# Todoist

13 Hacker News commenters recommended Todoist and 7 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for syncing tasks without self-hosting, and for fitting how some ADHD brains work. Common caveats: closed source, cloud subscription, and limited expressiveness.

## Why people recommend it

- Works well for my brain (2 comments): "something about Todoist worked better for my brain" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46610770)) "Todoist tickles my brain just right for that." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47057454))
- No syncing or server upkeep (2 comments): "electing to choose Todoist instead of org-mode for my todo list means I no longer have to worry about syncing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48134312)) "rather pay the $4-5/mo or whatever to not have to use unpolished apps and sync server" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50157574))

## What people warn about

- Limited in what it can express (2 comments): "I've dropped todoist-like things since they're limited in what they can express" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46831393)) "even something like Todoist which is fairly minimal was semi-problematic" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46995458))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Apple Reminders](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-reminders.md): 15 recommend
- [Paca](https://hackerapproved.com/p/paca.md): 14 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
- [Things 3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/things.md): 9 recommend

## Where to get it

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

## Cite as

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