# TickTick

5 Hacker News commenters recommended TickTick and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend TickTick for task management, reminders and habit tracking in one app, and several describe it as free and essential to their daily routine.

## Why people recommend it

- Reminders and habit tracking (2 comments): "TickTick gives me reminders to do some of these things" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46652033)) "I use TickTick because of the habit-tracking feature." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46650854))
- Simplifies life and feels essential (2 comments): "my life has become way simpler since I started using a free app called Tick Tick" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49521812)) "My todo (TickTick) is vital." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48060383))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Apple Reminders](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-reminders.md): 15 recommend
- [Paca](https://hackerapproved.com/p/paca.md): 14 recommend
- [Todoist](https://hackerapproved.com/p/todoist.md): 13 recommend
- [Minimal Monthly Task Planner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/minimal-monthly-task-planner.md): 11 recommend
- [Taskwarrior](https://hackerapproved.com/p/taskwarrior.md): 9 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://ticktick.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "TickTick", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ticktick/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).