I switched from Toodledo to Todoist as my to do list maybe a year or two ago. I found Todoist better for entering data quickly and also for my actually getting tasks done. Which is the number one attribute I care about in a to do list. There was one feature that was missing from Todoist that I really wanted – having a separate date for when I want something to appear on my list vs when it is actually due.

As a workaround, I would put the actual due date in the first line of the description and use “due date” as when I wanted to start work. Less than ideal.

Todoist recently added deadlines an an experimental feature. Kind of like a beta. I’ve been using it since and am happy with it. How it works

• The original date field is the date you want to start/have it appear in the to do list.
• There is a new deadline field.
• Once you hit the start date, you see the number of days until the deadline right below it. Also, tasks with due date appear near the top of the list, just like prioritized items.
• If the deadline passes, you see how many days overdue it is.

The only thing I still want is the ability to add filters to search based on date. Todoist has this on their “to do” list.