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I second tmedia1!
"I still find unbelievable that Apple doesn't offer to sync it's own to do list from iCal."
I also find it amazing that a third party app wasn't created that would Sync the to-do list from iCal. The info is there on the Mac... find a way to get it to the touch screen! PUH-LEEZE!
Review: Basic to-do apps for iPhone and iPod touch
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Dan Frakes 
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Posted 24 July 2008 - 07:34 AM
garneaum said:
I second tmedia1!
"I still find unbelievable that Apple doesn't offer to sync it's own to do list from iCal."
"I still find unbelievable that Apple doesn't offer to sync it's own to do list from iCal."
And I third that -- I'm utterly amazed Apple hasn't provided a way to work with -- and sync -- iCal/Mail to-do lists on the iPhone.
garneaum said:
I also find it amazing that a third party app wasn't created that would Sync the to-do list from iCal. The info is there on the Mac... find a way to get it to the touch screen! PUH-LEEZE!
A couple developers I've communicated with have told me that it's surprisingly difficult to do this on the iPhone, despite the efforts Apple has made, in Mac OS X, to make calendar and to-do list data available to third-party apps.
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Posted 24 July 2008 - 11:07 AM
Hi Dan,
I think you should have included EasyTask (http://www.orionbelt.com). It was one of the first "to do" apps on the App Store and implements the GTD approach developed by David Allen. It's free for the iPhone and can also sync with a desktop application. I admit that I haven't put it through its paces yet after installing it, but it seems like a good one to look at.
Mahalo,
Walter
I think you should have included EasyTask (http://www.orionbelt.com). It was one of the first "to do" apps on the App Store and implements the GTD approach developed by David Allen. It's free for the iPhone and can also sync with a desktop application. I admit that I haven't put it through its paces yet after installing it, but it seems like a good one to look at.
Mahalo,
Walter
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Posted 24 July 2008 - 11:54 AM
wike2004 said:
Hi Dan,
I think you should have included EasyTask (http://www.orionbelt.com). It was one of the first "to do" apps on the App Store and implements the GTD approach developed by David Allen. It's free for the iPhone and can also sync with a desktop application. I admit that I haven't put it through its paces yet after installing it, but it seems like a good one to look at.
I think you should have included EasyTask (http://www.orionbelt.com). It was one of the first "to do" apps on the App Store and implements the GTD approach developed by David Allen. It's free for the iPhone and can also sync with a desktop application. I admit that I haven't put it through its paces yet after installing it, but it seems like a good one to look at.
GTD-focused apps will be reviewed separately.
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Posted 24 July 2008 - 07:04 PM
Another +1 for Zenbe Lists. Apart from being free and simple. The optional web sync feature is great for backup and for entries whilst on a Mac/PC. The web site is also very simple ie. Fast and responsive. The only negative relates to its smallish text entry field. Not good if one wants to enter more than a few lines of texts.
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Posted 24 July 2008 - 07:26 PM
Yeah. I was surprised to not see Zenbe on the list. I tried it out, yes it offers syncing and may be on the more complex side, but you're not asked to setup a account unless you click sync, so it functions as a normal to-do list out of the box for the most part. I can't say it really offers anything great, but the UI is more pleasing that many of the others.
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Posted 25 July 2008 - 07:36 AM
I've been testing both Zenbe and Todo by Appigo. Both have similar capabilities, esp. for syncing data btw. my iPod Touch and desktop via the Web. Appigo's ToDo works nicely with Remember the Milk. One main difference is that Zenbe displays only one list at a time, while ToDo lets you select all lists for display, or just one list. Also, Zenbe does not assign priorities (just due dates), while Appigo's ToDo supports both priorities and due dates.
Have yet to make up my mind which app I prefer.
Have yet to make up my mind which app I prefer.
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Posted 29 January 2009 - 03:46 PM
Our iphone app is just going through submission procedure in the app store, check out our productivity/TODO tool here:
http://webworkerdail...ment-assistant/
http://webworkerdail...ment-assistant/
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 08:55 PM
Ya, this is a great review. I have personally loooked into some of these to do list apps myself. None of them are perfect though. Some are too complicated and others are too expensive.
Recently, I tried out Skratch List. Ya, it's a funny name, but it was actually the closest to what I needed. I also like its little fun factor because you can shake and flick the unit to delete and add items.
Check it out at http://www.skratchbo...om/skratchlist/
Recently, I tried out Skratch List. Ya, it's a funny name, but it was actually the closest to what I needed. I also like its little fun factor because you can shake and flick the unit to delete and add items.
Check it out at http://www.skratchbo...om/skratchlist/
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 11:45 PM
@jmslau Thanks for pointing out Skratch List, I also like the gestures, we'll be adding shake + swipe to Doris in the next release. We're in the AppStore finally and have a free version of the app coming out next week:
http://beta.dorisapp.com/en/iphone/
http://beta.dorisapp.com/en/iphone/
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Posted 23 April 2009 - 11:33 PM
Good article. I personally use Noter2 and can't recommend it enough. It has sync and a free desktop counter part. It's great and it's easy and thats what matters. Check it out it's made by dbelement http://dbelement.com
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Posted 21 August 2009 - 05:41 AM
Great article. Perhaps in upcoming reviews of truly basic to-do applications, you might want to check out MyRoles. MyRoles allows you organize your tasks according to the roles you play in your life (Author, Dad, Friend ... ect). Worth checking out if you want to spend more time doing and less time prioritizing, changing due dates, sorting, deferring, ....
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Posted 26 August 2009 - 10:52 AM
Good review. I would also like to add another todo (to-do) that I find it easier to use and has a sync feature that no other iPhone todo app has. Greenbor To-do app saves all todo to a website www.greenbor.com; and your todo will stay intact even if you lose your iphone or if your iphone turns into a brick. All todo's entered in iphone app Greenbor is saved in a database online at www.greenbor.com.
