What is a better GTD app?

[crissy]

Which apps sync with iCal? I read that RTM syncs with it but do Things, Omnifocus, To Do etc do. And which ones give reminders or sends alerts? Thanks!

 

[Gokunama]

None of the apps sync directly with iCal, but I know that SmartTime will have sync with iCal and Outlook via gCal. I don't know what other apps can do that presently though.

 

[rywat]

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I second the Appigo To Do suggestion. I've used several others (including RTM's) and I find this one to be the best by a fairly wide margin.

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[rywat]

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I second the Appigo To Do suggestion. I've used several others (including RTM's) and I find this one to be the best by a fairly wide margin.

+1

 

[ucfgrad93]

Another vote for ToDo by Appigo. I use this program and really like it. Well worth the money in my opinion.

 

[NicolasV1]

I am getting curious here.
I have tried Todo and I would like to hear why a lot of people seem so fascinated by it? IMO it has quite unimpressive UI compared to apps like Things or RTM and functionwise it has the same as RTM, so what makes people love it so much? Is it because it is cheaper than RTM?

 

[JMBrown]

I am getting curious here.
I have tried Todo and I would like to hear why a lot of people seem so fascinated by it? IMO it has quite unimpressive UI compared to apps like Things or RTM and functionwise it has the same as RTM, so what makes people love it so much? Is it because it is cheaper than RTM?

I agree it has a very simplistic UI, but that's one of the things I like most about it. It is very easy for me to open up the app and see what I have to do today, tomorrow, this weekend, etc. Though it may not be very "impressive" in the eyes of some, it is very clean and easy to read. RTM on the other hand had a very nice looking UI, but it took considerably longer to do most things in the app. Want to look at all the tasks you've got to do this week in RTM? You've got two options: go to the "this week" tab and select each day one at a time; or make a smartlist that shows the next seven days, go to lists, scroll all the way down to the bottom of your lists, and open the week smartlist. Both of these option simply take way too long. I should be able to open the app and find whatever I'm looking for in a quick glance.

Hope that helps.

 

[schulzmc]

I am getting curious here.
I have tried Todo and I would like to hear why a lot of people seem so fascinated by it? IMO it has quite unimpressive UI compared to apps like Things or RTM and functionwise it has the same as RTM, so what makes people love it so much? Is it because it is cheaper than RTM?

For me it is more ease of use than anything else. I often have to "reschedule" a task to the next day, or the day after tomorrow, etc. ToDo lets you tap the due date directly (no "edit" button first) and then tap on a list of options like tomorrow, Tuesday, or next week. No need to use the tedious "date picker" to dial in the right day (unless you want to reschedule out more than a week, and then it is there as needed.)

Here's another plus: The text of the whole task shows. Other task managers might have something like "Finish edit on the manuscript..." and you have to select the task to see it all. I was forever thinking about how to word tasks so it would all show or so the would be distinct enough in the first few words. With ToDo it scolls to the next line so I can phrase my task any way I like and read it all.

ToDo also handles repeat tasks as I would like, syncs quickly with Toodledo from anywhere, no matter whether I am on wifi, edge, or 3g, and has the cool "quick add" feature that allows me to quickly add tasks to my "no folder" inbox for later sorting and scheduling.

All that - and it just plain works. I have never lost a task or had a task revert to previous changes when syncing. I trust it.

It truly is the one "must have" app for me.