Let's be honest about something first: Todoist is not a bad app. The natural language input — type 'call dentist every Tuesday at 9am' and watch it parse perfectly — is genuinely impressive and something TaskLoco doesn't match. The mobile design is clean, fast, and refined in ways that come from years of iteration. If all you need is a frictionless task list on your phone and nothing else, Todoist is hard to argue with.
Here's where it falls apart: productivity almost never stays 'just a task list.' You need to attach a PDF to a task. You need a calendar view for the week. You want a team member to see the same note you're working from. You want a reminder that taps your phone and opens directly to the right note — not a generic notification you then have to hunt through. As soon as you need any of that, Todoist starts stacking conditions. TaskLoco doesn't. Everything — unlimited notes, 10GB file storage, reminders with push notifications that deep-link back to the original note, calendar view, and full team sharing — is in one tier, at one price, per person. No feature ladders. No gotchas.
Where Todoist Genuinely Wins (And Why It Still Isn't Enough)
Todoist's natural language parsing is best-in-class. Type a task in plain English and it figures out the date, time, and recurrence automatically. TaskLoco does not do this — if you want TaskLoco to know a task is due Friday, you set it Friday. That's a real difference worth naming.
The Todoist mobile experience is also excellent. The native apps on iPhone and Android are fast, visually polished, and feel like they belong on the platform. TaskLoco's native iPhone and Android app is TaskLoco Lite — anonymous, no sign-in, up to 20 notes stored on your device. It's a great scratchpad. It's not a full productivity suite. TaskLoco Premium runs through your phone's browser as a web app, which works well but isn't the same as a purpose-built native experience.
Those are real concessions, and anyone writing a comparison who doesn't make them is trying to sell you something rather than help you decide.
The Features Todoist Hides Behind Its Paywall, TaskLoco Just Includes
This is where the comparison shifts decisively. Todoist structures its tiers so that the features most productive people actually need — file uploads, reminders with full functionality, and especially anything collaborative — sit behind conditions. TaskLoco Premium doesn't play that game.
File attachments: TaskLoco Premium includes 10GB of file storage per person, stackable with add-ons up to 1TB. Attach a PDF, image, contract, or screenshot directly to a note. The file lives with the note, not in a separate drive you have to link to.
Reminders that actually navigate: When a TaskLoco reminder fires, it arrives as a push notification on your phone and computer. Tap it and you land directly on the note that triggered it. That deep-link behavior sounds minor until you've spent thirty seconds hunting for the right task after a generic alert. Optional email notifications are available at no extra cost. Optional SMS notifications are an add-on with a monthly free quota included.
Team sharing done right: TaskLoco's team sharing works the way email works — you share a note, the recipient can clone it and make it fully their own. No access levels to configure, no permission requests, no admin overhead. Each team member has their own subscription, their own space, and their own notes. Shared notes are a bridge between those spaces, not a locked folder someone else controls.
Calendar view: TaskLoco Premium includes a calendar view for all your notes and tasks. See your week at a glance. Todoist has a calendar sync that offloads to Google Calendar rather than giving you a native view inside the app.
Free Tiers: Two Is Better Than One
Todoist offers a free tier that's real but limited — a finite number of projects, no reminders on free, no file uploads. It's enough to try the interface, not enough to run your work through it.
TaskLoco gives you two distinct free tiers, each with a specific purpose.
TaskLoco Lite is the native iPhone and Android app — completely anonymous, no sign-in, no account, no syncing. It stores up to 20 notes in a file on your device. Delete one to make room for another. It's a pure scratchpad that asks nothing of you and keeps nothing about you.
TaskLoco Lite Plus+ is the web app and Chrome extension — sign in with Google, sync up to 30 notes across every device you own, and use the Chrome extension to capture any webpage in one click. No reminders, no file attachments, no team features — but if you're doing research, keeping a running list, or clipping web content across your laptop and phone browser, Lite Plus+ covers it completely at zero cost.
