Todoist vs TickTick for ADHD
TickTick for ADHD by a nose: built-in Pomodoro, calendar view, and cheaper premium remove two extra apps from your stack. Todoist wins on reliability, ecosystem, and ten-year trust. Capture speed is near-identical; taps counted in the table.
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Todoist
KEEP81/100
- Setup friction 16 out of 20
- Capture friction 14 out of 15
- Forgiveness 11 out of 15
- Reward design 6 out of 10
- Notification quality 8 out of 10
- Price honesty 8 out of 10
- Accessibility 8 out of 10
- Staying power 10 out of 10
The most dependable to-do app alive, with natural-language capture.
TickTick
KEEP80/100
- Setup friction 15 out of 20
- Capture friction 13 out of 15
- Forgiveness 11 out of 15
- Reward design 7 out of 10
- Notification quality 8 out of 10
- Price honesty 9 out of 10
- Accessibility 8 out of 10
- Staying power 9 out of 10
To-do, calendar, and a built-in Pomodoro timer, priced under everyone.
Side by side
| Criterion | Todoist | TickTick |
|---|---|---|
| Setup friction /20 | 16 | 15 |
| Capture friction /15 | 14 | 13 |
| Forgiveness /15 | 11 | 11 |
| Reward design /10 | 6 | 7 |
| Notification quality /10 | 8 | 8 |
| Price honesty /10 | 8 | 9 |
| Accessibility /10 | 8 | 8 |
| Staying power /10 | 10 | 9 |
| Taps to capture | Not yet measured | Not yet measured |
| Price | free + $ | $ |
| Total | 81 | 80 |
Pick by scenario
Pick TickTick if…
You want the timer and the calendar in the same app as the list, at the lower price.
Pick Todoist if…
You want the system of record least likely to change or disappear, with the widest integration set.
The trap to avoid
Migrating every six months. Whichever you pick, the value is in it being the only place tasks live.
Questions people actually ask
Which captures faster?
Near-identical on desk review; both support natural-language entry. Measured Taps to Capture publishes after the protocol run.
Is the TickTick Pomodoro any good?
Good enough to replace a separate timer app, which is the entire point.
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