StepList
Productivity
checklists
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117points
74comments
#731of 3,515 in 2024
Top 21%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
19 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 8 critical, out of 37 comments about the project. Thread score +0.29.
Idea: 11 for, 1 againstDesign: 4 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fills a real gap for repeatable checklists
From 3 comments
I've built several checklists that I come back to. I have one for weekend plane trips, one for short hikes, one for camping, one for road trips. It's always nice to be able to go…
all2 on HNThis looks fantastic. I've been creating repeatable checklists for all sorts of things and the tools that are out there always fail in this regard. My other gripe that no one has…
cptskippy on HNThis is amazing! I have tried using checklists and the like in trello and iPhone reminders/notes but like you say it is tedious to repeat. Growing up my mother was a checklist…
sameoldtune on HN
Clean design and logo
From 2 comments
Love the logo, the reverse checkmark as a "step" is a great concept.
defulmere on HNFirst - congrats on the launch! I think I'd like something like this, but I'm not 100% sure what this is. Is it an app? A mobile app? A web app? I click on a sample list and the…
MikeTheGreat on HN
Mobile list-performing UI praised
From 1 comment
This is what I use google keep (https://keep.google.com/) for -- though it's not as fully featured as yours, but it is free. In your opinion, what would be the main feature over…
krawczstef on HN
Objections
Pricing is hidden on the index page
From 1 comment
Please consider being more explicit that this is a freemium product. You state it in the post, but pricing is nowhere to be seen on the index page. Until you sign up, I suppose.…
kspacewalk2 on HN
Privacy concerns about public user activity and profiles
From 1 comment
When someone signs up you automatically make it public they are using it? And what they are doing?? Like, does this person: https://steplist.app/users/253 know you've made it…
danielmarkbruce on HN
GitHub integration requested overly broad permissions
From 1 comment
I don't think the GitHub integration had the right permissions. When I try it I see: Repositories Public repositories This application will be able to read and write all public…
8organicbits on HN
Requests
Separate edit and execute modes with read-only running lists
From 1 comment
This looks fantastic. I've been creating repeatable checklists for all sorts of things and the tools that are out there always fail in this regard. My other gripe that no one has…
cptskippy on HN
Follow-up snooze for tasks
From 1 comment
That's cool! There's one other feature I would love to have that current to-do lists don't capture: follow-ups. Basically, for a task such as "email Mr. and Mrs. XYZ", have the…
mebazaa on HN
Native desktop apps
From 1 comment
This is great. I am a big fan of checklists, especially for tasks that can be operationized. What are your thoughts on making this available as a native app on MacOS and Ubuntu?
DrWonbor on HN
Fully private lists option
From 1 comment
I've noticed this gap too. Looking forward to trying it! Edit: Would love to have the ability to have everything completely private. Also, a one-level deep grouping would be great!
tennisflyi on HN
Questions
Is it an app or a website, and how is it used?
From 1 comment
First - congrats on the launch! I think I'd like something like this, but I'm not 100% sure what this is. Is it an app? A mobile app? A web app? I click on a sample list and the…
MikeTheGreat on HN
Is the terms of service excessive?
From 1 comment
That’s a crazy large terms of service, considering the simplicity of the service. Forced arbitration and everything. Banning anyone under 18. Is this really necessary?
slau on HN
Alternatives named
Todoist
From 2 comments
Gonna pile on to other's suggestions, and say Todoist can do this. You can schedule a task to happen every four weeks, and the next occurrence happen four weeks after you…
corps_and_code on HNHonest thoughts -- but you seem to be competing with the likes of Todoist[1] which is $4/mo. And if one is on the macOS, iOS, iPadOS, the Reminder App has become pretty powerful.…
Brajeshwar on HN
Apple Reminders
From 1 comment
Honest thoughts -- but you seem to be competing with the likes of Todoist[1] which is $4/mo. And if one is on the macOS, iOS, iPadOS, the Reminder App has become pretty powerful.…
Brajeshwar on HN
Airtable or Notion templates
From 1 comment
It takes some doing, but you can build a pretty competent trip planning/packing app all within something like Airtable or Notion. This is what I use, I have a db called “trips”,…
jjj123 on HN
OmniFocus
From 1 comment
Omnifocus has repeatable tasks and you can pick whether they repeat based on the due date (once a month, like the mortgage), or on completion date (I use this for cleaning…
atestu on HN
Org mode
From 1 comment
This is exactly what Org mode's repeaters can do: https://orgmode.org/manual/Repeated-tasks.html .
mbork_pl on HN