I have pretty consistently used TickTick for years now. It’s really good. But no one talks about it!
It’s a thing, right? You either try all the todo apps and change every few months. Or, if you are a developer, you write your own.
But I want to write about TickTick.
I heard about TickTick via word of mouth, and it’s brilliant. For me at least. I know this is a very personal thing. Here’s why:
- It’s platform-independent. I have the iOS and MacOs apps, but I use it on the web and there are Windows, Linux and Android versions too.
- How do I say this… it’s HIGHLY functional, but also it just makes sense and works exactly like I think it should.
- Highly functional: It has lists, tags, dates, priorities, recurring tasks, sub-tasks, list sharing and task assignment, reminders, calendar and timeline views, Kanban view (a mini Trello clone!), Eisenhower Matrix. (Aside: I pay very-happily for the Premium version so these features may be limited on the free plan).
- But it also just works like a really simple todo list. Like all the other things are easily discoverable and opt-in-able should you want them. But it’s also just a simple todo list that’s easy to use.
- It also has a built in Pomodoro timer that’s really good, and a habit tracker that works really nicely too. I usually don’t like apps that serve multiple purposes, but in this case it somehow makes sense and works nicely.
- There’s a really cool “Daily Review” feature that’s hidden away, but if you find it you get a card-like task-by-task interface that lets you easily triage items and update their due dates. If you ever used “Any.do” in its early days, it’s a bit like that. (Aside: It looks like Any.do has also evolved into a Swiss-Army-Knife of Todo apps. Perhaps that is good too!?)
I like it a lot. I’ve been meaning to write a recommendation for it for ages. Perhaps you will like it too?