As a loyal user for over a decade, and a paying customer most of this time, I have submitted feedback several times, and patiently waited for bugs to be fixed and features to be added. The app has been improved over time, but I still face issues I first encountered a decade ago.

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@waldyrious

After almost exactly 15 years of using @teuxdeux to manage my daily tasks, I have decided to move to @timestripe for my task and project management needs. I've used teuxdeux pretty much every single day since 2009, logging nearly 100,000 tasks in total. Here's why I'm switching:

2024/12/09, 01:07:59

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@waldyrious

I'll start by saying that I still recommend TeuxDeux highly, as an exceptionally simple to do app with a brilliant design and basically zero learning curve. But the app is being maintained at a glacial pace. And I use it so frequently that minor "papercut" issues add up.

2024/12/09, 01:08:00

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@waldyrious

As a loyal user for over a decade, and a paying customer most of this time, I have submitted feedback several times, and patiently waited for bugs to be fixed and features to be added. The app has been improved over time, but I still face issues I first encountered a decade ago.

2024/12/09, 01:08:00

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@waldyrious

The Android app is slow, finicky (moving/reordering tasks often fails mid-drag), doesn't work offline, and frankly I stopped using it due to the stress of it randomly shuffling my tasks out of order. Again: most of my issues are minor, but they add up with such frequent use.

2024/12/09, 01:08:01

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@waldyrious

And this brings me to the core point: The main source of my issues with TeuxDeux is, ironically, that I use it too much. I create on average 30 tasks per day (I've measured), and totaled over 10k tasks per year recently. The app simply isn't made to handle such a volume of items.

2024/12/09, 01:08:02

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@waldyrious

My Someday lists require several screenfuls of scrolling, and I've filled two pages of them. I essentially use the app as an archive of everything I have done every day for the past 15 years. I've even used custom CSS and a vertical monitor to handle the size of my lists.

2024/12/09, 01:08:02

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@waldyrious

Sure, you'll say that I am overloading my days with too much stuff. But I can't function without breaking down tasks into granular units and doing regular mind sweeps. I rely on TeuxDeux for that, and it's clear that such meticulous use isn't what it's made for.

2024/12/09, 01:08:03

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@waldyrious

I can't group tasks into projects; or select multiple tasks; or reschedule them to the next weekend (or any arbitrary date) without jumping through hoops. I can't add items in the middle of a list. None of these are needed for lightweight use, and that's where TeuxDeux excels.

2024/12/09, 01:08:04

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@waldyrious

I've spent about two weeks obsessively evaluating dozens of todo/planner apps. (Thanks @Simpletivity and @toolfinderHQ for the informative and insightful reviews!) For some reason, @timestripe simply clicked immediately. I couldn't believe I hadn't heard about it before.

2024/12/09, 01:08:04

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@waldyrious

The ability to define goals/tasks at any time "horizon" —from day, to week, to month, year, even life—, defining arbitrary levels of nested subgoals (I've been spoiled by @WorkFlowy 🙈), and thus connecting everything from life goals to specific projects, to daily tasks... I'm 🤯

2024/12/09, 01:08:05

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@waldyrious

The interface, despite having a lot more functions, is almost as clean as TeuxDeux, 😍 and the Android app feels actually native and works well, even offline!

So yeah, I'm diving in. Wish me luck. So long, @teuxdeux, and thanks for all the fish! ❤️

2024/12/09, 01:08:06

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@waldyrious

Update: here are my final statistics: +96,000 todo entries, over 15 years, with a recent average of 10,000 entries per year. For comparison, see my previous stats post: https://x.com/waldyrious/status/1571270609786519558

2024/12/28, 12:35:02

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