Funtasking vs 2Do: Daily Planner with Life Balance vs Power User Paradise

Quick Comparison

The Core Difference: Every Feature vs. The Right Feature

2Do is legendary in productivity circles for having every feature. Smart lists, tags, nested tasks, custom alerts, location-based reminders, email integration, URL schemes - the list goes on forever.

If there's a task management feature you can imagine, 2Do probably has it. And if you're a power user who knows exactly how you want your system configured, this is amazing.

But here's the thing about having 50 features: you spend time managing the features instead of thinking about whether your tasks are balanced.

Funtasking has fewer features because it focuses on one insight most apps miss: you can complete 100 tasks efficiently and still be neglecting half your life.

What 2Do Does Exceptionally Well

All of this is genuinely impressive. If you're the kind of person who spent weeks perfecting your OmniFocus setup and loved every minute, 2Do might be your next obsession.

Where Funtasking Focuses Differently

The Complexity Question

2Do's reviews often mention the learning curve. There are YouTube tutorials, blog posts, forum discussions about the "right" way to configure it. Some people love this - they enjoy the process of building their system.

But I've talked to people who spent so much time perfecting their 2Do setup that they forgot why they were organizing tasks in the first place.

You can have 15 smart lists beautifully configured and still complete 30 work tasks while ignoring your health for two weeks. 2Do won't notice because it doesn't know what your tasks are for.

Funtasking trades flexibility for clarity. You can't customize the 8 life areas. That constraint is the point - it forces you to think about which area each task serves.

The $50 One-Time Purchase

2Do costs $49.99 (one-time purchase, which is actually nice - no subscription). For a power user who will spend 100+ hours configuring and using it, that's reasonable.

But that $50 gets you features, not insights. You get:

• Unlimited ways to organize tasks
• Advanced filtering and smart lists
• Complex project management
• Deep system integration

You don't get:

• Life balance tracking
• Visual indicators of neglected areas
• Purpose-driven task categorization
• Gamification that rewards balanced living

Those features aren't on 2Do's roadmap because 2Do's philosophy is "give users tools to build their own system," not "guide users toward balance."

Real Usage: What Happens After Three Months

Three months with 2Do:

• Spent two weeks perfecting your list structure
• Created smart lists for different contexts
• Set up tags, priorities, custom alerts
• Feel like you've built the ultimate task system
• Complete tasks efficiently... but which tasks? Who knows - the system doesn't care.

Three months with Funtasking:

• Started using it immediately (no setup)
• Purpose Wheel showed you were ignoring Health and Friends
• Started adding tasks in those areas
• Weekly reports showed improvement in balance
• Not perfect, but more aware of how you're spending time

2Do rewards system-building. Funtasking rewards life-balancing. Different philosophies.

Who Should Use What?

2Do is genuinely better if you:

• Love configuring and tweaking systems
• Have very specific organizational needs
• Manage complex projects with many moving parts
• Want every possible task management feature
• Already have great life balance and just need task organization
• Are the kind of person who reads task management manuals for fun

Funtasking is better if you:

• Want a daily planner that works immediately
• Tend to neglect non-work areas of life
• Want visual feedback about life balance
• Prefer focused tools over feature-rich ones
• Like gamification that teaches balance
• Want everything free

Honest take: 2Do is exceptional at what it does. If you need maximum power and flexibility, get it. But if your problem is "I'm productive but unbalanced," more features won't help. You need a different kind of tool.