Lunatask or Timestripe - anyone using either?

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Posted by Franz Grieser
Apr 25, 2025 at 06:50 AM

Hi.
I think about replacing my time and task-management system (Outlook calendar plus spreadsheet for todos) by one app that I can use on Windows and my iPhone/iPad.
I looked into almost every tool out there and narrowed my options down to Lunatask (there is finally a mobile app) and Timestripe.

Has anyone here experience with either?

Thanks
Franz

Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Apr 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM

Hi, Franz,

I’ve tried both and think they are both pretty good. My experience of Timestripe was a couple of years ago. Lunatask has more features—maybe replaces a few more apps. For instance it does daily notes, which Timestripe doesn’t (unless a more recent edition). Also, I wasn’t taken with Timestripe’s focus on long-term goals, though you can ignore that. You probably already checked it out, but if you didn’t Superlist has some similarities with these two apps. Primarily, that you can mix notes and tasks.

Will be interested to know what you pick and how it goes.

Steve

Posted by Dormouse
Apr 26, 2025 at 08:31 AM

Franz Grieser wrote:

>I looked into almost every tool out there and narrowed my options down
>to Lunatask (there is finally a mobile app) and Timestripe.

I’d be interested to know which alternatives you considered and why you rejected them

Posted by Franz Grieser
Apr 27, 2025 at 04:59 PM

Dormouse wrote:
>I’d be interested to know which alternatives you considered and why you
>rejected them

I looked at most of the apps available over the last years. Most of them didn’t click, I cannot remember the exact reason for each app
More or less the only app I found interesting (apart from Lunatask and Timestripe) is Superlist - but it’s Mac- and browser-only, but I work mainly on Windows machines.

At the moment, I have a tendency to Lunatask because I found I do not use the Horizons and planning features in Timestripe and because I like the relationship part in Lunatask.

Posted by Dormouse
Apr 27, 2025 at 07:10 PM

Franz Grieser wrote:

>At the moment, I have a tendency to Lunatask because I found I do not
>use the Horizons and planning features in Timestripe and because I like
>the relationship part in Lunatask.

I’m having a look at it right now - prompted by your question. But from an entirely different point of view.

Most of my note-taking and writing is comfortably settling down in writing. Being local rather than web, it’s pretty secure. And historically I’ve relied on local and direct encryption for private documents etc - most of which I’ve kept in .md and .pdf. But I’m becoming less happy with that: firstly, for many uses It’s becoming very inconvenient not to have better accessibility via mobile; and, secondly, because I’m becoming less comfortable with unencrypted local and relying on remembering to encrypt myself. So, I’ve been looking at secure notes apps - Notesnook and Standard Notes in particular - and found them pretty unimpressive atm. And, though I don’t really need a ToDo/Diary app, I have noticed that many private notes relate to actions and dates.

Lunatask is encrypted in transit and can be set to require a pin at rest. And possibly I would use the journal part. Maybe. It still seems a little weird, but I know that a more traditional todo app isn’t what I need. I find quite a few little irritating differences to other apps (like it not picking up typed #tags). The notes are very barebones and can’t, yet at least, be easily associated with tasks; NotesNook and its reminders might even be better at that.

I’ll have a look at Superlist. I don’t have a Mac, but I am slightly mulling over the possibility of a Mac 4 Mini base model + KNM switch - plenty of room under the monitor for it to join my Geekom mini. I know I’d like to look at Vellum (and always expected to buy a Mac, if I decided I wanted to use it), and I’m also looking at any other Mac programs that might interest me.

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