Comparison
Neiliro vs Donetick
Donetick is an open-source chore and task manager with a real following: tasks typed in plain language, adaptive schedules, fair rotation of who does what, points and leaderboards, NFC tags, Home Assistant, apps in both stores, and a hosted version with a free plan. It does one thing deeply. Neiliro does the chores more simply and covers everything else a household runs on — calendar, money, notes, lists and mail — encrypted in the browser. Different shapes; here is where they differ, honestly.
| Donetick | Neiliro | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A task and chore manager for individuals and groups | A family hub: tasks, calendar, money, notes, lists and a mailbox |
| Price | Self-hosted free; hosted Basic plan free, Plus paid (the price is shown inside the app) | Self-hosted free; hosted €4.99/month or €44.99/year per family, 30 days free, no card |
| Where it runs | Your own server (Docker, a binary, a Home Assistant add-on) or app.donetick.com | Your own server (one Docker container) or neiliro.com — same code |
| Database | SQLite | One SQLite file per family |
| Who is covered | "Circles" for a family, friends or a team; an account per person | The whole family, each member with their own login; admin, adult and child roles |
| Chores and tasks | Deep: natural-language entry, adaptive recurrence, rotation (round-robin, least busy, random), subtasks, labels, priorities, time tracking, templates, points, leaderboards, admin approval, nudges | Simpler: projects, due dates, recurrence, assignment, priorities, private tasks, a Today view per person |
| Calendar | A calendar view of tasks | A real calendar: shared and personal, events with recurrence, birthdays and countdowns; subscribe from Google or Apple Calendar; share one event by link |
| Lists | — | Shopping and any other lists, with sections and a guest link |
| Money | — | Accounts, budgets per category, recurring payments, multi-currency, reconciliation |
| Notes | Notes on a task | Notes with links between them, versions and attachments |
| Family mailbox | — | Yes: [email protected]; a letter becomes a task in one click |
| Automation | "Things" that trigger tasks when a value changes, NFC tags, webhooks, a REST API, Home Assistant | .ics attachments into the calendar, calendar feeds; no automation API |
| Notifications | Push in the apps, Telegram, Discord, Pushover, webhooks; before, at and after the due time | In-app only: the Today view and the dashboard; no push yet |
| Apps | iOS App Store, Android, web; a wall-mounted tablet mode | Installable PWA that reads offline; doubles as a kitchen-tablet dashboard |
| Encryption | Standard storage; two-factor and OIDC sign-in | What you write is encrypted in your browser with a key the server never holds; two-factor sign-in |
| Open source | Yes, AGPL-3.0 (Go, React) | Yes, AGPL-3.0 (Node.js, React) |
Where Donetick is the better pick
- Chores are the whole problem: who does what, fairly, with a nudge and a score. Nothing in Neiliro rotates assignees or keeps a leaderboard.
- You want Home Assistant, NFC tags and tasks that fire when a sensor says so.
- Native apps with push notifications matter to you.
- You want a hosted version with a free plan.
Where Neiliro is
- You want one place, not a chore app plus a calendar plus a budget plus a notes app — with the letters from school in the same window.
- Money is part of running the house: accounts, budgets, who paid what, reconciled against the bank.
- Privacy is the point: what your family writes is encrypted where you type it, with a key the server never holds — on neiliro.com as much as on your own machine.
- The paperwork arrives by e-mail, and a family mailbox turns a letter into a task.
- Children and adults in one place with roles and private items, and no scoreboard needed to make it work.
Try Neiliro free for 30 days, no card: create your family, or poke around the demo first. Prefer your own server? The self-hosted edition is free.
Donetick is a project of its authors (donetick.com). This page describes its publicly listed features and plans as of September 2026; tell us at [email protected] if something is out of date.