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The concept is similar to an app I used years ago called Zonebox. I loved the idea but it was buggy and appeared to be abandoned by the developer. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zonebox/id597870795?mt=12 Purchased and so far it looks pretty great.
This is a neat app! Really simple and straight to the point. Fantastic job Julian!
It would be pretty cool if there was a way to add tasks straight from Alfred
This looks brilliant in its simplicity. I’ve been using Tyke.app for a few weeks as a task list, and it’s perhaps the first that seems to work for me. Getting timers + fast task entry seems like a useful addition. Bought it, the price is perfect. Some feedback. Starting the task automatically when it’s added feels stressful. Same when I restart the app - it starts ticking. Not sure how to reset it either. Would like…
Your feedback is super useful to us. The ability to turn off the active task is probably something we will incorporate in the next release. Having the ability to add tasks without a timer needs to be thought through a bit more by us since many users use their Effortless task list as a sort of notepad. Please let me know if you have any more feedback!
Counterpoint: These apps never work, calendars are time prisons, we already have advanced technology for managing time: our brains.
Despite the downvotes, I somewhat agree with you: It is not about the app you use, but THAT YOU USE IT. It does take some commitment and I think, people tend to hop from app to app instead of building the nessecary mindset. In fact, a clock and a peace of paper can do the job just fine, if yout want it to.
I'm not in the market for this kind of app, but thank you for making it a straight $9.99 purchase, instead of a $4.99/month SaaS (rental) scheme. Or some bogus in-app purchase that gets negated somewhere along the way when the app auto-updates and the previous in-app purchase is no longer available. I can't tell if it syncs data with my other Apple devices, but if it does, it would be great if it had the option of do…
It depends. If it's a piece of software that never updates, a one time purchase makes sense. But otherwise, why should you get access to all future updates and ongoing work? I think Sketch has a good system - you pay once and you only have access to that version forever (bugs and all). In order to update/get new features, you need to pay again or have an ongoing subscription.
Of course it is better for the dev to sell a subscription, but having to pay when new versions releases is for the customer the best option.
Hey HN! My name is Julian, and I made Effortless with aracena to solve a problem we were both having: how to focus on exactly one thing at a time. Effortless displays my current task, and a countdown timer in the menu bar, and although it sounds silly, it means that I have a constant visual reminder of what I should be working on. Effortless was also a great excuse to learn Swift and native Mac app development. I'm h…
“...are you done your task?”
Also, notifications is spelled incorrectly. Those kinds of mistakes indicate a lack of attention to detail.
I'm not in the market for this kind of app, but thank you for making it a straight $9.99 purchase, instead of a $4.99/month SaaS (rental) scheme. Or some bogus in-app purchase that gets negated somewhere along the way when the app auto-updates and the previous in-app purchase is no longer available. I can't tell if it syncs data with my other Apple devices, but if it does, it would be great if it had the option of do…
If I ever get around to releasing one of the various projects I have, it will probably use a tip jar.