At a glance
Built around: Slack is built around channels and conversations. Please Do It is built around tasks, with chat inside each one.
Best for: Slack suits desk-based teams and tech companies. Please Do It suits teams on the ground and the people who manage them.
Getting work done: in Slack, requests are messages. In Please Do It, every request has an owner, a deadline and an approval step.
Ease of use: Please Do It works like a messenger, so frontline staff use it without training.
Where Slack is strong
Slack is a great place for fast discussion across many teams, with channels, threads, huddles and a huge range of integrations. For software and office teams, it’s often the centre of the working day.
Where frontline teams struggle
Requests become messages.
A task posted in a channel competes with every other message. Ownership and deadlines depend on people remembering.
Too many channels.
For people on a site or in a van, dozens of channels are noise. They need to see their own work, fast.
Tasks live elsewhere.
Many teams pair Slack with a separate task tool. For frontline staff, that’s one app too many.
How Please Do It works
Assign: say what needs to happen, who owns it and when it’s due.
Discuss: questions, photos, files and voice messages stay in the task’s own chat.
Review: approve the finished result, or send it back with a note.
Team chats, a newsfeed, recurring tasks, folders, checklists, polls, time tracking and work reports are all included in one plan.
When Slack is the better choice
Choose Slack if your team mostly works at a computer, collaborates across many departments, and relies on integrations with developer and office tools.
When Please Do It is the better fit
Most of your people work away from a desk.
You want chat and tasks in one app.
Every request needs an owner, a deadline and a finished result.
Frequently asked questions
Can Please Do It replace Slack?
For teams on the ground, yes. It includes team chats and a newsfeed alongside tasks.
What does Please Do It cost?
US$7 per user per month billed yearly, or US$10 per user per month billed monthly. Every feature is included.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. 30 days free, no credit card required.