Keep Todoist if you love it for personal tasks. Use Secretariat for school, since it fills in Canvas and syllabus work for you and can show your Todoist tasks in the same list.
Side by side
| Secretariat | Todoist | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A day-by-day to-do list and calendar built from Canvas, your syllabi, your calendars and the apps you already use. | A general to-do app with natural-language task entry. It has no school features. |
| Price | Free plan. Student Pro $8.99 a month, $29.99 a semester or $49.99 a year. | Free plan with 5 personal projects. Pro is $5 a month billed yearly or $7 monthly. |
| Where it runs | Web app in any browser, including on your phone's home screen, plus a Chrome extension. Native iPhone app coming soon. | Web, Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android and browser extensions. |
| Canvas and other school systems | Canvas, connected in one tap with the Chrome extension. Google Classroom. Moodle, Blackboard and Brightspace by calendar link. | No official Canvas integration. Community scripts can copy the Canvas feed into tasks. |
| Reads syllabi | Yes. When the syllabus and Canvas disagree, the to-do lands on the syllabus date, except where that could make you late. | No. |
Todoist facts checked October 2026 from Techpresso: Todoist review, Buyersprint: Todoist pricing 2026, TechCrunch: Todoist Ramble, Community Canvas to Todoist script. Prices change, so check their site before you buy.
Where Todoist is better
- Todoist has native apps on every platform and years of polish.
- Todoist Pro is $5 a month billed yearly, and its free plan covers 5 personal projects.
- Todoist's natural-language entry and Ramble voice-to-tasks make typing tasks fast.
Where Secretariat is better
- Secretariat brings in Canvas assignments automatically. Todoist has no official Canvas integration; community scripts exist.
- Secretariat reads each class's syllabus and fixes wrong Canvas dates. Todoist doesn't read syllabi.
- Secretariat connects to Todoist, so your Todoist tasks and your class work sit in one list, with duplicates merged.
Which one to pick
Pick Todoist alone if your school work is light and you're happy typing it in.
Pick Secretariat, with or without Todoist, if you want class work to show up on its own.
Common questions
- Can I use Todoist and Secretariat together?
- Yes. Connect Todoist in Secretariat and your Todoist tasks appear next to your Canvas work. See all your apps in one list.
- Is Todoist free?
- Todoist has a free plan with 5 personal projects. Pro is $5 a month billed yearly or $7 monthly. Secretariat is free to start with no card.
- Does Todoist connect to Canvas?
- Not officially. Some students run community scripts that copy the Canvas feed into Todoist. Secretariat connects to Canvas directly, in one tap with the Chrome extension.
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