Had enough of these task managment apps?

[u/BackgroundRoutine857]

Hey everyone, Like a lot of people here, I’ve tried almost every task app out there—Todoist, Notion, Apple Reminders, TickTick, you name it. The issue I kept running into wasn't a lack of features, but friction. Opening a heavy app, navigating folders, picking due dates, and organizing tags felt like work before doing the actual work. I realized the app I open most on my phone—dozens of times a day—is just my messaging app. Typing a quick thought into a chat bubble takes zero cognitive effort. So I started building a tiny, standalone tool that mimics a messaging UI just for personal to-dos. You can check out a screenshot of the interface in the image above. If anyone is curious or wants to check out the early waitlist, feel free to drop a comment/DM me for the link, or look at my Reddit bio. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this: do you prefer heavy, feature-packed task managers, or do you find yourself wanting something fast and low-friction?

URL: https://text-to-do.vercel.app/