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Artem
Verified reviewer
Computer Software, 51-200 employees
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2022
Great outliner and task tool
I really-really like keyboard-first approach and power that it gives. As long-time user of Workflowy, I was significantly disappointed in its fresh features which just can't work with keyboard and you have to move your palm to the mouse. Here, it's never an issue, and it's great. Thank you guys kindly.
PROSSome wise man told me once that if you have less than 400 items on your to-do, you can just go with lists and don't try anything more complicated. Yet, I'd like to work with lists in easy and convenient manner, using keyboard mostly, and for this purpose Checkvist fits in perfectly.
CONSNot having mobile app is a kind of downside, but not a strong one.
Reasons for switching to Checkvist
As long-time user of Workflowy, I was significantly disappointed in its fresh features which just can't work with keyboard and you have to move your palm to the mouse. Here, it's never an issue, and it's great. Thank you guys kindly.
Natalie
Writing and Editing, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2022
THE fastest, easiest, most flexible task organization tool I've ever used
I was able to organize writing my entire novel with Checkvist. It's superior to using Scrivener for tasks and outlines by far. (I do use Scrivener for actual writing, though.)
PROSSo easy to use -- especially for touch-typists. Everything's intuitive and keyboard-based so you never need to remove your hand to use a mouse/trackpad. I can use Checkvist -my- way, no matter what that means. I can change my organization system instantly. I can store anything on my lists, create linked lists, and format things the way I want, regardless of what that means to me. Sharing/access is simple to set up & use. It's very smart software, anticipating what I need when it's most useful.
CONSThere is nothing that I like "least" about Checkvist. The only pie-in-the-sky wishes I'd have would be to make it auto-resolve Google Docs filenames from links or link dated tasks to my Google Calendar. There have often been times I've craved a table view, but I wouldn't want it if it impairs my ability to stay keyboard-based.
Reasons for switching to Checkvist
Checkvist is so much faster than using any of these tools. You can also rearrange anything on-the-fly, and do it YOUR WAY. Even if you change your mind later!
Sean
Consumer Services, 10,000+ employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2021
Checkvist-Not Too Shabby
A fine app that does a solid job of helping the user manage and sort day-to-day activities.
PROSNice littl piece of software for managing and prioritizing tasks for the day. A solid choice amongst the various apps of this nature.
CONSNo cons to report, the product on the whole was satisfactory.
Ralph
Religious Institutions, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2022
Checkvist
Checkvist makes it possible for me to track my tasks and projects, allows me to collect ideas and brainstorm, and it also gives me a workspace to outline and develop my talks and presentations.
PROSFlexibility! It makes it possible to track tasks and projects in whatever way best fits your needs. It also provides an outstanding way to brainstorm and outline ideas.
CONSIt is very difficult to use on small screen mobile devices. It would benefit greatly from a dedicated app with a good GUI.
Reasons for switching to Checkvist
Checkvist provided me with much more flexibility.
Olga
Verified reviewer
Education Management, 2-10 employees
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2020
An Easy Way to Create Order in Your Life
Well, that is splendid. I am really happy to use such a tool. It makes my life productive and produces great results. I can achieve more, I can keep moving forward day by day, step by step, without extra worries that I would skip some important things. I really like that this service is simple, clear, rational, logical and easy-to-use. I really like their billing policy. I am fond of this beautiful, almost ideal to-do-lists design. It is spectacular that there is a list of keyboard shortcuts which looks so stylish in this nerdy depicting.
PROSIt is an affordable, user-friendly, responsive, and trustworthy solution to prioritize things in your life, keep things in order and manage your time wisely. First of all, it is a cool and reasonable solution for smart task management. You can create logical, rational, clear and applicable to-do-lists, numbering, categorizing, ordering and reordering tasks in them. You can choose urgent tasks of critical importance, highlight them and add some sub-tasks in sequential order. You can add due dates, if you want. You can add some tags, notes or even files. You can archive your lists, delete or share. It is really an amazing, applicable and really appealing thing. I was fighting with numerous bullet journals, diaries and task-management tools and methods for quite a long time. I even tried gamification, some Android Apps and Chromium plugins and extensions, but usually it did not produce great results. As soon as I did my second Master's, I felt that I needed some fresh perspective for time-management. This tool is more than affordable, but precious and luxurious at the same time. One of my favorite software discoveries. Thank you!
