“That”, a minimalist take on todo lists and reminders
A todo list for the one most important task of the day. It takes very little effort to set up, and in return makes sure you don't forget it.
Too important to write down. Until I forgot it.
People who know me know I have an affinity for todo lists. There are some amazing apps out there that help you create and maintain them, but there are times when I'm simply too lazy to add items to my list, or I think a task is so important I definitely don't need to write it down, it'll be the first thing on my mind. Except I often end up forgetting it.
I wanted to create a todo list meant for that one most important task of the day, that took very little effort to set up and in return made sure you don't forget about it.
Take everything away
I took away everything a generic todo list would have, and left only what matters most in the end: whether you complete the task or not.
Since it's the most important task of the day, the chances of forgetting what it was are minimal as long as someone's there to remind you about it. So you don't have to write it down, which means one less action to perform in the app. That's great!
Choose a day, and you're set
I ended up with a minimal interface that gives users 3 options for setting their reminder. Choose a day and you're all set: “That” reminds you through notifications about the task on the day it's due.
And that's it! “That” solved the problem for me. Now when something of great importance is due, I leave it to “That”, which does a great job of making sure I don't miss it.
On the wrist
I also explored an Apple Watch app concept.
A problem many people had
“That” was featured on the Product Hunt home page shortly after it went live on the App Store. It made me realise this was a problem many people had, and I'm happy I could help them solve it.
