The Honest Truth About Todoist
Look, I used Todoist for two years. I loved it. The natural language input? Chef's kiss. Adding "Buy milk tomorrow at 5pm" and watching it parse perfectly never got old.
Here's what happened: I got really good at completing tasks. My productivity karma went through the roof. I was checking off 30-40 items a day. I felt like a machine.
And then I realized I hadn't called my mom in three weeks. I'd skipped the gym for a month. My marriage was... strained. I was completing tasks about work, errands, and side projects, but ignoring everything that actually made life worth living.
What Todoist Does Better
Let's be real. Todoist wins on pure task management:
- Speed: Natural language input is unbeatable. "Every Monday at 9am" just works.
- Integrations: Gmail, Slack, Alexa, your toaster. Everything connects to Todoist.
- Maturity: 17+ years of development. It's rock solid.
- Filters: Power users can create insanely complex views.
If you need a pure GTD (Getting Things Done) system and you're disciplined enough to balance your life manually, Todoist is fantastic.
Where Funtasking Is Different
We started with a different question: "What if your task manager actually cared about your well-being?"
The Purpose Wheel: Every task goes into one of 8 life areas – Body, Mind, Connection, Work, Learning, Impact, Play, Space. You see instantly if you're neglecting relationships or self-care. Todoist has projects. We have life balance.
Visual Timeline: Your day isn't a list. It's a color-coded timeline showing where your energy goes. You can see that you scheduled 6 hours for work but zero for yourself.
Gamification That Actually Works: Todoist has "Karma." It's meaningless. Funtasking? You earn coins for completing tasks (1 coin per 15 minutes), then spend them on rewards you create. Massage. Movie night. That fancy coffee. No guilt – you earned it.
The Burnout Test
Here's a simple test. Open your task manager right now.
With Todoist: You see tasks. Maybe color-coded by project. Maybe sorted by priority. You feel pressure to check boxes.
With Funtasking: You see your Purpose Wheel. Work is overflowing. Play is empty. Your body? Ignored for three days. The app isn't yelling at you – it's showing you the truth. And that changes everything.
Who Should Choose Todoist?
Todoist is perfect if you:
- Already have healthy work-life boundaries
- Need maximum speed and GTD methodology
- Want every integration under the sun
- Prefer lists over visual timelines
- Are managing complex projects with subtasks and dependencies
Who Should Choose Funtasking?
Funtasking is built for you if you:
- Feel productive but exhausted
- Keep neglecting self-care, relationships, or hobbies
- Want to see your whole life, not just your to-dos
- Like gamification that feels rewarding (not patronizing)
- Need a daily planner that prevents burnout, not causes it
- Want visual clarity about where your time actually goes
Pricing Reality Check
Todoist: Free plan (5 projects, basic features). Pro is $4/month annually or $5/month monthly.
Funtasking: Free plan with full features. Premium coming soon with advanced analytics and custom categories.
Both are affordable. This isn't about money – it's about philosophy.
Can You Use Both?
Sure. Some people use Todoist for work projects and Funtasking for life balance. But honestly? That's exhausting. Pick the tool that matches what you need most right now.
If you're crushing it at work but your life is falling apart, you don't need another task list. You need a mirror. That's what Funtasking is.
The Real Question
It's not "Which app is better?" It's "What do you actually need?"
If you need pure productivity, task dependencies, and GTD methodology → Todoist is probably your answer.
If you need to stop burning out and actually achieve balance → That's exactly why we built Funtasking.
Try It Risk-Free
We're not asking you to switch forever. Just try Funtasking for a week. See your Purpose Wheel. Notice what you've been neglecting. Earn some coins and actually enjoy a reward guilt-free.
If you prefer going back to Todoist, cool. But most people who try the Purpose Wheel realize they were optimizing the wrong thing all along.