Alternatives to Twos
An app for quickly writing down notes, to-dos, reminders and events organised by day. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Twos
An app for quickly writing down notes, to-dos, reminders and events organised by day.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Twos.
Amplenote
A note-taking and task app that combines linked notes, a to-do list, calendar planning and AI agents.
Amplenote combines linked notes, tasks and calendar planning with plugins and AI agents on all major platforms, but it can feel heavier than quick capture.
NotePlan
A daily-note app that combines notes, tasks and Apple Calendar events for Mac, iOS and web.
NotePlan builds each day around a daily note with Apple Calendar and Reminders sync, but it is a paid subscription limited to Mac, iOS and web.
Superlist
A task and notes app from the creators of Wunderlist, combining to-do lists, notes and projects.
Superlist combines tasks, notes and shared lists with voice recordings turned into action items, but has no Windows desktop app listed.
Google Keep
A note service from Google for quick notes, checklists and reminders that sync across devices.
Google Keep offers free quick notes, checklists and reminders through the web with a Google account, without the daily view tying items to dates.
Logseq
An outliner that stores notes as plain Markdown files, built around a daily journal and linked blocks.
Logseq is an open source outliner built around a daily journal, storing plain Markdown files locally with block-level linking across desktop and mobile.
Workflowy
A nested outliner that organizes notes, lists and projects as a single tree of bullets.
Workflowy keeps notes and tasks in one nested outline across desktop, mobile and web, organised by hierarchy instead of by day.
Agenda
A date-focused note app for Mac, iPhone and iPad that links notes to calendar events.
Agenda ties notes to dates and calendar events on a project timeline, but it runs only on Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Twos as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Any.do
A to-do list app combining tasks, lists, a calendar and a daily planner for individuals, families and teams.
Twos focuses on quick capture of notes, tasks and reminders organised by day, with apps for phones, desktops including Linux, and the web.
Drafts
An Apple-platform app for capturing text quickly and sending it elsewhere with actions.
Twos captures notes, tasks and reminders quickly in a daily view and runs on Windows, Linux, Android and web as well, though it is also closed source.
Structured
A visual day planner that places tasks, calendar events and focus sessions on one timeline.
Twos ties notes, tasks and reminders to a daily view across phones, desktops and web, but it uses lists rather than a visual timeline of the day.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Tot
A small text scratchpad for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch that syncs through iCloud.
Memos
A self-hosted, open-source note-taking service that keeps quick Markdown notes in a private timeline.
Reflect
An end-to-end encrypted note app with backlinked notes, calendar integration and an AI assistant.
Day One
A journaling app for writing daily entries with photos, video, audio and drawings, synced across devices.
