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you may establish a reminder and task direction system of rules for yourself , and employ a religious service that works for your squad . But it might not be easy to get your family members or friends to use the same task direction app . iOS appKaro(which means “ do it ” in Hindi ) aim to solve the problem even if the other person does n’t employ the app .
This isn’tMustafa Yusuf‘s first task management product . The India - based developer also develops another to - do app calledTasks , for more complex task management . Yusuf told TechCrunch that he developed Karo because other apps did n’t allow him the flexibility of assigning chore to people in your address book .
“ No app allow me to simply delegate and track tasks I had for hoi polloi in my contacts . For example , my accountant , sister , plumber or electrician . I just need to send them a task , have them incur it on the apps they already expend ( WhatsApp / Messages ) and get notified when they act on it . If they do n’t , instead of me nagging them , I ’d prefer the app to direct automatic reminders , ” he said .
Yusuf enounce that prior to creating the app , he had to manually remind them through WhatsApp or other chat apps to dispatch a task . Plus , because there was no tracking system , even he forgot tasks .
The app and the features
Karo let you input tasks easily in an interface that front like a conversation in a messaging app . you may use natural lyric to add job as the app agnize identifier , such as “ tomorrow ” and “ 10 am . ” It then mechanically make a task with a deadline if you mention a specific time and date . Plus , you could @mention a particular person to assign a task to them . or else , there are buttons for add date , time and a contact to a task as well .
Users can optionally tie an epitome , a video , a PDF papers or a voice tone to a undertaking . And because it ’s 2024 , there ’s an AI slant too . Users can invoke Karo AI to let out down larger labor into smaller tasks . They can also ask AI to help them be after a trip and lean to - dos .
Once you arrogate a project to someone , they get a notification on Karo if they have the app . Otherwise , the app first sends them a chat on WhatsApp , and if that fails , a admonisher via textbook subject matter . For scheduled project , the person receive a reminder when the task is due as well as two and four days after the due date . For non - scheduled tasks the app sends a reminder two , four and six Day after the task has been created .
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On the primary screen , chore are screen by contact . If you tap on someone ’s name , it unfold up a conversation port with them where you may see past task and add more tasks . The app also has an activity tab where you may see update about all chore that you are involved in .
While squad and small organizations might use dedicated solutions for task management , in a country like India , a luck of businesses do n’t have a right system in berth . They prefer to handle tasks in WhatsApp group directly . Yusuf recollect Karo ’s integration with the platform and its power to create groups within the app will appeal to WhatsApp users .
He mentioned that some business firm are already using the app for their work . For instance , a dry fruit distributer in Mumbai uses Karo to assign promotion and delivery task to their squad . Folks on the team check off tasks through WhatsApp . Yusuf added that this could be utile for sketch groups or book cabaret .
Karo is available for liberal , but you have to pay if you want to use features like groups , themes and attachments . The app is originally price at $ 4.99 per month , $ 39.99 per year and $ 99.99 for lifetime unlock with introductory launch offers on all program .
Yusuf is planning to make an Android version available to users soon . But he thinks that even if people do n’t utilise the app , the ability to send your contacts a reminder without them being on the app is the master draw .
