The overarching promise of companies dedicated to AI-powered productivity tools lies in crafting solutions capable of handling tasks on your behalf. However, some of the initial demos we've witnessed fall short in realizing these promises. Take Twos, a to-do list app, which is approaching the problem from a distinct perspective. When adding a task, it offers relevant action suggestions such as adding links to sites or formulating texts to complete the task. The aim is to recommend suitable sites or apps for task completion.

How the AI-Powered Suggestions Feature Works

To utilize the AI-powered suggestions feature, simply record your tasks as you typically would. The app's AI model then checks if it can provide a suggestion. For example, when writing "Buy paper napkins", you'll receive suggestions for links to Amazon, Walmart, and eBay with "paper napkins" as the search terms. If you mention a birthday or anniversary, the app will prompt you to add a reminder to your calendar, send a text, or purchase a gift card.

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App Integrations and Use Cases

Currently, Twos has 27 integrations with various apps like Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Instacart, Expedia, Google Search, Google Maps, Google Flights, Uber Eats, contacts, calls, messages apps, email, IMDb, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, ZocDoc, Ticketmaster, and StubHub. These integrations cover a wide range of use cases including shopping, restaurants, food, music, movies, reminders, and events.

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Current Limitations and Future Improvements

The feature generally functions well in most situations. Nevertheless, at present, it mainly suggests U.S.-centric services for categories like shopping, ticket purchases, and food delivery. The company needs to enhance localization for users outside the country. This is a crucial aspect that will determine the app's wider appeal and usability.

Twos was founded in 2021 by former Google engineer Parker Klein and Joe Steilberg. With more than 25,000 active users across the web, Android, and iOS, the app is free to use. Users have the option to activate "Plus" features such as adding tags and hyperlinks, creating a custom home screen, utilizing an auto-sorting feature, and leveraging templates. Each feature comes at a one-time cost of $2.

Last year, the startup introduced an AI assistant to assist with list creation. Additionally, other apps like Hypelist are also leveraging AI models to help people build their recommendation lists, highlighting the growing trend in this area.