TickTick Alternative

Looking for a TickTick alternative? FocusCommit suits people who mainly use TickTick for its focus timer and want a Pomodoro timer tied to a Kanban board and a GTD workflow, with a $29.99 lifetime option. If you rely on TickTick’s habit tracker, calendar views, web app or Linux app, TickTick is probably still the better fit.

Introduction

FocusCommit and TickTick both combine task lists with a Pomodoro timer, but they start from different places. TickTick is a full to-do list and calendar app with a focus timer built in. FocusCommit starts from the Pomodoro timer and links every focus session to tasks on a Kanban board, organized with a Getting Things Done (GTD) workflow.

Pricing

TickTick has a free plan (up to 9 lists and 99 tasks per list) and a Premium plan at US$49.99 per year, as listed on its upgrade page in October 2026. FocusCommit has a free plan with a task limit. Premium costs $14.99 per year or $29.99 once for lifetime access when you buy on the web, or $1.99 per month inside the iOS, Android, Windows and Mac apps.

Task Management

Both apps handle tasks, projects, subtasks, due dates, recurring tasks and tags. TickTick also supports file attachments and an Eisenhower Matrix view; FocusCommit doesn’t support attachments. FocusCommit can instead work with the lists you already keep in Microsoft To Do or Google Tasks.

Pomodoro Timer

Both have a customizable Pomodoro timer with white noise and focus statistics. In FocusCommit the timer is the center of the app: statistics are broken down by task, project and interval, and on desktop a mini timer stays on top of other windows. TickTick offers a floating focus window too, and its full statistics are part of Premium.

Sync & Integration

Both apps sync across devices. FocusCommit integrates with Microsoft To Do, Google Tasks, Zapier and RescueTime, and its Chrome extension, Pomodoro Timer for Google Calendar, starts focus sessions from calendar events. TickTick integrates with Google Calendar and can import tasks from Microsoft To Do, Todoist and other apps.

Platforms

TickTick runs on more platforms, including Linux, the web and a browser extension. FocusCommit has native apps for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows, but no web app. Both offer dark mode.

Additional Features

TickTick includes a habit tracker plus calendar and timeline views. FocusCommit doesn’t track habits; it concentrates on the Kanban board, the GTD workflow, curated white noise and focus statistics.

When to choose TickTick vs FocusCommit

Choose TickTick if you want:

• An all-in-one planner with calendar views, a habit tracker and an Eisenhower Matrix view
• A web app, a browser extension or a Linux app
• File attachments on tasks

Choose FocusCommit if you want:

• A Pomodoro timer at the center of your day, with statistics per task, project and interval
• A Kanban board and a GTD workflow in the same app
• To keep your tasks in Microsoft To Do or Google Tasks and work through them with a timer
• A one-time $29.99 lifetime purchase instead of a yearly subscription

TickTick plans and features were checked on the official TickTick website in October 2026. Prices and plan limits can change, so check the vendor’s pricing page before you buy.

Conclusion

If TickTick already works for you and you use its calendar or habit features, there’s little reason to switch. If you mostly open TickTick for its focus timer and want a board-based workflow built around Pomodoros, try FocusCommit’s free plan alongside it before you decide.