Release notes
Version history for TaskTackler, dating back to 2013.
2026
November 2026
New: Setup wizard. New accounts are guided through creating Temperaments, Themes, a first Target and a first Task, with optional steps for Territories, Tools, Task Types, a Routine, a Recurrence, a Thought, a List and the time zone.
New: Review wizard. Shows what needs attention and offers a quick review or a full review of every Theme and Target.
New: Tackled page. A log of completed Tasks and Targets, grouped by month. Replaces the Completed Tasks page.
New: Per-account time zone, chosen in Settings or set to follow the device.
New: Routines can repeat on a schedule and can be hidden until a set time of day.
New: Tackle Tasks results and Routines can be worked in random order, with a “Next up” box.
New: Tasks can have a URL.
Improved: Redesigned interface to match tasktackler.com, with a revised layout for phones.
Improved: Search now includes Recurrences.
Improved: The app now states the reason when a Task cannot be skipped, snoozed, marked @WaitingOn or moved to Later Today.
Fixed: Double-clicking Complete no longer creates duplicate recurring Tasks.
Fixed: Task counts on Targets and Themes are corrected and now show open Tasks.
January 2026
New: Later Today. Keeps a Task on the Dashboard but out of Random and Tackle Tasks until it can be done.
New: Calendar schedules for Recurrences: the first of the month, every weekday, and every day except Sunday.
New: Targets can be filtered by category.
Improved: Dashboard sections can be collapsed. Random Three resets at midnight.
Improved: Renaming or removing a Temperament, Territory, Tool or Task Type updates the Tasks and Targets that use it.
Fixed: Completed Tasks can no longer be edited by accident, and impossible dates are rejected.
2025
December 2025
New: Lists, with a daily pick from a List shown on the Dashboard.
Improved: Add Multiple Tasks redesigned, with shared settings for a batch of Tasks.
Improved: Tackle Tasks matches Tasks to the Tools on hand more accurately.
Improved: Faster dropdowns and improved date pickers.
Improved: Performance: pages load faster.
Maintenance: A full automated test suite and an upgrade to current platform versions, completed over the course of 2025.
2023
June 2023
New: A Routine’s page can select a random Task.
Fixed: Target counts corrected.
2022
December 2022
Improved: Routines are listed alphabetically on the Dashboard, and completing a Routine returns to the Dashboard.
July 2022
New: Leisure Mode. A separate Dashboard for Leisure Targets.
2020
December 2020
New: Additional Random options on the Dashboard: any Task, an overdue Task, or a Task due within the next week.
Improved: Dashboard sections show counts.
November 2020
New: Target categories, also available as a filter in Tackle Tasks.
May 2020
Improved: New logo, simplified sidebar, and a help link.
April 2020
New: Snooze is available on a Task’s own page.
2019
October 2019
Improved: The Dashboard shows Tasks due within the next 7 days.
September 2019
New: Add Multiple Tasks. Enter several Tasks on one form.
January 2019
New: Tackle Tasks. Select a Temperament and see the Tasks that fit.
New: Random Task buttons on Tackle Tasks results, on each Target, and on the Dashboard.
New: Tackle Tasks can be limited to work time or leisure time.
New: Help page.
Improved: Search results include Thoughts.
2018
December 2018
New: Targets can be marked Work or Leisure.
Improved: Recurrences no longer require a due date.
May 2018
Improved: Security: the app is served only over a secure (HTTPS) connection.
2017
April and May 2017
Improved: First full redesign, with a simpler layout on every page.
2016
January 2016
New: Routines. Group Tasks, set their order, and complete the Routine as a whole.
New: Routines appear on the Dashboard and can be hidden until a date.
New: Random overdue Task link on the Dashboard.
2015
October 2015
New: Snooze and @WaitingOn buttons on the Dashboard.
New: Search bar on every page.
New: Layout for phones.
Improved: The Dashboard is now the home page.
January 2015
New: Dashboard. A daily view of what to do today.
New: Recurrences. Tasks that return a set time after they were last completed.
New: Hide Until. Hide a Task until a chosen date.
2014
December 2014
Improved: New layout with a collapsible menu.
July 2014
New: Search and filter Tasks, including by Temperament.
New: @WaitingOn, for Tasks that are waiting on someone else.
New: Tasks can carry a cost.
March 2014
New: Custom Temperaments, Territories, Tools and Task Types, defined in account settings.
February 2014
New: Thoughts, which can be converted into a Task or a Target.
New: Thoughts can be added by text message.
2013
October 2013
New: Task dependencies. A Task can depend on other Tasks.
September 2013
Initial release: Themes, Targets with Tiers, and Tasks with a Temperament, Task Type and Territory.

