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Donetick vs Vikunja Frontend Mobile

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted project management & tasks options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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Donetick Shared chore and task management for households and teams VS VI Vikunja Frontend Mobile Cross-platform mobile client for self-hosted task lists
FeatureDonetickVikunja Frontend Mobile
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupRead-the-docs project
Health score86 · Excellent75 · Good
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
LanguageGoDart
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM128 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarysource, binary
GitHub stars★ 2,582★ 605
First released20242020
ReplacesTodoist, TodyTodoist, TickTick

What are Donetick and Vikunja Frontend Mobile?

Donetick

Donetick is an open-source app for managing tasks and chores with assignment rotations and reminders. It is ideal for households and small teams sharing responsibilities.

  • Chore assignment rotations
  • Recurring task scheduling
  • Reminders and notifications
  • Single lightweight binary

Vikunja Frontend Mobile

This open-source mobile client connects to a self-hosted to-do server, providing offline-capable task lists, reminders, and labels. It syncs changes back when a connection is available.

  • Offline task lists
  • Reminders and labels
  • Server sync
  • Cross-platform mobile

Donetick vs Vikunja Frontend Mobile: key differences

Donetick is written in Go, while Vikunja Frontend Mobile is built with Dart. Licensing differs — AGPL-3.0 for Donetick versus GPL-3.0 for Vikunja Frontend Mobile. Vikunja Frontend Mobile is the more established project (first released 2020), while Donetick arrived in 2024. Donetick has the considerably larger community, at 2,582 GitHub stars versus 605. Donetick lists first-class Docker deployment; Vikunja Frontend Mobile does not.

Why pick each one

Choose Donetick if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (2.6k GitHub stars)
Donetick details

Choose Vikunja Frontend Mobile if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Written in Dart
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM
Vikunja Frontend Mobile details

Frequently asked questions

Is Donetick or Vikunja Frontend Mobile better?

Neither is universally better. Donetick has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Donetick and Vikunja Frontend Mobile free and open-source?

Yes. Donetick is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Vikunja Frontend Mobile under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Donetick and Vikunja Frontend Mobile with Docker?

Donetick: yes. Vikunja Frontend Mobile: check the project docs for container support.

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