Microsoft To Do vs Craft
Which is better in 2026? Five scores, side by side.
It's a near tie: both score 8.4, with Microsoft To Do ahead by a hair, so the right pick depends on what you need. Microsoft To Do wins on 2 of the 5 scores, Craft on 3.
Windows and Outlook users who want a free, no-fuss to-do list
Writers and Apple users who want beautiful notes and docs with little effort
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Microsoft To Do | Craft |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Productivity & Notes | Productivity & Notes |
| Category rank | #11 of 17 | #12 of 17 |
| Developer | Microsoft | Craft Docs Limited |
| Pricing | Free | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web | ✓ | ✓ |
Common questions
Is Microsoft To Do better than Craft?
It's a near tie: both score 8.4, with Microsoft To Do ahead by a hair, so the right pick depends on what you need. Microsoft To Do wins on 2 of the 5 scores, Craft on 3.
Which is cheaper, Microsoft To Do or Craft?
Microsoft To Do: Free with a Microsoft account; no paid tier. Craft: Free Starter plan; Plus $8/month billed yearly, or $10 monthly. On value for money, Microsoft To Do scores higher.
Do Microsoft To Do and Craft work on the same devices?
Yes, both run on iPhone & iPad, Android, Windows, Mac, Web.
Which is more private, Microsoft To Do or Craft?
Craft scores higher on privacy (8.0/10). The App Store label links purchases, contact info, your content, user ID, usage and diagnostics to you, with no tracking or ads. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, not end-to-end.
Strengths and weaknesses
Microsoft To Do
- Completely free, with no ads
- Apps for Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android and the web
- Works hand in hand with Outlook and Microsoft 365
- Recent updates are mostly bug fixes
- No calendar or board view for planning your week
- Needs a Microsoft account to sync
Microsoft To Do is a clean, free to-do list from the team behind Wunderlist. Each morning, My Day helps you pick what to tackle, with suggestions from your other lists. Break tasks into steps, set repeating reminders, share lists with family, and see emails you flagged in Outlook. It runs on almost everything. Recent updates have mostly been bug fixes, so don't expect big new features.
Full Microsoft To Do review
Craft
- Beautiful documents with almost no formatting work
- Fast, native apps on Mac, iPhone and iPad
- Easy sharing of polished pages on the web
- Database and team features trail Notion
- Free plan caps you at 1,500 blocks
- Offline use needs setup on Windows, Android and web
Craft makes writing and organizing notes feel good. Pages nest inside each other as cards, documents look polished with no effort, and you can share any doc as a clean web page. Daily notes, tasks, whiteboards, kanban collections and an AI assistant round it out. It now runs on Android too, though the Apple apps are still the best. The catch: databases trail Notion, and the free plan's block limit fills up fast.
Full Craft review
