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24 alternatives to Finish UP

Hi there! I made this tool called Finish UP to help me do exactly that with my personal projects and work tasks. I found that I had a few problems that cross-cut the majority of my projects: 1. I have loads of new ideas for projects, or tasks to do like learning German, but I do not always know where to start 2. I open a kanban board and then do not know what type of tasks to start with, how detailed they should be, or to what extent they can overlap 3. I started using ChatGPT and equivalents to help me ideate and put in place initial plans, but as soon as I asked questions about certain…

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.

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    The perfect multi-project management tool, whether you use Agile, traditional, or both methodologies! Project success begins here.

    2016 · zenkit.com · its alternatives →

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    Story▲155

    A better way to run teams and projects

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    TL;DR: We built Kanbanq, a minimal task management app for indies and small teams. It keeps Trello’s simplicity but adds proper backlogs, sprints, real-time collaboration and public board sharing. Free while in alpha, feedback welcome --- I’ve been working on Kanbanq with a friend. It’s a minimal task management app we built after getting frustrated with Trello. It was great for simple boards, but it falls apart when you need backlogs (that are more than just a giant list) or want to work in sprints. Kanbanq keeps the same clean feel but adds backlog management (our unique feature), sprints,…

    2025 · kanbanq.app · its alternatives →

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    For years, I was stuck. Trapped in a loop. Every new project, every team initiative – it began with the same soul-crushing setup. Hours. Gone. Not on the actual work, mind you. But on the meta-work. Defining tasks. Sketching forms. Mapping workflows. Hunting for that 'perfect' template that never quite fit. Just trying to get to zero. To a starting line where meaningful work could actually begin. Most project management tools? They're brilliant once things are up and running. Tracking, collaborating, reporting – they nail it. But that initial blank canvas? That moment you’re staring at an…

    Jul 2026 · flowtask.work · its alternatives →

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    Frme▲242

    Manage all your projects in one place 🛠️

    2019 · orsolo.com · its alternatives →

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    A list of +3400 ideas that you can use for your own projects

    2021 · daviddelahunty.com · its alternatives →

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    A platform for makers to find the right tools

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I’m the founder of Zesfy, a productivity app that I’ve been developing over the past few years. It’s designed to seamlessly integrate your tasks with your calendar, allowing you to transform your to-do lists into actionable events in just seconds. Here are some of its key features: - Task Progress: Automatically update your progress based on subtasks completed - Step: Create step-by-step breakdown of the subtask - Target: Organize tasks with due date - Session: Insert multiple tasks to calendar event - Space: Filter event from specific sets of calendars I recently introduced new…

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Bindly▲76

    Hi HN, I’m a product designer by background, not a traditional software engineer. Over the last year, tools like Claude and ChatGPT completely changed how I work. I started with small internal tools, and now I’m “vibe coding” multiple highly personalized apps. As I iterated between Claude Code (implementation) and ChatGPT (ideation / thinking), I kept running into the same problem. To think clearly, I had to repeatedly re-explain: - what the code currently does, - what changed recently, - and why certain decisions were made. That re-summarization step became a real bottleneck. So I…

    2016 · bind.ly · its alternatives →

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    A place to list tasks you need help for.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    See what indie devs are building and give public feedback

    2024 · kanshareban.com · its alternatives →

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    Organize your daily todos in neat Kanban boards

    2023 · helpspace.com · its alternatives →

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    Task automation for all of us

    2023 · its alternatives →

  14. 14IS

    Hey HN friends, I keep getting distracted working from home and always end up watching youtube, browsing blogs like HN or just mindlessly scrolling then I feel like crap because I didn’t do enough. I went through dozens of productivity tools but they’re quite overwhelming to use and none of them actually helped me focus. So I built http://complish.ai, a web-based sidebar that helps me focus on one task at a time. I launched it last month and have over 3,000 users now and I’ll be keeping it free. Would love for you all to try and give some feedback!

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    A system to help creative people pick the right idea

    2015 · shipyoursideproject.com · its alternatives →

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    A virtual offline Kanban Board for your personal projects and work flows.

    2020 · personalkanban.js.org · its alternatives →

  17. 17IM

    Hey HN, I’m Kyrylo. I recently created a small tool that lets you gather, refine, and validate SaaS/startup ideas using AI. I used to jot down my product ideas in a note apps, but it wasn’t very practical for collecting feedback or refining them. So, I built this tool to make the process easier. Here’s how it works: 1. Enter a brief description of your idea. 2. The app uses AI to generate project details. 3. Share your idea via a link that includes a feedback form. It’s pretty straightforward, and I’d love to hear your thoughts or any suggestions!

    2024 · keepmyidea.app · its alternatives →

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    How to Go from Idea to Done

    2019 · productiveflourishing.com · its alternatives →

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    Track every second, organize your work with your team.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Roast (+fix) your startup idea in 3mins before wasting 3mths

    2025 · dontbuildthis.com · its alternatives →

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    Brick▲27

    Visual to-do list alternative for solo work

    2025 · joinbrick.com · its alternatives →

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    Helping people

    2025 · spark-to-solution-flow.lovable.app · its alternatives →

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    Your maker portfolio

    2024 · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    Two years ago, I started building this site that allows people to document their learning and progress in real time. The idea is: as you learn new things, you document your progress piece by piece, creating a collection of failures, breakthroughs, and knowledge. Along the way, your friends can cheer you on, and the community can give you tips and feedback. Over time, we'll create a public collection on how different problems were solved. With each progress, the site prompts you to reflect on questions like, "If you could go back in time, what do you wish you had known?" This was my first web…

    2024 · opus.cafe · its alternatives →

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