When comparing Casual vs Microsoft To Do, the Slant community recommends Microsoft To Do for most people. In the question“What are the best cross-platform task apps?” Microsoft To Do is ranked 18th while Casual is ranked 67th. The most important reason people chose Microsoft To Do is:
Simple interface and streamlined.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Tracks task dependencies using a graph
Pro Great to-do templates
Every to-do list & project can be saved as an amazing template that you can re-use in the future.
Pro Offers a high-level overview of projects
The workflow with dependencies shows where the things are at a glance. No more frustrations of how your project is going and who is doing what.
Pro Sync deadlines to Google Calendar
To-do items can be integrated with your day-to-day schedule using Google Calendar.
Pro Visual way of organizing your work
The workflow includes dependencies and shows you where things are at a glance.
Pro Very basic and straightforward
Simple interface and streamlined.
Pro Multidevice sync
Pro Cross-platform
Available on Android, iOS, Windows and web.
Pro Office integration
Pro Reminders and Due Dates
Pro Smart suggestions
Pro Can also be used as a note-taking app
Pro Infinite color-coded lists
Pro Make todos in one minute or less
Pro The best from Microsoft
Cons
Con Price
At its cheapest level, Casual is $9 per month for two users and two GB of storage. The trial period is short and there is no free version.
Con Few features
It doesn't have a lot of features that Wunderlist had, which was discontinued for this app.
Con No Tag-Manager
Other apps let you better make use of labels.
Con No Natural Language Support
Con A Microsoft Product
Some people have a distaste for Microsoft, and may avoid it for this reason. This includes people who are angry that Wunderlist has been discontinued in favor of this app.