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Remember The Milk
Basic Online Task Manager

Published on 01/09/2012
Ratingstars4 Rated 4 out of 5 stars by AppAppeal Editor
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What can you use the app for?
Remember the Milk is an organizational application that helps users manage their day to day tasks. The application is built around the traditional “to do” list. The user can set up a list of items that need to be completed and check them off as they finish each. Tasks can be sorted into lists. Each list can have a theme, such as personal, study and work lists. Users can also add tasks to high priority, overdue and added today lists. Remember the Milk integrates with Gmail, Google Calendar, Microsoft outlook and Twitter. The application synchronizes two ways so changes added on one device or computer will be available on the other. The user can also receive task reminders by email, instant message or SMS.
What is the history and popularity of the app?
Remember the Milk was founded in August of 2004. The application has not enjoyed widespread popularity, but it has made a positive impression with the users who have discovered it. PC World compared Remember the Milk to Microsoft Outlook, praising it for its functions and features. The mobile versions have also earned mostly positive comments and reviews. Remember the Milk may not be the most popular organizational app out there, but it is an effective tool for anyone who needs to sort out their personal life.
What are the differences to other apps?
Remember the Milk doesn’t bring anything new or cutting edge to the existing list of to do list style applications. It is very easy to use and available for a number of platforms, including iPad and iPhone devices. The user can easily sort their task list out however they want. The application is simple and very easy to learn. Users who need a straightforward way to manage their daily tasks can really appreciate the approach taken by Remember the Milk.
How does the web app look and feel to use?
Remember the Milk favors a blue and white color scheme with a playful cow logo. This combination enhances the overall personality of the application. The interface is very clean with no clutter at all. The user can easily navigate through each to do list and add or check off tasks. The design presents each list in a column with the tasks associated with the selected list positioned at the center. The design is very simple, which is a very good thing for an application like this.
How does the registration process work?
A new user can register for a Remember the Milk account by clicking the blue “Sign Up” button near the top, center of the homepage. The user is directed to the registration form which asks for a first and last name, username, password and email address. After choosing their preferred date format and checking the terms of use box the user is advised that they must check their email inbox for a verification message. This must be accessed to complete registration.
What does it cost to use the application?
A new user can register for a Remember the Milk account by clicking the blue “Sign Up” button near the top, center of the homepage. The user is directed to the registration form which asks for a first and last name, username, password and email address. After choosing their preferred date format and checking the terms of use box the user is advised that they must check their email inbox for a verification message. This must be accessed to complete registration.
Who would you recommend the application to?
Remember the Milk is a handy application for anyone who needs a simple, easy way to manage their daily tasks. The user can create task lists and add anything to each. The interface is user friendly and doesn’t include any annoying fluff to distract the user. Many mobile versions are also available so the user can access their task lists from just about anywhere.
  • Mobile versions are available for iPhone, iPad and Android users
  • Synchronizes with Microsoft Outlook and Blackberry
  • Users can choose to view current, high priority or overdue tasks
  • Priority tasks are color coded by priority level
  • Integrates with Gmail, Google Calendar and Twitter
  • Task reminders can be received by email, instant message or SMS
  • New tasks can be sent by email to the user's account

