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Show HN: Godspeed is a fast, 100% keyboard oriented todo app for Mac

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Re: Show HN: Godspeed is a fast, 100% keyboard oriented todo app for Mac

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Post by kstrauser »

Coming from an OmniFocus user:

How do I script it? OF's automation is a must-have, as that's how I integrate it with my other apps. Extensive Shortcuts support (ala Things) is a minimum. AppleScript or JavaScript is better.

I won't use a to-do app without a start date. Don't remind me to renew my driver's license 3 years in advance. I don't even want to see that. Everything that's due far in the future that I couldn't be working on today even if I wanted to is just a distraction.

I can't deep link directly to an item. That means I can't use it with things like Hookmark, or have a note in another app that links back to its related project.

I can't legally use it without end-to-end encryption. That's a deal breaker for anyone in a regulated industry, and I don't want to have one to-do app for work and another for personal stuff.

This looks really cool! Each one of the above items would keep it out of the running for me, though.

Re: Show HN: Godspeed is a fast, 100% keyboard oriented todo app for Mac

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Post by drcongo »

drcongo wrote: post #73
lukefreiler wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just because they don't feel the price is right/competitive doesn't automatically write them off as not your target market/ICP - it could still be very valid feedback, especially when competitive options may be cheaper. Personally I pay less than 1/2 the sub rate they're charging for TickTick Premium, and love it. That's not to say I wouldn't pay double for what it gains me (I definitely would), but given that TickTi…

TickTick looks pretty nice, and doesn't seem to be Electron. Thanks, gonna trial it now!

Update: subscribed to premium already, this is great. Shame they don't offer family or team plans.

Re: Show HN: Godspeed is a fast, 100% keyboard oriented todo app for Mac

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Post by 1123581321 »

KingGeedorah wrote: post #51

> However, 18 months after a one-time purchase, you'll no longer get access to new or updated features. Is this normal for SaaS?

It's increasingly common. This particular one is a bit of a headscratcher since typically pay-once-for-an-update period is presented as a de facto subscription, but this also has a subscription.

In this case, you'd pay $150 for an 18-month window of updates, or $144 for two years of updates (or, if you like, $72*1.5 for the same 18-month window, assuming you're going to pay another $150 at month 19 for something interesting.)

Contrast that with Agenda, which is $35 to buy with 12 month of updates, or about $100 for a life-time of updates. The tradeoff is more straightforward as you're just deciding whether to bet on more than three years of features.

Or contrast with OmniFocus which is $150 for the major version, which typically is on a 4-5 year cicle, or $5/mo. In that case you're just betting that you'll use the current major version more than 2.5 years.

(I'm ignoring cashflow discount; you get the idea.)

(The app itself is fun and fast to use, and I'm not complaining or demanding special treatment. I'm just interested in how these things are priced.)

Re: Show HN: Godspeed is a fast, 100% keyboard oriented todo app for Mac

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Post by busterarm »

graypegg wrote: post #38
busterarm wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Right, but by choosing to go keyboard-focused it's competing in a space with very feature-rich Vim and Emacs plugins (and users who want to work out of those) that are free. Even the Sublime users have lots of options already. Sublime is ALSO a very capable text editor and $100.

Fair, though I do think there's value you might be discounting here that ISN'T keyboard shortcuts. The market isn't all vim/emacs users, it's complex Omnifocus-style todo app users, who are frustrated with the lack of keyboard support in those apps. These users are more comfortable with this price point than you may expect (IMO) but will need feature parity for things like OmniFocus perspectives/floating timezones/ea…

I'm not saying the market isn't there, I'm just saying don't act surprised when you get very valid criticisms expressing sticker shock.

Emacs users have Org Mode and MobileOrg and can store the sync data somewhere they have full control over.

Re: Show HN: Godspeed is a fast, 100% keyboard oriented todo app for Mac

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Post by profstasiak »

booi wrote: post #56
mrinterweb wrote: post #36

This looks great and I appreciate the demo period and the option to buy one-time. Do wish the buy one-time had a longer update length. The subscription looks like the better deal. The $149 / 18 months is $8.28/month. Guess the upside is you get to keep using the app without updates after the 18 months. I have subscription fatigue so I do appreciate the one-time purchase.

Ok but are we overlooking the $150 for a todo app? There are entire suites of software that cost less than $150 to own. Microsoft Office Home, Windows 11, Photoshop Elements 2024, Premiere Elements 2024... I'm just saying I think the buy to own price is an order of magnitude too high relative to other significantly more complicated pieces of software.

what is life if not a series of doing tasks? I don't see a problem with paying 150$ for me to better do tasks I care about, not forget important stuff etc. And I come from low-income country, not US or western europe

Re: Show HN: Godspeed is a fast, 100% keyboard oriented todo app for Mac

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Post by willdr »

bonestamp2 wrote: post #67
drcongo wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

$150 for an electron app. I was considering holding my nose about the Electron part as I've been desperately trying to find a todo app that meets my needs, but damned if I'm going to subscribe or pay $150 for one.

Which cross platform solution would they have had to use to get your $150?

For $150 I want a native app
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