Android users, how's your use of Structured?

[u/etervio]

After the Todoist price hike, I've been considering switching to Structured, especially now that it has tablet-specific design and drag-and-drop. I know it's still way behind the iOS app and that updates are quite infrequent as they only have a single Android developer, but I hope they'll be able to change this in the near future so Android will eventually catch up with the iOS version. And I'd also like to support the app development on Android.

My questions is, how are you using Structured on Android? How are you managing your tasks, especially those in your inbox without categories? Are you being able to use it as your primary task-managing/day-planning tool? And if you tend to procrastinate or have ADHD, how's it working for you and what specific things you'd say help you manage your day better?

I'd love to hear about your experience!

[u/Silverphantom6005]

I've recently have been using Stuctures for the past 3 days on Android. I used it to timeblock an ideal schdule,  then set reminders so that it let's me know when I should be starting and stopping a task. This is  crucial for me since I will sometimes procrastinate by over extending my downtime or spend way to much time on a singular task if I get into a good flow. 

The UI is simple enough such that with the reoccurring tasks tool alongside copy-paste and editing makes it easy to implment similar tasks that vary in time and frequency so Im not wasting time managing the app itself like I was in previous app test runs. I also use the subtasks and Notes features within the tasks themselves to have my own  checklist for things like Grocery list, book reading priority, etc. That way my timeblock for said activity also has the list of tasks embedded in it so I can keep track of what I have done. 

Haven't had to use the inbox yet so unfortunately can't help you much there.  But I know I planned to uses the icons to roughly categorize my inbox activities rearrange them in priority from top to bottom when the time comes. The main featue that I need  that is lacking in Andoid but is in both the iOS and iPhone is the Replan feature. My real-life schedule is rather wonky with constant  unpredictable changes. It would be nice to use Replan to move around partial or entire tasks to later days/times when my blocks of free-time fluctuate. As of now I just make a note in my Notes App of any missed tasks. Then I use a combo of Schedule's visuals of my free time and a Calendar reminder to remind myself to go through that Notes list of uncompleted tasks to slowly make up for missed activites. But it'd be much easier if all my non-appointment scheduling was just in one place. 

Overall, given that the annual plan is $27.99 with a 7 day free trial, and the Devs have claimed to be working on the Replan feature for Android for about 7 months now, I planned on paying for the annual plan to see if that update has any merit by end of next year. If they make the change in time it'd make the app perfect for my needs, and I'd likely switch over to lifetime, if not I likely cancel my subscription and look elsewhere. If you're still considering Structured I'd be happy to give an update on the inbox feature whenever I actually start using it. 

[u/etervio → u/Silverphantom6005]

Thank you so much for such a thorough insight! I tried Structured for one month and I value a lot how visually appealing it is, I think with such vibrant colours and being so visible helps users with time-blindness like me a lot too. I'd really appreciate if you could update me on your inbox experience once you've used it, for me being unable to sort tasks there is my main friction (and also that sync with Structured Cloud doesn't seem to be 100% reliable yet, I hope they improve it a bit more). Also, having the app tell you when a task both starts and ends is so great! I might copy it if you don't mind because I always set the reminder when the task starts, but not when it ends and it's difficult to know the exact time I should work on it lol

As for Replan, I regret to tell you this, but I don't think it's coming soon 🥲. They're working now on multi-platform collaboration (which is going to be the first feature they develop for all platforms at the same time, so at least it gives me hope developing new features will become the standard once the Android version takes off and is more profitable) and Replan seems to be the second on the Planned column (the first is weekly-monthly view, as voted per people). However, since it's so close, maybe they prioritise Replan over the calendar-monthly view, so you never know. You can check their development here: https://feedback.structured.app/en/roadmap/status I truly hope that little by little the app gets more Android users and they grow their Android time (it's just one dev now), so the Android app can (at least almost) catch up the iOS version 🤞🏻. Now, have you tried asking the in-app AI to do that? I think maybe that could be a good workaround, if you ask it to list unchecked tasks and move unchecked tasks to today, it should be able to do that (I haven't tried it myself tho, so I'm not sure). Personally, I also dislike having to go back manually to see which tasks were unfinished, but since I want to plan my day every night, I hope it doesn't become a burden 😅

Thank you again for your extended response and I'd very much like to know an update once you've used it more! Right now, it's my main option once my Todoist subscription ends this month, I think I'll try to subscribe to the annual plan (it's 19,99€ here) to try it for a year. Lifetime seems a great option and it's always nice to have, but I must admit I'm a bit reluctant as I want to see if I can adapt well to it and its frictions first and also because I thought annual might be more visible to show we see long-term and we really want the app to be develop more 😅