Alternatives to Microsoft To Do
Microsoft's free task app (ex-Wunderlist team)
Microsoft To Do ranks #14 of 20 in Task managers, with an Alt Score of 59. It is proprietary, free and available on Windows, iOS, Android and Web. 9 of 11 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Anyone who needs a simple personal task manager, from individuals organizing daily errands to professionals and students managing work or school to-dos, especially those already using Outlook or Microsoft 365.
Free task lists with due dates, reminders, and recurring tasks. Tasks can be broken into steps, flagged as important, and organized into custom lists. My Day offers a daily view with suggested tasks that resets each day, and lists sync automatically with Outlook Tasks so items created in either app appear in both.
Create lists and add tasks, optionally setting a due date, reminder, or steps within a task. Use My Day to pull tasks from various lists into a single daily focus view, and mark items complete as you go. The app syncs across web, Windows, iOS, and Android, and integrates directly with Outlook and Microsoft 365 for a unified task view.
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Ranked alternatives
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the Task managers checklist (15 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
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Every fact and feature listed for Microsoft To Do is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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License Proprietary verified 2026-07-12
Use Microsoft To Do for free
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-to-do-list-app -
Pricing model Free verified 2026-07-12
Use Microsoft To Do for free
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Platforms Windows, iOS, Android, Web verified 2026-07-12
sync your lists across the web and iOS, Android, and Windows devices
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-to-do-list-app -
Status active verified 2026-07-12
Now it's possible to assign tasks to any member of a shared list, including yourself.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-s-new-in-microsoft-to-do-e4385509-13af-4a55-ae17-1c5a61cf2d41 -
Natural language input Yes verified 2026-07-12
Now, you can quickly add due dates, reminders and repeat information to your tasks by typing in all the details with the task title using natural language.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/smart-due-date-reminder-recognition-in-microsoft-to-do-b8cde14b-28da-42e1-9ce8-d75cc3717993 -
Recurring tasks Yes verified 2026-07-12
Select Repeat and choose when your task will repeat: daily, on weekdays, weekly, monthly, yearly, or a custom repetition.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-due-dates-and-reminders-in-microsoft-to-do-064d9696-08d1-4433-bfdd-f661dc97491f -
Subtasks depth Partial verified 2026-07-12
Use steps to break your larger tasks down in to smaller, more actionable pieces.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/todo/add-steps-importance-notes-tags-and-categories-to-your-tasks -
Projects & labels Yes verified 2026-07-12
Keep your tasks organized across different lists by adding hashtags (like #work or #school) to your tasks' names.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/todo/add-steps-importance-notes-tags-and-categories-to-your-tasks -
Priorities Partial verified 2026-07-12
Add priority to your tasks by starring your important tasks in each list.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/todo/add-steps-importance-notes-tags-and-categories-to-your-tasks -
Reminders (time & location) Partial verified 2026-07-12
Select Remind me and choose when you'll be reminded: later today, tomorrow, next week, or a date and time you pick.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-due-dates-and-reminders-in-microsoft-to-do-064d9696-08d1-4433-bfdd-f661dc97491f -
Shared lists Yes verified 2026-07-12
To share a list, open the sharing menu by selecting the sharing icon in the top right of any list you've created.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-and-share-lists-4e5aeac6-8649-4813-aae5-2c2ddea2f292 -
Widgets Yes verified 2026-07-12
You can quickly add new tasks to My Day, as well as view your existing tasks directly from the widget.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/using-the-android-widget-with-microsoft-to-do-11392322-b3b9-451f-84ba-a70f540909f2 -
Quick capture (global shortcut) Partial verified 2026-07-12
Ctrl + N: Add a new task
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/using-keyboard-shortcuts-in-microsoft-to-do-ab4197e1-2922-463e-b6cc-e7f6fc8033f3
FAQ
Yes. Todoist, TickTick and Any.do have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
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