Gave up on Todoist?Del keeps you productive with zero maintenance.
Burned out on maintaining Todoist? Del is different. Del is a proactive assistant that lives in your messages. You text Del a commitment or a loose thread, and Del carries it forward, reminds you at the right moment, and follows up until it's done — so nothing slips and there's no list to triage, re-sort, or reschedule.
Why did Todoist stop working for you?
You set it up with care. Then the tasks piled up, the overdue badges multiplied, and you started avoiding the app altogether — because opening it just made you feel guilty. Some weeks you spend more time fine-tuning priorities and shuffling overdue tasks from one day to the next than actually finishing anything.
That's the real problem with a to-do app: it's passive. The app stores what you type and waits. It never carries anything forward on its own. So the list just stares back at you, and the follow-through is still entirely your job.
How is Del different from a to-do app?
Del isn't a prettier list. Del is a proactive assistant that does the chasing for you. You offload a thought the moment you have it — by text — and Del holds it, brings it back at the right moment, and follows up until it's actually done.
There's nothing to triage, re-sort, or reschedule. No projects to organize, no overdue badges to dread. When something doesn't get done, Del nudges you again instead of letting it silently go overdue. You stop being the database, the project manager, and the doer all at once.
A day with Del
It's 10pm and a loose thread is rattling around your head. You text Del:
"remind me to ask the landlord about the lease before it auto-renews on the 1st."
No app, no due-date picker. Del confirms, sits on it, and surfaces it on the 28th — and if you don't act, it follows up the next day instead of going quiet.
The next morning, instead of a wall of 40 overdue items, you get a short text:
"Morning ☀️ Two things actually matter today: the landlord, and Priya's deck. I've cleared your afternoon for the deck."
You never sat down to plan it. Nothing fell through the cracks.
What people say
"Now that I've gotten in the habit of sending everything I need to do to Del, I don't think I could stop using it," says Ben, a data scientist at Glean. "It's so good at following up with me and so much better than texting myself reminders." That's the difference: not another list to maintain, but an assistant that does the follow-through.
Frequently asked
Is Del a good Todoist alternative?
Del is a different kind of tool. Todoist stores your tasks and waits for you to come back and manage them. Del does the follow-through: you text Del once, and Del remembers, reminds you at the right time, and chases loose ends on its own. There's no list to maintain and no overdue badges to dread.
I tried "AI assistants" and they just talked. Does Del actually do things?
Del is proactive, not a chatbot that only explains. Del doesn't wait for a prompt — Del surfaces the right task at the right moment, breaks a request into follow-ups, and keeps chasing until something is actually done, instead of telling you what you could do.
Do I have to set anything up or organize projects?
No. There are no projects to build, no priorities to color-code, and no app to download. You just text Del in plain language, like you'd text a friend. Del works in about five minutes.
What does Del cost?
Del is $20/month, flat — no tiers and no per-task add-ons. You get 2 weeks free to start, which is long enough to feel the follow-through and decide if handing off your list is worth it.
Do I need to download an app?
No. Del works in the messaging apps you already use — iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, and SMS. You start by texting Del.