Show HN: A dead-simple Trello-like TODO manager

[ddtaylor]

> Currently the project is in beta so it's free. But we are planning to take payments ($1 per month, $10 per year). This will be more than enough to cover all the expenses (hosting, domains, etc).

More likely is that it will stay around for a few months / maybe a year and then die off because it's not worth the time to maintain. Not trying to be negative, but it's what I have seen from similar projects.

[tga]

Maybe, maybe not.

As a random counterexample, take Carrd.co, as recently featured on the Indie Hackers podcast: simple web page generator, with a free plan and a $9/year plan, currently making more than $30k/month.

https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast/087-aj-of-carrd

[alangibson]

The current wisdom is to start charging immediately, and charge more. Otherwise you'll end up abandoning it once it stops being fun.

[Hoasi]

Why not make it a stand-alone app and charge right away?

[xet7]

There is also Wekan https://wekan.github.io - Node+MongoDB, www.meteor.com web framework - Open Source, MIT license - Import from Trello - Import/Export Wekan JSON that has includes attachments as base64 encoded - But: No CSV Import/Export, and not full keyboard navigation yet.

Install: Snap: https://github.com/wekan/wekan-snap/wiki/Install Docker: https://github.com/wekan/wekan/blob/devel/docker-compose.yml Sandstorm: https://sandstorm.io https://sandstorm.io/install

I have been maintaining Wekan since 2016-12. Anyway, it's still hard to predict to the future, how long each kanban software will be around. I think Open Source code has better chance on that.

[jchook]

> I think Open Source code has better chance on that.

I agree and have used GitLab's kanban issue board for some time now.

- Free and "open core" - Mobile friendly - Hosted for no charge - Tags

I also tried Kanboard and really enjoyed it.

- PHP, HTML, CSS -- all customizable - Ultra lightweight. Takes virtually no resources. - Works on mobile.

[qwerty456127]

I would love to use such a tool if it was a cloud-free local app backed with an open-format file.

[wiggler00m]

I prefer Kanbanier (http://kanbanier.com) to web based alternatives because it is simpler and 100% local (unless you optionally sync across devices with icloud).

The file format is .kanbanier.

There is a free version and an optional upgrade.

[a_c]

https://tiddlywiki.com/

[avip]

Well trello covers your second point (see .json suffix)

[rosegarden0]

This is fantastic. It utilizes exactly the right elements for me to replace Trello. You’ve got yourself a new user and customer.

My only feature requests would be, - the ability to quickly add a time estimate on tasks. That way if I get an email with daily todos i can get a total estimated time

- ability to get the todo list of tomorrow in my inbox the night before, so I can mentally prepare for the next day.

I would easily pay 5x that $1/mo if those features were added.

[katzgrau]

Could you just put the time estimate in the title of the task?

For such a simple project, there is going to be strong urge (from both internal and external sources) to go down the path of feature creep.

First an hour estimate, then uploading photos, then descriptions... pretty soon you've got a half-baked Trello and user attrition because you're not as good as Trello... or Airtable.

Keep it as simple as possible for as long as possible OP.

[freyr]

This is very nice, but why would I choose it over Trello?

[alttab]

And at $5 a month, has way more features

[everyone]

I use Trello a lot. The free version is fine for me. The only non-free feature I want would be to set the background image to a custom one. But no way in hell will I pay a subscription fee for that * . I wish I could just pay a one off fee for that one feature

*I live with almost no income, but almost no expenses either. So I only need to work when my money is getting low, and otherwise can just do what I want. A constant subscription type expense that constantly drains my money is something I avoid. eg I have a 'pay as you go' mobile phone contract.

[DaanVanVugt]

This sounds like something the Stylish browser addon could do for you easily.

[avip]

Sign-up driven development hits again.

[alangibson]

What do you mean by 'Sign-up driven development'?

[alangibson]

Start charging today. Charge $10 per month and $100 per year. If this sounds crazy to you, check out the Indie Hackers podcast for loads of stories of this working.

[Kip9000]

Cool, great if you could slow down the animation so we can understand what each action means. (It's hard to see this from your side as you've seen this perhaps hundreds of times)

[yesokayawesome]

Supreme (https://www.supreme.li) is another alternative on this same philosophy. Disclosure: I made it.

[EvanKRob]

link doesnt work for me. https://cl.ly/bd74bbbc194a/Image%2525202019-05-31%252520at%2...

[dugluak]

IS there a TODO app with google spreadsheet as backend?

[jimnotgym]

I love Kanban boards. I would happily use a real one if my team were not remote. I'm using the MS tasks one that comes with 365 at the moment.

[alangibson]

I've found that a pull-based system like Kanban works really well for remote teams due to the coordination overhead they bring. Scrum, not so much...

[zoom6628]

For remote teams I have used Podio. Really good for my team over past 5 years.

[ernsheong]

I just launched https://www.kanrails.com, a kanban workflow management tool. Please do check it out and provide feedback!!