CONSThe Logo of this brand.Uh-huh. Well, I have been using this tool only for some short period of time. I have not found any annoying, displeasing or uncomfortable options, functions or components. As for the logo: it looks great as a tab or a bookmark in Chromium browser, but looks funny as the brand name in the top left corner of the interface. Just some kind of psychological trigger. I am sorry if my attention to details looks strange.
Reasons for switching to Checkvist
I just wanted some simple, clear and logical lists and I could not get used to the interface of this service, to the numerous options and functions, especially reminders which I did not really need. The last thing which I could not handle - it is a reminding function and due date policies which turned out to be a little bit to annoying. I have some deadlines but they are never tight, that's why I cannot appreciate almost an alarm-clock function which reminds me every day about the things which I just wanted to specify somehow, but not to stick to the strict period of time.
Kevin
Verified reviewer
Education Management, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2022
Easily keep track of everything in your life!
Keeping track of thousands of Chromebooks, users and also keeping lists of calls and tasks has been easy with Checkvist. My daily task list is in Checkvist. I can forward any email to Checkvist and go back to the actual email quickly. A really nice feature is linking within tasks/notes. I can copy a link from any list and include it in my daily task list. My original list is not changed, but I have all the information I need for my daily work.
PROSBeing keyboard centric provides a very fast interface. All the features make it one of the best tools I have ever used. As a tech director and former data analyst, I keep track of massive amounts of data. The best features of Checkvist allow for me to always have whatever information I need immediately at hand. Moving between lists is quick and easy. Search capability is very quick and allows me to find whatever I am looking for. Attachments of any kind, notes, unlimited hierarchy makes Checkvist the best and easiest tool for large amounts of data that you need to organize.
CONSThe only con that I have found is no native alert for scheduled tasks. The integration with Google calendar provides a suitable work around though.
Reason for choosing Checkvist
The ability to do almost everything with the keyboard is the best feature of Checkvist. I came from Linux and use GVim. Many of the keyboard functions work similar in both pieces of software.
Reasons for switching to Checkvist
There are only a few things that other tools can do that Checkvist doesn't yet do. The keyboard centricity of Checkvist makes it quicker and easier to use than any other tool.
Eugene
Verified reviewer
Banking, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2023
The most convenient keyboard-centric task and outline manager
I can't overestimate simple keyboard-centric UX. This is the killer feature. Any action can be done very fast by shortcuts. This is crucial when you want to add and edit many small details while planning and doing tasks. It feels like smooth editing of a text but in a hierarchical structure.I've tried many popular services and apps (Things, Todoist, Trello, Ticktick, ...), and almost all of them don't have such a convenient UX. They only look attractive, but any change takes more time.
CONSIt's hard to choose because the lack of bells and whistles is for good.
Saurabh
Verified reviewer
Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2022
Best Task Management Software
Love it. Have been a paid user for many years.
PROSA task management software cannot be a judged just based on the number of features it has. Checkvist has managed to stick around with me most than any other software. It tends to grow on you.
CONSNo features in particular. But a niggle is that notes on a task could be better presented (e.g. on the right side)
Reasons for switching to Checkvist
I am a task-management fanatic and love trying out new task-management software. Stumbled across Checkvist in that journey for finding the holy-grail of task-management and have stuck around it ever since.
Anonymous
1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2018
Use it every day to organise my work
Using the keyword to manage the application makes it fast to use. Having a mobile version too is handy. Good cut and paste too between lists.
CONSThe mobile version is quite simple. It's more than adequate if you just want to view your lists or mark a task as complete. Building a list/outline from scratch, however, takes time. It compliments the excellent desktop version rather than being the primary tool.
Wayland
Computer Software, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2017
Perfect checklist for those who care about efficiency
It fits my need of easy-to-use but hard-to-master type of software. It's pretty awesome in how efficient you can get with Checkvist.
PROSYou can do everything with just a keyboard. There is no UI element that is preventing me from accomplishing what I want in a checklist. This software is definitely perfect for a programmer, even if you're not I would definitely check it out to see if it's fits your style.
CONSThe mobile version can use a little bit of work. It doesn't currently match the elegance of the web application. That's a difficult goal to achieve though. You can still do the basics of a checklist though.
Nick
Higher Education, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2017
Phenomenal keyboard driven outliner / todo list
It has helped me to improve my organisation. It is also a great app for getting your thoughts down on paper and general brainstorming.
