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Microsoft To Do: Lists & Tasks
Microsoft Corporation · 472,109 ratings · ★ 4.6
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Top complaints - extracted from 40 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"widget"
16 negative reviews mention this · 40% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Home screen widgets are really buggy And ist extremally easy to mark task as done on widgets. So easy that I miss click all the time and they dissappear instantly so I have no idea what I have "to do", there's also no task history." - Wiktor Żukowski
2
"microsoft"
10 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Do not bother! It used to work perfectly but now the homescreen widget doesn't load the list, doesn't update, and since last week is now completely broken - you can't even change list or open the app by interacting with it no interaction ev…" - Heather Miller
3
"doesn"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Do not bother! It used to work perfectly but now the homescreen widget doesn't load the list, doesn't update, and since last week is now completely broken - you can't even change list or open the app by interacting with it no interaction ev…" - Heather Miller
4
"keyboard"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "The recent update (or prior) has made the text editor options get hidden under/behind the keyboard. Looking for a feedback channel via the app goes in circles it seems. The widget is very glitchy too" - Tim J
5
"been"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Please repair the widget. it often shows flickering "You are all done". This only happened in the last 3 months. I've been using the application long before it was bought by Microsoft and became Ms To Do." - Matt Rahmat
6
"notes"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "please fix this microsoft i had so many notes on this app. but now everytime i wrote it won't scroll. it used to be not like this!!" - Tifany Aprilia
7
"bottom"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "If you have long text in an item the bottom gets covered by the on-screen keyboard. Also the text formatting menu is at the bottom and is covered by the on-screen keyboard. This has been an a bug since 2016 (not a typo). So frustrating." - j j
8
"every"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "please fix this microsoft i had so many notes on this app. but now everytime i wrote it won't scroll. it used to be not like this!!" - Tifany Aprilia
9
"easy"
4 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Home screen widgets are really buggy And ist extremally easy to mark task as done on widgets. So easy that I miss click all the time and they dissappear instantly so I have no idea what I have "to do", there's also no task history." - Wiktor Żukowski
10
"task"
4 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Home screen widgets are really buggy And ist extremally easy to mark task as done on widgets. So easy that I miss click all the time and they dissappear instantly so I have no idea what I have "to do", there's also no task history." - Wiktor Żukowski
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"done"
4 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Home screen widgets are really buggy And ist extremally easy to mark task as done on widgets. So easy that I miss click all the time and they dissappear instantly so I have no idea what I have "to do", there's also no task history." - Wiktor Żukowski
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"unusable"
4 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Last updates messed the widget up, it flickers etc and is hard to use if not totally unusable." - Oliver Lahe
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Home screen widgets are really buggy And ist extremally easy to mark task as done on widgets. So easy that I miss click all the time and they dissappear instantly so I have no idea what I have "to do", there's also no task history.
Do not bother! It used to work perfectly but now the homescreen widget doesn't load the list, doesn't update, and since last week is now completely broken - you can't even change list or open the app by interacting with it no interaction even registers. A shame to see Microsoft destroy another good product, what happened to if it ain't broke don't fix it? I'll be looking for a new to do app that I can sync to my and my families home screens. RIP todo app
can't rid off in app notification "reminder settings turned off"
Please repair the widget. it often shows flickering "You are all done". This only happened in the last 3 months. I've been using the application long before it was bought by Microsoft and became Ms To Do.
please fix this microsoft i had so many notes on this app. but now everytime i wrote it won't scroll. it used to be not like this!!
The widget stopped working on latest update. 😢 And I really love that widget on my Galaxy S23. Doesn't matter if it is stacked or stand-alone. And I can not find a quick & easy way to report the bug.
really ugly
the widget is horrible
Can't scroll longer notes, so can't edit them. Keyboard is in the way. Needs a fix ASAP or it will need to be uninstalled. Otherwise, love the app.
As microsoft 365 of several clients, to do needs to show tasks from different in one place. instead of switching accounts which is not ideal. Apple tasks app does this.
new update has widget glitching so hard. going to give me a seizure. can you guys do anything right?
I would rate this a lot higher if it would just stop asking me to enable notifications. Notifications are NOT going to happen so stop asking!
The 'More' button at the bottom is under the Google Home button and cannot be accessed.
