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Notesnook vs Todoist

A side-by-side editorial comparison of Notesnook and Todoist — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Notesnook vs Todoist: at a glance

FeatureNotesnookTodoist
SectorPMPM
Velocity score5.00.0
Sparks · 30d00
Top themesnote-taking, end-to-end-encryption, privacy, open-sourcetask management, ai capture, voice input, productivity
Last editorial update1mo ago2d ago
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What is Notesnook?

Notesnook maintains steady weekly releases with no visible major feature shifts in recent entries

Notesnook, the end-to-end encrypted note-taking app, is shipping maintenance releases on Android and Desktop roughly weekly. The most recent entry (Android v3.4.12) addresses a single bug — preventing dropped uncompressed image attachments on new notes. Earlier releases reference external blog posts for details but titles signal routine maintenance rather than feature additions.

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What is Todoist?

Todoist's 2026 bets are on capture: voice via Ramble, photos and files via Task Capture.

The entries SparkPulse tracks for Todoist are help-center index pages rather than dated release notes, so the detail is thin. They show a 2026 built around getting tasks into the app with less typing: Ramble turns spoken thoughts into tasks (January), came to Wear OS in beta (March), and Task Capture scans notes, photos and files for tasks (beta, April). Later months cover urgency triage and capturing tasks wherever they appear, while the experimental track retired Goals and simplified Quick Add.

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Notesnook vs Todoist: editorial side-by-side

N5.0

Notesnook maintains steady weekly releases with no visible major feature shifts in recent entries

◆ Current state

Notesnook, the end-to-end encrypted note-taking app, is shipping maintenance releases on Android and Desktop roughly weekly. The most recent entry (Android v3.4.12) addresses a single bug — preventing dropped uncompressed image attachments on new notes. Earlier releases reference external blog posts for details but titles signal routine maintenance rather than feature additions.

◆ Where it's heading

The high release frequency with minimal changelog detail in the entries makes it difficult to assess direction from the GitHub release page alone. The 3.4.x series spans at least Android and Desktop builds, with separate release tracks. Notesnook's core differentiator (end-to-end encryption) remains stable; the team appears to be in incremental improvement mode.

◆ Prediction

Substantive feature additions are likely documented in blog posts linked from each release. Without that content visible here, the trajectory is unclear — but the sustained release cadence rules out stagnation.

T0.0

Todoist's 2026 bets are on capture: voice via Ramble, photos and files via Task Capture.

◆ Current state

The entries SparkPulse tracks for Todoist are help-center index pages rather than dated release notes, so the detail is thin. They show a 2026 built around getting tasks into the app with less typing: Ramble turns spoken thoughts into tasks (January), came to Wear OS in beta (March), and Task Capture scans notes, photos and files for tasks (beta, April). Later months cover urgency triage and capturing tasks wherever they appear, while the experimental track retired Goals and simplified Quick Add.

◆ Where it's heading

The pattern is AI-assisted capture spreading across inputs and devices: speech first, then images and documents, then other surfaces. The experimental channel is being used to test and prune, as the retired Goals beta shows, so not every beta becomes a permanent feature.

◆ Prediction

Expect Task Capture and Ramble to leave beta or spread to more platforms; the index pages don't give dates, so timing is unclear.

Alternatives to Notesnook and Todoist

Other PM products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Notesnook or Todoist.

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Recent activity from Notesnook and Todoist

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 1mo agoNotesnookNotesnook Android v3.4.12
  2. 1mo agoNotesnookNotesnook Android v3.4.11
  3. 1mo agoNotesnookNotesnook Desktop v3.4.7
  4. 2mo agoNotesnookNotesnook Android v3.4.10
  5. 2mo agoNotesnookNotesnook Desktop v3.4.6
  6. 2mo agoNotesnookNotesnook Android v3.4.9
  7. 6mo agoTodoistTodoist 2026: Ramble voice capture and Task Capture beta

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Notesnook and Todoist?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Notesnook is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is Notesnook better than Todoist?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Notesnook is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other PM products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to Notesnook?

Top Notesnook alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Notesnook alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/notesnook for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to Todoist?

Top Todoist alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Todoist alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/todoist for the full list with editorial commentary on each.