Managing your own tasks can be tricky enough, but getting friends or family to stay on top of things you assign them? That’s a whole challenge. We’ve all been there: trying to gently remind someone to do something without it feeling like nagging, or worse, completely forgetting about it ourselves. Well, that’s where Karo comes in. With this app, you can delegate tasks to anyone—even if they don’t use it themselves.
What Is Karo?
Karo is a task management and planning app that helps you delegate tasks and send reminders to anyone on your contact. It allows you to assign tasks using your phone’s contacts and then track the tasks in an easy-to-manage interface.
The app’s interface is intuitive: you simply type in a task as if you were sending a message. Karo can automatically recognize due dates and times if you include them in the task (for example, “tomorrow at 5 PM”). Once you’ve assigned a task to someone, Karo takes over from there, sending reminders at regular intervals so you don’t have to.
Karo is different from most other task management apps in that the person receiving the task doesn’t even need to be using the app. If they’re on Karo, great—they’ll get the notification directly. If not, Karo will first send a message via WhatsApp, and if that doesn’t work, it will follow up with a traditional text message.
How to Use Karo to Assign Tasks to Family and Friends
Here’s a quick step-by-step guide to using Karo:
- Open the Karo app and start a new task, either by typing in natural language or using the task creation tools.
- Assign the task to someone in your contacts list by @mentioning them or selecting them from your address book.
- Set a due date and time if needed, or leave it open-ended if there’s no deadline.
- Attach supporting files like images, PDFs, etc, for detailed tasks or projects.
Karo will take it up from there. It will automatically notify your contact via their preferred messaging app and follow up with reminders until the task is marked complete.
You can also check the activity tab to get updates on all tasks you’re involved in, keeping track of what’s been done and what’s pending.
Karo is great for anyone tired of manually tracking and reminding people about tasks. It’s nifty if you work with people who don’t want to adopt a new app. Whether it’s planning a family event, managing a small team, or just getting help from a friend, Karo ensures that tasks are delegated and completed without fuss.
