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Show HN: I built a tool for repeatable checklists

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Re: Show HN: I built a tool for repeatable checklists

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post #5

Oh, I've always wanted something along these lines. I've yet to find an app that handles "this thing, if I'm late, still needs to be on-time next time" (like a mortgage payment) versus "this thing, if I'm late, should move all future occurrences accordingly" (like cleaning the toilets).

Gonna pile on to other's suggestions, and say Todoist can do this. You can schedule a task to happen every four weeks, and the next occurrence happen four weeks after you complete it (even if you're a few days late) or four weeks from when it was last due. Pretty nice for my needs, might fit yours too.

Re: Show HN: I built a tool for repeatable checklists

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Please consider being more explicit that this is a freemium product. You state it in the post, but pricing is nowhere to be seen on the index page. Until you sign up, I suppose. It's probably not done intentionally, but it's effectively one of those annoying sneaky anti-patterns.

Re: Show HN: I built a tool for repeatable checklists

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This is what I use google keep ( https://keep.google.com/ ) for -- though it's not as fully featured as yours, but it is free. In your opinion, what would be the main feature over that you'd say?

I think the thing I appreciate most as a user is the UI for performing lists on mobile. Big font, focused on a step, fast, and easy commenting.

Re: Show HN: I built a tool for repeatable checklists

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Really love your idea and the app, congratulations!

I will probably start referring to my longer checklists as "steplists" — what a great name!

I noticed that abandoned items in Focus Mode are not specially marked as abandoned in List Mode. I would expect these items to sync in both modes for this state. I also prefer a half-checked state for items in progress; it gives you some instant gratification for starting to work on the next item... but that's just personal preference.

Re: Show HN: I built a tool for repeatable checklists

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I've built several checklists that I come back to. I have one for weekend plane trips, one for short hikes, one for camping, one for road trips. It's always nice to be able to go back to a checklist and not have to remember all the stuff that needs to be packed. It's also good to be able to update the checklist mid-trip with a "man, I wish I had a..." For repeatable tasks I have a habit tracker on my phone, it's free…

Interesting to read that your main uses for this would be packing for trips. I started building a packing app last year but never followed through. On Reddit r/onebag they use lighterpack a lot, but I think it's rubbish and is ripe for replacement.
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