 So, you're like me. You'd rather watch a video about productivity than actually be productive. Here's the good news. To-do list apps today are powerful and beautiful enough to actually make us want to get out of our ruts and start working. At its most basic, a to-do list app couldn't be simpler. It's just a checkbox with some text next to it. But great developers take them much further, letting you organize huge projects, manage recurring tasks, and even set location-based reminders. They also integrate with other services in your life and help you focus on the things that you can get done now. There are hundreds of to-do lists cluttering up the app stores, but which one is the best? Wunderlist is the best to-do list app for most people. It's available on every major platform, it has a beautiful design, and it's powerful without feeling overly complicated. It's also free. And while a paid option will get you a handful more features, like uploading large files and customizing the look of the app, Wunderlist is a powerful solution even if you never subscribe to the premium version. A big part of staying on top of your task list is being able to capture the thought at any moment, and Wunderlist makes great apps for Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and the web, and makes good native clients for macOS and Windows 8. At its heart, it's just a simple list, but it offers a perfect foundation to build on. The mobile apps do a good job of letting you add tasks quickly, and the desktop and web clients offer a huge canvas for drilling deeper, organizing big projects, and delegating tasks to others. Many of Wunderlist's competitors share those virtues, but Wunderlist is usually more intuitive, with all of its key features never more than a tap or two away. You can add notes via email and Google Now, but not Siri, at least not for now. But it's easy to set and manage recurring tasks, and while other apps will charge you $20 or more, Wunderlist gives away nearly everything for free. Other apps boast more granular controls or more specialized features, but if you're looking for a powerful, free, cross-platform app for managing your tasks, Wunderlist is absolutely the place to start. Todoist is another thoughtfully designed, powerful, and intuitive app for managing your tasks. It just costs more, $29 a year for basic features like search, reminder notifications, and adding tasks via email. But if you spend a lot of time manicuring your task list, give Todoist a look. You can set up custom labels and filters for your tasks, location-based reminders, and even templates for recurring projects. It's a lot of firepower, but it also encourages you to spend a lot of time fiddling with your tasks. And while the design is clean, it's just a bit too spare for my tastes. Still, Todoist is an easy recommendation. Any do's claim to fame is what it calls the moment, a push notification each morning telling you to plan your day. I find the push a bit too pushy, but lots of people seem to like it. But the app is less intuitive than it should be, and its feature set isn't as robust as its peers. OmniFocus is sometimes called the Ferrari of Todoist apps. It packs an incredible amount of firepower and charges a premium for it. It's actually the app I use every day. But all that power makes for a steep learning curve, and most people will prefer a simpler option. Three other options to consider are Remember the Milk, Clear, and Todo. They have varying degrees of power, but suffer from dated or confusing interfaces, and are generally less intuitive than their peers. Todoist apps help you get things done by getting tasks off your mind and into a place where they can be organized and managed more easily. None of them will actually do your tasks for you, but they will get you started. Wonderlist offers the best balance between power and ease of use, and it's mostly free. So stop watching videos about productivity, and go get something done.