The firetask desktop app costs $39.99, the iPad version $10.49 and the iPhone version $6.49. It beats omnifocus because it is so simple and intuitive to use and because its attractive user interface does not detract from a solid project management approach. I would also like to see a more comprehensive search function (at present, command + F lets you search within the active task list).įiretask has much of the look and feel of ‘things’ but, on the whole, is a stronger app in my view because of its superior date selection and more informative, less cluttered views. More significantly, once a due date has been set, it can be changed, but apparently not removed, not even by dragging the task into the ‘someday’ view. I have experienced a couple of minor bugs with wireless synching, with a task not being synched, or with a task deleted from the scratchboard ending up in the ‘today’ view after synching. The latter is still at beta stage and I have not tried it. Synching occurs via wifi and/or cloud synching. There is no capacity to attach a file to a task and no integration with email or evernote. The major weakness of firetask at this point is its lack of integration. The firetask 'organise' view this is where the in-tray trumps the scratchboard There is also an alternative view that shows you actions by due date. Like the desktop version, it gives you a clear overview of tasks that are due, well – today, as well as the next action for each of your active projects. The ‘today’ view below is the only screenshot from the iPad version in this review. Well, so far we are still in the honeymoon period. So, after a brief stint with the trial version, I decided to throw caution to the wind and to elope with firetask. I want to spend time in the app, and that is a feeling I haven’t had with omnifocus for a long time. It has been like a suitor in a jane austen novel: maybe not the most sensible and respectable choice, but irresistible because of its colour and freshness. While firetask is not perfect, it has almost done the unthinkable: prised me away from omnifocus. I have reviewed the mac desktop and the ipad apps (both version 2.2) there is no windows version. It has a well-designed beautiful interface and enough functionality to give well-established apps like things and omnifocus a run for their money. Firetask is a promising GTD-based productivity app with the simple ‘feel’ of a traditional to-do list.
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