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There’s no shortage of excellent to-do list apps for Android. Whether you want something easy to use like TickTick or something seriously robust like Notion, there are endless options to choose from. Years ago, I would bounce back and forth between various to-do apps, always hunting for my next favorite one.
For the last couple of years, though, I’ve been using Google Tasks for all of my to-do needs. Google’s to-do list app has all the basics, but compared to virtually every other alternative, it’s missing a lot of key functionality, some of which I find really frustrating.
But despite that, I don’t see myself ever leaving Google Tasks, and it’s all because of one niche aspect of it I can’t live without.
What to-do list app are you using in 2026? 31 votes Google Tasks 65 % TickTick 6 % Todoist 10 % Microsoft To Do 6 % Notion 0 % Other (let us know in the comments) 13 %
Google Tasks is very basic, to a fault
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For what it’s worth, I do like the simplistic nature of Google Tasks. To-do list apps that are overly complicated just don’t work for my brain, so the simpler the better. And this is a big part of why Tasks is a good fit for me. I can organize my tasks into different sections, set reminders for specific times, add extra details, and create sub-tasks if needed. It’s nothing groundbreaking by any means, but it works for what I want and need.
However, even as a fan of Google Tasks’ simplicity, it’s a little shocking as to how much the app is missing. And I’m not talking about superfluous, power-user features. Some features you’d expect to find in virtually any to-do list app are completely missing from Google Tasks.
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