Free and simple, but no motivation to keep going
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Gamified task management with voice input, AI suggestions, and fun productivity features.
Microsoft 365 users wanting a free, simple task list
| Feature | 🍋 LemTask | Microsoft To Do |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 Integration | Planned | |
| My Day (Today View) | Today View | |
| Suggested Tasks (Intelligent) | ||
| Outlook Tasks Sync | ||
| Teams Integration | ||
| Gamification & XP | ||
| Habit Tracking | ||
| Voice Brain Dump (AI) | ||
| Focus Timer (Pomodoro) | ||
| AI Suggestions | ||
| Sketch / Whiteboard in Notes | tldraw block | |
| PDF Embed in Notes | Inline (25 MB) | |
| Image OCR (extract text) | 1-click | |
| Voice Note with Live Waveform |
XP, levels, and achievements make tasks fun
Speak ideas — AI parses them into organized tasks
Track habits alongside tasks in one app
Smart suggestions, personalities, and task optimization
"Microsoft To Do was fine, but I never wanted to open it. LemTask's XP system makes me actually look forward to my tasks."
— Brian H., Software Developer
Switched from Microsoft To Do
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Switch if you want gamification, voice brain dump, AI task parsing, habit tracking, a Pomodoro timer or journaling — Microsoft To Do has none of these by design. Stay on Microsoft To Do if you live in Outlook, depend on flagged email becoming a task, or work at a company standardised on Microsoft 365. The integration story with Outlook and Teams is hard to beat if you're already in that ecosystem.
Yes, with effort. Microsoft To Do has no native export, so the practical paths are: use one of the unofficial 'Export Microsoft To Do' tools on GitHub, copy lists into Excel manually, or use the Microsoft Graph API if you're technical. Save the result as CSV with Title, Notes, Due Date and Importance columns, then use LemTask's Settings → Import → Generic CSV.
Partially. LemTask supports email-to-task — forward any email (from Outlook or any other client) to your private LemTask address and it becomes a task with the email body in the description. We don't yet have a native Outlook flagged-email pipeline like Microsoft To Do does, which is the gold standard if Outlook is your inbox. Native Outlook is on the roadmap for 2026.
It has a free tier but isn't 100% free. Microsoft To Do is completely free with no premium tier — there's nothing to upsell. 99/month for unlimited tasks and advanced features. If 'never pay anything ever' is a hard requirement, Microsoft To Do is the safer pick. LemTask offers a 14-day free trial of every feature with no card.
Not as a native Teams app yet — Microsoft To Do has a built-in Teams tab and surface that LemTask cannot match in the Microsoft ecosystem. LemTask integrates with Slack natively (status sync, notifications, capture), and we support webhooks for custom Teams hooks. If your collaboration runs entirely on Teams, Microsoft To Do plus Planner is still the path of least resistance.
If you're still missing Wunderlist's joy — yes, that's a common reason people pick LemTask. Microsoft To Do is the official Wunderlist replacement but many former users describe it as functional rather than delightful. LemTask brings back collaborative lists, real-time sync, generous capture tools and adds gamification on top. The vibe is closer to early Wunderlist than to Microsoft's polished-but-quiet replacement.
We have something stronger: the Focus Task system. My Day is a voluntary daily review where you drag in whatever feels important. LemTask's Focus Tasks force you to pick exactly 3 priorities per day, tracks a daily streak, and celebrates milestones. The behavioural design is intentionally tighter — research suggests 3 daily priorities outperforms an open list for actually finishing work.
Both support time-based reminders, recurring reminders and notification on multiple devices. LemTask adds smart escalation (overdue alerts get more urgent if ignored), morning briefing emails summarising the day, weekly reports, and humorous safety-net nudges if you have an overdue Focus Task. Microsoft To Do's reminders are quieter and tied tightly to your Microsoft account — both work; the personality is different.
LemTask's 14-day free trial includes gamification, voice input, and AI — features Microsoft To Do doesn't have at any price.
You can export from Microsoft To Do and import into LemTask.
For basic lists, yes. For motivation, habits, voice capture, and AI — LemTask wins.
Currently LemTask integrates with Google Calendar. Microsoft 365 integration is on our roadmap.
Gamification (XP, levels, badges), habit tracking, voice brain dump, AI suggestions, focus timer, leaderboards, and 7 AI personality modes.
Yes! LemTask works in any browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, and mobile devices.
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