Open nelsonic opened 4 years ago
I have been using Todoist for about a month and a half now (I started using it in November 2019 but as we were out of the country for 2 weeks I didn't get it set up well and wasn't using it then). I haven't tested any team functionality.
I have used the desktop app and the iOS app. I briefly used the web app but moved quickly to desktop as a personal preference.
Here are my personal pros and cons:
!!1
for high priority or !!2
for medium#project-name
for assigning to projectAdding tags is a premium feature
deep work
, out-of-the-office
, etc)No timers or way to show that there is a specific issue you are making progress on but there IS a toggle integration:
If you don't get tasks done that you had in your (somewhat hopeful) list for a specific day, there is a huge list of 'overdue' tasks that starts to pile up at the top of your 'Today' list the next day
Along the same lines, if you brain dump into the inbox, it's very easy to get overwhelmed when you go back in to try to review tasks and figure out which decisions need to be made - this is also a common complaint in forums and the answer is always 'well, your system should be better'. We can solve this problem
Very much an app for 'to-dos' as individual tasks rather than overarching goals - you very much have to make up your own system if you're going to use it for goals
There is no calendar view so you can't also see your appointments for the day alongside the to-dos
Completed tasks disappear from view completely and seeing them again is a premium feature 😆
Free up your mental space
The whole homepage is focussed on two things - Todoist's ability to give you mental clarity and the idea that you can trust the software.
There is a graphical reference to the fact that you can use it across all platforms but that's it.
Forced to update the App: 🤦♀️
This is excellent UX. Totally want this in my life! 🎉
https://todoist.com/features has many of the features I've been wanting to build into the @dwyl app ...
if
they had time tracking, repeatable checklists, invoicing/payment collection, advanced personal/team analytics and were Open Source, I woulduse
their app and not need to build my own.Thomas Frank has recommended Todoist to his 1M+ followers/subs on several occasions: https://youtu.be/KpzhO1EyA2U
https://todoist.com/pricing
In several cases we are going to use Todoist as the "UX" validation for the "Complete" portion of our App/Workflow. i.e. we may "borrow" entire features from them. Thankfully there are enough Todo List apps out there that the features are by no means "unique" so there is no "IP" claim.
Our "Product Manager" whoever that ends up being, needs to know Todoist inside out.