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NowThis – OSS task manager for Nextcloud and iOS supporting subtasks

NowThis – OSS task manager for Nextcloud and iOS supporting subtasks

by andrewjneumann·Jun 24, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

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Finally handles CalDAV subtask ETags properly when other iOS apps fail.

Strengths
  • •Native SwiftUI implementation avoids slow web-wrapper performance issues
  • •Proper CalDAV subtask hierarchy and ETag handling that competitors break
  • •Vault Mode works fully offline with zero sync dependency
Weaknesses
  • •Narrow audience limits impact to existing Nextcloud self-hosters
  • •Task manager category already saturated with established alternatives
Category
Productivity
Target Audience

Self-hosted Nextcloud users on iOS

Similar To

Apple Reminders · Tasks.org · Nextcloud Tasks

Post Description

I couldn't find a simple and fully featured task manager that supported subtasks for Nextcloud on iOS, so here it is! The mobile task options for iOS either felt like slow web-wrappers or didn't properly respect CalDAV subtask hierarchies (esp ETag). I wanted something that felt as fast and native as Apple Reminders but kept my data strictly on my own server. Support for calendar integration along with widgets. Looking for feedback or suggestions!

Source along with Apple TestFlight info on the site.

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