Google Tasks vs. Microsoft Lists

Google Tasks

Google Tasks

51 Reviews and Ratings

Microsoft Lists

Microsoft Lists

10 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Google Tasks	Score 9.2 out of 10	N/A	Google Tasks, also available via a mobile app, aims to allow users to manage, capture, and edit tasks from anywhere, at anytime, with to-dos that sync across all devices. Integrates with Gmail and Google Calendar.	N/A
Microsoft Lists	Score 8.5 out of 10	N/A	Lists is an information tracking app in Microsoft 365 that enables users to work with anyone, anywhere. Users can configure lists to better organize events, issues, and assets.	N/A

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Google Tasks	Microsoft Lists
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Community Pulse
	Google Tasks	Microsoft Lists
Considered Both Products	Google Tasks Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Tasks I selected Google Tasks because is integrated with my google calendar, and a need something simple and without learning difficulties Incentivized Helpful? EW Ethan Whitted Project Manager Chose Google Tasks Google Tasks is much more lightweight and better for personal task management, which other software like ClickUp is too overbearing and clunky for. However, software like ClickUp is far better for managing tasks for multiple team members. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Tasks We have not considered any other platforms related to the G Suite. We have been impressed by the capabilities and accessibility of Google Tasks and recommend it to all of our team members. Unlike other task platforms, Google Tasks is made for the most efficient worker who wants … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Tasks I used other tools like Microsoft Planner in the past, but Google Tasks sync with mailbox makes things easier and saves me a lot of time. It is also helpful to track your colleagues' tasks and to give them help when needed, helping them to complete their assignments in a timely … Incentivized Helpful? Ankit Wadhwa Senior Software Engineer Chose Google Tasks I have used Microsoft To Do previously but Google Tasks plays a pretty well role here as it can be synced across all the Google Platforms. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Tasks Have used other task management tools like Microsoft planner but Google Tasks auto-sync with other Google platforms makes it more comfortable/reliable and saves the user time. However for quick attention tasks/ to do we have still a dependency on tools like sticky notes which … Incentivized Helpful? AK Ann Korb Chose Google Tasks We switched from Google Tasks to Todoist as we like the layout and the functions more, even though we still use all the other Google programs. Nothing particularly bad but we enjoy Todoist more for our purposes. Google Tasks is even more simple to use than Todoist and has … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Tasks I will give a edge to Google task as being more compatible and easy because of free tool with reupdated image in the market. The Microsoft planner will come with little cost. Google task will help you to create multiple lists, change the order of tasks and sort your to-do-lists. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Tasks It's better than Keep notes in some areas but worse in others. Mostly just this: you can search. It's very simple but that keeps you from getting bogged down in setting up the app, or procrastinating further by messing around with your to do list app. It has all the features … Incentivized Helpful? GM Gloria Musuli Human Resources Assistant Chose Google Tasks Google Tasks offers more powerful features that simplifies our day to day planning activities. Its seamless integration with G-Suite to enhance task management is uniquely great for us. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Tasks Google Tasks is not necessarily better than its competitors and certainly not as robust or complex as most to-do applications and platforms available in the market, but because it is automatically integrated into G Suite services--our primary technology interface--this free … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Tasks Saving time and energy when it comes to be[ing] organized is one of the most important things to me when reviewing my work day. I like to start each day with what needs to be completed and what is the most time sensitive, and then I rank them by importance and time sensitivity. … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Tasks Initially I used Google Tasks because it was included in my Google Workspace subscription, and I thought it would be convenient to have a first-party solution that is tightly integrated with both Gmail and Google Calendar. However, I quickly wanted more robust features with … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Tasks Tasks is an extremely slimmed-down version of something like Teamwork. The similarities stop at having checkboxes and deadlines. The benefit of tasks is it's included in your normal Google subscription at no additional cost. With that comes way less functionality, but that's … Incentivized Helpful? Rafa Labrador Consultor SEO Chose Google Tasks It is a matter of taste and what each company needs. Incentivized Helpful? Shachar Tal Founder Chose Google Tasks Almost all of the to-do apps try to have a "must have" feature that will draw users to it. For some it is the graphical interface and some had a unique feature that lasted a few months before competition caught on. For us, too much complexity is actually a bad thing and Google … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Tasks Google Tasks is especially useful if you're already using Google's other suite of products! Incentivized Helpful? BD Bigneshwar Das Student Chose Google Tasks Google Tasks stand a little below the Microsoft To Do app, but stands well in terms of simplicity. Here are the strong points of Google Tasks- Incentivized Helpful? SS Shannen Sorenson Insurance Broker Chose Google Tasks Microsoft To Do is also a nice reminder program if Outlook is the primary mail manager and calendar system; however, it is not as user-friendly in my opinion. For example, I have had a to-do task listed for over a year because I cannot figure out how to remove it. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Google Tasks Google Tasks is simple and free, as long as you have a Google account. But it is very barebones too, and works best if you are looking for something simple on your phone with a desktop component. Incentivized Helpful?	Microsoft Lists Dylan Halliday Head of consulting Chose Microsoft Lists They are all different but can be used for the same things. They all have different benefits, and I use them except Airtable. Trello has the best automation capabilities natively built into the product of any product I've ever used. (I've personally built over 1,000 automations … Incentivized Helpful?

