COMPARISON
MyCheck vs a to-do app
Apple Reminders, Google Keep, Todoist, Notion — general list apps. They are free or cheap, most people already have one, and they are very good at the thing they do: you type what you need to remember, and they remind you.
If you know exactly what you have to do, a to-do app is enough and you should use it. MyCheck is for when the list itself is the hard part — when it depends on a case status, a form type and a date you do not control.
Choose MyCheck if
- You are tracking a USCIS case and want the list to follow what it does.
- You do not already know which documents the next step needs.
- You want one place for the case, the documents and the dates rather than three apps.
Choose a to-do app if
- You already know every step and just need to be nudged.
- You live in Notion or Todoist and want everything in the one workspace.
- You want it free, offline, and on your lock screen.
What a to-do app does better
- They are built into the phone. Widgets, the lock screen, Siri or Google Assistant, offline, no extra account.
- Repeating tasks, sub-tasks and free-form structure that MyCheck deliberately keeps simpler.
- Notion in particular will bend into any shape you want; MyCheck has opinions about what a checklist is.
- Free, or cheaper than $9.99 a month, and you are probably already paying for one.
What MyCheck does better
- It knows the case. Type a receipt number and the status, the history and the next step come with it.
- You do not have to research the list first. MyCheck already knows what an interview or an evidence request usually needs.
- Deadlines that come from the case rather than from you remembering to set them.
- A checklist you can hand to a spouse or an attorney without handing over your whole notes app.
- Ask ChatGPT, Claude or Grok for the list and it lands attached to the case, not as loose tasks.
Side by side
| What you want to do | MyCheck | a to-do app |
|---|---|---|
| Look up a USCIS case status | Yes, from the receipt number | No |
| Tell you what the status means you should do next | A checklist per status | Whatever you typed in yourself |
| A ready-made list for your form type | Yes | You write it |
| Notice when the case changes | Yes, and the list changes with it | No |
| Reminders and due dates | Yes | Yes — this is what they are for |
| Share a list with your spouse or attorney | Yes, that list only | Yes, though often the whole notebook |
| Widgets, voice, offline, lock screen | Basic | Better — they are part of the phone |
| Save a list by asking ChatGPT, Claude or Grok | Yes, and it attaches to your case | Notion and Todoist run their own MCP servers; the tasks arrive with no case behind them |
| Ask other applicants a question | Yes, the MyCheck Community — and the app can translate a post into your language | No |
| Use it for everything else in your life | Yes | Yes |
| What it costs | Free for one case and 3 checklists; $9.99/month for unlimited | Free, or a few dollars a month for the paid tiers |
Try MyCheck free
One case, three checklists and reminders are free, on the web and in the app. No card to start.
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