After trying dozens of applications to do, these 6 just clicked with me

I may not be so big productivity, but I like my business organized, and I make great efforts to find a system that works for me. My style is that I do not control every minute of my day – so I am less a calendar and more a guy from the task list. It is a subtle way of saying that I tried a lot of applications to do before focusing on one. I have an unbeatable favorite that works perfectly for my workflow, but there are several others which are also capable, if not more, and could easily become the application that you open impulsively.

Here are some of the best task list apps you can try, as well as my favorite:

Whatever the application that I try to test the waters, I come back to Ticktick. It’s so good! In fact, it is the richest application that I have encountered – and this declaration has remained true over the years that I have used. He has excellent synchronization options to define reminders, such as “First” or “last day of work of the month” and he does not become more granular than that.

You will also find options to change the view in Kanban for easy scrolling, ways to share lists with friends and family, and dedicated applications (not web packaging) available on a variety of platforms. It is definitely an application of power, but without feeling inflated. The most pleasant thing is that it doesn’t make you constantly pay for it. Most of the features I need are available in the free plan, and I have never felt the need to upgrade.

Todoist resembles the productivity application for which the Whizz by e-mail would die. It gives you an overview of the morning of your day when you wake up, an evening review of what you have done (and not), and a daily email for your tasks. It looks like this sophisticated executive in a black suit in a lively air that likes to keep everything in order.

There are a lot of ways to organize your tasks under “my projects”, with additional filtering available via labels and priority levels. Like Ticktick, it also supports the contribution of natural language, so that you can type “extinguish the waste tomorrow at 7 am”, and it will automatically choose the date and time. It is the perfect minimalist tasks application, although many features are locked behind a payment wall.

For those of the Microsoft 365 ecosystem that use Outlook for work, Microsoft has its own task list application in the first part with deep integrations. And it’s surprisingly easy to use and does not look clumsy as outlook. Fortunately, you don’t have to take a Microsoft subscription to access it. The application is completely free and is fairly rich in functionality for one of Microsoft’s non -essential applications.

He has several personalization options to add groups and nest lists under them, which is ideal for things like the management of several projects in a single customer. Microsoft has also done a good job not to make the application boring, thanks to beautiful wallpapers and the option of also adding personalities, so that you can add an interior as a background for a shared list with your friends for a next trip.

I recently tried Google’s tasks, and even if it turns pale compared to Ticktick, it is always worth your consideration if you want something base to manage your daily tasks. Consider it as the version of the application to be made by Google Keep – it’s free, do not try to do too much (ironic, given the name), comes with your Android phone and do not overwhelm you with too many options.

Although it has traveled a long way over the years and is in fact useful for many users with minimum needs, I want Google to have made critical improvements. For example, he still does not support reminders based on location (something Keep has been able to do for ages), and he has no sharing features. It could easily beat Microsoft to do it, but so far, it is stuck in a step back.

Productivity Nerds have seen this coming from a distance mile, right? The concept is a lot – you can shape it as you wish and make it personal. So why not also make it a task manager? You can use check boxes to create your own minimum task list, but you have access to much more complexity if you choose pre-constructed concept models for task management, and they will not cost a penny.

It is certainly not the most intuitive on this list, especially for someone who just wants a simple task manager. But if you already use the concept, it is sure to assume that you are in the upper centile of people who can be labeled from productivity. Combine this with the desire to use a single application for everything, and the concept is your answer. It’s not better than that.

Yes, the post -it is on this list – and not the type of paper. Listen to me. A post-it note is a list scribbled by things you have to do or keep in mind by doing something. He has no other attributes – no time, no date, no hierarchy, nothing. Just note, stuck on your kitchen shelf so that you can take a look at both. What if you could do this exactly on your phone?

Post-it has an Android application that allows you to stick a post-it note on your home screen. Simple. It is right there with a text list in a font for authenticity, of course – you can watch it while scrolling your reception screens. The application actually offers much more, such as the creation of a virtual canvas for brainstorming, full of colorful notes, but I use only one note on the reception screen for things that are not urgent but that need my attention, maybe in a week or two. Like calling a friend that I have been resting for months.

Have a solid task list application obtains half of the work. If the tool works well, you won’t have to play with it all the time, trying to make it work. You can choose a tool as complex as the concept or as simple as a post-it note application on your home screen. What is your favorite type of task management – the simplest way, the complex or somewhere in the middle? Let me know via the survey above or in the comments below.