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User Ratings
	Google Tasks	Microsoft Lists
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	2.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Google Tasks	Microsoft Lists
Likelihood to Recommend	Great to take quick notes during meetings. Along with being a good planner app, it offers a clean list of tasks from bottom left which looks great. It is also useful when using Google Calendar. I am a list person so I rely on this app. It is quick and easy to use and I never have to worry about losing a paper list. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	It's great for anything that needs to hold data and process it into automation. It's a bit limiting if you like multi-line text fields or rich text fields. They lose a bit of their capability to filter. Incentivized Dylan Halliday Head of consulting Read full review
Pros	The best part, Google Tasks is FREE. No paywall, no ads. Just pure productivity. I was looking for some task-management app which is free, since it was difficult to get a paid one. I found that this was the perfect solution for me. It's deeply integrated with other Google services like Gmail and Calendar. It can pick tasks with Gmail from emails, in the form of suggestions. It's up to you, completely. The tasks will appear in your calendar automatically, if it's time or date specific. It's simple and hassle free to insert tasks and complete them. The app loads fast and hardly faces any crash. I encountered no such crashes. It is present in multiple platforms. I would create a task in my phone, and would check it off on my laptop. It's hassle free to add and check off tasks. It was very helpful for me in college. BD Bigneshwar Das Student Read full review	great for capturing loads of data great for manipulating and viewing the data many ways strong integration with other M365 products and Power Automate Incentivized Dylan Halliday Head of consulting Read full review
Cons	Limited in scope and customization Not really a great stand-alone app for use with ioS so lack of integration with iphone makes it clunky and not very often used when not as desktop Support and helpdesk very limited like many of Google products Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	It's definitely getting better but for the average user, there is still a fairly big learning curve if you want to do anything beyond the basics It would be cool to get Microsoft List addons that could further enhance the capabilities within Lists itself Incentivized Dylan Halliday Head of consulting Read full review
Usability	Google is simple to use and easy to understand. Having a one-click to add tasks via Google Calendar is a must for any busy business that manages multiple accounts and/or projects. Compliance and business standards are at the forefront, with notification reminders so you don't forget any of those annual certifications, for example. Incentivized Shannen Sorenson Insurance Broker Read full review	No answers on this topic
Support Rating	Since the app is free, we can't expect to get a great support. 1. The app does not even have a dedicated forum where other members can help each other. 2. The app only has a feedback option, which I rarely think visits the team. 3. Even after sending many feedbacks, you can't expect a reply. 4. In a nutshell, if you face any problem, you can just wait. Nothing more than that. BD Bigneshwar Das Student Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	We switched from Google Tasks to Todoist as we like the layout and the functions more, even though we still use all the other Google programs. Nothing particularly bad but we enjoy Todoist more for our purposes. Google Tasks is even more simple to use than Todoist and has different layout options. Incentivized AK Ann Korb Read full review	They are all different but can be used for the same things. They all have different benefits, and I use them except Airtable. Trello has the best automation capabilities natively built into the product of any product I've ever used. (I've personally built over 1,000 automations or more for clients on Trello.) ClickUp has the best flexibility to view data in very different ways and from different organisation levels (i.e. High level data through to detailed specific data across multiple departments or projetcs. Microsoft Lists is an excellent choice if you work in M365 already and you want a deeply integrated way to hold data and use it within M365 Incentivized Dylan Halliday Head of consulting Read full review
Return on Investment	It has made me more productive. Now, I can complete twice the [amount of] tasks I used to do when I was not a user of this app. I remember much more about smaller tasks lying around than before. Smaller tasks may have a larger impact, so they can't be neglected. It has a great impact on my mood as well. Now, I feel 50% more happy and motivated at the end of the day, looking at my completed to-do list. The app pays off in the long run. It's definitely has a very high ROI score, based upon my experience. BD Bigneshwar Das Student Read full review	Massively positive, we have build a business that can scale with ease Incentivized Dylan Halliday Head of consulting Read full review
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