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- Todoist Tip: You can quickly add a task to a specific project by typing # into the task name field. Todoist will automatically pull up a list of all your projects and narrow down the results as you continue to type in your project name. This shortcut is especially handy for quickly adding tasks on your mobile device.
- Todoist Tip: You can quickly add a task to a specific project by typing # into the task name field. Todoist will automatically pull up a list of all your projects and narrow down the results as you continue to type in your project name. This shortcut is especially handy for quickly adding tasks on your mobile device.
Well folks, the results are in. One clear cut winner for personal, repetitive tasks, while another app emerges as the top option for work-related projects. In this post I'll walk you through the ratings, then reveal the winning platform!
Creating and managing project is easy and very straightforward. Task repetition, calendar integration - 15/15 points: As noted above, Todoist handle recurrence extremely well. Calendar integration took a search and about two minutes of time (similar to the others), but is more effective as it connects an actual calendar, not just a feed. I left Remember The Milk for Todoist.and why I returned less than a day later. Task management is a big deal to me. Nothing has been more crucial to my productivity and ability to get things done than having an efficient system to track all the things that needs doing. Since sometime in 2008, that system has been Remember The Milk.
When I began this project, I outlined five criteria: UI/UX design, intuitive processes for creating and maintaining tasks/projects, handling repetitive tasks easily, the ability to share tasks with others, and enough features in the free version to be fully functional.
Weighting these five aspects is difficult, since anyone utilizing this is likely to have their own needs. What I was looking for out of these apps was the ability to organize daily, weekly, monthly, and seasonal routines so I would remember to do things that were both important and enjoyable to me. That means I did not want to experience limited amounts of stress operating the winning platform, and it had to handle repetitive tasks well. I am a sucker for beautiful designs, so the UI/UX was going to be important to me, though the mobile platform should be my primary focus, as these sorts of tasks are ones I handle with my phone when I step away from my formal work.
Therefore I've weight the categories as follows:
- UI/UX - 10 points
- Intuitive use patterns - 10 points
- Task repetition, calendar integration - 15 points
- Sharing tasks with others - 5 points
- Free version is capable enough - 10 points
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For a total of 50 points. Here's how each platform fared, along with a brief explanation and score for each category!