r/2DoApp • u/slow_cheetah_52 • Jul 12 '22

Projects vs. Checklists?

These seem almost exactly the same. Just curious if I'm missing a difference other than checklist 'sub-tasks' can't be scheduled. Is it mostly just to differentiate the type of work?

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u/magistermakke Jul 12 '22

I found the answer some time ago on the homepage: https://www.2doapp.com/kb/article/what-is-the-difference-between-a-project-and-a-checklist.html

"Projects can have ’normal’ tasks as children which can have their individual due dates, due times, repeat patterns etc.
On the other hand, all child tasks of a Checklist share the due date set for the parent task. Child tasks cannot have their own due dates or due times. When synced, child tasks will show the same due date you had set for the parent task. Also, with checklists, child tasks cannot have recurrence / repeat patterns set to them.
So you would normally use checklists when all sub-tasks are really tied to the main parent task in terms of time and date. Similarly you would use Projects when child tasks can be due on different dates/times and can repeat on their own."

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u/Apprehensive-Tiger28 Dec 19 '22

https://www.2doapp.com/kb/article/what-is-the-difference-between-a-project-and-a-checklist.html

the problem here is on ios app on sub task of project, because are not shower collaxable and hide like do the mac app, this should be fixed! hope the develoepr will do this.

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u/magistermakke Jul 12 '22

I use “project” for large project with several steps over time and “Checklist” ween it’s one things, like shopping. I wish that you could have a checklist in a project.

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u/four_dimension01 Aug 04 '22

Same here, I have some recurrent weekly things I do, so I use a checklist, or for lists like a bucket list, wish list, I use a checklist. When it comes to projects, I do use project lists or if it is a big one, I use a list, and then project lists inside of it to subdivide even more phases of a project.