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Alternatives to TickTick
26 productivity tools sit alongside TickTick in this directory. Below is what separates each from TickTick on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 26
- With a free tier
- 18
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- TickTick starts at
- Free
Why people look past TickTick
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. TickTick has a free tier, and starts at Free against a category median of $10/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Everything you need to get work done, all in one place
- No free tier, where TickTick has one.
- Starts $6.8 a month dearer, at €6.8/month.
- 4 tiers to TickTick's 2.
Meet, chat, call, and collaborate in just one place
- Starts $4 a month dearer, at $4/month.
- 4 tiers to TickTick's 2.
Project management & team collaboration software
- Starts $25 a month dearer, at $25/month.
- 5 tiers to TickTick's 2.
Stay focused, be present
- Starts $39.99 a year dearer, at $39.99/year.
Scheduling automation platform for eliminating back-and-forth
- Starts $10 a month dearer, at $10/month.
- 4 tiers to TickTick's 2.
Every TickTick alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TickTick (this page) | Free | - | 2 | |
| Google WorkspaceGoogle's productivity suite offering tasks, calendars, and collaboration tools as part of an integrated workspace. | €6.8/month | Subscription | 4 | vs TickTick |
| Microsoft TeamsMicrosoft's collaboration platform with task management and scheduling features built into team workflows. | Free, then $4/month | Subscription | 4 | vs TickTick |
| BasecampProject management platform offering task lists, scheduling, and team collaboration in an integrated interface. | Free, then $25/month | Subscription | 5 | vs TickTick |
| ClockifyTime tracking and productivity tool that complements task management with time logging and analysis features. | Free | Freemium | 5 | vs TickTick |
| ForestHabit tracking and focus app helping users build productive routines alongside task management. | Free, then $39.99/year | - | - | vs TickTick |
| CalendlyScheduling tool for managing appointments and availability, often used alongside task management systems. | Free, then $10/month | - | 4 | vs TickTick |
| Day One | Free | Free tier plus subscription | 3 | vs TickTick |
| Canary Mail | Free | Per user per year, or one-time purchase | 3 | vs TickTick |
| Alfred | Free, then £34/one-time | One-time purchase | 3 | vs TickTick |
| Bring! | Free | Free, with an optional paid Premium tier for extras | 2 | vs TickTick |
| Samsung Food | Free | Free, no subscription | 1 | vs TickTick |
| Bluemail | Free | Quote | 1 | vs TickTick |
| Spark Mail | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs TickTick |
| Mealime | Free, then $5.99/month | Freemium subscription | 2 | vs TickTick |
| Supernormal | Free, then $20/month | Per month by credits | 3 | vs TickTick |
| MeetGeek | Free, then $9.99/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs TickTick |
| Bluedot | Free, then $14/month | Per recording user per month | 4 | vs TickTick |
| LibreOffice | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs TickTick |
| Gamma | Free, then $12/month | - | 6 | vs TickTick |
| Memtime | €10/month | Subscription | 4 | vs TickTick |
| Streaks | $5.99/one-time | One-time purchase | 1 | vs TickTick |
| AnyList | On request | Per user per year | 1 | vs TickTick |
| Mimestream | $4.99/month | Per user per month | 1 | vs TickTick |
| Paprika Recipe Manager | $4.99/one-time | One-time purchase, priced separately per platform | 2 | vs TickTick |
| HEY | $99/year | Per user per month | 3 | vs TickTick |
| Fastmail | $3/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs TickTick |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the TickTick badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (18)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Microsoft Teams , Free, then $4/month
- Basecamp , Free, then $25/month
- Clockify , Free
- Forest , Free, then $39.99/year
- Calendly , Free, then $10/month
- Day One , Free
- Canary Mail , Free
- Alfred , Free, then £34/one-time
What you would be giving up
TickTick is most often brought in for personal task management, team collaboration, project planning, habit tracking, time management. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If TickTick is broadly right and the question is cost, the TickTick pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Productivity category lists everything the directory holds, and best productivity tools ranks them.
TickTick runs on web, mac, ios, ipad, android, apple watch, windows. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about TickTick alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to TickTick?
- 26 other productivity tools are listed in this directory, led by Google Workspace, Microsoft Teams, Basecamp, Clockify. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to TickTick?
- 18 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Microsoft Teams, Basecamp, Clockify, Forest, Calendly.
- Is there a reason to switch away from TickTick?
- Nothing in the data flags one. TickTick has a free tier, and starts at Free against a category median of $10/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from TickTick?
- TickTick is most often brought in for personal task management, team collaboration, project planning, habit tracking, time management. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to TickTick?
- None of the productivity tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these TickTick alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Productivity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare TickTick against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against TickTick covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every productivity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Productivity category, 26 tools beside TickTick. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.