Head-to-head
Todoist vs TickTick: which one in 2026?
Todoist is a task manager from Todoist Inc. with project limits per plan, team workspaces and AI assists, and TickTick is a to-do app that bundles calendar views, a Pomodoro timer and a habit tracker. Todoist's pricing is published and checked here, while TickTick's pricing page could not be reached.
Verdict
Todoist ranks first and TickTick second on this site, and the evidence on this page supports it in one respect: Todoist is the one whose costs, limits and certification claim could be read and checked. TickTick offers more built into a single app (calendar, timer, habits, voice capture), but its price and free limits were not retrievable. Pick Todoist for predictability and teams, TickTick for a solo planner that replaces several apps.
Todoist and TickTick side by side
| Todoist | TickTick | |
|---|---|---|
| Price entry | $0 | US$0 |
| Pricing you can verify | As of November 2026: Beginner is free, Pro is $5 per month on the $60 yearly plan or $7 monthly, and Business is $8 or $10 per user. | Not retrieved. The pricing page returned a Cloudflare block on 10 November 2026, so no Premium price is stated here. |
| What the free plan limits | Five personal projects, three custom filters, 5 MB uploads and one week of reporting history, with Filter Assist and limited Ramble sessions. | A free version exists, but the home page does not list its limits, so what it caps was not checked. |
| Voice and AI capture | Ramble, with unlimited sessions on Pro, plus Task Assist and Email Assist on Pro and Business. | AI Voice Capture turns speech into tasks with dates and priorities, and an assistant manages tasks from plain-language instructions. |
| Planning views | Calendar and table layouts, task duration and deadlines arrive on Pro. The free plan has sub-tasks, priorities and reminders. | Yearly, monthly, weekly, daily and agenda calendar views, with a Pomodoro timer, habit tracker and countdowns for dates. |
| Team features | Business adds a shared workspace, activity logs, roles, shared templates and up to 1,000 members and guests. | Team features were not described on the pages opened for this comparison, so none are claimed here for TickTick. |
| AI training on your tasks | The privacy policy says information collected, including through AI tools, is not used to develop or train AI or ML models. | The privacy policy says AI data is limited to the requested feature and is not used to train models. |
| Deletion and retention | An encrypted backup stays 90 days after account deletion, and some data is kept longer for legal reasons. | Data is kept until account deletion, backups for 90 days after. Transaction records have no stated period. |
| Automation hooks | Pro includes automatic backups. No MCP or command-line tool was named on the pages checked. | Automated workflows connect through MCP, a command-line tool or OpenClaw, per the vendor home page. Calendar subscriptions are also named. |
Where each one wins
Todoist wins on
- Every plan price and limit is published, so you can compute a team bill before signing up
- SOC 2 Type II is stated on the pricing page, which gives a team buyer something to cite
- Business plan adds roles, activity logs and shared templates for up to 1,000 people
TickTick wins on
- Built-in Pomodoro timer, habit tracker and countdowns remove the need for a second app
- Five calendar views including yearly and agenda come in the same app as your lists
- Names MCP, command-line and OpenClaw routes for automations, and an AI Recording Summary feature
Which to pick
Pick Todoist if
You want known pricing, clear free-plan limits and a team tier with roles and logs, and you are comfortable with project-based organization.
Pick TickTick if
You want tasks, a calendar, a timer and habits in one app, and you will confirm the Premium price and free limits on TickTick's own site.
Each tool in context: Todoist profile, TickTick profile, and the full Best AI To-Do List Apps in 2026.
Frequently asked questions
How much does TickTick Premium cost compared with Todoist Pro?
Todoist Pro was $5 per month billed at $60 yearly, or $7 monthly, as of November 2026. TickTick's price could not be checked because its pricing page returned a block and its premium URL returned 404. Look at TickTick's own app or site for the current figure.
Does TickTick's AI train on my tasks?
Its privacy policy says AI data is limited to the requested feature, is not used for unrelated purposes and is not used to train models. Conversation history is kept for the life of the conversation and can be viewed and deleted by you. Todoist's policy makes a similar no-training statement.
Which app suits a small team better?
Todoist, on the evidence read. Its Business plan lists a shared workspace, team roles, activity logs and shared templates at $8 or $10 per user. TickTick's team features were not described on the pages we opened, so a team should test them directly.
Can I try Todoist's AI features on the free plan?
Partly. Beginner includes Filter Assist and limited Ramble sessions, according to the pricing page. Task Assist and Email Assist are listed under Pro and Business, and Pro lifts Ramble to unlimited. The free plan's other caps are five personal projects and 5 MB uploads.