GoodTask - To Do List, Tasks

The author keeps pushing out updates

This is the only task app I found that doesn’t push its own database on you and stores in plain old vanilla reminders, so it’s compatible with everything (shortcuts, Siri, etc). Then you get all the power of using GoodTasks as a front end app instead of the Reminders app. The developer is also extremely responsive on the forums, and was able to troubleshoot and bug fix an issue I found within hours. Highly recommend!

Best app to control my todo and schedule.

I have tried every single task manager on the planet. That might be an exaggeration, but only small one. GoodTask beats them all. Here’s two ways it excels. First, its high degree of customizability. Plan on taking a couple of hours to get familiar with the different settings and set it up the way you want it. Once you do, you’ll love it. The ability to have different default views for different lists, and to have those defaults sync between desktop and mobile, is so nice. It finally makes it possible to have one task manager seamlessly usable for both personal and work use. Second, it is built on the rock-solid foundation of Apple’s own Reminders. This means, for one, your data is safe. There’s some pretty slick task managers out there being built by small start ups, and while I like some of their ideas, I simply don’t trust them with my data. If GoodTask goes belly up, I’ve got all my reminders still accessible and functional. The Reminders basis also means that you can use Siri natively, as well as all kinds of tools that plug into Apple Reminders—from Shortcuts to IFTTT— so the ecosystem with this app is so much bigger than anything else I’ve used. I don’t like that I can’t drag and drop things on a calendar within the app. But guess what? Because it’s built on Apple Reminders, I can do that in Fantastical. I could go on and on… Can’t recommend this app highly enough.

I’m a product designer and I still found it difficult to use the UI of this app. Icons are not intuitive and I found myself clicking everywhere while trying to guess what things mean. The learning curve is just too steep for something that should be really easy. Uninstalled.

I came to this app after years of using another when Apple messed up Reminders in 2020. It takes a bit to get used to the interface but it gets easier over time. The extreme customizability makes it well worth the effort to learn the app in-depth. Uses native iCloud sync and Siri which is great.

I've been a paying member of this great app for 2 years now. Please add the feature of automatic date and time parsing. For example, if I write remind ne XYZ on 24may at 10am, it should automatically set an alert on 24may at 10am. Please add this feature. Very very important for continuous support.

Sad I bought this app a while ago. Kept wishing it would get simpler and it’s get more convoluted all the time. Gone forever. Adios.

I’m seeing a lot of hate about sync delays. Granted, I’ve only used it for one day but I’m seeing sync timing of about 5-10 seconds max. Maybe the developer fixed a bug or something? This app is really well thought-out with a ton of customization options. Kudos to developers like this that clearly put their heart and soul into their apps. The only critical thing missing for my workflow is truly persistent notifications - like Apple’s Reminders that remain in the top portion of the Lock Screen (if it’s possible). It’s what kept me glued to the feature-lacking Reminders app for so long.

I love the features of this app but the constant freezing, crashing and lag make this app unusable for me. I suspect the problem lies with syncing with Apple Reminders of which the developer seems to have little control. It’s unfortunate that he can’t make this app run independently of Reminders, like many other reminder/to-do apps work. If he’s able to fix the bugs in the future I’ll consider returning but the current version is just too frustrating to use.