Remember The Milk pricing

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French

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German

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Dutch

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Portuguese

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Chinese

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Russian

Russian

Japanese

Japanese

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Italian

Website
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/

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9 comments (newest first)
Anonymous
on 21 Mar 2010 at 18:41
5/5? Oh please! RTM started as a winner but the owners have done nothing substantial to upgrade it in the past couple of years, and become openly hostile to customers who push for enhancements. It lacks many great features found in other online task managers (Toodledo for example) and it can be very unreliable. RTM is probably closer to a 3/5. I gave up on it after 6 months, switched to Toodledo 2 years ago and have never been happier.
Anonymous
on 12 Jun 2009 at 01:21
Here's why I think RTM sucks: it's unreliable. After deciding I needed a weekly reminder, I decided to compare RTM and PingMe around 6 months ago. I set up 2 repeating tasks on each, my regular Thursday task and a daily reminder that would indicate to me whether the services were reliable and trustworthy. PingMe has worked flawlessly. RTM stopped sending me the daily reminder after 4 days. Their weekly reminder continued to work, though, until a couple weeks ago when it suddenly stopped. When I tried to get help from RTM, all I got was a BS automated response, no actual help or acknowledgment of a problem. When I had a problem with PingMe's interface, they responded to my query with help, an apology, and thanks for pointing out their instructions had been unclear.
Anonymous
on 12 Jun 2009 at 01:21
Here's why I think RTM sucks: it's unreliable. After deciding I needed a weekly reminder, I decided to compare RTM and PingMe around 6 months ago. I set up 2 repeating tasks on each, my regular Thursday task and a daily reminder that would indicate to me whether the services were reliable and trustworthy. PingMe has worked flawlessly. RTM stopped sending me the daily reminder after 4 days. Their weekly reminder continued to work, though, until a couple weeks ago when it suddenly stopped. When I tried to get help from RTM, all I got was a BS automated response, no actual help or acknowledgment of a problem. When I had a problem with PingMe's interface, they responded to my query with help, an apology, and thanks for pointing out their instructions had been unclear.
Anonymous
on 12 Jun 2009 at 01:21
Here's why I think RTM sucks: it's unreliable. After deciding I needed a weekly reminder, I decided to compare RTM and PingMe around 6 months ago. I set up 2 repeating tasks on each, my regular Thursday task and a daily reminder that would indicate to me whether the services were reliable and trustworthy. PingMe has worked flawlessly. RTM stopped sending me the daily reminder after 4 days. Their weekly reminder continued to work, though, until a couple weeks ago when it suddenly stopped. When I tried to get help from RTM, all I got was a BS automated response, no actual help or acknowledgment of a problem. When I had a problem with PingMe's interface, they responded to my query with help, an apology, and thanks for pointing out their instructions had been unclear.
Anonymous
on 12 Jun 2009 at 01:21
Here's why I think RTM sucks: it's unreliable. After deciding I needed a weekly reminder, I decided to compare RTM and PingMe around 6 months ago. I set up 2 repeating tasks on each, my regular Thursday task and a daily reminder that would indicate to me whether the services were reliable and trustworthy. PingMe has worked flawlessly. RTM stopped sending me the daily reminder after 4 days. Their weekly reminder continued to work, though, until a couple weeks ago when it suddenly stopped. When I tried to get help from RTM, all I got was a BS automated response, no actual help or acknowledgment of a problem. When I had a problem with PingMe's interface, they responded to my query with help, an apology, and thanks for pointing out their instructions had been unclear.
Anonymous
on 12 Jun 2009 at 01:21
Here's why I think RTM sucks: it's unreliable. After deciding I needed a weekly reminder, I decided to compare RTM and PingMe around 6 months ago. I set up 2 repeating tasks on each, my regular Thursday task and a daily reminder that would indicate to me whether the services were reliable and trustworthy. PingMe has worked flawlessly. RTM stopped sending me the daily reminder after 4 days. Their weekly reminder continued to work, though, until a couple weeks ago when it suddenly stopped. When I tried to get help from RTM, all I got was a BS automated response, no actual help or acknowledgment of a problem. When I had a problem with PingMe's interface, they responded to my query with help, an apology, and thanks for pointing out their instructions had been unclear.
Anonymous
on 12 Jun 2009 at 01:21
Here's why I think RTM sucks: it's unreliable. After deciding I needed a weekly reminder, I decided to compare RTM and PingMe around 6 months ago. I set up 2 repeating tasks on each, my regular Thursday task and a daily reminder that would indicate to me whether the services were reliable and trustworthy. PingMe has worked flawlessly. RTM stopped sending me the daily reminder after 4 days. Their weekly reminder continued to work, though, until a couple weeks ago when it suddenly stopped. When I tried to get help from RTM, all I got was a BS automated response, no actual help or acknowledgment of a problem. When I had a problem with PingMe's interface, they responded to my query with help, an apology, and thanks for pointing out their instructions had been unclear.
Anonymous
on 12 Jun 2009 at 01:21
Here's why I think RTM sucks: it's unreliable. After deciding I needed a weekly reminder, I decided to compare RTM and PingMe around 6 months ago. I set up 2 repeating tasks on each, my regular Thursday task and a daily reminder that would indicate to me whether the services were reliable and trustworthy. PingMe has worked flawlessly. RTM stopped sending me the daily reminder after 4 days. Their weekly reminder continued to work, though, until a couple weeks ago when it suddenly stopped. When I tried to get help from RTM, all I got was a BS automated response, no actual help or acknowledgment of a problem. When I had a problem with PingMe's interface, they responded to my query with help, an apology, and thanks for pointing out their instructions had been unclear.
Anonymous
on 12 Jun 2009 at 01:21
Here's why I think RTM sucks: it's unreliable. After deciding I needed a weekly reminder, I decided to compare RTM and PingMe around 6 months ago. I set up 2 repeating tasks on each, my regular Thursday task and a daily reminder that would indicate to me whether the services were reliable and trustworthy. PingMe has worked flawlessly. RTM stopped sending me the daily reminder after 4 days. Their weekly reminder continued to work, though, until a couple weeks ago when it suddenly stopped. When I tried to get help from RTM, all I got was a BS automated response, no actual help or acknowledgment of a problem. When I had a problem with PingMe's interface, they responded to my query with help, an apology, and thanks for pointing out their instructions had been unclear.

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