Reviews

Fantastical 3

Customizability and extra functionality over free apps.

Subscription-based app only worth it for heavy calendar users.

$4.99/month or $39.99/year subscription

macOS iOS iPadOS watchOS

TextExpander

Powerful advancecd text snippets for desktop platforms.

Subscription pricing. Not that powerful on mobile platforms.

$39.96/year for individuals

macOS iPadOS iOS Windows

OmniOutliner

Excellent outlining tool. Good automation API for integration into other workflows.

Pro features feel lacking for price difference. Few export options.

Essentials $19.99 (Either platform), Pro $49.99 (iOS) / $99.99 (macOS)

macOS iPadOS iOS

MindNode 5

Affordable and yet elegant app. Easy to use. Web sharing through private links.

No collaboration tools. Limited feature set. No versioning.

$39.99 (Mac) / $14.99 (iOS) after 14 day free trial

iOS iPadOS macOS watchOS

OmniFocus 3

Large feature set. Can work with both simple and advanced workflows. End-to-end encryption.

High learning curve. Mainly for Apple platforms.

One-time fee of $39.99 to $79.99 per platform OR subscription from $5 to $10.

macOS iPadOS iOS watchOS Web

Notability

Beautiful inking. Good handwriting recognition. Powerful audio recording features. Clean structuring of loose notes and PDFs.

Few customization options.

$14.99 per year

macOS iPadOS iOS

Due

Great replacement for built-in reminders app with more fine-granular notifications.

Too simplistic to be a full-fledged to-do list app on its own.

$9.99 (Mac) / $4.99 (iOS)

iPadOS iOS watchOS macOS

GoodNotes 4

Handwritten detection in many languages which is even exportable. Smooth inking engine with many features.

No audio recording features. Slow development.

Free for restricted feature set, $7.99 for full unlock

macOS iPadOS iOS

Flexcil

Providing a novel approach to work on multiple documents at once.

Lack in core functionality and customization. The overlay does not go as far as it could.

Free / Additional features with upgrade for $8.99

iPadOS

Noteshelf 2

Great Ink Engine with many different brush types. Auto-publishing to Evernote.

No OCR for handwritten text. Few customizability in options.

$9.99

iPadOS macOS iOS

OmniFocus 2

Balanced trade-off between simplicity and complexity. End-to-end encryption.

Too many features for many. No non-Apple platforms. Clunky on iPad.

Standard $39.99 (Either platforms) / Pro $79.99 (Mac) or $59.99 (iOS)

macOS iPadOS iOS watchOS

GTDNext

Tailored to GTD workflows. Moderate learning curve and easy even for beginners.

Slow development. No mobile clients. Some features still feel a bit unpolished or unfinished. No integrations with other apps.

Free tier available / $29 per year for premium features

Web

Todoist

Easy and sufficient for many who look for something simple. Cheap and runs almost anywhere. Gamification.

Too simple for many advanced use-cases. Few new features over the years.

Standard FREE / Premium $48 per year

macOS iPadOS iOS watchOS Windows Linux Web Android

Things 3

Beautiful, simplistic and powerful approach. Low to moderate learning curve. Great automation tools. Good keyboard integration.

Few options for customization. Missing some complex GTD power user features.

$49.99 (Mac), $9.99 (iPhone), $19.99 (iPad)

macOS iPadOS iOS watchOS

MyLifeOrganized

Highly complex suite for all task management needs. Can adapt to any workflow.

Expensive. Freedom of customizability can be intimidating.

Windows $29 (Standard) to $59 (Pro), Mobile Free (Standard) to $25-30 (Pro), optional subscription for Cloud sync

Windows iOS Android

SaneBox

Automatically trained email filtering provides a convenient way to manage incoming email.

Rather expensive when using all features. Privacy concerns.

Between $24/year and $299/year

Web