Great Apps to Check Out for Getting Things Done

Apple has brought together a helpful collection of some of the best apps for getting things done:

iPhone apps (opens in iTunes)
iPad apps (opens in iTunes)

What I use:

Keeping track of notes/ideas: Evernote
Capturing quick notes when Evernote feels too cumbersome: Apple Notes (native on the iPhone and iPad — super easy to use)
Calendar: iCal (native on the iPhone and iPad)
Action and project lists: OmniFocus or Things
Action lists, as a helpful supplement: Reminders (native on the iPhone and iPad)

And worth taking a closer look at:

Things (I used this for a time)
Remember the Milk
Do it (Tomorrow): Looks interesting
Calvetica Calendar: Looks intriguing
PlainText: Looks as simple as Apple’s Notes app, with the added benefit that you can actually organize things
MindNode: For mindmapping. Currently I use MindJet MindManager

April 21, 2012 | Filed Under Tools | 10 Comments

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10 Responses to “Great Apps to Check Out for Getting Things Done”

Nate Claiborne on April 21st, 2012 10:30 am

Do you have any experience with Wunderlist? I’m just starting to try it out. I’ve been using Things predominantly, but since I don’t have a Mac, I can’t sync between phone and pc.
Dan on April 21st, 2012 11:12 am

The best is Toodledo. Available as an iOS app, with a ridiculously customizable online UI, I found it to beat out RTM and Things hands-down.

Fair Warning: My initial response to the online interface was “Wut?” Gave it a try, though, and found it indispensable.
Jared on April 21st, 2012 11:20 am

If only Things would pick up the pace on their sync service. If OmniFocus were not so expensive I would have made the switch already.
Matt on April 21st, 2012 2:34 pm

Nate: I’ve tested Wunderlist a bit and saw some potential. Could have easily included it above. I found I wasn’t ultimately satisfied with it, but again, seemed like it did have potential.

Dan: Yes, Toodledo is awesome and gives massive flexibility. Could have easily mentioned that also. If OmniFocus didn’t do what I need, I’d probably use that.

Jared: Amen re the Things sync. That’s why I switched back to OF, and I’m glad I did. Plus, it felt like they just kept giving excuse on their blog for the delay an complained about how hard it was to do.
Roger Healey on April 21st, 2012 3:36 pm

I’m with Dan. My wife and I use Toodledo, and we coordinate tasks on it for the household as well as using it for professional purposes. It has some start-up costs (it takes some time to set it up the way you want) but now I don’t want to give it up. A colleague keeps trying to get me to switch to “Remember the Milk” and I took a look at it but I don’t want to switch.
Joe on April 21st, 2012 4:36 pm

Dito on Toodledo. I also use Task Unifier in combination with toodledo, which is unbelievably helpful at sorting my work tasks.
Michael Hyatt on April 22nd, 2012 6:53 am

I have been using Workflowy for the past week, along with my team. We are all really impressed with how simple yet powerful it is. It works more like we think.

I am not sure yet what it will mean for my workflow. I think I will still use Evernote for storing documents, receipts, and web clips, but Workflowy could well replace my task management system.
Andrew on April 25th, 2012 12:33 am

I’ve been having trouble with Wunderlist – not getting the push notifications that I specify. I don’t know where the trouble lies, though, so not sure where to start asking for help.

Also, no repeating tasks is a right pain!
Matt on April 25th, 2012 5:29 pm

Michael: Thanks for the tip on Workflowy. I’m checking that out — really intriguing. I think I would conceive of its relation to Evernote in the same way you are thinking — Workflowy for task management, Evernote for reference and information.
Trent on July 19th, 2012 8:55 am

Resurrecting this post! Been looking long and hard for a good app/online project management tool and have discovered Trello is awesome. For small action lists, I’m starting to use Orchestra. I like the ability to assign tasks to friends and family who don’t even use the app and still keep track of it.