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title: "Guides — TaskPocket"
description: "Longer pieces on what task apps get subtly wrong: which date field does what, and why a repeat lands on the day it does. Sourced, and specific."
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lastUpdated: 2026-08-26
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# Guides

Longer pieces about the things task apps get subtly wrong — which date field does what, why a repeat lands on the day it does. Written for the moment your app will not express what you meant.

- [Repeat a task after you finish it, not on a fixed schedule](https://taskpocket.io/guides/recurring-tasks-after-completion/) — "Every 2 weeks" and "2 weeks after I last did it" are different rules. Here is why most task apps only do the first, and what to do about it.
- [Deadline vs due date: which one does what](https://taskpocket.io/guides/deadline-vs-due-date/) — A due date schedules work; a deadline records a consequence. Here is what each one is for, a rule for deciding, and which task apps give you both.
- [Todoist deadline vs due date — which to use, and when](https://taskpocket.io/guides/todoist-deadline-vs-due-date/) — Todoist's date and deadline answer different questions. What each one actually controls, which plan you need, and how to decide which a task wants.
- [Does Todoist have a start date?](https://taskpocket.io/guides/does-todoist-have-a-start-date/) — No — Todoist says so itself. Here are the six workarounds its help centre suggests, what each one costs you, and what a real start date does instead.
- [Can Apple Reminders repeat after completion?](https://taskpocket.io/guides/apple-reminders-repeat-after-completion/) — No — every repeat option Apple documents counts from the schedule. Here is what Reminders can express, the two workarounds, and what each one costs.
- [The GTD weekly review checklist](https://taskpocket.io/guides/gtd-weekly-review-checklist/) — All eleven steps of David Allen’s weekly review, in order, with what each one is actually for and where people give up. Works with any app, or none.
- [How to export your Todoist data](https://taskpocket.io/guides/export-todoist-to-another-app/) — Two routes out — a per-project CSV, or an account backup on Pro. What each one leaves behind, and how to keep your completed tasks, which neither includes.
- [How to choose a task manager](https://taskpocket.io/guides/how-to-choose-a-task-manager/) — Six questions that actually decide it, in the order that matters. Feature lists are the last thing to look at, and the first thing every comparison shows you.