TickTick vs Lotti
Lotti is a plausible alternative for individuals who want an open-source, local-first logbook that separates planned tasks from actual time, supports optional AI, and synchronizes through infrastructure they control. It is not a documented drop-in replacement for TickTick: calendar views, task reminders, Kanban/timeline views, shared projects, and a Pomo timer are not established by the supplied Lotti sources. Choose
Decision guide
The practical reasons to choose either option, based on documented capabilities.
Choose Lotti if
- Individuals combining tasks, journal entries, voice notes, habits, and actual time records in one personal system
- Users who require local SQLite storage and end-to-end encrypted synchronization through a trusted Synapse homeserver
- People who want optional local or bring-your-own-provider AI with proposed task changes subject to approval
Stay with TickTick if
- You rely on TickTick's documented task reminders or checklist-item reminders; equivalent Lotti reminder coverage is not documented
- You plan work through TickTick calendar views, third-party calendar subscriptions, Kanban boards, or timelines; comparable Lotti coverage is not established
- You need shared-project workflows; the supplied Lotti material describes device synchronization but not collaborative task sharing or assignment managementers
Deployment and operations
Lotti is GPL-3.0 and stores its working data locally. Linux packages are available through Flathub or as a release archive; macOS has a signed and notarized DMG; Android has a release APK; Windows currently requires building from source. Apple distribution and Android Play Store testing are invitation-only. Multi-device synchronization requires a Synapse homeserver operated by the user or a trusted party, plus initial command-line provisioning. No Docker or Kubernetes deployment is documented. L
Migration considerations
No TickTick importer or format compatibility is documented. Lotti also has no export wizard: its data is a local SQLite database with a documented schema, while attachments are separate filesystem files. A migration would therefore require independently extracting TickTick data and mapping it into Lotti's schema or entering it manually; the supplied sources do not establish a supported procedure.
Feature fit
What Lotti covers
- Tasks with due dates and priorities
- Tasks with checklists
- Category and label organization
- Habit tracking
- Cross-device synchronization
- Time and progress analysis
What’s different or missing
- No documented task reminders
- No documented calendar views or subscriptions
- No documented Kanban or timeline views
- No documented shared-project workflow
- No documented Pomo focus timer
- No documented TickTick importer
Project snapshot
- GitHub stars
- 1,162
- Contributors
- 8
- Language
- Dart
- Last commit
- Aug 15, 2026
- Latest release
- Aug 15, 2026
Categories: Calendars & Scheduling, Project Management, Task Management
Sources and editorial review9 linked sources
Public documentation supports this comparison. Automation assists collection and classification; editorial standards and corrections remain the responsibility of Kris.
A private logbook with a staff of personal AI assistants.
repository description · github.comTasks, planned blocks, tracked time, voice notes, journal entries, habits, and health data live in a local database on your own devices
readme · github.comTasks with full lifecycle (open, groomed, in progress, blocked, on hold, done, rejected), checklists, estimates, priorities, due dates, labels
readme · github.comEnd-to-end encrypted sync across your devices, backed by a Synapse homeserver you or someone you trust operates.
readme · github.comLotti records what you meant to do and what actually happened, and keeps them as separate facts. Tasks, planned blocks, tracked time, voice notes, journal entries, habits, and health data live in a local database on your own devices
verdict · github.comTasks with full lifecycle (open, groomed, in progress, blocked, on hold, done, rejected), checklists, estimates, priorities, due dates, labels, linked context, and optional generated cover art.
shared feature · github.comEnd-to-end encrypted sync across your devices, backed by a Synapse homeserver you or someone you trust operates.
deployment · github.commacOS · Linux · Windows · iOS · Android. Flutter and Dart, GPL-3.0, in development since 2016.
deployment · github.comYour data is a file you already have. Local SQLite with a documented schema, plus attachments on the filesystem. No export wizard, because there is nothing to unlock.
migration · github.com
