It supports tags, shared lists with “Assigned to Me”, grocery lists and custom Smart Lists that filter by tags, dates, times, locations, flags and priority (Apple Support: Use Smart Lists in Reminders on iPhone, checked Oct 16, 2026). You can also create and manage reminders and lists in a browser at iCloud.com (Apple Support: Reminders on iCloud.com, checked Oct 16, 2026).
Pros: free; deeply integrated with Siri and iCloud; good Smart Lists. Cons: no Android app; the iCloud.com version covers the basics (create, complete, search and share reminders and lists) rather than everything the apps do; Smart Lists and tags only work for lists in your iCloud account (Apple Support: Organize reminders, checked Oct 16, 2026).
Any.do
Best for: families and people who want tasks, a calendar and a daily planner together.
Any.do runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Android, the web (app.any.do), Apple Watch and Wear OS (Any.do Help: Platforms & Devices, checked Oct 16, 2026).
- Personal: free, with tasks and lists, reminders, calendar, a daily planner and sync.
- Premium: $4.99/month billed yearly or $7.99 monthly. Adds recurring tasks, WhatsApp reminders, AI features, color tags and location reminders.
- Family: $8.33/month billed yearly or $9.99 monthly for 4 members, with a shared family space and shared grocery list.
- Teams: $4.99 per member per month billed yearly or $7.99 monthly. (All from Any.do pricing, checked Oct 16, 2026.)
Pros: every platform; a well-designed family plan; calendar and planner built in. Cons: recurring tasks need Premium; Premium’s monthly price is high.
OmniFocus 4
Best for: Getting Things Done (GTD) devotees and people with lots of complex projects.
OmniFocus from The Omni Group is the deepest task manager here, with projects, contexts (tags), perspectives and a review workflow.
- Subscription: $9.99/month or $99.99/year for OmniFocus Pro on Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Vision Pro, plus OmniFocus for the Web (The Omni Group blog; OmniFocus for the Web, both checked Oct 16, 2026).
- One-time license: $74.99 (Standard) or $149.99 (Pro), covering all Apple devices. Web access is an extra $4.99/month or $49.99/year (Buy OmniFocus, checked Oct 16, 2026).
- Web: a companion, not a standalone app. You need to set up OmniFocus on an Apple device first, and some features (like the Review perspective) aren’t on the web yet (OmniFocus for the Web, checked Oct 16, 2026).
Pros: unmatched depth and customization; a one-time purchase option. Cons: the most expensive option; a steep learning curve; no Android or Windows app.
Google Tasks
Best for: people who live in Gmail and Google Calendar.
Google Tasks is free, has iPhone and Android apps, and works on the web inside Gmail and Google Calendar. Since February 2025 it also has its own website at tasks.google.com (9to5Google, Feb 18, 2025; Google Workspace: Tasks, checked Oct 16, 2026). Tasks with a date show up in Google Calendar.
Pros: free; simple; built into Google’s apps. Cons: far fewer organizing tools than the other apps here.
TaskFire
Best for: iPhone, iPad and Mac users who also want a browser version and a low price.
TaskFire is the new name for Todo and Todo Cloud by Appigo, which have been around since 2008 (TaskFire FAQ). It runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web (taskfireapp.com), with one account syncing everything. It has Smart Lists, tags, shared lists with task assignment, location reminders, repeating tasks, email-to-task and two-way Google Calendar sync. It also works with the new Siri: you can say “Hey Siri, in TaskFire add call the dentist tomorrow at 3pm.” That needs an iPhone with Apple Intelligence on iOS 27 with the new Siri turned on (TaskFire on the App Store, checked Oct 16, 2026).
- Free (Basic): tasks, checklists, reminders, notes, comments and sync, limited to 50 active tasks and 3 active lists.
- Premium: $2.99/month, or $30/year ($2.50/month). Adds Smart Lists and tags, projects, recurring tasks, location alerts, Siri, list sharing and task assignment. New accounts get 14 days of Premium free.
- Teams: $4 per user per month, or $40 per user per year, with centralized billing and a team admin dashboard. (All from TaskFire pricing, checked Oct 16, 2026.)
Pros: Apple apps plus a web app; Premium is among the cheapest paid plans here; deep Smart List filters; a long track record. Cons: no Android app and no native Windows app (Windows users can use the web app); the free plan is fairly limited, and tags, smart lists and repeating tasks need Premium; the Apple Watch app is paused while it’s rebuilt around Siri (TaskFire FAQ); fewer App Store ratings than the big names.
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How to choose in 30 seconds
- Do you use Android or Windows, or might you switch? Choose Todoist, TickTick, Microsoft To Do or Any.do.
- Apple only, and you never need a browser? Choose Things 3 if you want the best design, or Reminders if you want free.
- Apple devices, but you sometimes need a browser (a work PC, a Chromebook)? Choose TaskFire, Todoist, TickTick or Apple Reminders on iCloud.com.
- Sharing with family? Choose Any.do Family, Apple Reminders or TaskFire Premium.
- Complex projects and a weekly review? Choose OmniFocus.
Related reading
- Smart Lists: what they are and how to use them
- The 10 Best Online To-Do Lists for Students
- The 1-3-5 To-Do List Method
- How Many Items Should Be on Your To-Do List?
- What happened to Todo Cloud?
- TaskFire features
Frequently asked questions
What is the best to-do list app for iPhone?
It depends on what else you use. Things 3 is the most polished if you only use Apple devices. Todoist and TickTick are best if you also use Android or Windows. Apple Reminders is the best free option because it’s already on your iPhone. TaskFire is a low-cost choice if you want iPhone, iPad, Mac and a web app.
What is the best free to-do list app?
Apple Reminders (iPhone, iPad and Mac) and Microsoft To Do (every major platform) are completely free with no task limits we could find. Todoist, TickTick, Any.do and TaskFire also have free plans, but each limits projects, lists or features.
Which to-do list apps work in a web browser?
Todoist, TickTick, Microsoft To Do, Any.do, Google Tasks and TaskFire all have web apps. Apple Reminders works at iCloud.com, and OmniFocus has a web companion with its subscription. Things 3 has no web version.
Is Things 3 worth it in 2026?
If you only use Apple devices and love great design, yes. It’s a one-time purchase ($49.99 on Mac, $19.99 on iPad, $9.99 on iPhone in the US) with free sync. If you ever need to see your tasks on a Windows PC or in a browser, choose something else, because Things doesn’t work there.
How much does Todoist cost in 2026?
Todoist Pro costs $7 a month or $60 a year in the US, after a price increase on December 10, 2025. The free Beginner plan allows 5 personal projects.
What’s the best to-do list app for Android?
Of the apps here, Todoist, TickTick, Microsoft To Do, Any.do and Google Tasks all have Android apps. Things 3, OmniFocus, Apple Reminders and TaskFire don’t.
What happened to Todo Cloud?
Todo Cloud by Appigo is now called TaskFire. Existing accounts work in TaskFire, and support for the old Todo and Todo Cloud apps ended on May 26, 2026. You can read more on our Todo Cloud page.
