An Any.do alternative you buy once
Looking for an Any.do alternative without the subscription? Any.do is a capable cross-platform planner, but its free tier holds back recurring tasks and reminders, and the full app is a subscription from about $3 a month. NanoDo is free, with no account and an optional one-time €4.99 Pro: three things a day on your lock screen.
| NanoDo | Any.do | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free · €4.99 Pro | Free tier; Premium from ~$3/mo |
| One-time, no subscription | Yes | No |
| Works without an account | Yes | No |
| Daily three-things ritual | Yes | No |
| Lock-screen focus task (Live Activity) | Yes | No |
| Beyond Apple (Android, Windows) | No | Yes |
| Projects, labels & power features | No | No |
Where Any.do is the better choice
Any.do is the better choice if you want a cross-platform planner with a calendar, reminders and shared lists across iPhone, Android, web and desktop. Its daily planning, WhatsApp reminders and family plan are real strengths if you use them.
Where NanoDo fits
NanoDo fits if a subscription for a to-do list feels like too much and you are happy on iPhone. Free to use, no account, three things a day on your lock screen; Pro is a one-time €4.99.
Where the Any.do subscription pinches
Any.do has a free tier, but it is shaped to move you toward Premium: recurring tasks, location reminders, colour tags and integrations sit behind the paywall, and Premium runs from around $3 a month billed yearly up to nearly $6 billed monthly. For a full planner used across every device, that can be fair. For someone who just wants a short daily list, paying a monthly fee, forever, in order to repeat a task every Monday is often the exact moment they start looking for something they can simply own.
One-time versus forever
This is the core difference. To repeat a task every Monday, set a location reminder or use the WhatsApp bot, Any.do wants you on Premium, from around 3 dollars a month billed yearly up to 5.99 monthly, for as long as you keep using it. NanoDo asks for nothing on a timer: the app is free, and Pro is a single 4.99 euro purchase, made once if ever. A subscription is a small standing relationship, a renewal that can change its price while your tasks live inside it. Owning a tool outright is calmer in a way that has little to do with the euros.
But Any.do does more, honestly
If you use Any.do's calendar, its sync across Android and desktop, shared lists or WhatsApp reminders, NanoDo will feel bare, and you should keep Any.do. NanoDo has no calendar, no Android app and no sharing. It has three things a day and a lock-screen task, free to use. It is the right swap only when Any.do's breadth was never the part you actually used, and the short list underneath was the only thing you came for.