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Cutline vs Todoist
Todoist is a popular task manager: lists, projects, due dates and Karma points for completed tasks. Cutline is a calendar: it gives your work a time in the week and scores the hours you finished, with cleared days and a weekly leaderboard.
The short version
| Todoist | Cutline | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit of work | A task | A time block |
| Answers | What do I need to do? | When will I do it, and did I? |
| Gamification | Karma for tasks | XP for finished hours, levels, cleared days |
| Social accountability | Shared projects | The Floor and the Arena |
| Price | Free plan and paid plans | Free; paid plans from $8/month |
What Todoist does well
Todoist is known for fast task capture with natural-language dates, projects and labels, and it works on every platform. Its Karma system rewards completed tasks and daily goals, which many people find motivating.
What Cutline does differently
- Time, not tasks. A task list never runs out; a week does. Blocks make you choose what fits.
- Hours as the score. Finishing a 3-hour build block is worth more than ticking ten small tasks.
- Weekly board. Compete with friends on finished hours, reset every Monday.
Using both
Keep your task list in Todoist and plan the week in Cutline: on Sunday, pick the tasks that matter and give each one a block.
Try Cutline next to what you use now
Planning, XP, streaks and the Arena are free. Plan next week in Cutline, keep Todoist for what it is good at, and compare on Sunday how many of your planned hours you finished.
Questions
Can I use Cutline as a to-do list?
Cutline is built for time blocks. Use a block as a container for tasks (for example "Admin: invoices, email, bookings").
Which is better for productivity?
They do different jobs. Todoist captures and organises tasks; Cutline makes sure the important ones get time and rewards you for finishing them.
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