Guides and comparisons
What we have written about planning your days and weeks, and choosing the right app for you.
Guides
GuideHow to make a to-do list you will actually finishA to-do list stops working when it becomes a record of everything you might do. These six rules keep it useful.
GuideHow to plan your day in five stepsA good daily plan is short. It takes about ten minutes, fits on one screen and survives the first interruption.
GuideHow to plan your week in 20 minutesDaily plans fail when the week behind them is overloaded. Twenty minutes once a week fixes most of that.
GuideThe best to-do list apps for iPhone and Mac in 2026There is no single best app, only the best one for how you work. Here are five good options and who each one suits.
Compare
Pineday vs Things 3A Things 3 alternative with one price for all your devicesThings 3 is one of the best-designed to-do apps there is, and we say that as the makers of a competitor. Here is when Pineday is the better fit, and when it is not.
Pineday vs TodoistA Todoist alternative with no account and no serversTodoist is the right choice for many people, especially across Android, Windows and teams. Pineday is for people who live on Apple devices and want their tasks to stay with them.
Pineday vs Apple RemindersWhen Apple Reminders is no longer enoughReminders is free, built in and good at remembering things. Pineday starts where it stops: deciding what today is for and what fits in the week.
Pineday for
To-do list for iPhone and iPadA to-do list app for iPhone that keeps today smallMost lists get longer every day. Pineday keeps the whole list in one place and shows you only what you chose for today.
To-do list for MacA to-do list that feels at home on your MacA real Mac app with a sidebar, menus and keyboard shortcuts, not a web page in a window. It works with your tasks on iPhone and iPad too.
Daily planner appA daily planner that shows you when a day is too fullA planner only helps if the plan fits in the day. Pineday shows how heavy each day is before you commit to it.