PROSAs a thoroughly disorganised person working in a demanding field, I depend heavily on my task-management system. There are a huge variety of apps on the market, but none have quite the flexibility of checkvist, or its keyboard driven ethos. For example, if I wish to assign a date to an app, I press 'd' twice, and just type the date using natural language. The task automatically gets imported into my calendar (google). Using the search bar I can rapidly find high-priority tasks, and I can quickly view a list of forthcoming tasks. While many task management apps have these kinds of features I doubt they are so beautifully implemented. An additional feature of checkvist is its outlining capabilities. So, as well as using it to manage task, you can use it plan talks, or writing assignments. Keyboard driven shortcuts are extremely intuitive, and make it an absolute breeze to use. The company is always innovating on the basis of customer feedback, and respond to queries from paid customers within hours. There is literally nothing else out there like it. Check it out.
CONSCheckvist has few drawbacks. It would be great if the mobile app was slightly more developed. However, for me this is not a deal breaker, as I use it mainly on a laptop / desktop.
Richard
Higher Education, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2022
Outlining and More
I use Checkvist for all my personal and professional tasks. I also use it when brainstorming and taking notes. The outlining capability provides flexibility for a variety of uses. I can hold and show details as needed. I can categorize any item or subitem with any label or date. Lot of good filtering options.
PROSOutlining! Overall flexibility and power. Inexpensive. Flexibility in exporting and importing information. I can share information with non-users. Works in a browser, and also on mobile devices.
CONSWould like more flexibility with printing. (Although it does support CSS, which I haven't used with Checkvist.) Also would like to see more power logical expressions for filtering. Large lists can be sluggish, especially on mobile.
Reason for choosing Checkvist
Outlining.
Reasons for switching to Checkvist
Ecco was no longer being developed or supported.
Charles
Higher Education, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2022
Not just a task manager - a hub for all my information
It has enabled me to keep multiple projects organized, integrating inputs from my email, web searches, messages, some shared files. I can set easily set due dates, assign collaborators, etc. It has an extremely good cross-referencing method, so tasks that connect to multiple projects can be coordinated.
PROSIt is very flexible - easy to use at first, and packed with features that become increasingly important as the size and complexity of your data increases. Excellent tools for import and export - easy to bring in links to web pages, email, files. Terrific quality and customer responsiveness: there have been only a few glitches in the years I have used it, and they have been fixed almost instantly.
CONSThe app version (for cell phones) is much less feature-rich than the full web version. It's fine for basic lists and reminders, but not for more complex reordering and management of tasks.
Reasons for switching to Checkvist
Keep is great for very simple projects; Trello can get a little more complex; but I outgrew both of them. CheckVist has been a lasting solution.
Nancy
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2017
I am a long time user of Checkvist (since 2011). I use primarily the web version.
My favorite part of Checkvist is the clean interface. This is what drew me to it initially and why I keep using it. So many apps or websites these days are filled with clutter which is the exact opposite of what I need when the whole point is to simplify and stay organized! My other favorite part is the color option. I am a very visual person so having the option to add some color is also a huge deal. I have tried other similar "clean" to do list options, but they did not have the color feature so I stopped using it immediately. Please don't ever change those two things.
CONSI use this mostly on the web so am not a heavy user of the app. I have tried it, but find it is more hassle than it is worth. I don't mind this, but making this app version a little easier to use would be a plus. I like the clean look (as I said before), but on the app it goes a little too far so I can't figure out how to do anything.
Hamman
Computer Software, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2017
From all the apps I've tried for task and project management, Checkvist is by far the best!
My productivity has increased significantly since I started using Checkvist, which is really due to how easy it has been to learn the app, so I can focus on getting stuff done
PROSCheckvist has amazing keyboard support, is absolutely the perfect app for the divide-and-conquer approach for getting stuff done, and is choke full of useful productivity features. Especially useful is the progress counter which shows how much of a task is completed. It's also very easy to set up lists, tasks, and sub-tasks, and lets you focus on doing the actual tasks instead of learning some convoluted methodologies. The markdown support is also a star, especially for the task notes.
CONSThere is no native mobile app, even though there is a mobile version of the website. There is also no support for time tracking, which would be a very useful feature. There's lots of add-ons for the Chrome browser, but similar support for Firefox is lacking.
John
Real Estate, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2017
As simple working with Pen & Paper and all the benefits of a great cloud based app
I use this software daily as my "Getting Things Done" system. I keeps me organized in way that I have not been able to replicate with dozens of other productivity websites / software solutions. I have tried all the major players in the productivity space and many of the upcoming contenders.
