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TaskSimply vs Todoist: tasks plus notes, family and teams

A Todoist alternative that adds rich notes, shared family shopping, household budgets and a team workspace — not just personal task lists.

5 min read People who outgrew task-only apps

Quick answer

Todoist is an excellent task-focused app. TaskSimply matches core task management — Today, Upcoming, priorities, due dates, recurring tasks — and adds rich notes, family sharing, shopping lists, budgets and a Teams area for kanban and wiki.

Today, Upcoming and Inbox
Rich notes and notebooks
Family shopping and budgets
Team kanban and wiki

Where Todoist shines

Todoist remains one of the best pure task managers — fast capture, natural language dates and reliable cross-platform apps. If tasks are all you need, it's hard to beat.

What TaskSimply adds

Many people need more than tasks: meeting notes beside action items, a shared grocery list, a household budget both partners can see, and a team kanban board for side projects or small business work. TaskSimply puts those in one account instead of four subscriptions.

One home for life and work

Switch between Personal and Teams without signing out. Keep family chores and client projects in clearly separate spaces that still share one login.

A practical starting point

Start in four steps

  1. 1

    Move open tasks to Inbox

    Capture everything in one brain-dump session.

  2. 2

    Set up Today and Upcoming

    Mirror your current task workflow.

  3. 3

    Add notes for context

    Move meeting notes and plans out of separate apps.

  4. 4

    Invite family or team

    Share the workspace when you're ready.

Common questions

Clear answers

Is TaskSimply a Todoist alternative?

Yes, if you want task management plus notes, family tools, budgets and team projects. Todoist remains stronger as a task-only specialist.

Does TaskSimply support natural language dates?

TaskSimply supports quick-add date parsing from the home dashboard. Type a task with a date hint and it will set the due date.

Can I use TaskSimply just for personal tasks?

Yes. Many users only use Personal for tasks and notes without ever opening Teams.