It was Wunderful while it lasted
May 2, 2017 10:31 AM Subscribe
I need a simple, collaborative to-do app to replace Wunderlist.
I'm not interested in migrating to Microsoft To-Do. Qualities I need:
Sharing, multiple lists, notes. That's it.
I notice we need bananas. I put it on the list. Two days later I'm at the grocery store and not sure whether someone else already picked up bananas. I look at the list and see if we still need bananas.
This is all I want it to do. But for more than bananas, I want another list that includes "cancel cable" and "send that card" - just a way to manage the shared activities within a household.
We're in a Mac and iPhone environment. I like things that don't cost anything, but I could also spend $5.
I'm not interested in migrating to Microsoft To-Do. Qualities I need:
Sharing, multiple lists, notes. That's it.
I notice we need bananas. I put it on the list. Two days later I'm at the grocery store and not sure whether someone else already picked up bananas. I look at the list and see if we still need bananas.
This is all I want it to do. But for more than bananas, I want another list that includes "cancel cable" and "send that card" - just a way to manage the shared activities within a household.
We're in a Mac and iPhone environment. I like things that don't cost anything, but I could also spend $5.
I've been very happy with Any.do. I haven't tried sharing but that function exists.
posted by holborne at 10:45 AM on May 2, 2017
posted by holborne at 10:45 AM on May 2, 2017
I use Trello for this. It might be overkill, but I have a shared board with checklists on it for groceries, bills, housewares, etc. I also have a shared board for non-house stuff like social commitments, travel planning, etc. My boyfriend and I both have it on our phone so we can see what the other did. We can even assign entire items to ourselves and see how we're doing.
FWIW we are both project managers so our tolerance for this kind of claptrap is very high.
posted by pazazygeek at 10:54 AM on May 2, 2017 [3 favorites]
FWIW we are both project managers so our tolerance for this kind of claptrap is very high.
posted by pazazygeek at 10:54 AM on May 2, 2017 [3 favorites]
My husband and I have used OurGroceries since 2009 for our shared lists. It's free, but ad-supported. You could pay to remove the ads, but I've never bothered. (I really should after all these years)
There are iPhone and Android versions and it worked for us when we were both on iPhones and after he switched to Android.
I've never really used the Notes feature but it seems to be associated with the list as a whole version an individual item on the list, so that might not work for you. Or maybe it will. Good luck finding something that works for you.
posted by melissa at 11:11 AM on May 2, 2017 [1 favorite]
There are iPhone and Android versions and it worked for us when we were both on iPhones and after he switched to Android.
I've never really used the Notes feature but it seems to be associated with the list as a whole version an individual item on the list, so that might not work for you. Or maybe it will. Good luck finding something that works for you.
posted by melissa at 11:11 AM on May 2, 2017 [1 favorite]
Google keep. The iPhone app is nice, the web client is nice, and you can pick which notes you share with who as long as everyone has a Google account.
posted by joycehealy at 11:13 AM on May 2, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by joycehealy at 11:13 AM on May 2, 2017 [2 favorites]
I use Google Keep in a way that seems similar to this, in that I have multiple notes and lists.
posted by Autumnheart at 11:14 AM on May 2, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by Autumnheart at 11:14 AM on May 2, 2017 [3 favorites]
Jinx joycehealy!
posted by Autumnheart at 11:14 AM on May 2, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by Autumnheart at 11:14 AM on May 2, 2017 [1 favorite]
Another vote for Anylist.
It's primary use is for stuff like grocery lists, where you're going to repeatedly add the same items, and items are categorized (eg, by aisle), but you can set up lists where the items are one-shots and/or don't have categories. Sharing is controlled per-list.
Although you can add one line of notes to a list item, I don't think you could have a paragraph-long note.
posted by adamrice at 11:17 AM on May 2, 2017
It's primary use is for stuff like grocery lists, where you're going to repeatedly add the same items, and items are categorized (eg, by aisle), but you can set up lists where the items are one-shots and/or don't have categories. Sharing is controlled per-list.
Although you can add one line of notes to a list item, I don't think you could have a paragraph-long note.
posted by adamrice at 11:17 AM on May 2, 2017
Happy with Google Keep.
posted by cda at 11:27 AM on May 2, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by cda at 11:27 AM on May 2, 2017 [2 favorites]
This is how we use Google Keep--separate shopping lists (grocery, booze monger, pet store, home store); to-do lists. I have a reading list, notes to myself, various other things. It's great because I can use the app on the phone or type things up at the computer with a real keyboard.
posted by crush at 11:28 AM on May 2, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by crush at 11:28 AM on May 2, 2017 [2 favorites]
As another data point, we've been struggling with using Google Keep for grocery lists. On both iOS and Android devices, when using it at the store to check things off, the app freezes and is jumpy and frequently we end up at the bottom of the list, which is full of old checked items we've bought in the past. It's become quite maddening and I'm looking at other options. One I'm looking at is Cozi.
posted by cabingirl at 12:03 PM on May 2, 2017
posted by cabingirl at 12:03 PM on May 2, 2017
Goddamnit. Did Wunderlist get bought by Microsoft? Is it going to die a death? Ugh.
