One cool feature is ‘Remind me when messaging’ where you can choose a contact, if enabled. You can also divide one single task into multiple subtasks here. You can set time or location-based reminders in both Reminders and Todoist. Tap on the ‘i’ info icon anytime to add more details such as notes, links, images, and set priority levels. When you type a date or time, it will turn blue. You can create lists on the main page, but to create tasks, you will need to select a list first. Reminders support natural language, which means you can add tasks using Siri as well. Todoist comes with many themes and icons to choose from. It has a list view as opposed to Reminders’ grid view. Apart from the usual, I liked the Next 7 Days, which allows you to view your entire week in a single glance. Todoist comes with its own set of smart lists. It contains four options - Today for all tasks for the specific day, Scheduled for the future tasks, Flagged ones denoting importance, and All for the pending tasks. You can easily create a new list with a custom icon and color. The UI is more refined with four smart lists ready to add tasks. That’s when it received a major overhaul for the better. Todoist wants to offer granular control over different aspects of lists and individual tasks.Īpple neglected Reminders until the debut of iOS 13. Apple Reminders follows Apple’s design and work policy, offering a simple, quick, and easy to use to-do app. Which one’s for you? That’s the question most people are unable to answer. Two such apps are Apple Reminders and Todoist that we will compare. There are subtle differences that allow users to tweak different aspects of the app and make it their own.

While there are several to-do list apps, I think there is an app for everyone and everything.

Microsoft to do vs todoist