Choose Ok Donkey if
One job must not be forgotten. You want the alarm to keep going until it is marked done, to nag one person first and then the others, and to be free to share.
Ok Donkey vs Todoist
Todoist calls itself the world’s number one to-do list app. You can plan and track your tasks across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, Android, the web, and desktop. Projects can be shared with up to 5 people on the free Beginner plan. Its Urgent reminder on iOS 26 and later shows a full-screen alarm that cuts through silent mode and Do Not Disturb.
That Urgent alarm is a real strength, and it is set up for one person. Todoist’s help pages do not say that a reminder repeats until it is done, or that it passes to someone else if they do not finish. Ok Donkey does that job. It re-alerts every 2, 5, or 10 minutes until someone marks it done, nags one person first, then brings in everyone else. Todoist is the better fit if you want your whole to-do life in one place.
Choose Todoist if
You want one to-do system across many devices, with projects, filters, comments, and a calendar, and team assignment at scale. Sharing projects with up to 5 people is free.
The same questions, side by side
| Feature | Ok Donkey | Todoist |
|---|---|---|
| Your data | Only the reminder | Email and name linked to you, used for advertising or marketing; no tracking section |
| Keeps alerting until done | Yes | ? Urgent alarm on iOS 26+, one person |
| Shared with family or friends | Yes | Yes, up to 5 people free |
| One Done closes it for everyone | Yes | ? |
| Escalates if the first person does not finish | Yes | ? |
| Time zone options | Each person sees their own time; asked only at night | ? |
| Holiday mode | Yes: others take your turns | ? |
| Whose turn it is | Yes | Assigns tasks to project members |
| One-off and repeating | Yes | Yes |
| Only that job | Yes | No: a full to-do list |
| iOS and Android | Yes | Yes |
| Available now | Yes, on Android | Yes |
The prescription pickup
With Todoist, the pickup can sit in a shared project and be assigned to one of its members. On iOS 26 and later, its Urgent reminder can cut through silent mode and Do Not Disturb for the person it is set for. With Ok Donkey, the alert keeps going every few minutes until someone marks the pickup done. The one person is nagged first. If the hand-off time passes and it is still not done, everyone else on the event is alerted, and one Done closes it for the group.
Questions
Does Todoist have an alarm?
Yes, on iOS 26 and later. An Urgent reminder shows a full-screen alarm that cuts through silent mode and Do Not Disturb, for the person it is set for. Todoist’s help pages do not say whether a reminder repeats until it is done, so we have marked that as “?”.
Can Todoist share with family?
Yes. Personal projects can be shared with up to 5 people on the free Beginner plan and on Pro. Business team projects go up to 250 people. Todoist does not describe a family plan.
Can Todoist and Ok Donkey work together?
They can. Todoist can hold the whole to-do list. Ok Donkey can hold the one job that must not be missed. Ok Donkey does not replace your to-do list.
A “?” in the repeat, one Done, escalation, time zone, and holiday rows means we could not confirm it from public sources; it is not a “no”. Todoist from its pricing page, its help pages on reminders and on working with others, and its App Store listing, October 2026. The Urgent reminder is from Todoist’s reminders help and applies to iOS 26 and later. The data cell is the App Store privacy label. Ok Donkey from the product shown on okdonkey.app. Features change.