Widget on android (Samsung) is unusable since a couple of months, it keeps on refreshing
it's become unusable. as i type out a task it doesn't scroll down so i can see what I'm typing. the lists, bullets, and other useful formatting that made tasks via app or browser is now missing.
Gave up on step 6 or 7 of trying to sign in. A simple Todo check list shouldn't require more security verification than my taxes or bank. It wanted me to sign in to my MS account, okay. Verify last 4 of my phone number, sure. Now solve a puzzle, no problem. Then verify a code from my phone. Then add another back up email... Now verify that backup email. I gave up at that point. I just want a Todo list widget that's easy to see.
It's a pretty good app, however there is a long standing issue that is driving me crazy. When you set your own personal theme from gallery, it doesn't stay. Every single time, it turns grey. And Microsoft has no way to reach them, so I can't get it fixed. I've already done everything to mitigate it.
I have used this product for years, many times every day. It was great under Android 13, but crashes frequently on Pixel 10's version 16 and is getting worse. Not recommended for current Android OS, but passable as a Win 10/11 app due to sync issues.
Something Happened and now it covers the notes with the keyboard and to top it all off the widget (why I got this app in the first place) keeps going crazy flashing, won't show anything, and won't even let me click on it I will change my rating back to 5 stars when this is fixed!
Not good enough, every day, I always have to re add my daily routines, it's more of a manual app
I don't need to be notified that my reminder settings aren't on every time I open the app.
Forced Microsoft account!!! AI crapware, resource hog. it's bad enough Microsoft is on your PC do you really want it on your android device too? I do not believe most of the reviews are real
This was a good app for planning, but if I have a lot of text I my notes, I can not edit or delete the bottom part of the note. The keyboard covers the text, and there is no way of getting the cursor down there. it is also useless for important notifications, you will need a reliable internet connection for notifications to work. otherwise there is no notifications. Please Microsoft, fix those issues, and you will get a five star review.
I'm sure it's good to have if you need it
Huge background battery drain.
why on earth do you need to ask me every time I open the app if I want to turn on notifications? the answer is no, thats why I press no and have it turned off. No means No microsoft
Last updates messed the widget up, it flickers etc and is hard to use if not totally unusable.
It's Microsoft, need I say more?
The recent update (or prior) has made the text editor options get hidden under/behind the keyboard. Looking for a feedback channel via the app goes in circles it seems. The widget is very glitchy too
Widget has been broken for a while. It just keeps flickering because it's continuously updating. Tried uninstalling and clearing the cache, but that only fixes it for a few hours. It's a shame because I like to synchronize tasks between my phone and my desktop PC, and this app makes it easy. Otherwise the app works fine, but it's not useful to me without the widget.
If you have long text in an item the bottom gets covered by the on-screen keyboard. Also the text formatting menu is at the bottom and is covered by the on-screen keyboard. This has been an a bug since 2016 (not a typo). So frustrating.
It was perfect for so long, now the widget for it just flashes all done and doesn't let you press any buttons, basically the reason I had it in the first place. disappointing
I've been using this app for many years and love it for helping me stay organized. Lately I'm having to uninstall /reinstall frequently as the widget starts to flicker. And now I cannot scroll to the bottom of the notes section to edit existing notes. It may be time to shop around again
it was almost perfect, but the task list and widget don't show the time a reminder will appear, they all just state "today" which makes this unusable for me
it would be great except if evrytime you open it says turn on notifications. over the top Microsoft BS. We know how you should use our app
The widgets keep flickering it's very annoying.
Glitches/freaks out after a while on Samsung Galaxy Flip 4, requiring a restart. Seems to happen sometimes when changing a task by clicking on the widget.
This is such a useful Todo app I have been using for many years. But 2 things that's making it not 5 star worthy. One is the sub tasks feature. It's common sense to stack the completed subtasks at the bottom of the list. But it stays at the top, which is not intuitive. I don't want to keep dragging new sub tasks to the top and deleting older subtasks. Additionally, the tasks note editing box should have formatting features like embedded links and headers. In the mobile app, there is non.
Widget isn't syncing
The app logic for reminders is garbled up, making it simply unreliable. Lots of glitches, refresh issues, temporary state corruption, etc. Here I am once again looking for yet another ToDo that can just do that. Is it too much to ask?
Sentiment summary
92%
Positive (4-5★)
3%
Neutral (3★)
5%
Negative (1-2★)