Alternatives to Remember The Milk
A long-running to-do list and task manager with reminders, shared lists and sync across devices. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Remember The Milk
A long-running to-do list and task manager with reminders, shared lists and sync across devices.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Remember The Milk.
Todoist
A to-do list and task manager with natural-language task entry, projects, labels and filters.
Todoist is a freemium task manager with natural-language entry, custom filters and labels, team features and many integrations, with advanced features requiring Pro.
Microsoft To Do
A free to-do list and task management app from Microsoft that works with Outlook tasks and Planner.
Microsoft To Do is a free task app on desktop, mobile and web that works with Outlook tasks and Planner, tied to Microsoft's services.
TickTick
A to-do list app with calendar views, a Pomodoro timer and a habit tracker built in.
TickTick adds calendar views, a Pomodoro timer, a habit tracker and an Eisenhower Matrix to the to-do list, with some features on the paid tier.
Any.do
A to-do list app combining tasks, lists, a calendar and a daily planner for individuals, families and teams.
Any.do combines tasks with a calendar, daily planner and shared family boards, adding location reminders and WhatsApp task capture, with some features behind paid plans.
Things 3
A personal task manager for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Vision Pro.
Things 3 is a paid personal task manager for Apple devices only, with each platform version bought separately and no shared lists mentioned.
Tasks.org
An open-source Android to-do list and reminders app that syncs with CalDAV, Google Tasks and more.
Tasks.org is a free GPL-3.0 Android to-do app that works fully offline and syncs through CalDAV, Google Tasks or EteSync instead of a hosted account.
Superlist
A task and notes app from the creators of Wunderlist, combining to-do lists, notes and projects.
Superlist combines tasks and notes with shared lists for households and teams, but no Windows desktop app is listed and its AI features rely on a hosted service.
OmniFocus
A task manager for Apple devices built for professionals who manage many projects and tasks.
OmniFocus is a paid, more complex GTD-style task manager with native apps only on Apple platforms plus a web version for PCs.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Remember The Milk as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Nozbe
A task and project manager for organizing personal and small-team work into projects, tasks and comments.
Remember The Milk is a long-running synced to-do list with reminders, shared lists and task assignment on Android, iOS and the web.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Google Keep
A note service from Google for quick notes, checklists and reminders that sync across devices.
Twos
An app for quickly writing down notes, to-dos, reminders and events organised by day.
Amazing Marvin
A highly customizable task manager with features aimed at people with ADHD and procrastinators.
Planify
A task manager for the GNOME desktop that syncs with Todoist, Nextcloud and CalDAV.
Reminders MenuBar
Manage Apple Reminders from the macOS menu bar.
Streaks
A habit-tracking to-do list for Apple devices that extends a streak each day you complete a task.
