Effortless
Productivity
task timer
SHOW HN2019
191points
104comments
#204of 2,195 in 2019
Top 10%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
12 positive, 34 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 20 critical, out of 67 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Idea: 7 for, 7 againstDocs: 0 for, 6 againstPricing: 2 for, 3 againstDesign: 2 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, minimalist design
From 2 comments
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…
tobr on HNThis is a neat app! Really simple and straight to the point. Fantastic job Julian!
matthewhartmans on HN
Price seen as fair
From 2 comments
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…
tobr on HNIt's worth what people are willing to pay. Seems like there's quite a few people here happy with the price.
duiker101 on HN
Objections
Icon looks unappealing
From 2 comments
Mac nerds wouldn’t install an app with icon like this.
rusinov on HNWhile true, this icon has some obvious flaws that could have been fixed with "draw polygon; sides: 3" in any free or premium editor.
Redoubts on HN
Price too high for a task list
From 2 comments
13.99 to show notifications from a list. Come on
YCuN4M00v33odS on HNThe app had a ranking of 50 in the productivity category June 8 and was out of the MAS US list June 11. Thats all for the last 365 days. So I guess not many is willing to pay. I…
sovande on HN
No sync and no iOS or Linux or Windows version
From 2 comments
Does your app support iCloud sync or is everything stored locally? Are there any plans for an iOS app?
karanbhangui on HNNo Linux or Windows version?
IloveHN84 on HN
Notification typos in App Store screenshots
From 2 comments
There’s a word missing in the text of one of the screenshots in the App Store. (I’m in the Japan App Store, if that matters.) “...are you done your task?” Also, notifications is…
nihonde on HN"or are you done your task"
mfatica on HN
Requests
Nextcloud or iCloud sync
From 3 comments
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…
reaperducer on HNIf that is a problem, I'd rather have it sync with something like nextcloud instead of just another flavor of untrusted proprietary service.
dejaime on HNCould you consider synchronization via Nextcloud?
Fnoord on HN
iOS app
From 2 comments
iOS version planned? I'd love to chip in.
matchbok on HNWould love that for iOs, or an iPad Os widget. <3 I'm actually sad I do all my dev stuff via blink.sh now :(
j-pb on HN
Ability to turn off active task and add tasks without timer
From 1 comment
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…
tobr on HN
Full task name shown in menu bar
From 1 comment
Fantastic app, thank you for posting! Is there a way to get the current task name to show in full length in the menu bar, similar to what you have in the video? I see a truncated…
aportnoy on HN
Questions
Does it sync or store data locally?
From 1 comment
Does your app support iCloud sync or is everything stored locally? Are there any plans for an iOS app?
karanbhangui on HN
Is there a trial outside the Mac App Store?
From 1 comment
Looks interesting. Any plans to offer a trial outside of the MAS?
tedmiston on HN
Alternatives named
Tyke.app
From 1 comment
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…
tobr on HN
Zonebox
From 1 comment
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.…
brandall10 on HN
TickTick
From 1 comment
Looks nice and simple. I recently went looking for a ToDo list app and landed on TickTick. So far it has been really good. Specifically it is very focused on lists, not notes,…
regnerba on HN
Toggl
From 1 comment
Good (free) alternative, works across OSes and on iOS and Android, has browser integration and a support team: Toggl.io
edejong on HN