TickTick alternative
A TickTick alternative that sizes your day, not just your list
TickTick packs a lot into a cheap app: a calendar, habit tracking, and a Pomodoro timer, on a genuinely strong free tier. But it counts tasks, never the hours they take. TaskBerry sizes every task, turns the board red before the day is overbooked, and bills the hours per client. Not a busier app, the one that tells you the day is already full.
Honest fit
Who each one is really for
TickTick fits people who want one app for everything
TickTick does a lot for the money. A free tier that actually holds up, a calendar view, habit tracking, and a built-in Pomodoro timer. If you want one tidy app to hold your tasks, your routines, and your focus sessions without paying much, TickTick has earned that spot, and it is cheaper than we are.
TaskBerry fits one freelancer deciding what to take on
If you run 2 to 5 clients on your own, the risk is not a thin feature set. It is saying yes to a week that was already full. TaskBerry sizes each task, sets the hours against the ones you actually have, turns the board red when it runs over, and rolls the time you log into a per-client report you can bill.
Same full day
Check off a busy list, or see it will not fit
Both tools can hold the same overloaded day. What they tell you about it is the real difference.
9 hours of work planned into a 6 hour day.
TaskBerry
The board turns red and hands you the choice
Every task gets a time size automatically. The bar fills as you plan and turns red when the day runs over, so you decide what to drop before you commit.
3h over before you start
TickTick
A full list and a ticking timer
TickTick captures tasks, lays them on a calendar, and counts focus sessions with its Pomodoro timer. What it never does is sum those hours against your day or warn you it is already over.
TickTick shows the tasks and a timer, never that they add up to too much.
Side by side
TaskBerry next to TickTick
| Comparison of TaskBerry and TickTick across capacity, price, and scope | TaskBerry | TickTick |
|---|---|---|
| How you handle a full day | The board sizes each task and turns red, so you choose what to drop before you commit. | Keeps a checklist and a Pomodoro timer, but nothing sums the hours or warns the day is over. |
| Capacity view | An hours budget you own, red before you start. | None. It counts focus sessions (Estimated Pomo), not the hours your day actually holds. |
| Habits and focus | Not the focus here. TaskBerry plans the working day; it is not a habit tracker. | A real strength. Habit tracking and a built-in Pomodoro timer, on the free tier. |
| Client billing and reports | Built in. Bill hours per client and export a report. | Not built in. |
| Time tracking | Built in, per task. | A Pomodoro timer for focus sessions, not billable time per task. |
| Price | €9.95 a month, or €99 a year, VAT included. | Free tier; Premium $49.99 a year, as of October 2026 (USD). |
| Built for | One freelancer running 2 to 5 clients. | Anyone who wants tasks, habits, and focus in one cheap app. |
How you handle a full day
- TaskBerry
- The board sizes each task and turns red, so you choose what to drop before you commit.
- TickTick
- Keeps a checklist and a Pomodoro timer, but nothing sums the hours or warns the day is over.
Capacity view
- TaskBerry
- An hours budget you own, red before you start.
- TickTick
- None. It counts focus sessions (Estimated Pomo), not the hours your day actually holds.
Habits and focus
- TaskBerry
- Not the focus here. TaskBerry plans the working day; it is not a habit tracker.
- TickTick
- A real strength. Habit tracking and a built-in Pomodoro timer, on the free tier.
Client billing and reports
- TaskBerry
- Built in. Bill hours per client and export a report.
- TickTick
- Not built in.
Time tracking
- TaskBerry
- Built in, per task.
- TickTick
- A Pomodoro timer for focus sessions, not billable time per task.
Price
- TaskBerry
- €9.95 a month, or €99 a year, VAT included.
- TickTick
- Free tier; Premium $49.99 a year, as of October 2026 (USD).
Built for
- TaskBerry
- One freelancer running 2 to 5 clients.
- TickTick
- Anyone who wants tasks, habits, and focus in one cheap app.
Three ways people ask it
Which TickTick alternative are you really after?
People land here from a few different questions. Here is a straight answer to each.
- A free TickTick alternative
- TickTick's free tier is one of the strongest around, and that is a fair reason to stay on it. TaskBerry has a real free plan too, and it is a different kind of free: unlimited tasks, the capacity bar that turns red when the day runs over, deadlines, and time tracking. Client billing and reports sit in Pro. So the question is less which free tier is bigger and more which one answers your actual problem.
- A TickTick alternative for client work
- TickTick keeps a tidy list, a calendar, and your habits in one place, and it does that for less than we charge. What it does not do is turn the hours you log into something you can bill. TaskBerry tracks time per task and rolls it into a per-client report, so the week you worked becomes the invoice you send.
- Something TickTick does not do
- TickTick counts your tasks and your focus sessions. It never sums them into the hours a day actually holds, or warns you the day is already full before you say yes. TaskBerry is built around exactly that: every task gets a size, the day has a limit, and the board goes red before you overbook. If capacity is your real problem, that is the gap it fills.
Price, honestly
TickTick is cheaper. Here is what the difference buys.
TickTick Premium is $49.99 a year, as of October 2026, and it has a genuinely useful free tier you can stay on. TaskBerry Pro is €9.95 a month, or €99 a year with VAT included, and it also has a real free plan. TaskBerry costs more because it does the thing TickTick does not: it sizes your day, turns the board red before you overcommit, and bills the hours per client. If tasks, habits, and a focus timer in one cheap app is what you need, TickTick is the better-value pick, and we will say so.
- TaskBerry Free
- €0, forever
- TaskBerry Pro
- €9.95 / month, VAT incl.
- TickTick Premium
- $49.99 / year (USD)
Switching
Trying it does not undo TickTick
Start on the free plan in a couple of minutes and keep TickTick open in another tab. If seeing the day before you commit, and billing the hours after, turns out to be what you were missing, moving a handful of tasks over takes minutes. If a cheap all-in-one list is all you needed, you have lost nothing.
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Straight answers
Questions worth asking first
- Is TaskBerry a full TickTick replacement?
- No. If you want one cheap app for tasks, habits, and focus timers in one place, TickTick does that well and for less. TaskBerry replaces it only if your real need is capacity: seeing a week is already full before you say yes, and billing the hours afterward.
- What does TickTick do better?
- Range for the money. TickTick pairs a strong free tier with a calendar, habit tracking, and a built-in Pomodoro timer, and it is cheaper than TaskBerry. As an all-in-one personal organiser it does more than we set out to.
- Does TickTick track billable time and bill clients?
- No. TickTick has a Pomodoro timer for focus sessions, but it never sums those hours against your day, warns you before you overcommit, or bills the time per client. TaskBerry does all three.
- Is there a free TickTick alternative?
- Yes, and TickTick's own free tier is already a strong one. TaskBerry's free plan is a different kind: unlimited tasks, the capacity bar that goes red when the day runs over, deadlines, and time tracking. Client billing and reports are in Pro. Pick TickTick's free tier for a cheap all-in-one list; pick TaskBerry's if you want to see the day is full before you commit.
- Can TaskBerry track habits the way TickTick does?
- No, and that is TickTick's strength, not ours. Habit tracking and a tidy personal organiser are what TickTick does well. TaskBerry plans the working day on an hours budget: it sizes each task, turns red before you overbook, and bills the hours per client. Different jobs, so a lot of freelancers run one for habits and TaskBerry for the client week.
See if the week is already full
Start free, add a real week, and watch the bar. You will know in five minutes whether this is your kind of planner.