Done! was so close

to replacing the default Reminders App, before the Apple made it way better.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

This app has a lot going in it’s favor, with a few big things going against it. With this in mind, let’s have a looksy!

The Good:

• Done! boasts a lot of ways to manage, and made use of your tasks.
• The App makes it easy to make new ones, and input the information you need, cutting a lot of extra steps out by the roots.
• They have a ton of settings you can use to personalize the app to your needs.
• You can view your schedule with Events, and Tasks on the same screen. – A common, but nice feature
• They also have a focus, or excuse me… “Flow” timer, that gives you yet another choice when it comes to using their app to stay on task.
• A Habit tracker that got good just after I jumped ship. – In other words, I can’t honestly rate this part of the app.
• Personal Analytics of Tasks, and Habits completed over time.
• This may no longer be the case, but the developers had an in-app feature request feature. – I made active use of this feature, and was pleasantly surprised to find many of my suggestions implemented.

Not too shabby, so why wouldn’t I just love this app?

Just for some context for what’s to follow, I used this app for around 4-6 years before I switched back to Apple’s Reminders App. This entire time, it may have received its 1.0 release, but it was still in a pre-release state. – The developers wanted to provide something with substance before asking for money. Which is part of the reason I liked their app so much.

Anyways, let’s take a look at…

The Bad:

• When they finally felt like they could ask for money, the Developers didn’t grandfather anyone in, but instead offered a Limited-Time 50% off yearly premium deal. –  No lifetime for the people that gave feedback, and made the app what it had become.
  • Most of the features that kept me from using the Reminders Application instead were placed behind this new-found “Premium” wall. That’s the reason this change was such a big issue.
• They could sometimes take years before even acknowledging feature requests that were heavily upvoted.

Pretty bad, but none of these are deal breakers, are they. Well now’s as good a time as any to see…

The Ugly:

• This app integrated, at the very least loosely, with Apple Calendars, and Reminders. Yet still had the following:
  • Not a Single Connection was ever made with Apple’s Domains.
  • Almost constant connections with Google domains.
  • Regular contact with Facebook domains.
  • Regular contact with Yandex domains!!!
    • The Yandex search engine was created, and is managed by Russia.
      • Their attack on Ukraine is NOT why this is a problem. It’s because their reputation in “data privacy” isn’t the best.
  • The domains they contact are almost all ones I distrust.

Keep in mind that this is still a great app, and if you don’t mind the connections they make, I recommend it. But if you value your privacy, I highly recommend you steer clear of this one.

Note:

It’s been long enough since I used this app that I don’t feel comfortable breaking down its features.

If you want me to take another look at this app, please leave a comment.

With that out of the way, let’s take a more detailed look.

Let’s do a…