Best Telegram bots for Team task management

Team task bots live in the group chat where the work is discussed: assign a task to a colleague in one message, see what is due today, close it when done. They suit small teams, freelancers with clients and field staff who never open a desktop tracker.

The best Telegram bot for team task management is iTasks (@iTasksBot): a free task tracker for small teams with deadlines and assignees that needs no install and no sign-up, a lighter alternative to Trello or Jira. TodoMateAI (@todomateaibot) turns plain-language messages into structured tasks in English and Russian, and Worksection (@worksection_bot) is the official bot for teams already running on that project platform.

Checked September 4, 2026

6 botsRanked

Comparison

#BotPriceLanguagesInlineGroupsScore
1iTasks @iTasksBotFreeENnoyes68
2TodoMateAI @todomateaibotFreemiumEN · RUnono67
3Patrick bot @patrick_trackerbotFreemiumENnoyes61
4Task Scheduler Bot @super_scheduller_botFreeENnono60
5UTasks @UTasksBotFreeENnoyes60
6Worksection @worksection_botPaidEN · RUnono60
Neighbouring subtopics

How we chose

A test team of three ran a two-week project through each bot: twenty tasks with assignees and deadlines, status changes, comments and one reassignment. We measured the taps needed to create and close a task in a group chat, checked reminders before deadlines, looked for a list of tasks per person and an overview per project, and tested what happens when a member leaves the chat. Free limits on users and tasks were recorded.

Full methodology →

Team task management

Chat-native tracker or bridge to a platform

iTasks, UTasks and Patrick keep tasks inside Telegram: the group chat is the workspace, and a Mini App or commands give the overview. That is enough for a team of two to ten with a simple flow. Worksection's bot is a bridge to a full project platform with a paid account: notifications and quick actions in the chat, everything else on the web. Teams that already pay for Jira, Asana or Worksection should look for the bridge first.

Assigning in a group

The best flow is one message: mention a colleague, write the task, set a date, done. Test that reminders reach the assignee rather than the whole group, that a person can list their own open tasks and that closing a task notifies whoever created it. Bots that require every member to open a private chat first stall on the one person who never does.

Limits and continuity

Free tiers cap users, projects or active tasks. Check what happens at the cap: some bots stop creating tasks silently. Export matters too, because a team's task history is worth keeping when you move to a bigger tool; a bot with CSV or Google Sheets export, as Task Scheduler Bot offers for events, saves that migration.

Frequently asked questions

Which bot is free for a small team?

iTasks and UTasks are free with tasks, deadlines and assignees in a group chat; Patrick has a free tier.

Can I assign a task to someone in a group chat?

Yes, in iTasks, UTasks and Patrick you mention the person in the task message; they get a personal reminder.

Is there a bot for Jira or Trello?

Not in this rating yet; Worksection has an official bot, and Notifine from the developer ratings forwards Trello events.

Do tasks disappear if the bot shuts down?

Tasks live on the bot's servers; choose a bot with export, or a bridge to a platform you pay for, if the history matters.