Let's be honest: Miro's sticky notes are genuinely good. The infinite canvas, the ability to cluster notes into themes, the real-time multiplayer — if you're running a product discovery session or a design sprint, Miro is one of the best tools on the planet for that specific job. Nobody's going to pretend otherwise.
But Miro is a whiteboard app that has sticky notes. TaskLoco is a sticky note app that is your daily productivity system. That distinction matters more than it sounds. When you need your notes to have reminders that push to your phone, file attachments, a calendar view, and team sharing that works like sending an email — Miro's stickies start to feel like Post-its on a poster board. TaskLoco is where sticky notes do real work.
What Miro Does Better (And Why It Still Isn't the Right Tool)
Miro's infinite canvas is legitimately impressive. You can zoom out and see hundreds of sticky notes arranged spatially, draw connections between ideas, embed diagrams, and have fifteen people editing the same board simultaneously. For workshops, retrospectives, and visual mapping sessions, it's a category leader. If your team runs regular design sprints or you're a UX researcher doing affinity mapping, Miro earns its place.
Miro also has a polished free tier that lets small groups get started without a credit card. And its template library is enormous — there are ready-made boards for everything from SWOT analyses to customer journey maps.
So why look for an alternative? Because Miro's sticky notes have no memory. They don't remind you of anything. They don't hold your files. They don't connect to a calendar. They're spatial — which is powerful in a workshop — but they're not actionable in the way daily productivity demands. A sticky note that can't remind you, can't hold a document, and disappears into a board you never open again isn't a productivity system. It's a meeting artifact.
What TaskLoco's Sticky Notes Actually Do
Every note in TaskLoco Premium is a living object. You can attach files — up to 10GB of storage included — which means a sticky note about a client call can hold the recording, the brief, and the contract draft, all in one place. You're not hunting across Google Drive or Slack to find what belongs to that thought.
Reminders in TaskLoco are delivered as push notifications directly to your phone and computer, and they deep-link back to the original note. That last part matters: when the reminder fires at 9am, tapping it opens exactly the note you need — not a generic app home screen. You're immediately in context. Optional email notifications are also available, and SMS is an optional add-on.
The calendar view lets you see all your notes and tasks with dates laid out across a week or month, so nothing falls through the cracks. And team sharing works the way email does — you send a note to a teammate, they receive it, they can clone it and make it their own. No permissions to configure, no access levels to manage, no admin overhead.
TaskLoco Premium also includes unlimited notes. That's not a marketing qualifier — there's no cap, no archive limit, no workaround needed. Your notes stay searchable and accessible as long as you need them.
The Free Tiers: Getting Started Without Spending Anything
TaskLoco has two genuinely free options, and they're worth understanding before you spend a dollar.
TaskLoco Lite is the native iPhone and Android app. It's completely anonymous — no sign-in, no account, no data sent anywhere. It stores up to 20 notes as a JSON file on your device. That's it. It's intentionally simple and introductory, and it never syncs to any server. If you want to try sticky notes on your phone without handing over an email address, this is the place to start.
TaskLoco Lite Plus+ is the web app and Chrome extension. You sign in with Google, get up to 30 notes, and those notes sync across all your devices. The Chrome extension lets you capture any webpage in one click — a genuinely useful feature for anyone who researches while they work. Lite Plus+ has no reminders, no file attachments, and no team sharing, but it's a real cross-device note tool at no cost.
When you're ready for reminders, files, calendar, and team sharing, that's when Premium makes sense. But neither free tier is a bait-and-switch — they're functional tools with honest limits.
File Attachments and Storage: Where Miro Falls Short
Miro doesn't natively hold your files the way a productivity tool needs to. You can embed images and PDFs on a board, but it's not a document management layer — it's a presentation layer. You're still managing the actual files somewhere else.
TaskLoco Premium includes 10GB of file storage, and every attachment lives on the note it belongs to. Images, PDFs, documents, audio files — they're right there, searchable, attached to the exact thought that generated them. If you need more space, storage add-ons are available in 10GB, 50GB, 200GB, and 1TB tiers, stackable up to 100x.
For anyone who works with clients, manages projects, or just needs their reference materials to live next to their tasks rather than in a separate app, this changes the daily workflow significantly. The note about the proposal is the proposal — everything attached, everything in one place.
