TickTick alternative: reminders in WhatsApp
Updated . Prices and features checked against each product's own website.
If you want a TickTick alternative because the app does more than you need, Mindie is a much smaller tool: reminders, notes and lists in a WhatsApp chat. You text it, and it texts you back at the right time.
TickTick packs in a lot, and if you use those extras, it's hard to replace.
Mindie
on WhatsApp
A reminder
A habit
Add to a list
The short answer
- Stay with TickTick if you use its calendar views, habit tracker, focus timer or priority matrix.
- Try Mindie if you mostly want reminders that you actually see, and you'd rather type a sentence than tap through an app.
At a glance
| Mindie | TickTick | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it lives | A WhatsApp chat | Its own apps for phone, desktop and web |
| Habits with streaks | Yes | Yes |
| Focus timer | No | Yes |
| Calendar view | Adds events to Google or Outlook Calendar | Built-in calendar views |
| Voice input | Voice notes in 5 languages | Voice input in the app |
| Lists | Simple lists you can tick off | Lists, tags, smart lists |
| Weekly summary | Sunday recap in WhatsApp | Statistics in the app |
Where TickTick is better
TickTick is a full productivity app. It has calendar views, habits with streaks, a focus timer, a priority matrix and smart lists. Mindie has habits and goals too, but no timer, matrix or smart lists. If they're part of your day, Mindie would be a step down, not a swap.
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.
Voice notes work in English, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese. Screenshots work too: a photo of a handwritten list becomes a saved list, and a booking confirmation can become a reminder after Mindie checks the details with you.
Who switches
People who come from feature-rich apps to Mindie usually say the same thing: they spent more time organising the app than doing the tasks. If that's you, try a week of just texting your reminders and see what you miss.
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 have habits or a focus timer?
Mindie has habits with streaks and goals with progress, but no focus timer. If you use TickTick's timer, priority matrix or calendar views daily, keep TickTick.
Can Mindie show my tasks in a calendar?
Mindie can add events to Google or Outlook Calendar from the chat. Reminders themselves are listed in the Mindie dashboard and in the chat when you ask.
Why would I want fewer features?
Some people find that a feature-rich app becomes another thing to manage. A chat has nothing to set up: you send a message and it's done.
Can Mindie do habits too?
Yes. Set a daily habit in a message, and Mindie checks in and keeps your streak. It doesn't have a focus timer or a calendar view.
Can I add a task without typing?
Yes. Send a voice note or a screenshot, and Mindie turns it into a reminder or a list item after checking the time with you.
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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