Hey everyone,
I’m Levi, the developer behind Defer. I’m thrilled to share the app with you all. 🌟
Defer is the universal task inbox app for iOS & macOS that I built to help me stay in the moment. No more deciding which app, list, tag, or folder to use when a to-do enters your brain. Just capture it and know you'll process it later.
📱 NOW - Capture and carry on. Whether it’s “Email James” or “Buy olive oil,” Defer lets you jot it down without disrupting your life.
🖥️ LATER - Use the iOS or Mac app to organize tasks where they belong. Send some to your work tasks, others to personal lists, and snooze the rest until you need them.
⭐️ MAKE IT YOUR OWN - Pro users can dive deep into customization. On the iOS app, choose your fonts, colors, and icons to make Defer truly yours.
🤓 NERDY SECRET WEAPONS - Use Siri, Shortcuts, and Webhooks to supercharge your productivity. Just say, “Siri, Defer Something.” Type a natural date like "tomorrow" to snooze tasks. Pro users can set up webhooks to seamlessly integrate with other apps via automation tools like Zapier or Make.
It's free to start using. Pay $5.99/yr (USD) if you want some of those powerups.
I built Defer to clear my mind. I hope it de-stresses yours a bit too! Give it a try and let me know what you think.
@levinels simple, helpful, perfectly executed- great work
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@levinels Hi Levi,
Just downloaded Defer and I'm really impressed with the concept! Capturing tasks quickly and sorting them later is a struggle I constantly face.
I noticed you mentioned nerdy secret weapons like Shortcuts and webhooks. As a full stackdeveloper I'm particularly interested in exploring the automation potential of Defer. Perhaps there could be ways to:
- Offer pre-built automation options for popular tools and workflows (e.g., sending tasks to specific project management apps).
- Create a platform for users to share custom automations built with Shortcuts and webhooks.
Overall, Defer seems like a valuable tool and I'm excited to see how it evolves. I'd be happy to discuss my automation ideas further if you're interested in exploring potential collaboration.
In the meantime, I'll be putting Defer through its paces and letting you know what I think of the power-up features.
Thanks,
Max
How is that different than the native Reminders app? It also has a sync so you can use both on iOS and Mac - just trying to understand what's the added benefit of Defer (apart from the export options)
@ina_simeonova You're right, there are lots of similarities (along with many other todo apps out there). I think the key difference is Defer's intentional simplicity. Reminders has, in my opinion, got a bit bloated in UI over the years. I still use it for some things myself (I tell Siri things like "remind me to leave at 4pm" nearly every day). But when I think of a task somewhere, I just want to know with 100% certainty where to put it quickly, and Defer does that for me.
On the Mac, it stands out with its ever-presence in your menu bar and with some global keyboard shortcuts that aren't present in Reminders. And being able to easily set up the export options like you mention (especially webhooks) lets me do a bit more with it than Reminders.
Are there things you'd like to see in Defer that aren't present in Reminders?
This is perfect for me...almost. I use Mac Reminders and I've always wanted to be able to update it using my phone, the caveat is that I use an Android. Would you be able to make an Android app as well?
Congrats! Love it.
@chandula Thank you! I don't have plans to port to Android at the moment because right now it's deeply integrated with the Apple ecosystem, but if there's enough demand I might consider figuring out a way to port it.
Having it on my menu bar seems pretty useful because sometimes I would type out my todo list on a floating notes on my mac. Gonna try this out, thanks!
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This app is very useful and interesting. Thanks for taking the time out and sharing with us this interesting thing ) Thanks for your time.
@kyrylosilin That's something I've thought about but its deceptively complex to build a good experience for repeating tasks. So maybe! If something's recurring, it might be better suited for other task management apps instead of an "inbox" app.
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