Repeating Tasks
Set a task to repeat on a fixed schedule or after you finish it. The same task becomes the next occurrence, and a completed copy stays in your history.
Adding Recurrence
Open the task and tap the repeat button along the bottom of the Task Editor. Choose a rule under Presets or open Custom.
If the task has neither a start date nor a due date, choosing a repeat rule gives it a due date of today. Set the date of the first occurrence before choosing the rule when the routine should begin later.
Presets
| Rule | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Never | The task does not repeat. |
| Daily | Every day. |
| Work Days | Every week on the days selected in Work Week settings. |
| Weekly | Every week. |
| Every 2 Weeks | Every second week. |
| Monthly | Every month. |
| Yearly | Every year. |
The task's date determines the weekday or day of the month for interval rules. Use a custom weekday rule when the schedule needs several days each week.
Work Days
Tap Work Days, just after Daily, to repeat a task on your working days. Choose those days under Settings > Advanced settings > Work Week.
The Custom tab opens with Repeat on some days of the week and your work days selected. The task repeats every week on those days. You can adjust the selection for this task without changing your Work Week setting.
Changing Work Week later does not change existing repeat rules. Apply Work Days again to use your updated selection, or edit the days in Custom.
Custom Rules
The Custom tab has these choices:
- Repeat on a given frequency sets an interval in days, weeks, months, or years.
- Repeat on some days of the week lets you select any combination of weekdays.
- Repeat on a day of each month selects the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, or last occurrence of a named weekday, Weekday, or Weekend day.
- Repeat on the last day of the month selects the final calendar day, every 1 to 99 months.
Use Repeat on some days of the week for a different combination, such as Saturday and Sunday for a weekend task.
For a task every three weeks, choose Repeat on a given frequency, enter 3, and select Weeks. Four weeks is 28 days and is different from a monthly rule.
Month-End and Monthly Weekdays
Schedule a monthly review on the last Friday, a bill on the last weekday, or a household task on the last weekend day. Choose Repeat on a day of each month, select Last, then choose the day or group:
| Choice | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A named weekday, such as Friday | The last occurrence of that day in the month. |
| Weekday | The last Monday through Friday in the month. |
| Weekend day | The last Saturday or Sunday in the month. |
The first through fifth positions also work with these groups. For example, the second weekday is the second Monday-through-Friday date in that month. These are fixed calendar groups; your Work Week setting and public holidays do not change them.
For the final calendar day, choose Repeat on the last day of the month. Set the interval to 1 for monthly, 3 for quarterly, or 12 for yearly. A monthly rule can move from January 31 to February 28 and then March 31 without staying on the 28th. Leap years use February 29.
Choosing a rule keeps the current occurrence's dates. Set its first start or due date yourself. On completion, monthly weekday rules advance to the matching day in the following month. A month-end rule advances by its month interval; if you manually moved a date-based occurrence away from month-end, its next date first reaches the end of that same month. With repeat from completion enabled, the month interval starts from the month you finish the task.
Sync Availability
These options require the latest 2Do 4 for iPhone and iPad, 2Do 2026 for Mac, and 2Do 3.1 or later for Android. Update 2Do on every device you sync.
Native iCloud and Dropbox preserve the full rules. CalDAV uses standard calendar recurrence fields. See Sync for setup.
With Todoist, due-dated tasks can use the last calendar day of each month and monthly Weekday positions. Monthly Weekend day and month-end intervals longer than one month are hidden when creating a rule. If such a rule arrives through an import or account change, Todoist uses an ordinary monthly rule instead, retaining a longer month interval when present. A start-only task can retain the full rule in notes when Sync Extra Task Details is on; complete that task in 2Do. See Todoist repeats.
With Toodledo, the new month-end and grouped-day choices are hidden. An imported rule uses an ordinary month interval when synced. Named weekday rules, such as the last Friday, remain available.
Ending a Repeat
Choose whether the task Repeats forever, should End on date, or should End after a set number of occurrences. Once the rule has reached its end, completing the task finishes it without creating another occurrence.
Repeat From Due Date vs. Completion
The Repeat after completion switch controls where 2Do counts the next interval from:
- Leave it off for a fixed schedule. The next occurrence is counted from the task's due date, or its start date when it has no due date.
- Turn it on for chores or maintenance that should restart from the day you complete the task.
For example, a task due monthly on the 1st keeps repeating from the 1st even if you finish it on the 3rd. A task set to repeat one month from completion becomes due one month after you finish it.
What Happens on Completion
When another occurrence remains, 2Do keeps a completed copy for your history and advances the active task's dates. It keeps the same due time and start time. If the task has both a start and due date, it also keeps the gap between them.
A task with only a start date remains a start-only task. It becomes scheduled until the next start arrives, without gaining a due date. See Dates and Durations.
Repeating projects and checklists start their next occurrence with their children active again, so you can work through the steps each time. The completed copy records the occurrence you finished.
What Carries Over
The next occurrence keeps the title, notes, tags, priority, star, locations, action, duration, and repeat rule. Its alerts move with the schedule, and automatic due-date alerts are created for the next occurrence when enabled.
The completed state and progress of the new occurrence reset. Add an alert once when you want each occurrence to remind you; see Notifications and Alarms.
Editing a Repeating Task
Edit the active task in the usual way. There is no separate series editor. Changes to its title, notes, or other details carry into the next occurrence.
With Repeat after completion off:
- Changing the due date changes the date used to calculate the next occurrence. Move a monthly task from the 21st to the 22nd, and the next occurrence repeats from the 22nd.
- Changing the start date while keeping the due date changes the gap that future occurrences keep between start and due.
- For a start-only task, changing the start date also changes the date the rule repeats from.
With Repeat after completion on, the next occurrence is counted from the day you finish. A date edit changes the current occurrence; the gap between its start and due date still carries forward.
Unfinished or Skipped Occurrences
If you still need to do the task, leave it incomplete. A due task stays overdue; 2Do does not automatically mark it complete or advance its dates.
To move it without recording a completion, change its due date, or its start date if it has no due date. The new date can change later occurrences as described above.
To pause a routine, give it a tag such as @on-hold and pause that tag. Resume the tag when you want its tasks to appear again. See Pausing a Tag.