Honest comparison

Taska vs Todoist

Todoist is the most loved pure task manager — nested projects, beautiful list UX, every-platform parity. Taska adds the input + output layers around the list: tasks pulled from your inbox + meetings, AI scheduling, voice briefs, evening wrap.

Taska wins: 9Todoist wins: 6

The 30-second version

Choose Taska if

Most of your work arrives via email or meetings.
You want AI scheduling on your calendar.
You want voice briefs + evening wrap.
You want a booking link bundled.
You don't need 6-level deep projects.

Choose Todoist if

You live in nested projects + sub-tasks.
You want templates, karma, gamification.
You need native Mac / Windows / Linux desktop apps.
You want a browser extension for capture.
$4 vs $12 / mo matters and you don't need scheduling.

Capture

Feature	Taska	Todoist
Pulls tasks from email automatically Taska watches Gmail / Outlook / IMAP and extracts action items. Todoist has email-forwarding only (you forward, they parse).
Natural-language quick-add
Voice capture
Meeting recordings → tasks

Scheduling

Feature	Taska	Todoist
AI auto-schedules focus blocks on calendar
Drag-to-reschedule on a calendar view		Basic
Estimate calibration

Lists / projects

Feature	Taska	Todoist
Nested projects with sub-tasks Todoist nails this. Taska uses life-areas + filter chips instead — simpler, but less hierarchical.	Flat	Deep
Labels & filters
Templates
Karma / gamification

Output

Feature	Taska	Todoist
Morning brief (text + voice)
Evening wrap-up
Audit log of AI actions		n/a

Meetings

Feature	Taska	Todoist
Public booking link

Platforms

Feature	Taska	Todoist
Mac / Windows / Linux desktop	no (web)	All three
iOS + Android apps
Browser extension

Pricing

Feature	Taska	Todoist
Free tier
Pro (per user / month) Todoist Pro is cheaper. Taska bundles auto-extraction + auto-scheduling + voice briefs + booking link at the Pro tier.	$12	$4

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