TasksPage: the simpler, no-sign-up TickTick alternative

TickTick is deservedly popular, but it is built around an account and a broad feature set. To use it at all you must register with email, or continue with Google or Apple; there is no documented guest or offline-only mode, because the whole app is built around cross-device sync. That is the right trade-off for many people and the wrong one if you just want to jot a list without another login.

TasksPage takes the opposite stance. Open the app and start typing. No account is required; an optional free account only exists if you later want to sync across devices. Everything lives on one page with zero project-manager bloat. If you have felt that TickTick's calendar, habits, Pomodoro timer and Eisenhower Matrix are more than you need for a plain list, that is exactly the gap TasksPage fills. It is a simpler than TickTick tool by design, not by accident.

The core idea is progress, not just ticking boxes. Every task carries a percentage you set by dragging, and the list auto-sorts so what is nearly done rises to the top. Around that you get colour categories (5 free, unlimited on Pro), notes, questions, file attachments (100MB free, 5GB Pro), instant search, drag-and-drop reordering, a burn-to-done animation with undo, and true offline use as an installable PWA.

You can also password-protect any category for a private list — note this is server-side password gating with encryption at rest, not end-to-end encryption, and there is no password recovery. Pro ($2/mo or $20/yr) adds unlimited categories, reminders, due dates, recurring tasks, calendar/ICS export, themes and dark mode. It is free forever with no ads and no third-party tracking.

To be fair, TickTick is the stronger product in several real ways, and if any of these matter you should pick it:

• Native mobile apps and wide sync. TickTick has real iOS and Android apps, macOS and Windows desktop apps, smartwatch support and browser extensions. TasksPage has no native mobile apps — it is a PWA you install from the browser.
• Genuinely all-in-one. Tasks, a calendar, a habit tracker, a Pomodoro focus timer and the Eisenhower Matrix are bundled together. TasksPage deliberately has none of that.
• Fast capture. TickTick's natural-language parsing sets dates and reminders as you type. TasksPage has no natural-language quick-add.
• Simple, cheap pricing for a full suite. One free tier plus a single Premium at about $36/year, with no confusing multi-tier or per-seat ladder.

Also be clear about what TasksPage is not: it has no team collaboration or sharing, no third-party integrations (Slack, calendar sync-in, Zapier, email-to-task), and a smaller ecosystem than an established app. It is a new, small indie product built for personal, single-page use — not projects or teams.

Choose TickTick if you want one app to run habits, focus sessions and a calendar across every device, and you do not mind creating an account. Choose TasksPage if you want a free, no-sign-up, single-page list where progress is front and centre and nothing gets in the way.

Open TasksPage and try it in seconds — no account needed. Or see how it stacks up against everything else in the full comparison of simple to-do list apps.