What is Google Tasks?

Google Tasks is a flexible cloud-based task management platform designed to help individuals and teams organize, prioritize, and complete their daily responsibilities more efficiently. As part of the Google Workspace ecosystem, the platform integrates directly with Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Chat, and Google Docs, allowing users to create and manage tasks within the applications they already use for communication and collaboration. Users can quickly add to-dos, assign deadlines, set reminders, create recurring schedules, and organize responsibilities into separate task lists for projects, departments, clients, or personal activities. Tasks that include dates and times automatically sync with Google Calendar, helping users visualize schedules, reserve dedicated focus time, and avoid interruptions during important work sessions. Google Tasks also supports recurring reminders for ongoing activities such as weekly updates, recurring meetings, monthly reports, and routine administrative work, helping users stay consistent without manually recreating tasks. Priority management tools such as starred tasks and categorized lists make it easier to identify urgent items and maintain organized workflows across multiple responsibilities. The platform includes reminder notifications and intelligent nudges that continue surfacing incomplete tasks until users mark them as finished, helping improve accountability and time management. Collaboration features allow users to assign and track tasks directly within Google Docs and Google Chat, streamlining project coordination and team communication. Because all tasks automatically sync across smartphones, tablets, and desktop devices, users can access and update their to-do lists from virtually anywhere while maintaining real-time consistency. Google Tasks also provides offline accessibility and a lightweight interface that keeps task management simple and easy to navigate without unnecessary complexity.

Pricing

Free Version:
Free Version available.

Integrations

Offers API?:
Yes, Google Tasks provides an API

Screenshots and Video

Google Tasks Screenshot 1

Company Facts

Company Name:
Google
Date Founded:
1998
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
workspace.google.com/products/tasks/

Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
iPhone
iPad
Android
Training Options
Documentation Hub

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

Google Tasks Categories and Features

Task Management Software

Collaboration
Create Subtasks
Gamification
Gantt Charts
Mobile Access
Percent-Complete Tracking
Progress Tracking
Recurring Tasks
Reporting/Analytics
Spreadsheet View
Task Board View
Task Planning
Task Scheduling
Task Tracking
Time Tracking
To-Do List View

Google Tasks Customer Reviews

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Volunteer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Finding it strange that Googs doesn't make this better

    Date: Aug 13 2021
    Summary

    Just because something is incorporated into the Google ecosystem doesn't automatically make it polished and Tasks is an excellent example of this.

    Positive

    It started off with promise. You can create tasks with notes and subpoints for the tasks, and it is incorporated into gmail as well.

    Negative

    The user interface has changed often throughout the years but it was always better to find a 3rd party service to deliver a better user interface. Over time, it found itself lacking features that other task programs do.

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  • Reviewer Name: R V.
    Position: Engineer
    Has used product for: Free Trial
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Definitely not the best phone app for google

    Date: Apr 01 2021
    Summary

    I would suggest gtasks instead.→ very quick to voice add to a task list (as in hit the mic button and say "2.0 eggs"), alphabetical sorting is possible (I start my grocery entries with a number for the store section), and quick movement between lists by swiping left/right. I've moved more complex tasks (project/work management) to (paid) Todoist, but still use google for my grocery list (but only because of the useful features of a google-syncing phone app that is NOT this one).

    Positive

    Cloud connection. simple (some to do apps are overly complex, making them cludgy to use in practice).

    Negative

    The 3rd party phone app gtasks is the only reason I still use google tasks at all. Google broke their web version by getting rid of canvas and eliminating nesting. And their web version (and phone version) have limited sorting capability (no alphabetical, despite being repeatedly requested).

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Science Tutor
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    Extremely underwhelming compared to everything out there

    Date: Nov 18 2020
    Summary

    It's not got any obvious issues with it and it does sync with all your other Google products, but it leaves me so completely underwhelmed compared to other to do list apps out there. It's too basic. While it visually looks polished, it feels incomplete. I do like that it automatically recognizes all my accounts already set up on my phone without me having to log in and I can switch between them, but it just doesn't offer enough for this to be a go to app for me.

    Positive

    Since this is a Google app, naturally it can be integrated with other Google apps like Gmail. If you're using a lot of Google products, this can make things a lot easier for you. Creating lists and tasks is very easy. There's 3 themes available; light, dark, and a battery-saving theme, which is something I haven't seen many apps bother to include.

    Negative

    There's not much you can do with this beyond sync it with other Google products. It's really, really simplistic to the point I was just left wondering, that's it? For it being an official Google product, I expected it to be a lot more than what it is.

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