Thanks for asking this question. I guess I'm in just the same boat as you.
Before Wunderlist, I used ToDoist. I can't remember how it compares or why I switched, but here's a feature chart. ...At a glance, it seems like the free version would be sufficient for a couple/household/small department.
posted by sazerac at 12:06 PM on May 2, 2017
Thanks for asking this question. I guess I'm in just the same boat as you.
Before Wunderlist, I used ToDoist. I can't remember how it compares or why I switched, but here's a feature chart. ...At a glance, it seems like the free version would be sufficient for a couple/household/small department.
posted by sazerac at 12:06 PM on May 2, 2017
The notes app in iOS does all of this. You can put a checklist in a note and share it with multiple people. No need for a third party app.
posted by sid at 2:09 PM on May 2, 2017
posted by sid at 2:09 PM on May 2, 2017
iOS/Mac's built-in Reminders allows you to do this stuff with its list-sharing features. The sharing used to be a little wonky but it's gotten much faster recently.
posted by Polycarp at 2:36 PM on May 2, 2017
posted by Polycarp at 2:36 PM on May 2, 2017
Are you FUCKING kidding me. Goddammit.
Well, I enjoyed Wunderlist but I find myself using Google Keep and a simple spreadsheet (Google Sheets) more and more these days.
I haven't used the Google Sheets app for phone too often, but it does exist.
posted by stoneandstar at 2:42 PM on May 2, 2017
Well, I enjoyed Wunderlist but I find myself using Google Keep and a simple spreadsheet (Google Sheets) more and more these days.
I haven't used the Google Sheets app for phone too often, but it does exist.
posted by stoneandstar at 2:42 PM on May 2, 2017
As a long-ago Wunderlist user, I've been pretty happy with Our Groceries for shared shopping lists. I use their sync service, and it seems to work well to get items on to my wife's phone. No issues so far - I recommend it!
For my own notes, I was loyal to Vesper until they quit, and still use it along with Simplenote, but I'm slowly moving to the native Notes app.
posted by RedOrGreen at 2:46 PM on May 2, 2017
For my own notes, I was loyal to Vesper until they quit, and still use it along with Simplenote, but I'm slowly moving to the native Notes app.
posted by RedOrGreen at 2:46 PM on May 2, 2017
I use Trello for this. It might be overkill,
We use Asana. Same - it works but might be overkill. Best way we've found is to have eg "groceries" as a task in the shared project "chores," and individual items from the store as sub-tasks, because completed sub-tasks are easy to find, they are just greyed out in the same list, so it's straightforward to uncheck the box to make them uncomplete again when you run out of a regular item; completed tasks get moved to a new list entirely, so if you make each item a task, when you run out it's a hassle to move it back into the live tasks list. All that said...
FWIW we are both project managers
Also same.
posted by solotoro at 4:46 PM on May 2, 2017
We use Asana. Same - it works but might be overkill. Best way we've found is to have eg "groceries" as a task in the shared project "chores," and individual items from the store as sub-tasks, because completed sub-tasks are easy to find, they are just greyed out in the same list, so it's straightforward to uncheck the box to make them uncomplete again when you run out of a regular item; completed tasks get moved to a new list entirely, so if you make each item a task, when you run out it's a hassle to move it back into the live tasks list. All that said...
FWIW we are both project managers
Also same.
posted by solotoro at 4:46 PM on May 2, 2017
I use Wunderlist too. Will it still work but jst not be updated? Or what?
posted by mkuhnell at 7:13 AM on May 3, 2017
posted by mkuhnell at 7:13 AM on May 3, 2017
Microsoft just released to-do that incorporated wunderlist into their app. Here is a comparison between the two http://www.windowscentral.com/do-vs-wunderlist-task-management-comparison
posted by radsqd at 7:50 AM on May 3, 2017
posted by radsqd at 7:50 AM on May 3, 2017
I use 2Do. It's very, very good and extremely customisable. Plus it has tons of different sync options.
I've also used Things (quite basic, nicely designed, but pace of development is glacial) and thought about Omnifocus (price to get into that ecosystem is too high for me and it looks pretty complex).
2Do was a good middle ground.
posted by Happy Dave at 11:59 AM on May 3, 2017
I've also used Things (quite basic, nicely designed, but pace of development is glacial) and thought about Omnifocus (price to get into that ecosystem is too high for me and it looks pretty complex).
2Do was a good middle ground.
posted by Happy Dave at 11:59 AM on May 3, 2017
@mkuhnell Microsoft have made very clear that Wunderlist is going away. They did not say when. They do intend to implement sharing of lists, but again, no timeframe.
FWIW - Microsoft To-Do does not work in Android Dashclock, which is what annoys me more than anything else.
We use Plan To Eat for grocery lists, recipe storage and meal planning, and it's outstanding.
posted by cnc at 2:40 PM on May 3, 2017 [1 favorite]
FWIW - Microsoft To-Do does not work in Android Dashclock, which is what annoys me more than anything else.
We use Plan To Eat for grocery lists, recipe storage and meal planning, and it's outstanding.
posted by cnc at 2:40 PM on May 3, 2017 [1 favorite]
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