What Makes Todoist Different
The distinguishing feature most Todoist users mention first is natural language input. When you type "Submit tax report every 15th of the month starting April" into the task field, Todoist parses that into a recurring due date correctly — without requiring you to open a date picker or configure a recurrence pattern manually. This works in Czech as well as English, though Czech date parsing is less robust than English and occasionally requires manual correction for complex patterns.
The interface itself is deliberately minimal. The left sidebar shows your inbox, today's tasks, upcoming tasks, and project folders. The main panel shows the task list. There are no nested sub-pages, no embedded databases, and no drag-and-drop whiteboard. This simplicity translates to speed — Todoist loads and responds faster than Notion on every platform we tested, including budget Android devices common in the Czech market.
Czech Language Support
Todoist's interface is fully localized into Czech. The iOS, Android, and web versions all support Czech, and the natural language date input recognizes common Czech patterns — "zítra", "každý pátek", "do konce týdne" — though the parsing isn't as complete as the English version. The customer support knowledge base is available in Czech, which is above average for productivity software in this price range.
Todoist's developer, Doist, is a remote-first company with a stated commitment to European language support. Their engineering blog at doist.com/blog has published detailed posts on their localization process, which explains the relatively good Czech support compared to tools from US-only companies.
Note on Czech date parsing: "Každé pondělí" (every Monday) and "příští týden" (next week) parse correctly. "Za dva týdny" (in two weeks) worked in our tests on web but failed on the Android app. When in doubt, use the date picker for complex recurring tasks.
Project Organization and Filters
Todoist organizes tasks into Projects (equivalent to folders) and Sections (sub-groups within a project). Tasks can have sub-tasks, priority levels (P1–P4), labels, and due dates. The Filters feature lets you create saved queries like "all P1 tasks due this week across all projects" — a powerful tool for people managing several parallel workstreams.
For Czech freelancers who need to track tasks across multiple clients, the combination of projects, labels, and filters provides enough structure without the overhead of a full project management tool. You can assign a label for each client and view all pending tasks for that client in a single filter view.
Integrations
Todoist integrates natively with Google Calendar, Outlook, Gmail, and Slack. The Google Calendar sync is bidirectional — tasks with due dates appear in your Google Calendar, and calendar events show in Todoist. For Czech users in the Google Workspace ecosystem (which is prevalent in Czech startups and e-commerce companies), this is a significant workflow benefit.
The Todoist API is well-documented and supports automation via Zapier, Make (formerly Integromat — a Czech-founded company, notably), and direct API calls. Czech developers building custom task flows often use Make integrations because of the local familiarity with the platform.
Pricing Comparison
| Plan | EUR/month | CZK equivalent | Key features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 0 | 5 projects, 5 collaborators per project |
| Pro | ~€4/month | ~96 CZK/month | 300 projects, reminders, filters, themes |
| Business | ~€6/member/month | ~144 CZK/member/month | Team inbox, admin controls, 500 projects |
The Pro plan at approximately 96 CZK per month is one of the better value propositions in productivity software. For comparison, Notion's Plus plan costs roughly 2.5x more per person. Todoist accepts card payments in EUR, and Czech users receive standard EU invoices for accounting purposes.
Limitations Worth Knowing
Todoist has no native note-taking beyond task descriptions. If you need to attach lengthy research notes, context documents, or reference material to projects, you'll need an external tool — most commonly Notion or Obsidian alongside Todoist. Many Czech power users run exactly this combination: Obsidian for knowledge and writing, Todoist for task execution.
The free plan's limit of five active projects is the most restrictive among major task managers. Trello offers unlimited boards on its free tier. Anyone managing more than five ongoing projects needs to either pay or archive aggressively.
Offline functionality improved in 2024 — tasks created offline sync when connectivity returns — but the app is still primarily cloud-dependent. Obsidian remains the correct choice for genuinely offline environments.
Who Should Use Todoist
Todoist is the right tool for people who primarily need a task list that works well across devices, integrates with calendar and email, and requires minimal setup. It serves individual professionals and small teams better than large organizations — a Czech freelancer or a founding team of two to five people will find the interface and pricing well-matched to their needs.
Avoid Todoist if you need rich project documentation, Gantt-style planning, or a team wiki alongside your tasks. For those needs, look at Notion for documentation-heavy work or Linear for software teams.
Rating: 8.3/10 — Excellent task manager with solid Czech localization. Best value in the category for individual users and small teams.