Best Android Widgets for Productivity
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No single widget does everything. A productive home screen uses one widget for your day (an agenda), one for your tasks, and one for quick notes. This list names the widgets that do each job well.
TL;DR
Your day at a glance: Super Agenda (agenda list) or Google Calendar (schedule widget with tasks).
Task lists with a home or lock screen widget: Todoist or TickTick.
Quick notes on the home screen: Google Keep.
Tasks that sync with Outlook: Microsoft To Do.
Calendar and tasks in one app: Business Calendar 2.
A widget built exactly your way: KWGT.
Features and prices checked on 2026-10-23. Widget options change with app updates, so open the widget picker on your phone to see what your version offers. For a calendar-only list, read 8 best calendar widgets for Android.
1. Super Agenda — Best for seeing your day as a list
Android 8.0 and newer · Free, one-time Pro upgrade
Super Agenda is my own app, so read this entry with that in mind. It shows the events of the calendars on the phone as an agenda list, with optional day headers and an optional timeline. Use one column, or two columns for today and next. The toolbar can add an event, refresh, and open the settings. A tap on an event opens it in the calendar app.
The time settings are free: past events, days ahead, the maximum number of events, and hiding declined or all-day events. You can use a separate widget, with its own calendars, for work and for home. One in-app purchase, Super Agenda Pro, unlocks all style options. There is no subscription, no account and no ads.
Strengths
A clear list of what is next.
Separate calendars for each widget.
Hide declined and all-day events to cut noise.
Limitations
No tasks or to-dos. Pair it with a task app.
No month grid.
Style options need Pro.
Best for: Meetings and appointments at a glance.
2. Google Calendar — Best for tasks and events in one widget
Android · Free to install
Google's help page says the schedule widget shows your tasks and upcoming events. A second widget shows the month. The Play listing says you can create and manage tasks next to your events in the app.
Strengths
Tasks and events in one list.
Works with a Google account.
Limitations
Two widget types.
The help page does not list color or text-size options.
Best for: People who already use Google Tasks and Google Calendar.
3. Todoist — Best for a task list with a home or lock screen widget
Android · Free plan, paid Pro plan
The Todoist listing says you can check your daily tasks from a home or lock screen widget and add tasks with a Quick Add tile. The pricing page shows a free plan and a Pro plan with monthly or yearly billing. The listing offers a 7-day Pro trial.
Strengths
Natural-language Quick Add.
Projects, labels, priorities and a built-in habit tracker, per the listing.
Sync across phone, tablet and other devices.
Limitations
It is a task app, not an agenda of your calendar events.
Pro is a paid plan with recurring billing.
Best for: Task-heavy work.
4. TickTick — Best for tasks, notes and a built-in planner
Android · Free, paid Premium
The TickTick listing says you can add widgets for tasks and notes to your home screen. It includes a free day planner and can integrate third-party calendars such as Google Calendar and Outlook. TickTick Premium adds themes, a business calendar in grid format and higher limits.
Strengths
Tasks, notes and a calendar in one app.
Reads your Google Calendar and Outlook calendars.
Limitations
Some features need Premium.
A big app if you only want one widget.
Best for: People who want one app for tasks and planning.
5. Google Keep — Best for quick notes
Android
Google's Keep Help page lists three home screen widgets: a single-note widget, a note-collection widget, and a quick-capture widget. The Play listing adds that you can pin notes to your home screen with widgets.
Strengths
Fast capture from the home screen.
Notes and lists in one place.
Limitations
Not a project manager.
The pages I checked list no style options for the widgets.
Best for: Shopping lists and quick notes.
6. Microsoft To Do — Best for tasks that sync with Outlook
Android
The Play listing says you can add reminders, tasks and lists with the To Do widget. It says you can sync reminders and task lists between Outlook and To Do, and use several Microsoft accounts.
Strengths
Sync with Outlook tasks.
Lists for school, work and home.
Limitations
Built around Microsoft accounts.
Fewer widget details are listed than for other apps in this list.
Best for: Outlook and Microsoft 365 users.
7. Business Calendar 2 — Best for calendar and tasks in one app
Android · Free with ads, paid Pro upgrade inside the app
The Play listing says the app has 7 widgets (month, week, day, agenda and more), plus tasks with recurring tasks, subtasks and priorities in the premium features. It syncs with Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, Exchange and CalDAV, and links to Google Tasks and Microsoft To Do. The free version has ads. The latest "What's new" note mentions "Pro subscription purchases", so read the billing type on the purchase screen.
Strengths
Calendar and tasks together.
Many widget types.
Limitations
Ads in the free version.
Some task features need the paid version.
Best for: People who want one planner for events and tasks.
8. KWGT — Best for a widget built your way
Android · Free with ads, Pro upgrade inside the app
The KWGT listing calls it a widget maker with a WYSIWYG editor. You can build clocks, weather widgets, system monitors and more, and it works with Tasker. The listing says the Pro upgrade removes ads. See Super Agenda vs KWGT for how a ready-made widget compares with a build-your-own tool.
Strengths
Almost any layout is possible.
Works with other automation tools.
Limitations
You build the widget yourself. That takes time.
Contains ads in the free version.
Best for: People who enjoy designing their own widgets.
Your calendar, on your home screen. Super Agenda is a free, very customizable agenda widget for Android. No account, no ads.
Get Super Agenda on Google Play
Quick comparison
Super Agenda — What the widget shows: Agenda list of calendar events. Price model: Free, one-time Pro for style.
Google Calendar — What the widget shows: Tasks and events (schedule), month view. Price model: Free to install.
Todoist — What the widget shows: Daily tasks (home or lock screen). Price model: Free plan, paid Pro plan.
TickTick — What the widget shows: Tasks and notes. Price model: Free, paid Premium.
Google Keep — What the widget shows: Single note, note collection, quick capture. Price model: Not stated on the pages I checked.
Microsoft To Do — What the widget shows: Tasks and lists. Price model: Not stated on the pages I checked.
Business Calendar 2 — What the widget shows: Month, week, day, agenda. Price model: Free with ads, Pro in app.
KWGT — What the widget shows: Whatever you build. Price model: Free with ads, Pro in app.
How to choose
See today's meetings — Pick: Super Agenda or Google Calendar.
Track tasks with due dates — Pick: Todoist or TickTick.
Jot notes fast — Pick: Google Keep.
Use Outlook at work — Pick: Microsoft To Do (tasks) with an Outlook-synced calendar.
One app for everything — Pick: Business Calendar 2 or TickTick.
Full design control — Pick: KWGT.
A simple setup: one agenda widget at the top of the home screen, one task widget below it. For a layout with one widget only, read a minimalist Android home screen with one agenda widget.
Bottom line
Pick the job first, then the widget. For events, use an agenda widget such as Super Agenda or Google Calendar. For tasks, use Todoist, TickTick or Microsoft To Do. For notes, use Google Keep. Super Agenda has no tasks, so it fits best next to a task app and not in place of one.
Your calendar, on your home screen. Super Agenda is a free, very customizable agenda widget for Android. No account, no ads.
Get Super Agenda on Google Play
Based on published app information and features checked on 2026-10-23.
Super Agenda is not affiliated with Google, Microsoft, Doist, TickTick, Kustom Industries, or the makers of the other apps in this list.