When Bob told us we’d be building a new Remember The Milk from the ground up, he said we needed to go big. Ridiculously big. Bob thought we should listen closely to all the feedback and suggestions we’d received from you guys, our awesome users, and create the bestest tasks app the world has ever seen. And who are we to argue with a stuffed monkey?
So we coded, and coded… and coded some more. Crazy amounts of caffeine (and in Bob’s case, bananas) were consumed. Finally, finally, we were done, and we’re now super excited to be bringing you the new Remember The Milk featuring a whole set of shiny new apps.
Did someone say apps?
We sure did! In a moment of insanity, Bob decided we’d do everything at once. We have brand new apps for the web, Mac desktop, iPhone, iPad, Android phones & tablets, BlackBerry 10, and Fire. (Don’t worry, Windows and Linux apps coming soon!)
What’s new in the apps?
The advantage of redesigning and rebuilding all of our apps from the ground up (did we mention our insanity?!) is that we were able to pack in a whole bunch of new features. Some of the highlights include:
Subtasks - break your tasks down into smaller, more manageable pieces
Drag and drop reordering - rearrange your tasks in the order you plan to do them
Tag colors - make your lists both organized and colorful
All-new sharing - share your lists and give tasks to others to get things done faster
Notifications - get notified when someone shares a list or gives you a task
Individual task reminders - set different reminders for each of your tasks
Advanced sorting - sort and group your tasks however you like
Start dates - track when it’s time to start working on a task
Work offline - keep working on your tasks without an Internet connection
And that barely scratches the surface! Check out the What’s New page for the full details.
We’re updating Pro and our pricing
Way back in 2007, we introduced Pro accounts to give people a way to support the continued development of Remember The Milk. (We’d never intended to start Remember The Milk as a business, and were pouring all our own money and bananas into it!)
All of this only exists now thanks to the support of our awesome Pro users. Thanks to you, we were able to fund development of the new Remember The Milk (and most importantly, keep Bob well nourished with a constant supply of bananas). And with the new apps, we were able to develop a bunch of features that we’re making exclusive to Pro (you did fund them, after all!).
Now, here’s the thing. We’ve been offering Pro accounts at the same price since 2007 (okay, so nobody said we were business geniuses). We’re at the point now where we need to increase our price so we can grow our team, continue developing sweet new stuff, and just generally keep this whole thing running (our hosting provider declined payment in bananas). So for new subscribers, Remember The Milk Pro is now $39.99 per year.
Already Pro? As a loyal Pro user (thank you!), you’ll get all those new Pro features we mentioned, and your existing price is guaranteed through at least August 20, 2017 (that’s the 10th anniversary of Pro).
To start using the new web app, just log in and you’ll be invited to try the new app (if you’re not ready to switch just yet, don’t worry, you can keep using the old app). To download the new Mac app, head to the Apps page. The new mobile apps are now available on the various app stores, so will update if you already have them installed (give it a few hours if you don’t see the update already). Otherwise, head to the Apps page for those, too!
Make sure to check out the What’s New page for the rundown on all the new features you’ll find.
We have people to thank!
Where do we begin? First up, we said this already, but thank you to everyone who’s upgraded to Pro. Remember The Milk wouldn’t exist without you.
We’d like to say a big thank you to the testers in our Pro Tester Program who helped us to test the new apps (in what may have been the world’s longest beta test, *cough*). Many a bug was squished, and many a feature improved, thanks to your invaluable bug reports and feedback.
Another big thank you to the the translators who’ve helped us to make Remember The Milk available in their languages through our translation program. We were able to include support for a bunch of languages at launch, but will be busy adding even more with your translations.
And from me personally (I’m Emily, hi!), thank you to the rest of the Remember The Milk team, who’ve been working crazy hard on this project. Thanks to our awesome software engineers: Alonso and Andrew P. on web and desktop, Ab and Sami on mobile, plus (former) team member Kristian on backend. Thanks to the amazing Andrew C., who handles our support almost single–handedly. And thanks to my wonderful co-founder, Omar. Oh, and thanks to Bob, the best code monkey around! Look guys, we shipped!
