Planner vs To Do: Feature Comparison for 2025

These are 22 features compared of Planner vs. To Do to help you determine if you are using the wrong task manager.

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⏰ KEY MOMENTS

00:00 Microsoft Planner vs Microsoft To Do
00:10 Planner vs. To Do Side by Side Comparison

03:10 PLANNER PROS
03:20 How to access Teams Planner
03:30 Planner Dashboard and Filter Tasks
05:43 How to Create a Shared Plan
09:51 Planner notifications
10:59 Planner Out of the Box Views
12:00 How to Edit Plan Name
12:12 Copy Link to Shared Plan
12:28 Export to Excel
12:43 Copy Shared Plan
13:07 Add Plan to Teams Channel

14:11 PLANNER CONS

14:21 Missing Views
15:27 Categories Do Not Sync
15:40 Cannot Create New Lists

16:04 TO DO PROS

16:14 How to access To Do in Outlook
16:28 To Do Dashboard and Filter Tasks
18:18 Task Reminders in To Do
19:01 How to use Categories in To Do Tip
21:01 Advanced Tip for Tasks in To Do
21:54 What are Suggestions in To Do
23:16 How to Create Shared Lists in To Do

26:21 To Do Cons
27:16 Other Considerations

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