Todo vs Obsidian Bases

Todo

By ClawHub Community

A personal task manager that recommends what to do next and helps you let go of stale tasks.

Obsidian Bases

By Steph Ango (Kepano / Obsidian)

Create database views over your Obsidian notes to track projects, tasks, and reading lists.

Todo

• Captures tasks, projects, commitments, and follow-ups from natural language
• Recommends one clear next action when you ask what to do
• Surfaces what's fresh and tiny, and flags what's gone stale
• Runs daily syncs to show progress and mental weight released
• Guides weekly reviews to archive or drop cold items

Obsidian Bases

• Creates table, card, list, or map views of your notes based on filters you set
• Lets you group and sort notes by any property (status, date, tags, folders)
• Calculates fields automatically like days until deadline or price totals
• Shows summaries like averages, sums, and counts across your filtered notes
• Works with your existing Obsidian notes without changing how you write them

Reach for Todo when…

• You're overwhelmed and need to offload everything in your head
• You're not sure what to tackle next and want a clear recommendation
• You want to see what you've accomplished without guilt over what's left
• You need to review old commitments and decide what to let go

Reach for Obsidian Bases when…

• You're managing projects or tasks in Obsidian and want a cleaner view than scattered notes
• You need to track reading lists, book notes, or research with custom filters and groupings
• You want to see calculated info like "days overdue" or "total budget" without manual updates
• You're organizing lots of notes and need different views (table vs cards) for different contexts