MyListResortTodoist alternative: how MyListResort compares
Both apps are for the things you have to remember, and Todoist is one of the best task managers there is. It is built for a person and their work; this one is built for a household and the shopping, food and chores it shares. Everything below about Todoist is taken from its own published pages, and dated.
How they compare
| Feature | Todoist | MyListResort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Todoist publishes three tiers: Beginner at $0, Pro at $5 per user per month billed as $60 a year, and Business at $8 per user per month billed as $96 a year.1 | One price for the whole household, $14.99 a year or $2.99 a month, for up to 8 people on a list. |
| How it is priced | Todoist’s paid tiers are priced per user per month. Its pricing page also lists 5 people per personal project on every tier, including the free one.1 | A household price that does not move when a fourth or fifth person joins. |
| What the free tier holds | Todoist lists 5 personal projects on its free Beginner tier.1 | A free tier measured in shared lists and household members rather than personal projects. |
| Once-opened freshness | Todoist’s pricing page does not mention expiry dates or shelf life.1 | Once-opened shelf life from the USDA FoodKeeper data, with a reminder before it turns. |
| Family recipes | Todoist publishes a Meal Planning template in its template gallery, and lists no recipe or shelf-life template there.2 | Keep a family recipe as a shareable list, imported from a link or written once, and add every ingredient to a grocery list in one tap. |
| Chores with an allowance tally | Todoist’s pricing page does not mention allowance or a payout record.1 | A chore board with points or money per task, and a running payout ledger per child. |
Shelf-life windows come from the USDA FoodKeeper, published by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (public domain). These are quality estimates, not food-safety determinations or guarantees: actual condition depends on storage and handling, and harmful bacteria may not have obvious signs. Follow package and official guidance; when in doubt, throw it out.
Everything in this section is taken from Todoist's own published pages: 1Todoist: Pricing, 2Todoist: Templates. Checked 18 Aug 2026. Products change. If you find something here that is out of date, tell us and we will correct it. MyListResort is not affiliated with or endorsed by Todoist. Product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
What MyListResort does
Once-opened freshness
Mark an item opened and the app shows an estimated quality window, using its built-in shelf-life guidance for hundreds of products. Scan a product barcode to add it without typing. No fridge inventory to maintain. Freshness is opt-in, per item, and it pings your phone as the estimate approaches.
These dates are quality estimates, not food-safety determinations; storage and handling vary, so follow package and official guidance and discard food when in doubt.
Lists for everything
Groceries, chores with an allowance tally, home and car maintenance on a repeating interval, packing, projects on a board. One app instead of one per job.
Type it the way you would say it
Write "milk every Tuesday" and it lands as a repeating item, not as three separate fields. Dates and repeats are read out of what you type, in every add box, and the app shows you what it understood before it applies it.
Works with no signal
No signal in the back of the shop? You can still add an item, fix a quantity and check things off. Those changes queue and go up when you are back, and the app tells you what it queued rather than pretending the write landed.
Common questions
- Is there a good Todoist alternative for a family?
- MyListResort is aimed at the shared, physical things a household runs on: the shop, the food, the chores. It is not trying to be a personal task manager.
- MyListResort vs Todoist: which is better for a household?
- MyListResort is for the shared, physical things a house runs on: the shop, the food, the chores. It tracks how long food lasts once opened, and Todoist’s pricing page does not mention expiry dates or shelf life.
- Is MyListResort cheaper than Todoist for a family?
- MyListResort is one household price rather than a per-user one. Todoist prices its paid tiers per user per month, and its pricing page lists 5 people per personal project on every tier, including the free one.
- Can I keep a separate task app and still use MyListResort?
- Plenty of people do. Work tasks stay where they already are, and the shared household lists live in MyListResort. There is no attempt here to replace a personal task manager.
Free covers 2 shared lists with up to 4 people on each, and freshness tracking on 5 items at a time. The paid plan lifts those caps.