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Microsoft To Do
TickTick
Microsoft To DoTickTick| Microsoft To Do | TickTick | |
|---|---|---|
| Links | ||
| Website | Visit | Visit |
| App Store | Install | Install |
| Google Play | Install | Install |
| Main | ||
| Task management | + | + |
| Task lists | + | + |
| Quick add | + | + |
| Recurring tasks | + | + |
| Subtasks | + | + |
| Due dates | + | + |
| Subtasks recurring | + | + |
| Priorities | + | + |
| Tags / labels | ± | + |
| Projects / lists | + | + |
| Today view | + | + |
| Habit tracking | − | + |
| Goals progress tracking | ± | + |
| Notes templates | + | + |
| Calendar view | − | ± |
| Daily agenda view | — | + |
| Weekly view | ± | ± |
| Week at a glance | ± | ± |
| Weekly templates | − | ± |
| Daily planning | + | + |
| Monthly planning | ± | ± |
| Time blocking | − | + |
| Goal setting | ± | ± |
| SMART goals | − | − |
| Long-term goals | − | ± |
| Short-term goals | + | + |
| Milestones | ± | ± |
| Action steps | + | + |
| Planner & calendar segregation | ± | ± |
| Offline mode | + | + |
| Reminders | + | + |
| AI scheduling | − | − |
| Smart rescheduling | — | ± |
| Notes | + | ± |
| Templates | − | ± |
| Collaboration | ± | − |
| Custom sections | ± | ± |
| Goal review | ± | ± |
| Categories / areas | ± | + |
| Platforms | ||
| Windows | + | + |
| Android | + | + |
| Web | + | + |
| MacOS | + | + |
| iOS | + | + |
| Desktop | + | + |
| Free version | + | + |
| Sync across devices | + | + |
| Calendar sync | ||
| Calendar sync | ± | ± |
| Integrated calendar | ± | + |
| Synchronize with Apple Calendar | ± | ± |
| Synchronize with Google Calendar | ± | ± |
| Synchronize with Microsoft Calendar | + | ± |
| Outlook sync | + | ± |
| Interface | ||
| Themes / appearance presets | + | + |
| Visual planning | ± | ± |
| Special features | ||
| AI assistance / AI features | − | − |
| Attachments & embedded media | ± | ± |
| Stickers | − | − |
| Handwriting & stylus | ||
| Apple Pencil support | − | − |
| Handwriting / stylus support | − | − |
| Palm rejection | − | − |
| PDF annotation / markup | − | − |
| Handwriting to text conversion | − | − |
| Search in handwriting | − | − |
| Special features | ||
| Meeting notes workflow | — | ± |
| Synchronize & backup | ||
| Cloud sync | + | + |
| Auto backup | + | + |
| Notes / tasks sharing | + | + |
| Collaboration / sharing (incl. team) | ± | ± |
| Shared lists | + | + |
| Profile | ||
| Calendars | + | + |
Microsoft To Do
Pros
- Hooks straight into Outlook mail, calendars, and flagged mail
- Interface stays sparse: list, due date, attachments
- Free inside a Microsoft account with no upsell wall
- Smart lists surface Today and flagged email without setup
- My Day keeps desktop workers from drowning in backlogs
Cons
- No built-in Pomodoro, habits, or calendar-heavy dashboards
- Value thins out fast outside Microsoft 365
- Power filters and natural language still trail TickTick
- Boards never grew into a full project OS
TickTick
Pros
- Calendar, lists, habits, Pomodoro, and reminders ship in one bundle
- Tomato timer plus stats cover focus ritual without another app
- Lunar tabs cover Asia-first calendar quirks power users expect
- Paid tier undercuts Todoist premium for similar breadth
- Voice entry handles short captures while driving
Cons
- UI density reads busy next to Things 3 minimalism
- Natural-language date parsing trails Todoist’s headline feature
- Privacy threads resurface whenever cloud-first vendors hiccup
- Bare-metal markdown fans still export elsewhere