Evernote is a generic storage app for filing notes/documents (edit; with a great search feature)
There's no indication of an interest in expanding the to-do functionality
>>a list of items with check-boxes doesn't work
It works well for a check list
For task management, I use separate task notes.
The reminder feature stores due date, completion date/status
Tags identify categories, priorities, etc
Saved searches generate a to-do list;
- for example a sample current task list reminderOrder:* -reminderTime:day+1 -reminderDoneTime:*
No recurrence; I use an AppleScript (Mac)