Todoist GTD alternative
Trayzero vs Todoist
Todoist is one of the most popular task managers in the world, and it is genuinely good at what it is: a fast, flexible list app built from projects, labels, and filters. GTD is something you build on top of it. Todoist's own guide walks you through creating the projects, the @next label, and the filters by hand, with a template to copy for the weekly review. Trayzero starts from the other end. Next Action logic, a guided Process Inbox, and a seven-step Weekly Review are the app itself, not a structure you assemble and then maintain.
| App | Platform | GTD fidelity | Data | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trayzero | Android & iOS | Strict | Local-first | Free |
| Todoist | Web, desktop, mobile | Manual setup | Cloud (account required) | Free tier; Pro ~$5/mo billed yearly |
Prices are approximate and may have changed since this was written.
Where Todoist is strong
- Runs everywhere: web, Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, plus watch apps and browser add-ons.
- Natural-language quick add is still the fastest capture box in the category.
- Shared projects, comments, and assignees, so the same system works for a team.
- A large integration library and a public API, if your tasks arrive from other tools.
Where Trayzero differs
- Next Action logic is built in, not a label convention you have to keep tidy yourself.
- A guided Process Inbox card stack and a seven-step Weekly Review wizard, instead of an imported template.
- Local-first: on-device SQLite, plain-JSON backup, no account, no cloud copy.
- Free with every feature included. Todoist's free tier stops at 5 personal projects and 3 filters, and GTD filters are exactly where that cap bites.
The bottom line
If you want one list app across desktop and web, share projects with other people, or pull tasks in from other tools, Todoist is the better fit and Pro is fairly priced. If what you actually want is the GTD method, guided rather than assembled, on your phone and on your own device for free, that is the gap Trayzero fills.