diff --git a/src/strategies/index.ts b/src/strategies/index.ts
index 1253936..c6a5992 100644
--- a/src/strategies/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import { UseReducer } from "./useReducer";
 import { UseState } from "./useState";
 
-export const strategies = [{ name: 'useState', component: UseState }]
+export const strategies = [
+  { name: 'useState', component: UseState },
+  { name: 'useReducer', component: UseReducer },
+]
diff --git a/src/strategies/useReducer.tsx b/src/strategies/useReducer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d53cfd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/strategies/useReducer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useReducer, useState } from 'react'
+import localforage from 'localforage'
+import { useAsyncValue } from 'react-router'
+
+type Todo = {
+  id: string
+  text: string
+  status: 'incomplete' | 'complete'
+}
+
+type TodoAction =
+  | {
+      type: 'delete'
+      value: string
+    }
+  | {
+      type: 'add'
+      value: Todo
+    }
+  | {
+      type: 'replace'
+      value: Todo[]
+    }
+  | {
+      type: 'update'
+      value: Todo
+    }
+const reducer = (state: Todo[], action: TodoAction) => {
+  const { type, value } = action
+  switch (type) {
+    case 'delete':
+      return state.filter((todo) => todo.id !== value)
+    case 'add':
+      return state.concat([value])
+    case 'replace':
+      return value
+    case 'update':
+      return state.map((todo) => (todo.id === value.id ? value : todo))
+  }
+}
+
+export function UseReducer() {
+  const [isLoading, setLoading] = useState(true)
+  const [todos, dispatchTodoAction] = useReducer(reducer, [])
+  const [newTodoText, setNewTodoText] = useState('')
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // run once when mounted
+    localforage.getItem('react-state-management/todos', (_err, value) => {
+      if (value) {
+        dispatchTodoAction({ type: 'replace', value: value as Todo[] }) // validation first would be better
+      }
+      setLoading(false)
+    })
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // keep local db up to date
+    localforage.setItem('react-state-management/todos', todos)
+  }, [todos])
+
+  function addTodo() {
+    const newTodo = {
+      id: crypto.randomUUID(),
+      text: newTodoText,
+      status: 'incomplete' as const
+    }
+    dispatchTodoAction({
+      type: 'add',
+      value: newTodo
+    })
+    setNewTodoText('')
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <main style={isLoading ? { pointerEvents: 'none', cursor: 'wait' } : {}}>
+      <TodoList todos={todos} dispatch={dispatchTodoAction} />
+      <form
+        onSubmit={(e) => {
+          e.preventDefault()
+          addTodo()
+        }}>
+        <label>
+          New todo:{' '}
+          <input
+            type="text"
+            value={newTodoText}
+            onChange={(e) => setNewTodoText(e.target.value)}
+          />
+        </label>
+      </form>
+    </main>
+  )
+}
+
+function TodoList({
+  todos,
+  dispatch
+}: {
+  todos: Todo[]
+  dispatch: (TodoAction) => void
+}) {
+  return (
+    <>
+      {todos.map((todo) => (
+        <TodoItem key={todo.id} todo={todo} dispatch={dispatch} />
+      ))}
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
+function TodoItem({
+  todo,
+  dispatch
+}: {
+  todo: Todo
+  dispatch: (TodoAction) => void
+}) {
+  return (
+    <label
+      style={
+        todo.status === 'complete' ? { textDecoration: 'line-through' } : {}
+      }>
+      <a
+        style={{ float: 'right' }}
+        onClick={() => dispatch({ type: 'delete', value: todo.id })}>
+        x
+      </a>
+      <input
+        type="checkbox"
+        onChange={(e) => {
+          dispatch({
+            type: 'update',
+            value: {
+              ...todo,
+              status: e.target.checked ? 'complete' : 'incomplete'
+            }
+          })
+        }}
+        checked={todo.status === 'complete'}
+      />{' '}
+      {todo.text}
+    </label>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/strategies/useState.tsx b/src/strategies/useState.tsx
index 51b2e04..0e7902f 100644
--- a/src/strategies/useState.tsx
+++ b/src/strategies/useState.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react'
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import localforage from 'localforage'
 
 type Todo = {
@@ -12,21 +12,20 @@ export function UseState() {
   const [todos, setTodos] = useState<Todo[]>([])
   const [newTodoText, setNewTodoText] = useState('')
 
-  localforage.getItem('react-state-management/todos', (_err, value) => {
-    if (value) {
-      setTodos(value as Todo[]) // validation first would be better
-    }
-    setLoading(false)
-  })
-
-  function updateTodos(newTodos: Todo[]) {
-    // alternative to tricky useEffect
-    setLoading(true)
-    setTodos(newTodos)
-    localforage.setItem('react-state-management/todos', newTodos).then(() => {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // run once when mounted
+    localforage.getItem('react-state-management/todos', (_err, value) => {
+      if (value) {
+        setTodos(value as Todo[]) // validation first would be better
+      }
       setLoading(false)
     })
-  }
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // keep local db up to date
+    localforage.setItem('react-state-management/todos', todos)
+  }, [todos])
 
   function addTodo() {
     const newTodo = {
@@ -36,11 +35,11 @@ export function UseState() {
     }
     const newTodos = [...todos, newTodo]
     setNewTodoText('')
-    updateTodos(newTodos)
+    setTodos(newTodos)
   }
 
   function todoSetter(id: string, newValue?: Todo) {
-    updateTodos(
+    setTodos(
       todos.reduce((acc, cur) => {
         if (cur.id === id) {
           if (newValue === undefined) {