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Ask HN: What's the Best Asana Alternatives?

3 points by millergaston ↗ HN
I've been using Asana for a couple months and somehow it's too much for a todo list. I've moved to Quire https://quire.io/ but I'm not sure if there's any option out there? To me Asana is way too complicated for personal use, Quire is simple enough, but I'm still curious if there's anything better.

I've tried Todoist, Wunderlist and Workflowy and tbh I don't like any of those.

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auslegung
For a straightforward todo list I use the tools that come with the machine: Apple Notes, Google Keep, whatever. But for something a bit more complicated I use Trello. It’s great for personal projects though it can also scale to larger complicated projects.

EDIT: I’ve never used Evernote but it is generally well-regarded and my impression is that it is a complex todo and note-taking app.

DarrellFinley5
For personal use, I think Quire is simple enough. (I used Asana for a while before and I agree it's a little bit complicated for personal use, Quire actually wrote a post about migrating from Asana to Quire, which helped me a lot https://quire.io/free-asana-alternative-migration)

I mainly focus on the list view and set dates to remind me of the deadlines. I also like it because it has a clean interface on the phone app. I can see clearly of my to-do list and organize them by dragging tasks into subtasks.

I also enjoy using Google Keep to take notes or journal. I like Google Keep because it has a pen feature, which allows me to draw, doodle.