Compare GTD apps
Honest comparisons between Relay and the apps people most often move from, written to say where the other app is better as well as where Relay is.
The apps at a glance
| Relay | OmniFocus | Nirvana | Everdo | FacileThings | Things | Todoist | TickTick | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on | ||||||||
| iPhone and iPad | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Web browserPartly: a companion to the apps, with less in it | Yes | Partly | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Built for GTD | ||||||||
| Inbox, Next Actions, Waiting For and Someday built inPartly: some are, the rest you set up yourself | Yes | Partly | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly | Partly | Partly |
| Contexts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Agenda lists for peoplePartly: people as a kind of tag, without an agenda list | Yes | No | Partly | Partly | Yes | No | No | No |
| Sequential projects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Sub-projects | YesOne level | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Areas, goals, vision and purposePartly: one level above projects | Yes | Partly | Partly | Partly | Yes | Partly | No | No |
| Reference material kept with its projectPartly: a separate reference list, or notes on the project itself | Yes | Partly | Partly | Partly | Yes | Partly | Partly | Yes |
| Trigger lists you can edit, for the mind sweep | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Reviews and planning | ||||||||
| Guided weekly reviewPartly: a review list, checklist or reminder, without guided steps | Yes | Partly | PartlyAI beta, Pro only | No | Yes | No | Partly | Partly |
| Guided daily reviewPartly: a daily list or reminder, without guided steps | Yes | Partly | Partly | Partly | Partly | Partly | Partly | Partly |
| Guided reviews in the phone appPartly: a review list, reminder or template, without guided steps | Yes | Partly | No | No | No | No | Partly | Partly |
| Next Actions cut to the time you havePartly: you filter by how long each action takes yourself | YesHours, calendar and daily review | PartlyPro only | Partly | Partly | Partly | No | No | No |
| Actions | ||||||||
| Repeating actions | Yes | Yes | YesPro only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Checklists inside an actionPartly: sub-tasks, each one a full task | Yes | Partly | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly | Yes |
| Snooze an Inbox itemPartly: a later date, but not one that returns it to the Inbox | Yes | YesInbox set to Available | Partly | Partly | Partly | Partly | Partly | Partly |
| AI help clarifying the next actionPartly: one narrow place, a beta, or a paid add-on | Yes | Partly | PartlyAI beta, Pro only | No | Partly | No | PartlyPro, web and desktop | PartlyPremium only |
| Around the lists | ||||||||
| Google or Outlook calendar in the appPartly: only calendars already on the device | Yes | Partly | PartlyPhone apps only | No | Yes | Partly | Yes | YesPremium only |
| Two-way sync with other task appsPartly: a one-way import from another app | YesItems brought in from them | Partly | No | No | No | Partly | No | YesNotion only, Premium |
| Home-screen widgets with your listsPartly: a capture widget only | YesNot on Windows or web | Yes | Yes | Partly | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Workspaces that filter your listsPartly: a filter on some views only | Yes | YesPro only | Yes | Yes | Partly | Partly | Partly | No |
| Saved custom views | NoEach list keeps its own sort and grouping | YesPro only | No | No | No | No | Yes3 on the free plan | YesPremium only |
| Shared projects | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Look | ||||||||
| Dark theme | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | YesNew app only, in beta | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Choose your own coloursPartly: light and dark only | Yes | YesiPhone and iPad | Yes | Partly | PartlyNew app only, in beta | Partly | YesSome themes Pro | YesMost themes Premium |
| Price | ||||||||
| Free plan | No | No | YesUp to 5 projects | YesUp to 5 projects | No | No | YesUp to 5 projects | YesUp to 9 lists |
| Buy once, no subscription | No | Yes | No | YesInternet sync extra | No | YesSold per platform | No | No |
Sources, checked 10 October 2026
Every cell was checked against each app's own site, help pages, release notes or store listing.
OmniFocus: OmniFocus, OmniFocus pricing, OmniFocus manual, perspectives, OmniFocus and OmniFocus Pro, OmniFocus manual, custom perspectives, OmniFocus manual, settings, OmniFocus manual, widgets and Focus, OmniFocus release notes.
Nirvana: Nirvana apps, Nirvana pricing, Nirvana projects, Nirvana weekly review, Nirvana updates, Nirvana area filter, Nirvana reference lists, Nirvana AI assistant, Nirvana repeating tasks, Nirvana preferences.
Everdo: Everdo downloads, Everdo pricing, Everdo projects, Everdo tags, Everdo filtering, Everdo scheduling, Everdo development log.
FacileThings: FacileThings pricing, FacileThings on the App Store, FacileThings weekly review, FacileThings perspective, FacileThings projects, FacileThings mind sweep, FacileThings agendas, FacileThings reference material, FacileThings tickler file, FacileThings routines, FacileThings, October 2025.
Things: Things devices, Things purchases, Things and calendars, Things and sharing, Things widgets, Things projects and headings, Things and Reminders, Things release notes.
Todoist: Todoist system requirements, Todoist GTD guide, Todoist calendar integration, Todoist usage limits, Todoist plans, Todoist filters, Todoist start dates, Todoist Task Assist, Todoist themes.
TickTick: TickTick downloads, TickTick Premium, TickTick filters, TickTick calendar subscriptions, TickTick shared lists, TickTick notes, TickTick and Notion, TickTick AI assistant, TickTick widgets, TickTick features.
Also in Relay
- Pin an item for today, tomorrow or this week, and it shows in Engage and the daily review.
- Your own sections in Someday/Maybe.
- Choose which sections each task, project and reference item shows, for one item or as the default.
- A default workspace for new items on each device.
- On a phone, choose the screens in the bottom bar.
- Reminders to process your Inbox at the times you choose. In the web app they show as a banner while Relay is open.
Moving from another app
Choosing a GTD app
The method
For the whole method from scratch, the free Relay setup guide runs to 39 pages.
Or just try it
The quickest comparison is your own work in Relay. Import from Nirvana, Todoist or OmniFocus, or paste a list from anywhere and each line becomes an Inbox item. Undo takes a whole import back out in one step, right after it finishes or later from the same import screen.
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