Reassign
Shares rank 9 of 14 task managers by recommenders
A simple 24-hour dial for sketching a day and seeing gaps between meetings, with a clean design. Caveat: data stays in one browser.
A simple 24-hour dial for sketching a day and seeing gaps between meetings, with a clean design. Caveat: data stays in one browser.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Simple, intuitive, well-designed interface
“Well design and intuitive. Beat trying to put my days out in a calendar app.”
Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Reassign – a 24-hour dial for planning your day” “Interesting UX, simple and at the same time, feeling so "new/fresh" !”
Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Reassign – a 24-hour dial for planning your day” “I wanted it to be simple so I don't waste time.”
Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Reassign – a 24-hour dial for planning your day” Quick skeleton of the day
“I can quickly get a skeleton of a day out and then polish it until it's done.”
Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Reassign – a 24-hour dial for planning your day” “Well design and intuitive. Beat trying to put my days out in a calendar app.”
Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Reassign – a 24-hour dial for planning your day”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Data does not carry across browsers
“the indexDB don't carry over to other browsers”
Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Show HN: Reassign – a 24-hour dial for planning your day”
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| Apple Reminders | 15 | 16 | 48% | 11 | — | — |
| Paca | 14 | 2 | 88% | 2 | — | — |
| Todoist | 13 | 7 | 65% | 7 | — | — |
| ReassignThis page | 7 | 1 | 88% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Well design and intuitive. Beat trying to put my days out in a calendar app.”
“yours is simply better truly nailed the aesthetic”
“Love this, I had the same design concept for an iOS app but never got to making it.”
“Doesn’t seem to work on mobile”
“the indexDB don't carry over to other browsers”
“I can quickly get a skeleton of a day out and then polish it until it's done.”
“manual work is what wires the brain”
“This is perfect for visualizing context switching and the dead time between meetings.”
“I wanted it to be simple so I don't waste time.”
“Interesting UX, simple and at the same time, feeling so "new/fresh" !”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.