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Which iPhone to-do list do you use? :D
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Wow that's a fairly strong response.
Was it mostly due to their lack of support, or feature-wise in the app? I know people who live and swear by Things, but personally it's not for me ... I prefer Appigo's Todo. But you're the first person who I've heard to tell people to stay away from THings...I've attempted to use Taskpaper for OS X. But it was just too simplistic for my needs. If you just had tasks to be completed that would work great for you. But I like to have due dates and that type of information readily available. I need to be able to see that I should start it on this day and it should be done by this day. Taskpaper does have @tag(something) support. So you could do something like "@Due(2/15/2010)" but you wouldn't be able to sort by due date and it wouldn't tell you what you should be doing "Today."
I've tried Things. But it just has too many fields to fill out to make it useful.
I really love the OS X version of The Hit List. You can create folders, lists, and each list has it's own items obviously. You can also create smart lists that contain only items with certain tags or any combination of other fields (I assume Things does this too).
I'm anxiously awaiting the iPhone version of The Hit List so I can finally start syncing my lists to my phone. But it appears it'll be awhile before we see it.
The author is a one man shop. People on The Hit List google group are always complaining that the author doesn't give them any information on what's going on. But he appears to be some sort of perfectionist that would rather not give dates and instead focus on the work and releasing when it's really ready. I only mention this because some people seem to demand information on release cycles and get pissy when the author doesn't provide information. If you're that type, don't bother trying the app you'll likely be disappointed when he doesn't respond to your request for information. Though, you still may love the application.
The mac version is incredibly stable and supports a vast majority of what many people will need. It can be completely navigated by keyboard. Very well done. I'd recommend anyone who likes the idea of Things but would like to try something a little different. It's extremely flexible.
I've tried Things. But it just has too many fields to fill out to make it useful.
I really love the OS X version of The Hit List. You can create folders, lists, and each list has it's own items obviously. You can also create smart lists that contain only items with certain tags or any combination of other fields (I assume Things does this too).
I'm anxiously awaiting the iPhone version of The Hit List so I can finally start syncing my lists to my phone. But it appears it'll be awhile before we see it.
The author is a one man shop. People on The Hit List google group are always complaining that the author doesn't give them any information on what's going on. But he appears to be some sort of perfectionist that would rather not give dates and instead focus on the work and releasing when it's really ready. I only mention this because some people seem to demand information on release cycles and get pissy when the author doesn't provide information. If you're that type, don't bother trying the app you'll likely be disappointed when he doesn't respond to your request for information. Though, you still may love the application.
The mac version is incredibly stable and supports a vast majority of what many people will need. It can be completely navigated by keyboard. Very well done. I'd recommend anyone who likes the idea of Things but would like to try something a little different. It's extremely flexible.
Wow that's a fairly strong response.
Let me say that I was one of the original user of Things as a beta on the desktop and the app on the iPhone. My harsh criticism comes from:
-most of their updates are just bug fixes
-what was originally an app that was to be relatively simple has very slowly added feature that seems to be trying to compete with Omnifocus which is a losing game. The Omni Group follows the ideas behind GTD better than Things
-they have hidden forums. I believe this is still the case. Go on their site and try to find the forums. The only way I found out is existed was through a Google Search. If you do go on the forums you will find many complaints.
-Things only has wifi sync with the iPhone and they have promised better syncing since this was in beta on the desktop two years ago. It is simply pointless to have a to-do app that cost $70 that cannot sync unless both apps are open at the same time. The whole point to a to-do app is that you don't have to remember.
-many apps in the App Store implement functionality that Apple allows as soon as it becomes available. On Culture Code's "roadmap", push notifications will come before syncing. Push notifications have not even come yet but a ton of other to-do apps have it and many on the day that 3.0 was released. On their "roadmap" recurring events will come before push notifications. Recurring events still is not available on the iPhone. Many will be waiting a long time before they will see these upgrades.
I have used lots of to-do app's, just cant get used to them.. I use the iPhone Calandar allot, i think To-do list should have been integrated with it.
Smarttask
I've been using Smart Time Pro from Left Coast Logic for a while and it seems to best fit how I use ToDo and scheduling software. I used Pocket Informant for years on my Palm devices, but it didn't seem to make the transition to the iPhone very well.
I also have their Smart Notes and Smart Plans apps, which I'm less happy about. Smart Time Pro, though, is worth taking a look at.
Perry
I've been using Smart Time Pro from Left Coast Logic for a while and it seems to best fit how I use ToDo and scheduling software. I used Pocket Informant for years on my Palm devices, but it didn't seem to make the transition to the iPhone very well.
I also have their Smart Notes and Smart Plans apps, which I'm less happy about. Smart Time Pro, though, is worth taking a look at.
Perry
It would be nice to have some updates though... rather than go mum for half a year
On another issue, how do you manage your GTD now? Do you just use Mac THL and no iPhone app companion? I'm using Omnifocus now... and the iPhone app, but I'm still waiting (to no avail) for that mythical unicorn of an iPhone app (THL iPhone). The desktop app hasn't been updated in a while too...It would be nice to have some updates though... rather than go mum for half a year
I'm trying Taskpaper Mac/iPhone now. Not sure it's going to work in it's current form. Going to give it a week or two to find out.
I've been keeping track of todo's that need to go out of the house with me in a Field Notes notebook. Using THL for home related stuff. A vast majority of my todo's are really things that are done at home anyway. Various projects and such. I'm not totally in need of an iphone app in any way whatsoever. It would just be nice to have.
