Google Tasks alternative: reminders in WhatsApp
Updated . Prices and features checked against each product's own website.
If you're looking for a Google Tasks alternative because its reminders slip past you, Mindie sends your reminders as WhatsApp messages instead. It also connects to Google Calendar, so your events can stay where they are.
Google Tasks is free, simple and built into Gmail and Calendar, which is hard to beat.
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The short answer
- Stay with Google Tasks if you work in Gmail and Google Calendar all day and its notifications reach you fine.
- Try Mindie if you live in WhatsApp, want to add reminders by voice note or screenshot, or keep missing phone notifications.
At a glance
| Mindie | Google Tasks | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it lives | A WhatsApp chat | Gmail, Google Calendar and its own app |
| Price | 7-day free trial, then paid | Free |
| How you add things | A sentence, voice note or screenshot | The app, Gmail or Calendar |
| Google Calendar | Adds, lists and deletes events | Tasks show in Calendar |
| Notes and lists | Yes | Lists of tasks with subtasks |
Where Google Tasks is better
It's free and already in your Google account. Tasks appear next to your events in Google Calendar, and you can turn an email into a task from Gmail. It has subtasks, and nothing to sign up for.
Where Mindie fits
Mindie is a contact in your WhatsApp. You text it the way you'd text a friend ("pay rent on the 5th at 10am"), or send a voice note or a screenshot, and it replies with the time it understood. If you leave out a time, it asks. At the right moment it messages you in the same chat, and you reply to move or cancel the reminder.
You don't open an app or pick a list. A voice note in the car becomes a reminder. A screenshot of a bill becomes a reminder for its due date, after Mindie checks it with you. Ask "what's on tomorrow?" and Mindie answers from both your reminders and your connected calendar.
Keep your Google Calendar
Mindie doesn't replace Google Calendar. Connect it, and events you mention in the chat go straight onto it. See Google Calendar on WhatsApp for how that works.
Price
Mindie is free for 7 days with every feature. A card is saved at checkout, nothing is charged during the trial, and Mindie texts you two days before it ends. After that it's $9 a month or $90 a year, with a 7-day money-back guarantee on the first payment. Cancel any time by texting "cancel". See pricing or start your trial.
Questions
Does Mindie sync with Google Tasks?
No. Mindie connects to Google Calendar, not Google Tasks. Reminders you set in Mindie live in Mindie.
Is Google Tasks free?
Yes, it comes free with a Google account. Mindie is paid after a 7-day free trial.
Can Mindie add things to my Google Calendar?
Yes. Connect Google Calendar and ask Mindie to add an event, list what's coming up, or delete one.
How do I mark something finished?
Reply "done" to the reminder and it closes. If you did it by mistake, say "undo" within 24 hours to reopen it.
Do I need to open anything to see my tasks?
No. Ask in WhatsApp, like "what's on my to-do list?", and Mindie sends it back in the chat.
Mindie isn't affiliated with the products named here. What's said about them is general and can change, so check their own sites for current features and prices. Checked on 31 October 2026.
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