Online To Do list managers and the feud between Appigo and Remember the Milk
30 May 2010 - DaveFor folks who used Appigo’s ToDo iPhone application to sync with Remember the Milk it came to an abrupt end.
Remember The Milk revoked Appigo’s api license.
Remember the Milk is an online task list manager. I started using it a few years ago. I out grew my Palm TX and Outlook’s task list and was looking to cut the work involved with just maintaining the To Do list.
- RTM had well-integrated Gmail addin
- Lots of other app’s that took advantage of RTM like the iPhone, Android and Blackberry apps
- RTM’s workflow allowed me to make updates from anywhere – not just while at work or just at home
RTM hasn’t done much recently. It’s pretty mature so that’s ok.
I used RTM’s web optimized app and the native iPhone app. When I registered as an RTM Pro user for $25/year the iPhone app was part of the deal. Appigo’s ToDo iPhone app worked better for me and it synced with RTM.
It looks like Appigo enhanced ToDo app for the iPad triggered the problem. Appigo claims that the API plumbing calls are no different from the iPhone version. RTM felt differently. As a result RTM killed the syncing for Appigo’s apps which in turn left a lot of us in a bit of a bind.
Appigo’s ToDo supported another online task manager called ToodleDo. I checked them out about a year or so ago. Appigo arranged with the folks at ToodleDo to give paid RTM customers a six month free subscription to ToodleDo Pro. So I took advantage and exported my RTM tasks to ToodleDo.
The RTM/Appigo feud disappointed me but I found a painless alternative.