2Do vs GoodTask
Both are bought outright, both sit in email & tasks, and both are bought by people leaving Todoist Pro, TickTick Premium. Here is what actually differs — including what each price does not buy.
The short answer
- GoodTask costs $39.99 against $49.99 — 20% less.
- GoodTask has the cleaner licence: buy once, own forever, against own it, pay for major upgrades for 2Do.
Side by side
 2Do$49.99Paid upgrades |  GoodTask$39.99Perpetual | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | configurable task manager, bought direct rather than from the App Store | power-user front end for Apple Reminders and Calendar |
| Price | $49.99 | $39.99 |
| Licence | Own it, pay for major upgrades | Buy once, own forever |
| What you get | One payment, and the developer charges for major versions on a stated cadence. | One payment. Updates included, indefinitely. |
| The catch | Updates stop eighteen months after purchase unless you pay a discounted renewal | The iPhone and iPad app is a separate purchase from the Mac one |
| Macs per licence | 5 | not established |
| Account required | no | no |
| Works offline | yes | yes |
| Apple Silicon | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| On Setapp | Yes | Yes |
| Minimum macOS | macOS 13 | not established |
| App Store rating | not established | not established |
| Last updated | not established | not established |
| Price checked | 2026-09-22 | 2026-09-22 |
Apple’s public API reports a rating for only a small minority of Mac apps, and returns zero for most of the rest even when the store page plainly shows reviews. A blank here means we could not read a number, never that an app is unrated or disliked.
In their own right
2Do
A deeply configurable task manager with smart lists, projects and checklists, sold as a $49.99 one-time licence direct from the developer. The Mac App Store version of the same app is subscription-only.
GoodTask
A layer over Apple Reminders and Calendar that adds smart lists, quick actions, templates and board views, sold once for $39.99 rather than by subscription.