The Chrome extension is worth a specific mention: open any article, product page, or reference document, click the extension, and it's captured as a note instantly. No copying URLs, no tab management. For anyone who works heavily in a browser, this alone saves real time every day.
The Sticky Note Model: Why It Works Better Than a Task List
Todoist is built around tasks — discrete items with due dates, completion states, and priority flags. That's the right model for a pure to-do list. It's a limiting model for the way most work actually happens.
Most work starts as a note. An idea, a draft, a meeting summary, a list of questions, a chunk of copied text you haven't processed yet. TaskLoco is built around notes — rich, flexible, sticky-note-style containers that can hold anything. Tasks live inside notes. Reminders attach to notes. Files attach to notes. When a reminder fires, it opens the note, not a bare task title missing its context.
That structure means you're never hunting for the background behind a task. The task and its context live together. A to-do item 'Review contract' is meaningless without the contract. In TaskLoco, the contract is attached to the note the to-do lives in.
This is the core design difference between TaskLoco and Todoist, and it's the reason TaskLoco works for research, project planning, meeting prep, and personal organization — not just task tracking. Todoist does task tracking exceptionally well. TaskLoco does the broader shape of how knowledge work actually happens.
The Honest Comparison
| Feature | TaskLoco | Todoist |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Two free tiers: Lite (20 notes, anonymous, native app) and Lite Plus+ (30 notes, synced, web + Chrome extension) FREE | One free tier — limited projects, no reminders, no uploads |
| Natural language task input | Not available — set due dates manually | Best-in-class — parses dates, times, and recurrence from plain text |
| Native iPhone / Android app | TaskLoco Lite only — anonymous, 20 notes on device, no sync, no reminders | Full-featured native apps on iPhone and Android |
| File attachments | 10GB included with Premium — files live inside the note | Limited or unavailable on lower tiers |
| Reminders | Push notifications to phone and computer — tap to deep-link back to the original note. Optional email (free) and SMS add-on. | Reminders on paid tier; no deep-link back to contextual note |
| Calendar view | Built-in calendar view in Premium — see all notes and tasks by date natively | Syncs to Google Calendar rather than native in-app calendar view |
| Team sharing | Yes — included with Premium. Each team member requires a separate subscription — currently $9.99/month per person, but TaskLoco is offering a Charter Member special: 50% off for life, currently $4.99/month per person for the first 500 subscribers with code CHARTER50. | Shared projects with access levels and admin overhead |
| Chrome extension | One-click webpage capture to a note — free with Lite Plus+ FREE | Browser extension available but focused on task capture, not full-page notes |
| Cross-device sync | Lite Plus+ and Premium sync across all devices via web app FREE | Syncs across devices on paid and free tiers |
| Unlimited notes and tasks | Unlimited with Premium | Project and task limits on free tier; unlimited on paid |
| Anonymous use (no account required) | TaskLoco Lite — completely anonymous, no sign-in ever FREE | Account required for all tiers |
| Context-complete notes (tasks + files + reminders together) | Every note holds tasks, attachments, and a reminder — one container, full context | Tasks are standalone items — attachments and context are separate |
| Charter pricing (lifetime discount) | First 500 subscribers lock in 50% off the regular price — forever, per person | No lifetime discount program |
| Extra storage add-ons | 10GB / 50GB / 200GB / 1TB tiers, stackable up to 100x | File storage limited or tied to plan tier |
| Gantt charts / project dependencies | Not available | Not a core feature — Todoist is task-list focused, not project-management |
| API / third-party integrations | Limited integrations | Broader integration ecosystem — Zapier, IFTTT, and others |
| 7-day free trial (Premium) | Full 7-day free trial — no charge until day 8, cancel anytime FREE | Free trial available on paid plans |
Who Should Use Each
Use TaskLoco if…
- You want notes, tasks, files, reminders, and calendar all in one place — not stitched together across tools
- You need reminders that tap your phone and open directly to the right note, not a generic alert you have to hunt from
- You share work with teammates and want sharing that works like email — no permissions, no admin overhead
- You do research or web-heavy work and want one-click webpage capture via the Chrome extension
- You want a transparent, per-person price with a charter rate that locks in forever — no tier surprises later
- You need file attachments that live inside the note they belong to, with 10GB included
Use Todoist if…
- Natural language task input is essential to your workflow — Todoist's parsing is best-in-class and TaskLoco doesn't match it
- You need a full-featured native iPhone or Android app rather than a mobile browser experience
- You rely heavily on third-party integrations like Zapier, IFTTT, or a broad ecosystem of connected tools
- Your workflow is purely task-list-based and you have no need for notes, file attachments, or shared context
TaskLoco Premium is regularly $9.99/month per person. Right now, charter members can lock in 50% off the regular price — forever. That means $4.99/month per person today. And if our price ever goes up, you still pay half. Always.
