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That $180 project management app I swore by for 9 months was a total waste
I jumped on this fancy app after a friend raved about it, paid $20 a month for a year upfront. First 3 months were fine, then they pushed an update that broke all my task automations. Took 4 emails with support over 2 weeks just to get a reply, and they said the feature was 'under review.' I finally switched back to a simple kanban board and a notebook, and my workflow is faster now. Anyone else get burned by a tool that peaked too early?
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lee.cora2d ago
...and that's exactly what happened to my friend Jenna with her task manager. She was all in on this app, paid like $200 for the year, and for the first few months it was magic. Then they did a redesign that completely changed how subtasks worked and she lost like 50 recurring tasks she had set up. Support told her it was a "known issue" but it took them 6 months to even roll back the update. She tried sticking it out but eventually just went back to a regular planner and said her stress levels dropped immediately. It's wild how these apps start strong but then some product manager gets ambitious and ruins everything.
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aliceharris2d ago
Oh great, another reminder that I've got three different half-used to-do apps on my phone right now...
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