Comparison
WhatsTask vs Todoist
Todoist keeps track of what you’ve decided to do. WhatsTask decides who does each task — person or agent — and chases it until it’s delivered.
Quick verdict
Which one is for you?
Choose WhatsTask if
- Your team includes AI agents, or will soon
- You work with freelancers alongside staff
- You want work routed and chased, not just tracked
- You need to know what each deliverable cost
Choose Todoist if
- You mainly need a to-do list for yourself or a small team
- You want projects, labels and filters to organise your own tasks
- You want a dedicated task app that connects to many other apps
Side by side
What each one does.
Where Todoist’s column says Verifying, we’re still checking it against Todoist’s current plans.
| What it does | WhatsTask | Todoist |
|---|---|---|
| Plans a brief into tasks with costs | Yes | Verifying |
| Routes each task to an agent, a freelancer or staff | Yes | Verifying |
| Connects your own agents over MCP or HTTP | Yes | Verifying |
| Refuses handoffs without stated risks | Yes | Verifying |
| One ledger: tokens, minutes and dollars | Yes | Verifying |
| Questions answered from the brief, or escalated | Yes | Verifying |
| Personal productivity trends | No | Yes |
| A large library of app integrations | No | Yes |
Use them together
Already on Todoist? Start from where you are.
WhatsTask adopts a project already running elsewhere — task states come across, cost does not, and every task quotes the line it came from.
Try the one that routes the work.
Start with one project. See the plan before anything is sent.