The 6 Best Any.do Alternatives in 2026

Why look for an Any.do alternative?

Any.do is one of the better-looking task apps: tasks, lists, reminders, and a calendar in a clean interface across Android, iOS, and web. But the free tier is limited, and features people expect — unlimited recurring tasks, more reminders, color tags — are gated behind Premium. So two groups look elsewhere: people who don't want to pay for basics, and people who want capabilities Any.do doesn't have. Here are the six best alternatives for each.

1. Microsoft To Do — the best free alternative

If you're leaving Any.do over its paywall, Microsoft To Do is completely free with any Microsoft account — unlimited tasks and lists, reminders, recurring tasks, shared lists, and a "My Day" view, synced across every platform. It's the closest free match to Any.do's clean simplicity, with none of the gating.

2. Todoist — the power pick

Todoist is the step up for people who want more than Any.do offers: fast natural-language input, projects, labels, filters, and a polished app everywhere, plus an AI voice-to-task feature. Free plan covers 5 projects; Pro is about $5/month. See our free Todoist alternatives if the free cap is tight.

3. TickTick — the all-in-one value

If you want tasks plus a calendar view, habits, and a Pomodoro timer, TickTick bundles it all for $35.99/year on every platform, with a usable free tier. More capable than Any.do for a comparable price. See our TickTick comparison.

Want more than a list — a day that plans itself? Productivity Genie's AI coach does that, free to start on iOS and Android.

4. Productivity Genie — if you want a plan, not just a list

Any.do organizes your tasks beautifully but, like any list app, it won't tell you what to actually do today. Productivity Genie adds that layer: an AI coach, Mo, plans your tasks into your day, alongside habits, a focus timer, and a short review. Free to start on iOS and Android. It's brand new and mobile-only, and a bigger shift than swapping one list app for another. But if a tidy Any.do list still left your days shapeless, the plan-my-day layer is the real upgrade. See our AI coach roundup.

5. Google Tasks — the ultra-simple free option

If Any.do felt like more than you needed and you live in Google, Google Tasks is free, minimal, and built right into Gmail and Calendar. It's bare-bones, but for lightweight lists inside Google it's frictionless. See our Google Tasks comparison for how it stacks up.

6. TickTick vs. a printable list

Sometimes the fix isn't another app. Our free weekly planner and time-blocking planner run in any browser with no sign-up — a good reset if app-hopping is itself the productivity problem.

How to choose

• Best free alternative: Microsoft To Do.
• Power features: Todoist.
• All-in-one value: TickTick.
• A plan, not just a list: Productivity Genie.
• Ultra-simple and free: Google Tasks.
• No app at all: the printable planners.

Switching apps is a chance to simplify rather than port clutter — our guide to simple task management shows how to keep the list lean.