Morrow

How Morrow compares with other to-do apps and planners

Morrow is a calm personal to-do app and daily planner with a companion: a small cloud that starts and ends the day with you. You keep everything on one board, choose a few things for today, and close the day together in about two minutes. Below are its comparisons with eight other apps, each one saying what that app does well and when it’s the better choice.

I make Morrow, so these are the maker’s comparisons, not independent reviews. I’ve tried to make them the kind I’d want to read myself when choosing a tool.

The comparisons

Each page answers a slightly different question, because each of these apps is good at something different. Some do far more than Morrow, some plan your hours for you, some are built for teams. Pick the one you’re weighing up.

Looking for a Todoist alternative? An honest comparisonMorrow and Todoist compared by the designer who makes Morrow: what Todoist does well, and the cloud companion that starts and ends your day in Morrow.Looking for a Sunsama alternative? An honest comparisonMorrow and Sunsama compared by the designer who makes Morrow: two daily planners, one guided flow, one cloud companion, and a different view of the clock.Looking for a Trello alternative? An honest comparisonMorrow and Trello compared by the designer who makes Morrow: what Trello does better, the cloud companion Morrow adds, and how to bring a Trello board across.Morrow vs TickTick: which is right for you?Morrow vs TickTick, from the designer who makes Morrow: an all-in-one app with a timer and habits, or one board, a small day and a cloud companion.Morrow vs Notion: which is right for you?Notion or Morrow for your tasks? The maker of Morrow on what Notion does better, what building your own system costs, and the companion you don’t build.Morrow vs Akiflow: which is right for you?Akiflow or Morrow? The maker of Morrow on Akiflow’s inbox and its assistant Aki, and on Morrow’s cloud companion that starts and ends the day with you.Morrow vs Things 3: which is right for you?Things 3 and Morrow compared by the maker of Morrow: a carefully made Apple app you buy once, or one board on any device with a cloud companion.Morrow vs Motion: which is right for you?Morrow vs Motion, by the designer who makes Morrow: Motion’s AI schedules your tasks, Morrow’s cloud companion helps you choose a few for today yourself.

How I write these pages

A comparison written by one of the two sides is only worth reading if it plays fair, so these are the rules I hold them to.

The difference you’ll find on every page

Most of the apps compared here have added an AI assistant you can ask things, and a few send you a summary in the morning. What I built into Morrow is a companion: a small cloud in the corner of the app, with a face, that speaks first. It asks in the morning whether you want your brief, notices the card that hasn’t moved in weeks, says “There you are.” when you come back after a while, and offers to close the day with you in the evening. It suggests, says why, and leaves every decision to you. Each comparison says what the other app’s AI does, so you can judge the difference yourself.

The morning brief: the cloud asks first, then hands you your day.

What Morrow is, in one picture

Your board holds everything. Today holds only what you choose, five cards by default. Every card has a plus that puts it on Today.

Every card has a plus that puts it on Today.

See if a calmer day suits you

Put everything on your board, choose a few things for tomorrow, and close the day. A month is enough to know.