Still not over Astrid
April 4, 2015 7:30 AM Subscribe
I loved Astrid and haven't found another app that does what I used her for.
Also ps I am on iOS now.
I am mostly missing the bit where I could create a task, assign an estimate of how long it should take and a deadline, and then track when I was working on that task. I have tried some other apps (and paper) for just 'to-do' items, and they're all ok (currently using Carrot), but I haven't been able to find something for iOS that does the whole to-do list thing plus time tracking. I've seen that Android has Tasks: Astrid To-Do List Clone - but I'm in the appleverse now and I'm not finding something like that for iOS.
I've looked at the blurbs and websites for a few task lists/project management things, tried Trello and a few others, and I'm overwhelmed and I hope I'm just missing something obvious.
Wishlist:
- to-do/task list
- with recurring things
- priority levels would be nice but not crucial
- alerts that I can customise would be nice (ie day before, hour before, daily, keep nagging until I say I've completed the thing)
- bonus points for pink octopus icons, but I am open to other things eg armadillos, marmosets, tortoises, etc.
- ability to estimate the amount of time a task will require and track the time spent on an ongoing, longer-term task. (I don't want to track time for all tasks, most of them are just 'tick the box when you've done it' things.)
Anti-wishlist:
- I don't want it to talk to anything else - no syncing with google calendar or iCal or iCloud or dropbox
- categories like home, work, exercise, fun, personal, etc. not required
(I've got the paper-based Emergent Task Planner and Timer, but I would like a thing on my phone.)
Can you recommend something as much like Astrid as possible for iphone?
I am mostly missing the bit where I could create a task, assign an estimate of how long it should take and a deadline, and then track when I was working on that task. I have tried some other apps (and paper) for just 'to-do' items, and they're all ok (currently using Carrot), but I haven't been able to find something for iOS that does the whole to-do list thing plus time tracking. I've seen that Android has Tasks: Astrid To-Do List Clone - but I'm in the appleverse now and I'm not finding something like that for iOS.
I've looked at the blurbs and websites for a few task lists/project management things, tried Trello and a few others, and I'm overwhelmed and I hope I'm just missing something obvious.
Wishlist:
- to-do/task list
- with recurring things
- priority levels would be nice but not crucial
- alerts that I can customise would be nice (ie day before, hour before, daily, keep nagging until I say I've completed the thing)
- bonus points for pink octopus icons, but I am open to other things eg armadillos, marmosets, tortoises, etc.
- ability to estimate the amount of time a task will require and track the time spent on an ongoing, longer-term task. (I don't want to track time for all tasks, most of them are just 'tick the box when you've done it' things.)
Anti-wishlist:
- I don't want it to talk to anything else - no syncing with google calendar or iCal or iCloud or dropbox
- categories like home, work, exercise, fun, personal, etc. not required
(I've got the paper-based Emergent Task Planner and Timer, but I would like a thing on my phone.)
Can you recommend something as much like Astrid as possible for iphone?
I feel your pain. I dearly miss Astrid too, though I miss it for other reasons - I've never found another to-do app that lets me assign a geofence to a tag.
posted by egypturnash at 9:42 PM on April 4, 2015
posted by egypturnash at 9:42 PM on April 4, 2015
Response by poster: Thanks, guys. I think I'm just going to test-drive using an old Android phone just for Tasks/Astrid Clone. I feel like a doofus, but I'm discovering that this might be worth carrying two rectangles for.
posted by you must supply a verb at 5:38 AM on April 6, 2015
posted by you must supply a verb at 5:38 AM on April 6, 2015
I also loved Astrid but am on Android. Lifehacker's commenters say that Wunderlist is worth a try on iOS? I really love TickTick which is available on both iOS and Android.
posted by getawaysticks at 11:27 AM on April 6, 2015
posted by getawaysticks at 11:27 AM on April 6, 2015
Wunderlist does most of what I used to get out of Astrid.
posted by X-Himy at 8:49 AM on April 7, 2015
posted by X-Himy at 8:49 AM on April 7, 2015
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