Our take
Pick OmniFocus if gTD users who will finish the 30-day Mac trial then pick Standard US$74.99 — or Pro US$149.99 / Annual US$99.99 when they need Perspectives / automation, not Things Mac $49.99 first unless they want a lighter Today list. Pick TickTick if people who will stay on Free at US$0 (9 lists / 99 tasks) while they open a first Inbox, then Premium at US$49.99/year when they need 299 lists and multiple
Best for
OmniFocus Perspectives / Forecast you start at a public $
TickTick An inbox you start at a public $
Free plan
OmniFocus No free plan
TickTick $0 · 9 lists. 99 tasks per list. List & Kanban views, NLP, reminders, cross-platform sync. Compare table: 1 attachment / day, 19 checklist items / task, 2 reminders, 2 members, 5 habits, 5 countdowns
Lowest paid
OmniFocus OmniFocus for the Web $4.99/mo
TickTick Premium $49.99/mo
Next step up
OmniFocus v4 Standard License $74.99
TickTick
Watch out
OmniFocus Learning curve
TickTick Free stops at 9 lists and 99 tasks per list
Last checked
OmniFocus 2026-10-23 · omnigroup.com/omnifocus/buy
TickTick 2026-10-23 · ticktick.com/about/upgrade
gTD users who will finish the 30-day Mac trial then pick Standard US$74.99 — or Pro US$149.99 / Annual US$99.99 when they need Perspectives / automation, not Things Mac $49.99 first unless they want a lighter Today list.
Read the OmniFocus pagepeople who will stay on Free at US$0 (9 lists / 99 tasks) while they open a first Inbox, then Premium at US$49.99/year when they need 299 lists and multiple calendar views — not Akiflow’s paid-only Inbox.
Read the TickTick page
