Task Management

Overview

The iPhone is the modern PDA; no offense to the Palm Pre. If you want to use your iPhone as a task management system there are several apps for that including the built in calendar app, but its hard to know which apps will help you stream line your workflow and which ones will bombard you with a confusing interface that leaves you spending more time trying to get your task down than actually doing them. Thats where this app guide comes in. Lets figure out which app is the best for task management on the iPhone.

Essential Apps

  • $9.99

    Things

    by Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG

    Things, the iPhone version of the well known mac desktop app, is the reference when it comes to GTD apps (Getting Things Done). Things real power is its UI, it features the traditional task editing functions and a very advanced classifications. You can add new tasks in an inbox, just to put down what you've got to do. Then you can classify them under today, later, someday or schedule them. You can also bundle more advanced tasks as projects. Finally another differentiating feature of the app is its ability to sync with the mac desktop app which makes it a must-have.

  • $6.99

    2Do: Tasks Done in Style

    by Guided Ways Technologies Ltd

    2Do is a completely different approach to GTD than Things. It's aimed at users who are looking for something that is in-between a task manager and a calendar. It lets you schedules tasks up to the minute and its real power comes from featuring Push Notifications. It lets you set up a task and have the app notify you at the very moment you should be doing it. It's a much different approach but it can be seen as very useful for the less self-disciplinated users. It's UI however is light years away from apple's guidelines. Be ready for something that looks a lot more like a WinMo app. Desktop Sync is also somewhat not as powerfull as Things

Notable Apps

  • $19.99

    OmniFocus for iPhone

    by The Omni Group

    OmniFocus is some heavy GTD machinery. The excessive complexity and price of the app make it mainly intended for those who already use Omnifocus on their desktop and feel comfortable using it. It has some impressive features like over-the-air sync and location awareness.

  • $2.99

    Toodledo - To Do List

    by Toodledo

    Toodledo - To Do List is Fabulous! It is great for both Mac and PC users because of the associated web app. Toodledo - To Do List provides you with the ability to organize tasks into folders, allows you to create scheduled tasks, sports 20 unique alarm sounds, and syncs seamlessly with the web app. It's complex enough for business while being simple enough for home and personal use.

  • Free

    2Do Lite: Stunning ToDo list

    by Guided Ways Technologies Ltd

    2DO Lite is the free version of 2Do. It's very much the same app but with a restricted amount of tasks at the same time.

Decent Apps

  • $4.99

    Todo

    by Appigo

    Get things done with Todo. You can sync the lists on your device with either the Mac or PC desktop companion app. Todo features in app calendar for selecting dates, sub tasks, task sharing via email, quick task entry, and a customizable icon badge.

  • $1.99

    TouchTodo

    by Chen's Photography & Software

    TouchTodo uses Google Docs and Google Calendar to sync all your iPhone tasks and events. Features great project and task management. If syncing to Google calendars and iCal is important to you, seriously consider this task manager.

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