# Microsoft To Do alternative: reminders in WhatsApp

> A Microsoft To Do alternative for reminders that reach you on your phone. Mindie works in WhatsApp and connects to Outlook Calendar. 7-day free trial.

Source: https://www.getmindie.app/alternatives/microsoft-to-do (updated 2026-10-31)

## Messages to send Mindie
- A dated reminder: "Remind me Thursday at 2pm to send the timesheet"
- A list: "Add to my to-do list: order toner, book room"
- Your Outlook: "What's on tomorrow?"

If you want a Microsoft To Do alternative for reminders that reach you away from your work laptop, Mindie keeps them in WhatsApp and connects to Outlook Calendar. You text it a reminder, and it messages you when it's due.

Microsoft To Do is free and works well inside Microsoft 365.

## The short answer

- **Stay with Microsoft To Do if** your work runs on Outlook and Microsoft 365, and you use My Day, flagged emails and shared lists.
- **Try Mindie if** your personal reminders get lost among work notifications, or you'd rather send a voice note than open an app.

## At a glance

| | Mindie | Microsoft To Do |
|---|---|---|
| Where it lives | A WhatsApp chat | Its own apps, Outlook and the web |
| Price | 7-day free trial, then paid | Free with a Microsoft account |
| Outlook | Adds, lists and deletes Outlook Calendar events | Flagged emails become tasks |
| Shared lists | No | Yes |
| How you add things | A sentence, voice note or screenshot | The app or Outlook |

## Where Microsoft To Do is better

It's free, it ties into Outlook, and flagged emails turn into tasks on their own. My Day helps plan each morning, and lists can be shared with other people. For work inside Microsoft 365 it's the natural choice.

## 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.

Mindie connects to Outlook Calendar too. Ask it to add a meeting, or ask what's on this week, and it reads from your calendar. You can link Google Calendar as well, and choose where each event goes.

## Work and life, kept apart

A common setup: Microsoft To Do for work tasks on the laptop, Mindie for personal reminders on the phone. Bills, family dates and errands stop competing with work notifications.

## 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](/pricing) or [start your trial](/signup).

## FAQ

### Does Mindie connect to Microsoft To Do?
No. Mindie connects to Outlook Calendar for events, not to Microsoft To Do.

### Can I use Mindie for work reminders?
Yes, for your own reminders. Mindie is personal: it doesn't share reminders with colleagues or connect to Teams.

### Can I connect Outlook and Google Calendar at once?
Yes. New events go to Google unless you say "to outlook".

### Can I set something from my phone without opening a work app?
Yes. Text Mindie or send a voice note in WhatsApp, and the reminder comes back to the same chat.

### Will reminders follow me outside work hours?
Yes, because they arrive in WhatsApp. Set them for the time you want, and reply to snooze or move one.

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