Is there a good app for manage a to-do list?
Lacks Features: 26 apps already serve this, and 10 data points mined from real user reviews across 4 sources show where they fall short. Apps exist but miss features users keep asking for. Enter with the missing feature.
Data refreshed July 20, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to manage a to-do list, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| in-app to-do list | missing-feature | 1 | If there could be a "to-do" for tasks that are not pertinent to the one at hand |
| no built-in to-do list | missing-feature | 1 | realized there was no to-do list option. I just imports from your apple reminders |
| too complex for simple to-do use | ux | 1 | this app is WAY to complicated |
| no easy way to plan tomorrow's to-do list | missing-feature | 1 | I WISH y’all would make the ability to make a to do list for tomorrow! It needs less friction |
| task list under a notebook heading | missing-feature | 1 | I d rather like to have tasks list with a notebook heading |
| no to-do list view | missing-feature | 1 | it doesn't show your list of things to do |
| no way to export to-dos | missing-feature | 1 | there’s no way to export your to-dos |
| office tasks functionality | missing-feature | 1 | can't do any simple office tasks |
| no way to reorder tasks on list | missing-feature | 1 | no way to move tasks to a different place on the list |
| duplicate completed list items clutter | ux | 1 | Hate seeing we’ve created 20 bottled water items in a grocery list |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lists To do | 4.8 | 105,422 | Free |
| Microsoft To Do | 4.7 | 263,874 | Free |
| 2Do - Todo List, Tasks & Notes | 4.7 | 3,712 | $9.99 |
| Any.do - To do list & Calendar | 4.4 | 504,239 | Free |
| Todoist: To Do List & Calendar | 4.6 | 300,372 | Free |
| 2Do - To do List & Reminders | 4.1 | 5,310 | Free |
| Todoist: To Do List & Calendar | 4.8 | 127,352 | Free |
| ToDo for today | 0.0 | 0 | $0.99 |
Should you build it?
Apps exist but miss features users keep asking for. Enter with the missing feature. Opportunity here scores 30 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
Who has tried building this
| Project | Status | Stars | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| HxX2/todocli | active | 158 | Go |
| FabianVarela/crud_todo_app | active | 126 | Dart |
Open-source projects that attempted this task — active ones show today's bar; abandoned ones are a signal to validate why earlier attempts died.
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