Comparison

Todoist vs Basic Checklist

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Todoist

Organize your personal and professional life with this intuitive task manager. Capture ideas naturally, manage projects with flexible views, and collaborate with teams seamlessly. It syncs across all your devices, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.

Highlights
  • Natural language task input
  • Quick Add functionality
  • Flexible project views (list, board, calendar)
  • Recurring tasks
  • Sub-tasks and sections
  • Team project sharing and task delegation
  • Real-time comments and file uploads
Features
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You have enough on your plate without fighting your productivity tools. Todoist is the task manager that bridges personal and professional productivity, without the complexity tax. Join 50 million+ people and teams who trust Todoist as their second brain to organize work, life, and everything in between. → Turn chaos into clarity. Clarity doesn’t come from bloated software with a bunch of bells and whistles; it comes from getting everything out of your head and into a tool that’s easy to set up and easy to use. Todoist helps you organize what matters so you can focus on doing, not configuring. → Capture naturally. Your brain is for having ideas, not holding them. › Ramble to record: Don’t type, talk! Describe your task in natural language, and watch Todoist instantly structure it in the right projects with the right due dates. › Quick Add: The fastest way to add a new task, complete with dates, labels, reminders, and more. Just type "Submit report every Friday at 4pm #Work" and Todoist handles the rest. → Professional power, no overhead. Get the professional tools you need without the "enterprise" learning curve. ▪ Flexible views: View any project as a list for quick scanning, as a board for visual workflow, or as a calendar to plan your week. Switch between views instantly to match how you think and work. ▪ Recurring tasks: Build powerful habits. From "Pay rent on the 1st" to "Team Sync every Monday," never let a commitment slip. ▪ Project clarity: Organize anything from a home renovation to a product launch with sub-tasks and sections. Use labels to filter across projects, and set priorities to focus on what matters. → Lightweight teamwork. Most project tools require an education to use. Todoist is intuitive from day one. + Delegate with Ease: Share projects with anyone, assign tasks, and set deadlines. Everyone sees what to do and when. + Stay in Sync: Real-time comments and file uploads keep communication all in one place, not scattered across emails, text messages, docs, and DMs. → Built For iOS. Add tasks via Siri, check your tasks from your home screen, save links as you browse, and capture ideas from your Apple Watch. Location-based reminders make sure nothing slips through the cracks. → Works Where You Work. Todoist syncs instantly across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and every other device, browser or email add-on you use. Capture ideas on your phone, plan on your tablet, and execute on your desktop with everything always in sync. – Questions? Visit our extensive help center at todoist.com/help

About

Basic Checklist

Create unlimited checklists for groceries, to-dos, or any organizational need. This free, ad-free app helps you stay organized and track accomplishments by crossing items off your lists.

Highlights
  • Unlimited checklist creation
  • Ad-free experience
  • Grocery list organizer
  • To-do list management
  • Track accomplishments
Features
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Free and with no ads, this basic checklist allows you to create any number of checklists for the grocery store, supplies, to-dos, or anything else to keep you organized. If you're like me, crossing things off a list means you've accomplished something. Enjoy this free app to help make your productivity even more productive. Give it a try and see if it can work for you.

Screenshots

Todoist4 screens
Basic Checklist2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Todoist at 4.8 against Basic Checklist's 4.2. Todoist also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (130K vs 21). Basic Checklist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Todoist sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Basic Checklist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Todoist holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Todoist has 130K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Todoist's written reviews are positive against 83% of Basic Checklist's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Todoist ships an update every 6 days, Basic Checklist every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Todoist versus Basic Checklist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTodoistBasic Checklist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (130K ratings) — better4.2 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews75.7% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings130K — better21
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 26 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#95 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size374 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTodoist Inc.Derek Carter

Customer experience

Todoist

All ratings130,147 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews2,730 reviews
Positive75.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative17.6%

Basic Checklist

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative13.3%

Bugs and requests

Todoist

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tasks disappearing or not syncing properly
  • Recurring tasks not behaving as expected
  • Crashes and freezes, especially on mobile devices
  • Compatibility issues with newer OS versions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Improved undo/restore functionality
  • Customizable task scheduling and sorting options
  • Enhanced reporting and data visualization tools
  • Seamless integration with more calendar and email apps
  • Ability to add images, files, and other attachments to tasks
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  • Family/team management features and shared task lists

Basic Checklist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Todoist

Subscriptions4
  • Todoist Pro Legacy - Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Todoist Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Todoist Pro Legacy - Yearly$59.991 Year
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  • Todoist Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

Basic Checklist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Todoist free?
Todoist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basic Checklist free?
Basic Checklist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Todoist or Basic Checklist?
Todoist is rated higher. Todoist averages 4.8 out of 5 from 130K ratings, while Basic Checklist averages 4.2 from 21 ratings.
Do Todoist or Basic Checklist have ads?
Neither Todoist nor Basic Checklist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Todoist or Basic Checklist?
Todoist ships an update every 6 days, and Basic Checklist every 26 months. Most recently, Todoist was updated on October 28, 2026 and Basic Checklist on October 23, 2026.

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