Todoist alternative
Todoist is built to organise everything. Tickleaf is built to feel calm about it: a single list, a day for each thing, and a timer when it’s time to start. On iPhone, Android, Mac and the web.
Free to start. Checked against Todoist’s own pages on Monday 9 November 2026.
The short version
Stay with Todoist if
- Your team shares projects, hands out tasks and talks in comments
- You rely on its 80+ integrations, or use Linux or a watch app
- You sort work into projects, labels, filters and 4 priorities
Try Tickleaf if
- You’d like a list without Karma points, levels or streaks to keep up
- You’d rather give a thing a day than a project and a priority
- You want a focus timer, routines and sounds to work to, in the same app
Side by side
Todoist’s column comes from their own website, checked on Monday 9 November 2026. If something has changed, write to hello@ketryon.com and we’ll fix it.
| Feature | Tickleaf | Todoist |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | TickleafiPhone, Android, Mac and the web | TodoistiPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, the web and watches |
| Price | TickleafFree. Plus is 39 kr a month or 299 kr a year, with 14 days to try it | TodoistFree, with 5 projects. Pro is 89 kr a month or 840 kr a year in the Swedish App Store |
| Type it the way you’d say it | TickleafYes. “Dentist fri at 14:30” gets its day and time | TodoistYes. “Fri 7pm”, and repeats like “every other Wednesday” |
| A calendar beside your tasks | TickleafYes. Your Google Calendar alongside, with Plus | TodoistYes. Google or Outlook events in Today and Upcoming. The calendar layout is Pro |
| Reminders | TickleafYes, on the web and Mac. On your phone with Plus | TodoistYes. Automatic reminders for tasks with a date and time. Custom and location reminders are Pro |
| Things you repeat | TickleafYes. Loops, with no streaks to break | TodoistYes, recurring due dates |
| Routines, one step at a time | TickleafYes | TodoistAs recurring tasks and templates |
| A timer on the lock screen | TickleafYes, on iPhone and Android | TodoistNot built in. It comes through integrations like Toggl Track |
| Home and lock-screen widgets | TickleafYes | TodoistYes, home and lock screen |
| Projects, priorities and labels | TickleafNo, on purpose | TodoistYes. Projects, sections, labels, filters and 4 priorities |
| Shared lists | TickleafNo | TodoistYes. Shared projects, assignees and comments |
Sources: Todoist pricing, Plans and reminders, Downloads, Karma, Calendar integration, Time-tracking integrations, App Store (Sweden). Checked Monday 9 November 2026.
What’s different
No score
Nothing to keep up.
Todoist gives Karma points, levels and streaks, and takes points away from tasks left 5 days past their date. Tickleaf keeps no score. Older tasks wait under the day they’re from, with no red.
Write it down
A day is plan enough.
Type “Dentist fri at 14:30” and it gets its day and time. There’s no project to pick and no priority to weigh, so writing a thing down takes about as long as saying it.
Focus
A timer where you’ll see it.
Start a timer or a routine and it stays on your lock screen, with a sound to work to if you like. In Todoist, timing comes from other apps.
Moving over
There’s no big move to plan. Most people start like this.
- 1Export your projects from TodoistOn the web or desktop app, open a project, choose Import & export, then Export to CSV. Keep the file as a record, then write today’s tasks into Tickleaf. Todoist’s guide.
- 2Bring what you repeatAdd the things that come back as loops: every day, every other Tuesday, the 1st.
- 3Let the rest waitAnything without a day waits in your Inbox until you give it one.
Questions
- Can I bring my Todoist tasks into Tickleaf?
- Not automatically. Todoist exports each project as a CSV file, which is good to keep. Then start with today in Tickleaf, and add the things you repeat as loops.
- Is Tickleaf free?
- Yes. Every view, quick add and loops are free on every device. Plus is 39 kr a month or 299 kr a year, with 14 days to try it.
- Does Tickleaf have Karma or streaks?
- No, on purpose. A loop’s week fills in as you go, and a day off is just a day off.
- Can I see my Google Calendar?
- Yes, with Plus. Your events sit beside your tasks, in the same day and week.
Last checked Monday 9 November 2026. Todoist is a trademark of its owner. This page is ours, not theirs.