Twos competition comparisons
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- Why days, lists, and things, are better than documents/notes:
- Quicker to capture, better to remind based on time, history specific to each thing, quicker for actions, reminders, photos, tasks, stars, bookmarks, reordering, move, sublists, less customizing
- Notes:
- Has notes/documents, styling, drawing, tables
- Twos is better for days, reminders, quickly writing things down, keeping track of to-dos, remembering the things you write down, web outside of iOS
- Evernote:
- Has notes/documents, more complicated with styling and organization, does have tasks, does have website, styling, folders, attachments, table, audio, sketching
- Twos is better for quick things, days, reminders, remembering things, moving things around
- Notion:
- Has pages/documents, more styling, more complicated, tables, comments, audio, video, files, embeds, undo, export, groups, admins, enterprise, costs money
- Twos is better for days, calendar, reminders for things, remembering things
- Any.do:
- Strictly tasks, even lists are day based, calendar views
- Twos is better for things and notes, free recurring reminders, better calendar, web, remembering things
- Mem:
- Document/note based, has days, text yourself, no mobile app, has tasks, flows for automation
- Twos is better for things, reminders, mobile app, sublists, selecting, moving, remembering things
- Roam:
- Outlining, website, text yourself, $8-15/mo, backlinking, no reminders, has days, has tasks, styling, selecting things
- Twos is simpler, not outline based, calendar, mobile app, reminders
- Obsidian:
- Outline, markdown, networks
- Twos is more simple, days, non outline, web, reminders, calendar, remembering things
- Paper:
- Less distracting, neuroplasticity, privacy
- Twos is better for things, write/access everywhere, reminders, history, infinite pages, calendar, share
- Email/text:
- Unorganized, easy to forget, blends with other people's info, can't remind you later
- Twos is better for days, things, remembering things, tasks, reminders, calendar, organization, lists
- Bear:
- Document based, markdown
- Twos is better for days, lists, simpler w/o styling and markdown, reminders, tasks, remembering things
- Simplenote:
- Simple notes/documents, history, markdown, collab, sharing
- Twos is better for days, things, reminders, remembering things, organization
- Trello/Asana:
- Project management, boards, reminders for cards, collab
- Twos is better for days, quickly writing things down, simper lists, calendar, remembering things
- Craft:
- Pages/documents, has days, tables, files, drawing, comments, collab, sharing, limited for 1000 blocks
- Twos is better for unlimited free, reminders, things, remembering things, move, sublists
- Workflowy:
- Outlines, collab, styling, complicated UI, undo, kanban, backlinks, files
- Twos is better for days, reminders, lists, simpler, non outline, remembering things
- Todoist:
- Task based, days, reminders (pro), projects, comments, flags, subtasks
- Twos is better for non tasks, days, lists, reminders for free
- Day One:
- Very fast to write something down (always typing on a new day), records weather, location, time, attachments, styles, documents/notes, day/journal based, map, calendar, iOS only, no web
- Twos is better for tasks, reminders, things, non journaling lists, web for non iOS
- Keep:
- Note based, reminders on top-level notes, labels, checklists, drawing, photos, images, audio, collab, very simple
- Twos is better for days, things, tasks, reminders, remembering things, calendar
- Noteplan:
- Daily notes, folders, documents/notes, reminders for top level notes, tags, mentions, no web, iOS only, backlinks, $7/mo
- Twos is better for free, reminders, tasks, remembering things, web
- Tasks:
- Tasks only, used inside of gmail, lists for tasks
- Twos is better for days, non tasks, web, reminders, remembering things
- Drafts:
- Documents, complicated UI with a lot of actions, tool for writers, audio, comments, iOS only, markdown
- Twos is better for tasks, reminders, days, things, remembering things, web, non iOS
- Coda:
- Docs for teams, very powerful, project planning, collab, notifications,
- Twos is better for simplicity, things, tasks, reminders, remembering things, organization, days
- Milanote:
- Note based, styling, boards (images, files, commends, drawing), collab
- Twos is better for days, things, remembering things, lists, reminders, simplicity
- RemNote:
- Quizing, flashcards, learning tool for students, outlining, backlists, document/note based
- Twos is better for days, reminders, tasks, calendar, things
- Unit:
- Styling, image, "unit"/sublist, to-do, file, audio, location, reminders on top level, select, move
- Twos is better for days, organizing with sublists, reminders, tasks, remembering things, web
- Monday:
- CRM, contacts, projects, tasks, tables, integrations, forms, collab
- Twos is simpler, things, days, reminders, lists, remembering things
- Agenda:
- Days, projects, notes/documents, events, reminders, attachments, photos, draw, hashtags, more complex
- Twos is better for web, things, calendar, simplicity
- Dynalist:
- Outlining, documents/folders reminders (pro), select, hashtags, backlinks, formatting, markdown, collab, files, history, backups, export, themes
- Twos is better for days, reminders for free, non outlines, simplicity
- OmniFocus:
- Task management, inbox, project
- Twos is better for non tasks, days, web, simplicity, remembering things
- Things3:
- Tasks, today, upcoming, anytime, someday, projects, reminders, reorder between days, iOS only, $10/$20/$50 apps
- Twos is better for non tasks, days, lists, calendar, free, web, non iOS, remembering things
- Twos is better for non tasks, days, lists, calendar, free, web, non iOS, remembering things