The Honest Comparison
| Feature | TaskLoco | Miro |
|---|---|---|
| Primary purpose | Sticky note productivity system — tasks, reminders, files, calendar | Visual whiteboard and diagramming platform |
| Free tier | Two free tiers: Lite (20 notes, native app, no sign-in) and Lite Plus+ (30 notes, synced web app) FREE | Free tier available with limited boards and features |
| Infinite canvas / whiteboard | Wall view with organized note cards — not an infinite canvas | Full infinite canvas — industry-leading for visual mapping |
| Reminders | Push notification reminders that deep-link back to the original note; optional email and SMS | No native reminder system on sticky notes |
| File attachments | 10GB included with Premium; notes hold files directly; add-on tiers available | Images and PDFs can be embedded on boards, not attached to individual sticky notes |
| Calendar view | Full calendar view of notes and tasks with dates — included with Premium | No calendar view for sticky notes |
| Team sharing | Yes — included with Premium. Each team member requires a separate subscription — currently $9.99/month per person, but TaskLoco is offering a Charter Member special: 50% off for life, currently $4.99/month per person for the first 500 subscribers with code CHARTER50. | Real-time multiplayer board editing — excellent for collaborative sessions |
| Real-time multiplayer on a shared canvas | Team sharing with real-time sync — not a shared canvas model | Excellent real-time multiplayer across an infinite canvas with cursors visible |
| Chrome extension | One-click webpage capture to a note — free with Lite Plus+ FREE | No one-click webpage capture extension |
| Native mobile app | TaskLoco Lite: native iPhone and Android app, 20 notes, anonymous, no sign-in required FREE | Mobile app available for board viewing and editing |
| Unlimited notes | Unlimited with Premium — no cap, no archive limit | Sticky note volume depends on plan tier |
| Diagramming and flowcharts | Not available — TaskLoco focuses on notes and tasks | Full diagramming, flowcharts, mind maps, and templates |
| Template library | No template library | Extensive template library including design sprints, retrospectives, and strategy frameworks |
| Anonymous use — no sign-in required | TaskLoco Lite requires zero sign-in, zero account, completely anonymous FREE | Account required to use |
| Extra storage add-ons | 10GB / 50GB / 200GB / 1TB tiers, stackable up to 100x | Storage managed through plan tier, not flexible add-ons |
| Per-person pricing transparency | One clear per-person price — no seat minimums, no tier confusion | Pricing varies by plan and seat count |
Who Should Use Each
Use the TaskLoco if…
- You use sticky notes every day for real tasks — not just workshop brainstorming
- You want reminders that fire as push notifications and deep-link back to the exact note
- You need file attachments to live on the note they belong to — not in a separate app
- You want a calendar view of all your notes and tasks in one place
- You want to share notes with teammates the way you'd send an email — no permissions, no complexity
- You want to start free with no sign-in required and upgrade when you're ready
- You capture webpages and research while you work and want a one-click Chrome extension to do it
Use Miro if…
- You run regular design sprints, retrospectives, or collaborative workshops that need an infinite canvas
- Your team needs real-time multiplayer editing with visible cursors on a shared visual board
- You need diagramming, flowcharts, or mind-mapping built into the same tool as your sticky notes
- You rely heavily on structured visual templates for strategy or UX research frameworks
TaskLoco Premium is regularly $9.99/month per person. Right now, charter members can lock in 50% off the regular price — forever. That means $4.99/month per person today. And if our price ever goes up, you still pay half. Always.
Code CHARTER50 auto-applies at checkout. First 500 spots only — once they're gone, this offer is gone permanently. Act fast while spots last.
Every Premium subscription includes unlimited notes, 10GB file storage, reminders, calendar, and team sharing. Each team member requires a separate subscription. 7-day free trial — no charge until day 8. Cancel anytime.
Free Options: TaskLoco vs Miro
TaskLoco Lite
- Native iPhone & Android app
- Completely anonymous — no sign-in
- Data stays on your device
- Up to 20 notes
- Free forever
TaskLoco Lite Plus+
- Web app + Chrome extension
- Sign in with Google
- Wall syncs across all devices
- Up to 30 notes
- Free forever
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7-day free trial. No charge until day 8. CHARTER50 auto-applies at checkout.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is TaskLoco a good Miro alternative for sticky notes?
Yes — with an important distinction. Miro is a whiteboard that includes sticky notes. TaskLoco is a productivity system built around sticky notes. If you want sticky notes that have reminders, file attachments, a calendar view, and team sharing built in, TaskLoco is purpose-built for that. If you need an infinite canvas for visual workshops, Miro is the better fit for that specific use case.
Does TaskLoco have a free version?
TaskLoco has two free options. TaskLoco Lite is the native iPhone and Android app — completely anonymous, no sign-in, no account, stores up to 20 notes on your device. TaskLoco Lite Plus+ is the web app and Chrome extension — sign in with Google, up to 30 notes, synced across all your devices. Neither free tier includes reminders, file attachments, or team sharing — those are Premium features.
Can TaskLoco sticky notes have file attachments?
Yes. TaskLoco Premium includes 10GB of file storage, and attachments live directly on the note they belong to. Images, PDFs, documents, audio — all attached to the relevant note and immediately accessible. If you need more space, storage add-on tiers are available up to 1TB and stackable. Miro doesn't offer this kind of per-note file attachment system.
Do TaskLoco reminders work on mobile?
Reminders are delivered as push notifications to your phone and computer. When a reminder fires, it deep-links directly back to the original note — so you're immediately in context, not on a generic home screen. Optional email notifications are also available, and SMS is an optional add-on. Reminders are a TaskLoco Premium feature.
How does TaskLoco team sharing work?
Team sharing in TaskLoco works like sending an email. You share a note with a teammate, they receive it, and they can clone it and make it their own. There are no permissions to configure, no access levels to set up, and no admin overhead. It's the most friction-free team sharing model in the sticky note space. This feature is included with TaskLoco Premium.
What is the TaskLoco Chrome extension?
The Chrome extension is free with TaskLoco Lite Plus+ and Premium. It lets you capture any webpage as a sticky note in one click — no copying URLs, no tab-switching, no forgetting what you were researching. It's a genuinely useful feature for anyone who works with research, references, or client material pulled from the web.
How much does TaskLoco Premium cost?
$9.99/month per person (currently $4.99/month per person for first 500 charter members with code CHARTER50)
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