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| Capability | Remember the Milk | Taskade Genesis |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing (starting) | $39.99/year | $0 Free · $16/mo Pro (10 seats) |
| Cloneable live demo | ❌ | ✅ |
| Built-in AI agents | None | ✅ 33 built-in tools |
| Automation engine | Reminder rules only | ✅ Temporal-backed, 100+ integrations |
| Workspace DNA loop | ❌ | ✅ ▲ Memory · ■ Intelligence · ● Execution |
What is Taskade?
Taskade is an AI-native workspace founded by John Xie, Dionis Loire, and Stan Chang in 2017 (Y Combinator-backed). It pairs structured projects across seven views with AI Agents v2, durable workflow automations, and the Genesis app builder — one prompt, one deployed application.
What is Remember the Milk?
Remember the Milk (RTM) is a personal to-do list app founded by Emily Boyd and Omar Kilani in Sydney in 2004 and launched publicly in 2005. It is admired for the Smart Add quick-entry syntax, email reminders, and a clean cross-platform experience.
Remember the Milk at a glance: Founded 2004 in Sydney. Personal task manager with Smart Add, smart lists, and reminders. Free tier plus a $39.99/year Pro plan that adds subtasks, advanced sharing, and a Zapier integration.
RTM is a great fit for solo task capture. The trade-off is that it is purposely lightweight — there is no AI, no app generation, no team workspace, and no project views beyond lists.
Why teams pick Taskade over Remember the Milk
From solo lists to a team workspace
Taskade scales from a personal Inbox-style list to a multiplayer workspace with chat, video, and real-time editing — without changing tools.
AI agents and Genesis built in
AI Agents v2 include persistent memory, 33 built-in tools, and custom tools. Genesis turns prompts into deployed apps with built-in data, agents, and automations.
Seven project views, not just lists
Lists, Boards, Calendars, Tables, Mind Maps, Gantt, and Org Charts — pick the view that matches the work, not the tool.
100+ bidirectional integrations
Durable Automations across 100+ integrations — triggers pull events in (Slack, Gmail, Sheets, Calendly, webhooks), actions push data out (Stripe, Shopify, Notion, Salesforce, GitHub).
Free Forever for unlimited members
Where RTM Pro is $39.99/year for one user, Taskade Free Forever covers unlimited projects and unlimited members with all seven views and AI Chat.
The Workspace DNA advantage
Taskade is built on Workspace DNA — a self-reinforcing loop between three pillars.
- Memory (Projects) — Every project doubles as the structured data layer for tasks, files, and structured fields.
- Intelligence (Agents) — Custom AI Agents with persistent memory and 33 built-in tools, embeddable inside Genesis Apps.
- Execution (Automations) — Durable workflows triggered by external events that read from Memory, act through Intelligence, and write the results back into Memory.
RTM remembers the milk. Taskade remembers everything you and your team have ever worked on, then helps you act on it. Read the Workspace DNA explainer →
Choose Taskade if
- You want AI agents and the Genesis app builder, not just a to-do list
- You collaborate with anyone — even occasionally
- You want seven views instead of one
- You need durable automation workflows across 100+ integrations
- You want one workspace that scales from personal lists to team apps
Choose Remember the Milk if
- You want a single-user to-do list with quick-add syntax and email reminders
- You do not need collaboration, AI, or app generation
- You prefer a tightly focused, opinionated personal tracker
Frequently asked questions
Is Taskade really free?
Yes — Free Forever covers unlimited projects, unlimited members, all seven views, AI Chat, and Genesis with metered credits. Pro is $16/month annual for unlimited apps and 10 seats.
Can I import RTM lists into Taskade?
Yes. Taskade imports from CSV, Markdown, and plain text — RTM exports translate cleanly into list-view projects.
Which AI models does Taskade use?
15+ frontier models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, routed automatically by plan tier.
Does Taskade have mobile apps?
Yes — native iOS and Android plus desktop apps for Mac, Windows, and Linux, with real-time sync across surfaces.
Build without permission
- Build with Genesis → — One prompt, one deployed app
- AI App Builder — Full apps from prompts
- AI Agent Platform — Digital teammates with persistent memory
- Workflow Automation — 100+ bidirectional integrations
- Browse the Community Gallery — Clone real Genesis apps
Related reading
- Build Without Permission — Our manifesto
- How Workspace DNA Works — The architecture
- Origin of Living Software — Why apps should be alive
- Vibe Coding for Non-Developers — Build apps without code
- Agentic Workflows That Replace Busywork — Real automation patterns