What is the best Todoist alternative?

Depends why you are leaving. For Todoist with a different interface or price, look at TickTick, Things, or Microsoft To Do, which are the same kind of tool. Pick Nearer when the whole visible list is what stops you starting, since hiding it is the one thing Nearer does.

Can I import my Todoist tasks into Nearer?

No importer exists, so you add cards by hand. If you are moving for focus reasons, the size of that backlog is usually what you are escaping, and hauling all of it across works against you.

Is Nearer free like Todoist?

No. Todoist has a free tier and Nearer has none. Every account gets a 7-day trial of the full app with no card, then $5.99 per month or $49.99 per year. Lists and cards survive a lapsed trial and come back when you subscribe.

Does Nearer do everything Todoist does?

No. You get no projects, sub-tasks, labels, filters, collaboration, integrations, or native apps. In exchange you get one card at a time, routines that reset on their own schedule, and flashcards.

A simpler Todoist alternative

Todoist is a good task manager. Search for an alternative and you are usually after something smaller rather than something better. This page compares the two honestly, and tells you when to stay put.

The short version

Todoist shows you everything you have to do. Nearer shows you one card and hides the rest until you finish it. Todoist wins on capability: projects, collaboration, integrations, a free tier. Try Nearer only when a full list makes you freeze.

Why you would leave a task manager that works

Rarely over a missing feature. Todoist captured everything you gave it, the list grew, and now opening it costs you something. Each visit runs the same triage: what is urgent, what can wait, what stopped mattering. You spend real attention there and finish with nothing to cross off.

More structure makes that worse. Projects and filters hand you more decisions, and deciding is the part already costing you. We go through the mechanism in why your to-do list feels overwhelming.

Todoist vs Nearer, dimension by dimension

What you see

Todoist: Your full list, grouped by project and filter. Everything outstanding sits on screen, which is what you want while you plan.
Nearer: One card. The rest of the list sits one tap away and stays quiet while you work.

Everything else on this page follows from this row. If seeing all of it helps you, stop here and keep Todoist.

Structure

Todoist: Projects, sub-tasks, sections, labels, filters, priorities. A deep hierarchy that scales to complex work.
Nearer: Flat lists of cards. No projects, no sub-tasks, no labels, no filters.

Nearer does less here on purpose. You add structure when a list grows, and Nearer starts from the position that the growth is what hurt you.

Repeating work

Todoist: Recurring due dates with natural-language input, inside the same list as everything else.
Nearer: Routines get their own list type and reset on their own schedule: daily, weekly, monthly, on completion, or by hand.

Habits and one-off tasks follow different lifecycles. Keep them apart and your task list can reach empty instead of always showing tomorrow’s recurring items.

Collaboration

Todoist: Shared projects, assignees, comments. Built for teams as well as individuals.
Nearer: Single player only. No sharing, no assigning, no team plan.

If anyone else needs to see your list, pick Todoist. Sharing is not on the roadmap.

Platforms

Todoist: Native apps across desktop and mobile, browser extensions, and a large integration ecosystem.
Nearer: A web app that runs on phone and desktop and syncs your place between them. No native apps, no integrations, no API.

If you capture tasks out of email or another tool, Todoist fits that workflow and Nearer breaks it.

Pricing

Todoist: A free tier you can live on, with paid tiers above it.
Nearer: No free tier. $5.99/month or $49.99/year after a 7-day trial that needs no card.

Todoist wins on price, and its free tier is a real advantage. Pay for Nearer only if the focused flow earns it.

We describe Todoist’s features and pricing in general terms because the specifics change. Check their site for current details.

Who should stay with Todoist

· Anyone sharing work with other people. Nearer has no collaboration at all.
· Anyone running multi-step projects that need sub-tasks and dependencies.
· Anyone who captures tasks from email, Slack, or a calendar. Nearer has no integrations.
· Anyone who needs a free tool. Todoist’s free tier is real; Nearer has none.
· Anyone who wants native apps and offline access.

Who should try Nearer

· You know what needs doing and still cannot start.
· Your list is personal, and its length is the problem rather than its structure.
· You want habits and one-off tasks kept apart so a list can actually reach empty.
· You also study something, and would rather not run a separate flashcard app.

Moving over

No importer exists. If a heavy backlog is what pushed you out of Todoist, hauling all of it across defeats the point. Start with what you mean to do this week and leave the rest in Todoist until you are sure. The trial runs 7 days without a card, long enough to learn whether the flow suits you before anything is at stake.

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Common questions

What is the best Todoist alternative?: Depends why you are leaving. For Todoist with a different interface or price, look at TickTick, Things, or Microsoft To Do, which are the same kind of tool. Pick Nearer when the whole visible list is what stops you starting, since hiding it is the one thing Nearer does.
Can I import my Todoist tasks into Nearer?: No importer exists, so you add cards by hand. If you are moving for focus reasons, the size of that backlog is usually what you are escaping, and hauling all of it across works against you.
Is Nearer free like Todoist?: No. Todoist has a free tier and Nearer has none. Every account gets a 7-day trial of the full app with no card, then $5.99 per month or $49.99 per year. Lists and cards survive a lapsed trial and come back when you subscribe.
Does Nearer do everything Todoist does?: No. You get no projects, sub-tasks, labels, filters, collaboration, integrations, or native apps. In exchange you get one card at a time, routines that reset on their own schedule, and flashcards.