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How do comments and @mentions work on tasks in personal task managers, and which ones support attachments and threaded discussion?

Measured in 1 answer, last on Nov 9, 2026. Only the passages that name a brand are shown.

Brands in the answers

BrandNamed inRecommended inPositiveAvg. position
Asana100%100%100%1
Todoist100%100%100%2
TickTick100%100%100%3
Microsoft Planner100%0%0%—
Any.do100%0%0%—
Microsoft To Do100%0%0%—
Things 3100%0%0%—

Where each answer names a brand

Answer 1 · Nov 9, 2026 · 7 sources cited
Asana#1Recommendedpositive
“1. Asana – Best overall discussion experience. It combines comments, threaded replies, @mentions, attachments, reactions, and notifications.”
+ overall discussion experience

“Asana – Best overall discussion experience.”

+ rich text, emojis, attachments, and @mentions in comments

“Comments support rich text, emojis, attachments, and @mentions.”

+ threaded replies grouped under original comment

“Replies remain grouped under their original comment.”

+ pinned comments

“Important comments can be pinned.”

− threads only one level deep

“One limitation: threads are only one level deep. You can reply to a comment, but not to another reply.”

Todoist#2Recommendedpositive
“1. Asana – Best overall discussion experience. It combines comments, threaded replies, @mentions, attachments, reactions, and notifications. 2. Todoist – Best balance of simplicity and lightweight collaboration. Comments and attachments are integrated directly into tasks, although discussions aren't threaded.”
+ simplicity and lightweight collaboration

“Todoist – Best balance of simplicity and lightweight collaboration.”

+ comments and attachments integrated into tasks

“Comments and attachments are integrated directly into tasks, although discussions aren't threaded.”

+ comments displayed chronologically

“Comments are displayed chronologically.”

+ file attachments

“You can upload documents, images, and other supported files.”

+ @mentions

“You can @mention collaborators to notify them.”

− no threaded replies

“Comments are flat rather than threaded.”

− mentioning in personal project requires sharing

“One limitation: notifying someone in a personal project requires sharing that project first.”

TickTick#3Recommendedpositive
“3. TickTick – A good alternative for combining personal task management with shared-list collaboration.”
+ combining personal task management with shared-list collaboration

“TickTick – A good alternative for combining personal task management with shared-list collaboration.”

+ comments in shared lists and as personal notes

“Comments work in shared lists and can also serve as personal notes.”

+ @mentions with notifications

“You can @mention someone in a comment.”

+ image and file attachments

“Tasks support image and file attachments.”

− threaded replies not documented

“The official documentation describes comments and attachments separately; it does not establish native threaded replies.”

“The newer Planner Task chat feature provides:”
+ task conversation

“A conversation associated with each task.”

+ @mentions notifying through Teams and email

“@mentions that notify colleagues through Teams and email.”

+ rich-text formatting and emoji reactions

“Rich-text formatting and emoji reactions.”

− single chronological chat, no nested threads

“It is a single chronological chat per task rather than separate nested comment threads.”

Any.doSite cited
“Any.do has an important distinction between personal tasks and shared board tasks:”
+ personal task attachments

“Personal tasks support notes, documents, images, videos, and voice memos.”

+ task-level chat on boards

“Family and Workspace boards support task-level chat.”

+ @mentions including @Everyone and @Assignees

“Users can @mention individuals, @Everyone, or @Assignees.”

− personal tasks lack collaborative chat

“Personal tasks do not have the same collaborative chat functionality as board tasks.”

“- Does not offer the same built-in task-comment conversation experience as Asana or Todoist.”
+ file attachments

“Supports uploading files directly to tasks.”

+ notes and links in task details

“Supports notes and links in task details.”

− limited discussion

“Attachments, but limited discussion”

− no built-in task-comment conversation

“Does not offer the same built-in task-comment conversation experience as Asana or Todoist.”

Things 3Site cited
“Things 3 is designed primarily for individual productivity.”
+ notes within tasks

“Supports notes within tasks.”

+ links in notes

“Supports links in notes.”

− no file attachments or embedded images

“Does not support file attachments or embedded images in notes.”

− no comments, @mentions, or discussion threads

“Does not provide task comments, @mentions, or collaborative discussion threads.”

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