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 $35.99 a year, as of July 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 $35.99 a year, as of July 2026 (USD).
Built for
- TaskBerry
- One freelancer running 2 to 5 clients.
- TickTick
- Anyone who wants tasks, habits, and focus in one cheap app.
Price, honestly
TickTick is cheaper. Here is what the difference buys.
TickTick Premium is $35.99 a year, as of July 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
- $35.99 / 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.
More comparisons
See how TaskBerry compares to the rest
One honest comparison at a time.
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.
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.