One Task

Productivity

task manager

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One Task

Get stuff done by focusing on one task at a time

apps.apple.com

#focus#todo list#task manager#ios widget

5points
6comments
#2,837of 3,109 in 2023
Top 92%of 2023 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.

Design: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

Objections

  • Does not integrate with Apple Reminders, forcing duplicate task management

    From 3 comments
    • It would be great if this could work based on a Reminders list. Then it would additionally be nice to be able to have more than one widget, each linked to a different Reminders…
      layer8 on HN
    • Yes, but I‘d like to have those tasks in a Reminders list, so I can move them in and out within the Reminders app. Like a “Today” list in the Reminders app where I can move…
      layer8 on HN
    • That’s too cumbersome, because when I complete the task in your app, it will still sit in the Reminders app uncompleted. Similar for moving a task in the other direction. Yes,…
      layer8 on HN
  • Widget updates would lag without a running app to sync

    From 1 comment
    • That’s too cumbersome, because when I complete the task in your app, it will still sit in the Reminders app uncompleted. Similar for moving a task in the other direction. Yes,…
      layer8 on HN

Requests

  • Two-way sync with Apple Reminders lists

    From 3 comments
    • It would be great if this could work based on a Reminders list. Then it would additionally be nice to be able to have more than one widget, each linked to a different Reminders…
      layer8 on HN
    • Yes, but I‘d like to have those tasks in a Reminders list, so I can move them in and out within the Reminders app. Like a “Today” list in the Reminders app where I can move…
      layer8 on HN
    • That’s too cumbersome, because when I complete the task in your app, it will still sit in the Reminders app uncompleted. Similar for moving a task in the other direction. Yes,…
      layer8 on HN
  • Multiple widgets linked to different Reminders lists

    From 1 comment
    • It would be great if this could work based on a Reminders list. Then it would additionally be nice to be able to have more than one widget, each linked to a different Reminders…
      layer8 on HN

Alternatives named

  • Existing todo apps with a Today list

    From 1 comment
    • Yes, but I‘d like to have those tasks in a Reminders list, so I can move them in and out within the Reminders app. Like a “Today” list in the Reminders app where I can move…
      layer8 on HN
  • Apple Reminders

    From 1 comment
    • It would be great if this could work based on a Reminders list. Then it would additionally be nice to be able to have more than one widget, each linked to a different Reminders…
      layer8 on HN

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