Code CHARTER50 auto-applies at checkout. First 500 spots only — once they're gone, this offer is gone permanently. Act fast while spots last.
Every Premium subscription includes unlimited notes, 10GB file storage, reminders, calendar, and team sharing. Each team member requires a separate subscription. 7-day free trial — no charge until day 8. Cancel anytime.
Free Options: TaskLoco vs Todoist
TaskLoco Lite
- Native iPhone & Android app
- Completely anonymous — no sign-in
- Data stays on your device
- Up to 20 notes
- Free forever
TaskLoco Lite Plus+
- Web app + Chrome extension
- Sign in with Google
- Wall syncs across all devices
- Up to 30 notes
- Free forever
Lock In 50% Off — Forever
7-day free trial. No charge until day 8. CHARTER50 auto-applies at checkout.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does TaskLoco do that Todoist doesn't?
TaskLoco keeps tasks inside notes — so every to-do item lives alongside its context, files, and reminders in one place. When a reminder fires, it deep-links directly back to that note. Todoist treats tasks as standalone items; context and attachments live separately. TaskLoco also includes a native calendar view, 10GB file storage, and team sharing that works like email — all in one Premium tier with no feature ladders.
What does Todoist do better than TaskLoco?
Two things, honestly. First, Todoist's natural language task input is exceptional — type a task in plain English and it parses the date, time, and recurrence automatically. TaskLoco doesn't have this. Second, Todoist has polished native iPhone and Android apps. TaskLoco's native app is TaskLoco Lite — anonymous, 20 notes, no sync. Premium runs through your phone's browser, which works well but isn't a native app experience.
Is TaskLoco really free to try?
TaskLoco has two permanently free tiers. TaskLoco Lite is the native iPhone and Android app — completely anonymous, no sign-in, up to 20 notes stored on your device. TaskLoco Lite Plus+ is the web app and Chrome extension — sign in with Google, sync up to 30 notes across all your devices, and capture webpages in one click. Neither has a trial period — they're free indefinitely. TaskLoco Premium adds a 7-day free trial with no charge until day 8.
How does TaskLoco's team sharing work?
TaskLoco sharing works the way email works. You share a note; the recipient gets it, can clone it, and make it fully their own. No permission levels to configure, no access requests, no admin panel. Each team member has their own subscription and their own space — shared notes are a bridge between those spaces. It's collaborative without being bureaucratic.
How do TaskLoco reminders work?
TaskLoco reminders are delivered as push notifications to your phone and computer. The key feature: tapping the notification opens directly to the original note that triggered it — you land in context, not at a generic task list. Optional email notifications are available at no extra cost. Optional SMS notifications are an add-on with a monthly free quota included.
What is the charter pricing offer?
$9.99/month per person (currently $4.99/month per person for first 500 charter members with code CHARTER50)
Does TaskLoco work on mobile?
TaskLoco Lite is a native iPhone and Android app — anonymous, no sign-in, up to 20 notes stored on your device. It's a pure scratchpad. TaskLoco Lite Plus+ and Premium are the web app and Chrome extension, which run on mobile through your phone's browser. They are not native apps, but the browser experience is full-featured. Reminders, file attachments, team sharing, and calendar are all Premium web features — not part of the native Lite app.
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