In fact, for just about every todo list I find that entering data into them on the phone is just plain stupid. My "inbox" is always a Field Notes notebook and then from the notebook they go into their various projects and contexts on the computer. Typing on the iPhone is too cumbersome for fast entering. I've yet to find something that beats paper and pen for that.
I've always found I lose pieces of paper, or small notebooks, well lose or misplace them anyways. I won't ever lose or misplace my iPhone, and having all my todos, notes, and schedules on hand comes in very handy, and now that all of those are syncable to online services, I know that I'll never lose that info, even if I lose or destroy my iPhone (done twice, once stolen, once dropped in the water), I can get a new iPhone, download those apps, sync, and all necessary info is there.
The cost of drinking too much while out or being clumsy every once in a while. Crud!
Anyways, both experiences have caused me to a lot more careful. Expensive mistakes!
The cost of drinking too much while out or being clumsy every once in a while. Crud!
Anyways, both experiences have caused me to a lot more careful. Expensive mistakes!
I keep my notebook in the same pocket as my wallet. When I get home they both go on the counter and I pick them up whenever I leave because that's where my keys go too. Same goes for my pen. It all gets put in the same spot. I take it out. Put info in and pocket it again.
Sounds like your issue is more to do with habit than it is with notebooks. You've developed a habit with your phone. Do the sane with a notebook and you have what I do.
I'm downloading Listomni now, it looks like just what I've been looking for. Thanks
Ha - I have all of those as well (except 2Do). And I have their desktop counterparts.
I've tried them all out for a while each, and keep coming back to OmniFocus. I like the ability to customize my "Due Radar" perspectives, etc.
Wow that's a fairly strong response.
Ofcourse everyone thinks differently about an application and has a different oppinion on it. I have tried Things, but I just cant get used to the idea of a seperate to - do list. I use the Calandar app a lot on the iPhone.
And like i mentioned in a different thread, i wish there was a good to -do list built into the calandar app on the iphone.
One of the main reasons I swtiched to Toodledo. With Appigo's Todo, I had to open the app every day to get the badges to show. It was like I had to set a daily alarm to open the Todo app to get badges working. Seemed a little silly to me.
Toodledo updates and shows badge notifications without having to open the app.
Personally I like both Appigo's ToDo and Pocket Informant.
Pocket Informant:
I will admit that I use Pocket Informant the most since it offers me to use the Franklin Covey method of organizing tasks. I just can't seem to get used the GTD thing after using Franklin Covey planners and stuff for almost 20 years. With each uupdate Pocket Informant gets better and better.
Appigo's ToDo:
There are features that I love in Todo from Appigo that I have not found in other todo apps. You can create a checklist so you can have a task like grocery shopping and then list the items to get and they appear as a checklist. Also you can easily set up projects and then add the subtasks. If you create a call task, the phone number is liked so all you do is tap the link to dial the call. If you have a task to visit a website you can put in the web address and a link is created allowing you to access the site from within the task. A task to visit a place will have a link on Google Maps so you can find it as long as you put in the address.
Because Pocket Informant and ToDo bth sync with Toodledo, I am finding myself using Outlook as my main calendar/task manager less and less. Pocket Informant syncs with Google Calendar so also find myself going to that more and more. There are third party apps that sync Google Calendar and Outlook. The one I use (gSyncIt) works great. There is also an app from Chromatic Dragon that syncs Toodledo with Outlook, fr the most part it works well, but I find tasks not getting synced on a regular basis whch is defeating the purpose. The problem is the sync with Outlook, both Pocket Informant and ToDo sync with Toodledo, and I have not had any issues with them syncing. I do have both on my iPhone as I like certain features that are unique to each as described above.
I have tried the Toodledo iPhone app and it is nice, but I just like the interfaces of both ToDo and Pocket Informant better.
Pocket Informant:
I will admit that I use Pocket Informant the most since it offers me to use the Franklin Covey method of organizing tasks. I just can't seem to get used the GTD thing after using Franklin Covey planners and stuff for almost 20 years. With each uupdate Pocket Informant gets better and better.
Appigo's ToDo:
There are features that I love in Todo from Appigo that I have not found in other todo apps. You can create a checklist so you can have a task like grocery shopping and then list the items to get and they appear as a checklist. Also you can easily set up projects and then add the subtasks. If you create a call task, the phone number is liked so all you do is tap the link to dial the call. If you have a task to visit a website you can put in the web address and a link is created allowing you to access the site from within the task. A task to visit a place will have a link on Google Maps so you can find it as long as you put in the address.
Because Pocket Informant and ToDo bth sync with Toodledo, I am finding myself using Outlook as my main calendar/task manager less and less. Pocket Informant syncs with Google Calendar so also find myself going to that more and more. There are third party apps that sync Google Calendar and Outlook. The one I use (gSyncIt) works great. There is also an app from Chromatic Dragon that syncs Toodledo with Outlook, fr the most part it works well, but I find tasks not getting synced on a regular basis whch is defeating the purpose. The problem is the sync with Outlook, both Pocket Informant and ToDo sync with Toodledo, and I have not had any issues with them syncing. I do have both on my iPhone as I like certain features that are unique to each as described above.
I have tried the Toodledo iPhone app and it is nice, but I just like the interfaces of both ToDo and Pocket Informant better.