2024 in review
Over the year the UTasks audience grew from 200 to 56,000 users. Founder Denis Gerasimenko summed up the first year of the product.
In early 2025, UTasks founder Denis Gerasimenko summed up the first year of the product. The company entered 2024 having closed its first investment round even before the MVP was released. The first full version came out on January 15, when UTasks had about 200 users; by May 9 there were 20,000, and by the end of the year – 56,000.
The main driver of growth was the key feature of the product – tasks and projects right in Telegram group chats. Many teams already discussed work and personal matters in groups but recorded agreements, tasks and meetings in other systems. UTasks gave them this ability exactly where it was needed. By adding the app to their chats and assigning tasks to colleagues and friends, users introduced the product to others themselves.
During the year UTasks gained several assignees per task, file attachments, history and comments, recurring tasks, priorities and statuses, areas for projects, a short command for creating tasks from a chat, inline tasks, flexible notifications, integration with the device calendar, a home screen shortcut, documentation and video guides. The app became available in four languages: Russian, English, Spanish and Farsi.
Denis summed up the year this way: the team built a product that users really need, expanded its functionality without losing simplicity, and learned to find and attract its audience.