How to Use Ivy To Do

Ivy To Do - Task Checklist

The most important tasks first, in priority order. That is the whole method.

Start with six tasks

Following the Ivy Lee Method, the app suggests starting with your six most important tasks. Choosing six makes you decide what actually matters instead of keeping an endless list. It is a suggestion, not a limit: you can add more when you need to.

Drag them into priority order

Drag the tasks to reorder them, most important first, then work from the top. This is the Ivy Lee Method the app is built on, a technique that has been in use for over a hundred years.

Let unfinished tasks carry over

Anything you don’t check off is carried over to the next day automatically. You don’t rewrite yesterday’s list.

Plan tomorrow and look back on today

Prepare tomorrow’s tasks in advance, and leave a short reflection memo on the day you just finished.

Find what you did before

The calendar view shows your record day by day, and search finds a task you wrote earlier. Above the calendar, one line sums up the month: tasks done, perfect days and your current streak.

Keep it in front of you

Home Screen widgets show today’s tasks, and you can check tasks off right on the widget. On iPhone, iPad and Mac they come in sizes from small to extra large; on Android there are small, medium and large. On iOS, the app icon badge shows how many are left.

Up to six reminders

Add up to six reminders, each with its own name and time. Each one tells you how many tasks are left today, or what comes first tomorrow.

Faster with Siri and a keyboard (iOS)

Say “Add a task in Ivy To Do” to Siri, or use Shortcuts. On iPad and Mac, press ⌘N to add a task and ⌘→ to open the Tomorrow tab.

Ivy To Do Plus (iOS)

Tasks, reminders, history and Home Screen widgets are always free. On iPhone, iPad and Mac, Plus is a one-time purchase that unlocks Lock Screen widgets and iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac. On Android, everything in the app is free. There are no ads on either platform.