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TimeFlow vs Todoist

Todoist's tasks — on the calendar where they actually belong.

Todoist

Their site
Free / $5–8/month per user (annual)

Beginner free; Pro $5/mo annual ($7 monthly); Business $8/user/mo annual ($10 monthly). Prices raised in Dec 2025.

Strengths

  • Mature, fast, multi-platform — Todoist runs on everything.
  • Best natural-language task input in the to-do category.
  • Powerful filters and labels for advanced workflows.

Gaps vs TimeFlow

  • Just a list. No calendar view that auto-schedules tasks into meeting gaps.
  • Calendar integrations are read-only viewers — your Todoist tasks don't actually live on the calendar.
  • No habits, no projects with phases, no time tracker, no chat assistant.

TimeFlow

You
$5/month

Locked for life for beta subscribers. Free during beta. $10/month for new signups at GA.

Strengths

  • Auto-schedules tasks and habits around meetings, reflows when meetings move.
  • AutoScheduler MAX — LLM-driven strategic planner that picks high-leverage placements and explains them.
  • Chat assistant on the calendar; projects with phases; built-in time tracker; habit goals.
  • $5/month, locked for life for beta subscribers — half to a quarter of competitors.

Feature comparison

Capability
Todoist
TimeFlow
Auto-schedules tasks around meetings
Todoist tasks have due dates but don't get placed onto your calendar's actual time.
Tasks live on the calendar
Natural-language task input
Projects with deadlines and phases
Limited
Habit goals (e.g. 5h/week)
Built-in time tracker
Chat assistant on the calendar
Mobile apps
Web-first; native post-beta
Price (annual)
Free / $5 / $8/mo
$5/mo, locked for life

Comparison reflects features advertised at time of writing — competitors update too.

The honest read

Todoist is the best to-do *list* in the world. If you want a fast, keyboard-driven inbox for tasks with great filters and reliable cross-platform apps, Todoist has had two decades to perfect that and it shows. Many TimeFlow beta users still use Todoist as their idea-capture inbox.

The category gap is real, though. A to-do list with a due date doesn't tell you *when in the day* you'll do the thing. The list assumes you'll figure that out — and most people don't, because the calendar fills with meetings and the list grows. TimeFlow places work onto actual calendar time, fitting tasks and habits into the gaps between meetings, in priority order, during your working hours.

Use them together if you want: Todoist for capture, TimeFlow for scheduling. Or use TimeFlow alone — its natural-language task input ('task: design doc 4 hours by friday') is fast enough to replace a separate inbox for most workflows. At $5/month locked for life, TimeFlow matches Todoist Pro's $5/mo annual rate while including auto-scheduling, habits, projects, chat assistant, and a time tracker on top.

FAQ

Should I use TimeFlow instead of Todoist?

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Different problems. Todoist is a to-do list; TimeFlow is a calendar that schedules your tasks into actual time blocks. If your task list is short and your calendar is what limits you, TimeFlow alone is enough. If you have a sprawling task inbox with hundreds of items, you may want both.

Can I import my Todoist tasks?

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No direct importer yet. You can paste tasks into TimeFlow's natural-language input quickly. Native Todoist sync is on the post-beta roadmap.

Does TimeFlow have natural-language input like Todoist?

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Yes — 'task: design doc 4 hours by friday' creates the task with hours and a deadline. Same one-line input pattern Todoist made famous.

Is TimeFlow more expensive than Todoist?

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Roughly the same. Todoist Pro is $5/month on annual ($7 monthly) after their December 2025 price raise. TimeFlow is $5/month locked for life for beta subscribers — and includes auto-scheduling, habits, projects, a chat assistant, and a time tracker on top of the to-do layer.

Does TimeFlow have a mobile app like Todoist?

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TimeFlow is web-first during beta and works in any mobile browser. Native iOS/Android apps are on the post-beta roadmap.

Try TimeFlow free instead of Todoist

Auto-schedules your tasks and habits around your meetings. $5/month locked for life if you subscribe during beta.

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