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Super Productivity 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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Super Productivity To-do list and time tracker with focus modes VS VI Vikunja Frontend Mobile Cross-platform mobile client for self-hosted task lists
FeatureSuper ProductivityVikunja Frontend Mobile
Deploy effortRead-the-docs projectRead-the-docs project
Health score96 · Excellent75 · Good
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
LanguageTypeScriptDart
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM256 MB128 MB
Deploymentbinary, sourcesource, binary
GitHub stars★ 22,224★ 605
First released20182020
ReplacesTodoist, ThingsTodoist, TickTick

What are Super Productivity and Vikunja Frontend Mobile?

Super Productivity

Super Productivity is an advanced to-do list app with integrated time tracking and task management. It can sync with issue trackers and works fully offline.

  • Integrated time tracking
  • Pomodoro and focus mode
  • Jira and GitHub integration
  • Offline-first with WebDAV sync

Read the full Super Productivity guide →

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

Super Productivity vs Vikunja Frontend Mobile: key differences

Super Productivity is written in TypeScript, while Vikunja Frontend Mobile is built with Dart. Licensing differs — MIT for Super Productivity versus GPL-3.0 for Vikunja Frontend Mobile. Vikunja Frontend Mobile is the lighter option, starting around 128 MB of RAM against 256 MB for Super Productivity. Super Productivity is the more established project (first released 2018), while Vikunja Frontend Mobile arrived in 2020. Super Productivity has the considerably larger community, at 22,224 GitHub stars versus 605.

Why pick each one

Choose Super Productivity if…

  • Time tracking built in
  • Jira and GitHub sync
  • Works fully offline

Watch out for

  • Single-user focus
  • Sync setup manual
Super Productivity 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 Super Productivity or Vikunja Frontend Mobile better?

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

Are Super Productivity and Vikunja Frontend Mobile free and open-source?

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

Can I run Super Productivity and Vikunja Frontend Mobile with Docker?

Super Productivity: check the project docs for container support. Vikunja Frontend Mobile: check the project docs for container support.

Which is lighter on resources, Super Productivity or Vikunja Frontend Mobile?

Vikunja Frontend Mobile has the smaller minimum footprint at 128 MB of RAM, compared to about 256 MB for Super Productivity. Real-world usage depends on library size, user count, and enabled features.

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