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A TickTick alternative that keeps the five GTD views
If you want GTD views more than a calendar, habit tracker, and Pomodoro timer, Done Bear is the TickTick alternative to pick. It ships Inbox, Today, Upcoming, Anytime, and Someday, opens offline on iPhone and the web, and imports a TickTick backup. It is free up to 250 tasks. Stay on TickTick if those extras are why you open it.
Done Bear vs TickTick
Focus
- Done Bear
- One job: focused GTD tasks
- TickTick
- Tasks + calendar + habits + Pomodoro
GTD views
- Done Bear
- Built-in 5-view GTD system
- TickTick
- Smart lists you configure
Offline architecture
- Done Bear
- Local-first, instant loads
- TickTick
- Syncs through a TickTick account
Team workspaces
- Done Bear
- Real-time shared workspaces
- TickTick
- Shared lists with assignees
CLI / API / MCP
- Done Bear
- CLI, GraphQL API, MCP server
- TickTick
- Hosted MCP, open API, CLI
Pricing
- Done Bear
- Free to start, from $7/mo billed yearly
- TickTick
- Free tier; Premium US$49.99/yr
| Done Bear | TickTick | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | One job: focused GTD tasks | Tasks + calendar + habits + Pomodoro |
| GTD views | Built-in 5-view GTD system | Smart lists you configure |
| Offline architecture | Local-first, instant loads | Syncs through a TickTick account |
| Team workspaces | Real-time shared workspaces | Shared lists with assignees |
| CLI / API / MCP | CLI, GraphQL API, MCP server | Hosted MCP, open API, CLI |
| Pricing | Free to start, from $7/mo billed yearly | Free tier; Premium US$49.99/yr |
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Sources, checked : TickTick's Premium pricing.
Why people switch from TickTick
One job instead of four
TickTick wraps a calendar, habits, Pomodoro, and matrix views around the list. When all you want is to capture and finish tasks, Done Bear's five GTD views do the deciding.
Lists that load from your device
Done Bear is local-first: your lists render from your device and sync in the background, so no spinner sits between you and your day.
Who should stay on TickTick
If you use TickTick's habit tracker, calendar, and Pomodoro timer as one bundle, and prefer one app to a separate tool for each job, stay on TickTick. Done Bear does not replace those extras. It trades them for GTD views and local-first speed.
Moving from TickTick
Generate a TickTick backup in the web app: avatar, Settings, Account, Backup and Import, Generate Backup. The mobile apps cannot. Then open Settings, Import, TickTick in Done Bear. Date-only tasks stay date-only. Checklist items are kept in each task's description. Review the preview before confirming.
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Frequently asked questions
What's the main difference between Done Bear and TickTick?
TickTick bundles a calendar, habit tracker, and Pomodoro timer around its task list. Done Bear does one job: a local-first GTD task manager with Inbox, Today, Upcoming, Anytime, and Someday, plus shared workspaces, a CLI, and an MCP server for AI assistants. Pick TickTick for the bundle and Done Bear for the list.
How does Done Bear pricing compare to TickTick Premium?
Done Bear is free up to 250 tasks with unlimited workspace members, then $7 per member per month billed yearly. TickTick's US pricing page lists Premium at US$49.99 a year, and its free plan stops at 9 lists of 99 tasks. Premium adds multiple calendar views and raises those caps to 299 lists of 999 tasks. If you use its calendar, habits, and Pomodoro every day, the bundle is the better value.
Does Done Bear work offline?
Yes. Done Bear reads every view from a copy on your device and syncs in the background, so Today, Upcoming, and search keep working when the connection drops. The iPhone app, and the web app in a browser where it has loaded before, also open with no connection. The Windows, Mac, and Linux apps need a connection to start. Edits made offline sync when you reconnect.
Can I automate Done Bear or use it with AI assistants?
Yes. Done Bear has a CLI, a GraphQL API, and a hosted MCP server, so scripts, cron jobs, and assistants like Claude all reach the same list. TickTick has an official MCP server and CLI too, covering tasks, lists, habits, focus records, and countdowns, plus a public API.
Can I move my TickTick tasks to Done Bear?
Yes. Generate a backup CSV in the TickTick web app, then upload it from Settings, Import, TickTick in Done Bear. Folders become teams, lists become projects, and a start date puts a task in Today or Upcoming. Won't Do tasks go to the Trash. Habits and focus history stay in TickTick. Check the preview before you confirm.