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Todoist Alternatives With a One-Time Purchase
Personal task capture and project organization with paid native editions that can be bought once. Compare Things 3 platform purchases, OmniFocus 4 native perpetual licenses and the 2Do Mac direct-purchase license. Platforms, mobile purchases, optional Web subscriptions and future update entitlements differ. This is a bounded personal-workflow comparison; it does not guarantee team, platform or complete Todoist parity.
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Only candidates with verified constraint fit and sufficient evidence confidence qualify. A small novelty advantage can reorder qualified candidates; popularity does not determine the order.
| Product | Constraint fit | Pricing | Trade-offs | Latest claim check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Do | One-Time Purchase | Direct-store 2Do Mac perpetual license includes 18 months of updates from purchase; optional renewal adds update eligibility. | Mac App Store and Setapp editions use subscriptions. Keep the last eligible direct version without renewal; future macOS/sync compatibility is not guaranteed. iPhone/iPad are separate purchases; Android is outside this Mac workflow review. | |
| OmniFocus | One-Time Purchase | Native OmniFocus 4 Standard or Pro perpetual license includes 4.x updates and the supported Apple platforms. | Web access and all-access plans are recurring subscriptions. Future major upgrades are separate; Pro-only features are excluded from Standard workflow comparisons. | |
| Things | One-Time Purchase | Things 3: separate one-time Apple-platform purchases; Things Cloud sync has no extra charge. | Apple platforms only; no real-time shared lists. Separate platform purchases; future major upgrades are not guaranteed free. |
Why these products fit
2Do
A task and project planner with a perpetual direct-purchase Mac edition; mobile applications and future updates have separate purchase terms.
- Verified fit for Todoist Alternatives With a One-Time Purchase.
- Pricing and trade-offs have dated source evidence.
Personal task capture and project organization only. Edition: 2Do Mac direct-purchase license. Mobile purchases and future update entitlement are separate; Todoist sync is not proof of independent replacement. No guarantee of team, platform or complete Todoist parity.
alternative · Checked
2Do — official task and project workflow ↗ Todoist — official task and project features ↗Yes · Checked
2Do Mac task workflow ↗ 2Do licensing explained ↗ 2Do — official source ↗ 2Do direct store ↗Direct-store 2Do Mac perpetual license includes 18 months of updates from purchase; optional renewal adds update eligibility. · Checked
2Do Mac task workflow ↗ 2Do licensing explained ↗ 2Do — official source ↗ 2Do direct store ↗Mac App Store and Setapp editions use subscriptions. Keep the last eligible direct version without renewal; future macOS/sync compatibility is not guaranteed. iPhone/iPad are separate purchases; Android is outside this Mac workflow review. · Checked
2Do Mac task workflow ↗ 2Do licensing explained ↗ 2Do — official source ↗ 2Do direct store ↗OmniFocus
Personal task management with perspectives and project reviews.
- Verified fit for Todoist Alternatives With a One-Time Purchase.
- Pricing and trade-offs have dated source evidence.
Personal task capture and project organization only. Edition: OmniFocus 4 native Standard/Pro perpetual license. Native Apple edition only; Web subscription and future major upgrades are separate. No guarantee of team, platform or complete Todoist parity.
alternative · Checked
OmniFocus — overview reference ↗ OmniFocus — official task and project workflow ↗ Todoist — official task and project features ↗Yes · Checked
OmniFocus — official purchase terms ↗ OmniFocus perpetual licenses ↗ OmniFocus task workflow ↗Native OmniFocus 4 Standard or Pro perpetual license includes 4.x updates and the supported Apple platforms. · Checked
OmniFocus — pricing reference ↗ OmniFocus — official purchase terms ↗ OmniFocus perpetual licenses ↗ OmniFocus task workflow ↗Web access and all-access plans are recurring subscriptions. Future major upgrades are separate; Pro-only features are excluded from Standard workflow comparisons. · Checked
OmniFocus — tradeoff reference ↗ OmniFocus — official purchase terms ↗ OmniFocus perpetual licenses ↗ OmniFocus task workflow ↗Things
Personal tasks and project planning for Apple devices.
- Verified fit for Todoist Alternatives With a One-Time Purchase.
- Pricing and trade-offs have dated source evidence.
Personal task capture and project organization only. Edition: Things 3 platform purchases. Apple-only applications; platforms sold separately; real-time shared lists unsupported. No guarantee of team, platform or complete Todoist parity.
alternative · Checked
Things — official task and project workflow ↗ Things — overview reference ↗ Todoist — official task and project features ↗Yes · Checked
Things task workflow ↗ Things — official purchase terms ↗ Things purchases ↗Things 3: separate one-time Apple-platform purchases; Things Cloud sync has no extra charge. · Checked
Things task workflow ↗ Things — pricing reference ↗ Things — official purchase terms ↗ Things purchases ↗Apple platforms only; no real-time shared lists. Separate platform purchases; future major upgrades are not guaranteed free. · Checked
Things — tradeoff reference ↗ Things task workflow ↗ Things — official purchase terms ↗ Things purchases ↗