Verdict
Todoist has been a popular to-do list for years, and its Ramble feature lets someone talk through a brain dump while the app turns it into tasks with dates and projects. The free plan includes a limited number of Ramble sessions and Pro costs $7 a month. A late-2025 price rise angered long-time users in user reviews, and some blamed the AI features for it.
Best for
Busy people who think of jobs while walking or driving
Skip if
Anyone happy with a free reminders app and no AI
Key facts
- Made by
- Todoist Inc. (Doist)
- Based in
- United States (registered in Delaware; Doist's base not stated in the privacy policy)
- Launched
- 2007
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Web, Windows, Mac
- In the UK
- Yes
- Price from
- $7 a month
- Free plan
- Beginner plan is free with 5 personal projects, reminders, calendar integrations and limited Ramble sessions
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billed |
|---|---|---|
| Pro (monthly) | $7 | month |
| Pro (yearly) | $60 | year |
| Business (monthly, per user, plus local tax) | $10 | month |
| Business (yearly, per user, plus local tax) | $96 | year |
What it does
- adds tasks quickly with natural-language Quick Add
- organises tasks in list, board and calendar layouts
- sets reminders, deadlines and task durations
- captures tasks by voice with Ramble
- connects to email, calendar and other apps
- shares projects with a team on the Business plan
Ratings
What people say
Ramble gets warm reactions on X, including from people who had not opened Todoist in years, and user praised a run of new features in October 2026. The biggest complaint is the November 2025 price rise, which drew a 671-upvote thread about leaving.
“Todoist has a 'ramble' feature where you can speak a brain dump and it'll parse out tasks for you, works pretty well”
Post on X, 4 November 2025 · source
“Just saw @todoist Ramble feature. First time I logged into the platform in years. This has me genuinely excited!”
Post on X, 26 January 2026 · source
“Todoist seems to be adding all the features I've been asking for. Huge last few months! Loving it!”
Individual user review, 2 October 2026 · source
“Give this an upvote if you are thinking about leaving Todoist. … It's all this AI slop that they've been adding.”
Individual user review, 6 November 2025 · source
“So, getting an email that the cost was increasing by 3x was BIG SAD.”
Individual user review, 11 November 2025 · source
Press reviews
- Zapier 2025-12-09
Best to-do list app for balancing power and simplicity; quick to add tasks on every platform, and its AI features are 'well thought out'.
- TechRadar 2022-07-05
An excellent collaborative to-do app with a free tier and reasonably priced premium plans; customer support needs improvement. Predates the AI features.
Privacy
- Trains on your data
- No. The privacy policy (effective 27 Aug 2026) says Todoist does not use collected information, including via AI tools, to train generalised AI models; its AI providers (via AWS Bedrock and Google Vertex AI) have committed not to train on the data
- Opt-out
- Not needed; users can choose which Todoist Assist features to use
- Retention
- Data removed from production on account deletion; encrypted backups kept 90 days
- Age limit
- Does not knowingly collect data from under-13s; no age check
Official videos
- Ramble - A New Way to Add Tasks to Todoist 2026-01-21
- Dictate to add tasks with Ramble 2025-11-20
FAQ
Is Todoist free?
Yes. The Beginner plan covers 5 personal projects and includes a limited number of Ramble voice sessions. Pro is $7 a month.
What is Todoist Ramble?
A voice feature where a person talks through what they need to do and Todoist turns it into tasks with dates, priorities and projects as they speak.
Does Todoist use my tasks to train AI?
Its privacy policy says it does not, and its AI providers have committed not to train on the data.
Why did Todoist get more expensive?
Todoist raised Pro prices in late 2025. individual reviewers complained, and some blamed the cost of new AI features.
Todoist or TickTick?
Zapier picks Todoist for balancing power and simplicity and TickTick for built-in calendars and timers. TickTick added a similar voice feature in 2026 that one user reviews user found slower.
Scores are based on published evidence, not lab tests. How we score.
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