Alternatives

TickTick alternatives, from lists to a planned day

TickTick is a strong to-do list with a calendar, a timer and habits in one. These five are for when you want a different kind of list, or no list to manage at all.

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Why people look for one

TickTick’s own pricing page shows where the free version stops: nine lists with ninety-nine tasks each, five habits and a basic calendar view. The fuller calendar views and task duration are part of Premium, a yearly subscription.

And it is a list first. It holds everything and shows it on a calendar, and when each task happens is still yours to decide. Some people want exactly that. Others are looking for the deciding to be done for them.

5 to look at

Each one, in its own terms.

1

TimeLoop

The day planned from a sentence ours

Who places the tasks
A scheduler, around your fixed events and the way to them; you confirm. Planning from a sentence is Pro, by hand is free
Calendars
Reads the calendars on your phone and Google Calendar as fixed events, and writes your plan into its own “TimeLoop” calendar; free
With other people
Circles joined by a link, a shared list in each, finding a time everyone is free
Where it runs
iPhone and Android phones (coming soon to both stores). No iPad, Mac, watch or web app
Free and paid
A free version; Pro monthly or yearly. On the App Store the yearly plan starts with a free week

Pick it if you do not want to manage a list at all: you say what has to happen and want each thing given its hour around your fixed events. Not if you want a Pomodoro timer, habit statistics or an app on your computer.

2

Todoist

A to-do list for work and life

Who places the tasks
You do. Tasks are captured in natural language; a calendar layout and task duration come with Pro
Calendars
Integrates with your calendar, on the free plan too
With other people
Shared projects with assigned tasks, and a workspace for teams
Where it runs
iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, Apple Watch and Wear OS
Free and paid
A free Beginner plan with five personal projects; Pro, a subscription

Pick it if your life runs on projects, filters and one trusted list, on every device you own, and the times are yours to choose.

3

Any.do

Lists and reminders for you and your household

Who places the tasks
You do. A daily planner shows your events and tasks together, and there is an AI assistant
Calendars
A calendar of its own that shows your events beside your tasks
With other people
A Family plan with a shared board and a grocery list sorted by aisle; workspaces for teams
Where it runs
iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, the web and Apple Watch
Free and paid
A free version for personal lists; Premium, Family and Teams plans, with free trials

Pick it if you want lists and reminders for a household on every device, with a shared grocery list.

4

Things

A personal task manager for Apple devices

Who places the tasks
You do. It is a task manager for planning your day and your projects by hand
Calendars
Shows the events of the calendars you choose at the top of Today
With other people
No sharing of to-dos or lists at this time, says its support page
Where it runs
Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Vision Pro
Free and paid
A paid app on the App Store, bought for each kind of device

Pick it if you use Apple devices only, plan alone, and want a carefully made task list with two Apple Design Awards to its name.

5

Structured

A visual timeline you arrange

Who places the tasks
You do, on a drag-and-drop timeline. With Pro, Structured AI drafts tasks from text, voice or a photo
Calendars
Imports your calendars one way, with Pro
With other people
Not available yet, says its help centre
Where it runs
iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Android and the web
Free and paid
A free version with a Pomodoro focus timer and widgets; Pro monthly, yearly or as a one-time purchase

Pick it if you like arranging your day by hand on a polished timeline, you want it on a Mac or a watch as well, or you prefer to pay once.

Or stay

When TickTick is still the best choice

You want one app for the list, calendar views from a day to a year, a Pomodoro timer and a habit tracker, in step across phone, computer, tablet and watch. Its voice capture turns what you say into several tasks with their dates and priorities. TimeLoop has no Pomodoro timer, no habit statistics and no computer app.

As of October 2026. What is said about each planner comes from its own website, help centre or store listing; if it has changed since, their pages are right. They belong to their makers and have nothing to do with TimeLoop. The order is ours: TimeLoop first because this is its website, the rest by how close they are to TickTick.

TimeLoop

Your day.
Planned for you.

You say what has to happen. TimeLoop keeps the fixed things where they are and finds a time for the rest.

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Family2 tasks
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2 tasks

shared by 3

33%

done today

Eggs, a dozen
2 waiting1 done
BreadMHadded by Maja
Renew the passportNo time yet · give it one
MilkLKdone by Luka
MilkDone by Luka · Familynow

TimeLoop

Where TimeLoop differs.

Each task gets its hour

A list says what. TimeLoop works out when: a scheduler places what you said around your fixed events, and you confirm.

A list for what has no time

What needs no hour waits in Tasks, with a checklist or a reminder if you want one, until you give it a time or have one found.

Shared with one link

A circle is joined by a link and carries a shared list. One circle of your own is free.

Questions

Asked before you asked.

Is there a free alternative to TickTick?

By their own pages, Todoist has a free plan with five personal projects, Any.do a free version for personal lists, Structured a free version with its timeline, and TimeLoop a free version for planning by hand. Things is a paid app.

Which TickTick alternative schedules tasks for you?

On this page, TimeLoop: its scheduler places tasks around your fixed events, from a sentence with Pro. In Todoist, Any.do, Things and Structured you choose the times; Structured’s AI can draft the tasks with Pro.

Which have shared lists?

Todoist has shared projects with assigned tasks, Any.do a Family plan with a shared board, and TimeLoop circles with a shared list. Things’ support page says it does not share to-dos, and Structured’s help centre says collaborating is not available yet.

Which run on Windows or the web?

Todoist and Any.do, by their own pages; Structured has a web app. Things is for Apple devices, and TimeLoop for iPhone and Android phones only.

Is any of these open source?

This page does not cover open-source or self-hosted task managers. All five here are commercial apps, as TickTick is.

Where do these facts come from?

From each app’s own website, help centre or store listing, read in October 2026. If something has changed since, their pages are right and this one is out of date.

Keep reading

Auto-schedulingAuto-schedulingMost apps that schedule tasks for you are made for work calendars. TimeLoop does it for one person’s whole day, on a phone, and shows the plan before anything is saved.Read Shared listsShared listsThe shopping, the trip, the move. Make a circle, send one link, and everyone in it can add a line and tick one off.Read AlternativesStructured alternativesStructured is a good planner, and for many people the right one. These are the five to look at when you need something it does not do.Read

Last updated 8 October 2026.

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