Independent app review · Evidence checked August 31, 2026
Any.do review 2026: a friendly planner with a confusing paid boundary
Any.do is easy to recognize as a modern personal organizer. Tasks, reminders, calendar events and a short daily plan sit together without much explanation. The harder part is understanding which version of the product you need once recurring rules, location alerts or shared spaces enter the picture.
Any.doOur take
Is it worth using?
Any.do is a capable mainstream planner for people who want tasks, reminders and a daily list on almost every device. Its free personal plan is useful, but several appealing reminder and collaboration features sit in Premium, Family or Workspace tiers. Todoist is clearer for projects, TickTick offers more planning tools, and Microsoft To Do is the simpler free choice.
Inside the apps
What they actually look like
These screenshots come from the apps' current App Store listings. They are not mockups we made for the article.
What users report
What starts to matter after a week
We read recent reviews for Any.do to look for praise and friction that product pages leave out. They are anecdotes, not a vote, so they challenge our testing rather than decide the verdict.
A long-time user says Any.do has managed all their tasks for years. Less happy reviewers describe account setup and the paid boundary as abrupt, and one finds adding a task harder than it should be.
The quick version
The differences that matter
- Best for
- Mainstream personal planning across many devices
- Free plan
- Personal tasks, lists, calendar and basic reminders
- Premium price
- $4.99 monthly when billed yearly on the US web plan
- Main strength
- A friendly My Day flow and broad platform support
- Main weakness
- Useful features are split across several paid plans
- Best alternative
- Todoist for projects; TickTick for all-in-one planning
My Day is the part most people will actually use
Any.do can hold far more than a daily list, but the useful habit is simple: open My Day, pull in the work that matters and leave the rest in its original list. A complete backlog does not need to become this morning’s emotional burden.
The interface feels designed for people who do not want to study a productivity method. Tasks, reminders and calendar context are visible quickly, and the app is available on phones, computers, browsers and watches.
The free plan is real, although one reviewer thought otherwise
Any.do’s current pricing page lists a free Personal plan with tasks, lists, reminders, calendar, daily planning and device sync. A recent App Store reviewer nevertheless believed there was no free plan after encountering account creation and a paywall. That gap between the published offer and the onboarding experience matters.
A free tier is not useful if a new user cannot tell how to reach it. Anyone trying Any.do should skip the upgrade prompts, build two lists and test the basic reminder flow before entering payment details.
Premium, Family and Workspace solve different problems
Premium is a personal upgrade for advanced repeats, location reminders, more tags, focus tools and integrations. Family adds a shared household space. Workspace is the more formal collaborative product for teams.
The separation is logical, but it makes comparison harder. A partner who needs one shared grocery list may not care about AI features or project boards. Check the exact plan that contains the one shared behavior you need.
Long-term affection and small friction appear together
One reviewer says Any.do has managed all their tasks for years and still calls it excellent. Another describes task entry as harder than expected. Both observations fit an app that is approachable at first glance but now contains several layers of product.
Try the fastest ordinary actions: add a task, change its date, make it recur, share the list and recover something completed by mistake. Those moments reveal more than the large feature catalog.
Flaws, but not dealbreakers
The plan structure and upgrade prompts can make a simple app feel commercial, and deeper project organization is less elegant than Todoist’s. People who want calendar time blocking or a focus timer may get more from TickTick.
Any.do remains a sensible broad option, particularly for somebody who values My Day and wants the same familiar list on nearly any device. Stay on free until a paid feature solves a problem you have already felt.
Good to know
A few common questions
Can you use Any.do for free?
Yes. The official pricing page lists a free Personal plan for private tasks, lists, basic reminders, calendar and daily planning.
Does Any.do support shared family lists?
Shared family space is part of the Family plan. Premium is a personal plan and Workspace is aimed at more formal team collaboration.
Is Any.do better than Todoist?
Any.do has an approachable daily-planning flow. Todoist is generally stronger for project organization, capture and filters.
Sources
Where we checked the facts
We use the app maker's own pages for prices and features. Reviews and community posts are useful for spotting problems, but one person's experience is still one person's experience.
- 01OfficialAny.do product pageView source
- 02OfficialAny.do plans and current web pricingView source
- 03App StoreAny.do US App Store listing and recent reviewsView source