Todoist is the better app overall, scoring 9.0 to 7.6. Todoist wins on 5 of the 5 scores, Evernote on 0.
People and small teams who want a fast, reliable task list on every device
Long-time users with large archives of clipped articles and scanned documents
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Todoist | Evernote |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Productivity & Notes | Productivity & Notes |
| Category rank | #3 of 10 | #10 of 10 |
| Developer | Doist | Bending Spoons |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | No |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Linux | ✓ | — |
| Web | ✓ | ✓ |
Strengths and weaknesses
Todoist
- Fast, natural language task entry
- Apps for every major platform plus browser add-ons
- Clean design that stays simple as lists grow
- Many useful features require Pro
- No built-in focus timer or habit tracking
Todoist is the to-do app that works everywhere and stays out of your way. Type 'call Sam every Friday at 3pm' and it sets the date and repeat for you. Projects, labels, filters and shared projects scale from a grocery list to team work, and sync across devices is fast and dependable. The free plan covers the basics, but more projects, calendar layouts and longer activity history need Pro.
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Evernote
- Excellent web clipper for saving articles
- Finds text inside images, PDFs and scans
- Mature apps on every major platform
- Free plan is too limited for regular use
- Paid plans cost more than most rivals
Evernote is still a capable place to capture everything. The web clipper is excellent, search finds text inside images and PDFs, and notes, tasks and calendar links live together. Since Bending Spoons took over, the apps have become faster and gained AI-powered search. The problem is value: the free plan is now very restrictive, and paid plans cost more than most rivals. Hard to recommend unless you already rely on it.
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