PROSIt has a simple and natural interface that is very easy to use. The keyboard commands are very useful. Bulk operations are a snap. The site is quick. It is easy to handle a large number of complicated lists and find / retrieve what you are looking for quickly. The possible uses for this website are only limited by the users imagination.
CONSMobile App needs refinement so that users can have an experience similar to the "full site" version.
Chris
Information Services, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2022
Unbelievably powerful
I was completely surprised by the power and simplicity of the software. By far the best task/activity manager/tracker I have ever used.
PROSThere are so many features there is nothing that it doesn't do that we need. Also, improvements are being released regularly,
CONSBecause of the number of features it is hard to learn them all. But, nce you find something you need it's fine. Better Android /IOS access would be very useful but I know this is not an aim.
Reason for choosing Checkvist
The simplicity and functionality. Later I realised that the support was first class too.
Reasons for switching to Checkvist
I was searching for a better product and found it in Checkvst.
Mark
Management Consulting, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2022
I'd be lost without Checkvist
Checkvist matches the way I think about planning anything and everything.
PROSCheckvist makes organizing my day, my projects, my priorities, and my life as simple as ctrl+arrow.
CONSAlmost too many features... but the basics remain readily accessible.
James
Design, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2022
Outstanding Hierarchical List Software, Task Manager
I manage all my tasks using this app, both for work and at home. I really can't live without it.
PROSThe feature set is huge, but you don't need to use many features to see the power of this flexible list manager. The developers are also very responsive.
CONSThe mobile app is not nearly as easy to use as the keyboard-centric web-based application.
Reasons for switching to Checkvist
I found that CheckVist was good at staying up to date. Being hosted allows access from multiple locations, without fear of not having access to the latest work you have done.
Mike and Stephie
Internet, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2022
Swiss Army Knife for Small / Medium businesses
Have tried lots of other systems - always come back to Scriptcase
PROSAdaptable. Great for innovators and free thinkers
CONSWe'd like to see multiple instances per account, and the ability to be able to configure multipurpose structures. In one use case we use checkvist as an outliner and it would be useful to be able to have a purposed configurator to set - say - tasks up as features - create visual differentiation between the various use cases
Reason for choosing Checkvist
Better fit to what we do
Alan
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2017
Excellent UX through veracious keyboard shortcut focus along with great support.
Ease of use meant I *did* (do) use it so it becomes a trusted core system unlike an app that is fun for a bit but ultimately does not get much use and so returns little value.
PROSKeyboard shortcuts for all actions means less RSI and more speed. A great balance of functionality without bloat and also functionality hidden away until you need it with a quick two key tap. Super fast to use.
CONSSometimes I hanker for some more styling BUT you can style yourself with Pro custom CSS and so even this is not an issue really.
Ryan
Telecommunications, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2022
The best task management tool I've ever used!
Checkvist is fantastic! I've used it for over a decade now. I've recommended it to many people, and even done trainings on effective task management focusing specifically on checkfest as my best recommended tool.
PROSThe do tasks view helps me organize multiple concurrent projects and be able to rooflessly prioritize focusing on just the right tasks each day!
CONSIt would be great to have a native mobile application, but the web client is okay.
Mark
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed July 2017
Checkvist is totally AWESOME
I never lose any tasks Fantastic for triage and management of projects, people and tasks
PROSDesktop browser functionality is unsurpassed, I've tried literally dozens of todo list tools and nothing comes close to the ease of use and power of Checkvist. Tasks and priorities are always changing and Checkvist makes this SO simple. The mobile app is rapidly evolving into a fantastic progressive web app. Support is excellent Also great for managing meetings/agendas etc
CONSGlobal search index takes time to update More powerful filtering logic needs to be added particularly around tags. Needs sort by modified date
Richard
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2017
I've been using it for several years and couldn't manage without it.
Need to create a checklist for anything - use Checkvist. Need access to key reference information from any computer - use Checkvist. It's simple and convenient, and always available.
CONSI only use the basic features, and have no gripes about it. 100 characters minimum is BS. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.
Charlie
Information Technology and Services, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2017
Just the outliner productivity features that I want, and no extra visual or functional bloatware.
Daily organization in a flexible way.
PROSI can control everything from the keyboard (but all the natural drag-and-drop options are available as well). It's fast. It works well on both my laptop and my phone.
CONSThe mobile app is lagging a bit behind the desktop version. There are a few paid features that I'd like to have for free (but that's hardly a complaint). There isn't an easy Android share-to-Checkvist option.