I'll throw my 2 cents in here for 2Do, which is basically a power user todo app with multiple sync options including iCloud, Dropbox, etc. Give it a shot!
Microsoft to shut down Wunderlist in favor of its new app, To-Do
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Re: Microsoft to shut down Wunderlist in favor of its new app, To-Do
#222Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I've spent the last two years developing a todo app Without seeing what you have, a general remark would be that everyone and his cousin has clocked at least some time developing at least one ToDo app. It's a right-of-passage thing for a lot of developers, just like a Weather app is the same for UX designer wannabies. BTW, what set Wunderlist apart is not the features first and foremost, but their bold in-your-face…
(OP here) I've set up a quick website with more detailed descriptions and some screenshots: http://tuskarr.tilda.ws/ I'm absolutely aware of the rite-of-passage thing, but I'm doing this because I NEED a proper, working todo app. My life will crumble without it. And I'm prepared spend my time and money on it. In any case, there's no going back to Wunderlist now. As for marketing, I'm not worried. All I want is a work…
Looks really nice. Unfortunately, I usually don't want my task list associated with dates. I just want a list of stuff I need to get done (actually, A lot of lists of stuff). Once in a while I'll want to associate a reminder date but that's about it for the way I work.
Re: Microsoft to shut down Wunderlist in favor of its new app, To-Do
#223Damn, now I need to move faster. My app must be ready by the time they close Wunderlist. I expected an eventual closure, but not that soon. I've spent the last two years developing a todo app that would be a good replacement for Wunderlist (and Astrid, if anyone still remembers that). The app will include with some major / critical features both those apps lacked: proper hierarchies / first-class subtasks, automatica…
Hope your waterfall spec has caldev integration. I want a to do app that syncs with my iPhone todos and Google todos. I should be able to tell Siri to add something and mark it off later from my desktop. Or add couple of things with Siri, some auto populated from Gmail and notes.
Basically I don't give a shit about a walled garden to do app anymore no matter how good it is. I don't want a new app. I'd rather use something that puts my existing apps on steroids.
Re: Microsoft to shut down Wunderlist in favor of its new app, To-Do
#224If anyone is looking for an alternative that will probably be around for a long time, check out Todoist [1]: they are bootstrapped and profitable and been around for 10 years. In terms of product - it's as simple to use as Wunderlist, but does have a few extra features. And they are cross platform like Wunderlist. (I'm not affiliated with them. Just a happy user.) [1] https://todoist.com
Hmm, I guess it's time to switch. Does To-Doist allow sorting tasks by due dates?
Re: Microsoft to shut down Wunderlist in favor of its new app, To-Do
#225Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I've spent the last two years developing a todo app Without seeing what you have, a general remark would be that everyone and his cousin has clocked at least some time developing at least one ToDo app. It's a right-of-passage thing for a lot of developers, just like a Weather app is the same for UX designer wannabies. BTW, what set Wunderlist apart is not the features first and foremost, but their bold in-your-face…
"rite of passage" right of passage is probably more like the right of way :)
Looks like it switched in the 1970s
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=rite+of+passag...
Re: Microsoft to shut down Wunderlist in favor of its new app, To-Do
#226Earlier quoted context omitted.
(OP here) I've set up a quick website with more detailed descriptions and some screenshots: http://tuskarr.tilda.ws/ I'm absolutely aware of the rite-of-passage thing, but I'm doing this because I NEED a proper, working todo app. My life will crumble without it. And I'm prepared spend my time and money on it. In any case, there's no going back to Wunderlist now. As for marketing, I'm not worried. All I want is a work…
Looks really nice. Unfortunately, I usually don't want my task list associated with dates. I just want a list of stuff I need to get done (actually, A lot of lists of stuff). Once in a while I'll want to associate a reminder date but that's about it for the way I work.
Have you tried WorkFlowy? It is basically lists of lists.. of lists and so on.
Never liked there UX though, but the concept.
Re: Microsoft to shut down Wunderlist in favor of its new app, To-Do
#227I've tried a variety of todo apps over the years, but could never really get into any of them. They all seem overly complicated and heavyweight. Recently I discovered what I really need are simple lists and hierarchy. That is, Dynalist or Workflowy.
Workflowy came first, Dynalist is very similar, but is more actively developed and probably has more features at the moment, so I'd recommend that one.
I keep a "short term todo" list as the top item in my "personal" list, and longer-term todos grouped by category below that. The wonderful part is that I can add sub-tasks, or just notes, or groupings, with the same mechanism. All the information is right there and I don't have to think too hard about it. And I can use the same app for notes and other types of lists.
Both support things like tags and due dates, but aren't in your face about them. Personally I hardly ever use those features, though it's nice to know they're there in case I suddenly become more organized. Sharing too.
Obviously, this may not work for everyone, but for engineer types who love recursive structure, the simple hierarchical list model is pretty awesome.
(Not affiliated with either product, just a happy user.)
Re: Microsoft to shut down Wunderlist in favor of its new app, To-Do
#228Earlier quoted context omitted.
"rite of passage" right of passage is probably more like the right of way :)
Looks like it switched in the 1970s https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=rite+of+passag...
I'm no language expert, but I don't think there was any "switch".
As Wikipedia says, "[rite of passage] is the Anglicisation of rite de passage, a French term innovated by the ethnographer Arnold van Gennep in his work Les rites de passage."
"Right of passage" may mean something similar to "right of way", and may be used my mistake when people mean "rite of passage" but there was never a switch in how "rite" is spelled.
Re: Microsoft to shut down Wunderlist in favor of its new app, To-Do
#229Earlier quoted context omitted.
"rite of passage" right of passage is probably more like the right of way :)
Looks like it switched in the 1970s https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=rite+of+passag...
No, it didn't switch. "Right of passage" is a thing, but it's a completely different thing from "rite of passage".
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Re: Microsoft to shut down Wunderlist in favor of its new app, To-Do
#230Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I've spent the last two years developing a todo app Without seeing what you have, a general remark would be that everyone and his cousin has clocked at least some time developing at least one ToDo app. It's a right-of-passage thing for a lot of developers, just like a Weather app is the same for UX designer wannabies. BTW, what set Wunderlist apart is not the features first and foremost, but their bold in-your-face…
"rite of passage" right of passage is probably more like the right of way :)
Indeed. Sorry for a brain fart.