--- description: Wunderlist, one of Google's 'best' productivity apps in 2014, reportedly sold for more than $100 million title: Microsoft Bought One of the Best To-Do List Apps image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4fe75521b6043140/69885294cd1bba19d26fb98f/wunderlist.jpeg?branch=production&width=750&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Microsoft](/tag/microsoft/) ## Microsoft Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Microsoft Bought One of the Best To-Do List Apps ## Video: TIME Explains: The Deep Web [Watch (HLS stream): TIME Explains: The Deep Web](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/DQbujPQY.m3u8) (2:19)  _Published 2013-10-31. The FBI takedown of the online market Silk Road reveals the challenges of regulating the Deep Web. Here's what you need to know._  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 2, 2015 3:06 PM CUT  6 Wunderkinder  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 2, 2015 3:06 PM CUT Microsoft has once again expanded its mobile footprint with the [acquisition](http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2015/06/02/welcome-6wunderkinder-microsoft-acquires-wunderlist/?utm%5Fsource=dlvr.it&utm%5Fmedium=twitter "undefined") of 6Wunderkinder, a Berlin-based startup behind popular task managing app Wunderlist. Wunderlist, which can be used to make to-do lists and set reminders, was [nominated](http://time.com/3611709/best-android-google-play-apps-2014/ "undefined") by Google as one of the best productivity apps in 2014\. Users of the app can also share to-do lists with one another, making it a useful tool for work groups, roommates or couples. Microsoft announced the deal on Tuesday, marking the latest in a string of acquisitions that has rapidly expanded the company’s suite of productivity services for iPhone and Android users. Microsoft [acquired](http://time.com/3690502/new-outlook-app/ "undefined") Acompli, a critically acclaimed email app in December, [followed](https://www.google.com/url?q=http://time.com/3705703/microsoft-buys-sunrise-calendar/&sa=U&ei=lMFtVZD3DqyCsQTZyYGQDQ&ved=0CAsQFjAC&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNEIksPCpMXfUi2mphUsBBDRb%5F4O5g "undefined") by Sunrise, a calendar app, in February. Microsoft has since rebranded Acompli as its first true Outlook mobile app for iOS and Android. While Microsoft has not disclosed the value of the deal, an insider familiar with the negotiation [told](http://www.wsj.com/article%5Femail/microsoft-buys-german-to-do-list-startup-6wunderkinder-1433177558-lMyQjAxMTA1MDA0MTIwMjEyWj "undefined") the Wall Street _Journal_ that the acquisition was valued between $100 to $200 million. ### See How Presidents Age in the White House, According to Microsoft  Barack Obama in January, 2009\. Real age: 47 Saul Loeb—AFP/Getty Images  Barack Obama in April, 2015\. Real age: 53 Pablo Martinez Monsivais—AP  George W. Bush in April 2001\. Real age: 54 Antonio Scorza—AFP/Getty Images  George W. Bush in May, 2008\. Real age: 61 Saul Loeb—AFP/Getty Images  Bill Clinton in January, 1993\. Real age: 46 White House/AFP/Getty Images  Bill Clinton in January, 2001\. Real age: 54 Paul J. Richards—AFP/Getty Images  George Bush, Sr. in January, 1989\. Real age: 64 Cynthia Johnson—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  George Bush, Sr. in December, 1992\. 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