Comments on: 2Do – ‘A Stunning ToDo List with Push & Sync’ for iPhone

By: patrickj

patrickj — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:59:51 +0000

Glad to hear it's working well for you.

By: steves71

steves71 — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:43:19 +0000

I use a mac but the iCal sync is useless to me because I use Toodledo's online service, so I need an iPhone Todo app that will sync with that, this limits my choice dramatically. After reading this review it did sound and look like a well polished app so I checked their site and was delighted to find that they have updated it with Toodledo support. Up until now I've been either using Toodledo's own app which to be honest has a very poor UI and feature set, or ToDo by Appigo, much better UI but poorly lacking in push reminder options (it's either all or nothing at one preset time). 2do blows both these apps out of the water in all regards. I'm very delighted to have found this review and now feel that I have a todo app which does everything I need.

By: 2Do updated to 1.2.2: ToodleDo sync, better Outlook sync, faster quick adding, and more! [iPhone App Updates] « Just Another iPhone Blog

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:20:54 +0000

[...] 2Do, the now award-winning task manager for the iPhone, can now execute OTA syncs with Toodledo, the popular cloud-based task and notes service. I haven’t tried this functionality out myself as I’m off playing with Taskpaper, but this new addition means that 2Do now syncs with three services: Toodledo, Outlook, and iCal. [...]

By: Taskpaper, like a paper-like task list on your iPhone [iPhone Apps] — Just Another iPhone Blog

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:01:46 +0000

[...] Taskpaper likely won’t help me with my efficiency, but it sure looks like it might make data entry a little easier. Everything within the respective iPhone and Mac applications is really just formatted text that’s separated by bullet points or line breaks. The result is a UI that should be incredibly simple to understand and use — especially when it comes to creating new tasks. What’s interesting about Taskpaper is that it’s very minimal on the artificial interface front: no checkboxes or fancy categories, just a list of things as if you’d written them down on a piece of paper. You just type tasks in below a category name and then press the Return key to go to the next line. Completing a task is as simple as swiping over it (although the same goes for tasks in 2Do). [...]

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:06:36 +0000

those are based on push notifications. do you have them set to work with 2Do? There's also a FAQ on the 2Do website – and you can even ask the developers on Twitter (@guidedways).

By: Takis

Takis — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:27:04 +0000

Hi. I bought the application but I have a serious problem. The alarms (ring, message) don't work.
Any idea why? When i set an alarm the icon appears with a red line on it and it doesn't work…
Thank you!

By: Charlie

Charlie — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:51:07 +0000

It's $6.99 actually as of Feb 2, 2010.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:23:32 +0000

ditto – I love the tabs on this app. Syncing is still a bit wonky, though. Hoping that gets touched up later on.

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:23:07 +0000

I purchased both Things and 2Do and found that I use 2Do more. I like the GTD methodology and the use of a calendar doesn't bother me. When a task is overdue, it just shows up on the next day. I'm not stressed by the words "over due" and continue with my list as needed. I love the tabs and the ability to organize tasks. On the other hand, it's too much for my husband and he prefers the simple Things. It is a matter of preference, but I can give both applications possitive feedback.

By: patrickj

patrickj — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:26:02 +0000

No.

By: jay

jay — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:22:08 +0000

can you post the ipa the ones on appulus dont work well

By: aflorence

aflorence — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:57:15 +0000

I agree. Time Management shouldn't be so rigid. I love Things also for its open-endedness but it needs online sync and a way to add tasks via email.

I went to a Time Management seminar today at school. The prevailing issue people have with Time Management seems to be that they end up planning their day down to the hour then are upset because they end up not sticking to it. If you plan to that level of detail you are pretty much guaranteeing that you will not accomplish it and end up re-scheduling (and wind up using more time planning than doing). And that is what I have against using a calendar for non-rigid tasks.

By: NickBomb

NickBomb — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:58:08 +0000

This was my reaction as well. By the way, does anyone know of a good task management-app for windows?

By: patrickj

patrickj — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:46:33 +0000

Very cool. Glad to hear it's working well for you, and thanks for the update Frank.

By: FrankCatalano

FrankCatalano — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:41:20 +0000

I downloaded the app and it's really great to use. The UI is nice & simple to use. I like the tabs for organization and I really like having the ability to sync to iCal. It works great over WiFi!!! So like you I highly recommend this app which is a pleasure to use & worth the $3.99.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:13:23 +0000

It really does have a lovely UI and some great features (tabs!). But I, too, don't like using my calendar for tracking tasks. I also like having an online task list so I can print it out at work as need be. So I'm sticking with RTM. But the way the UI deals with those tabs in 2Do is awfully nice…

By: patrickj

patrickj — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:12:23 +0000

Cool – very glad to hear this one may serve you well. Let us know what you think of it if you do give it a go.

By: patrickj

patrickj — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:11:44 +0000

I can never get myself to follow GTD principles well enough, but like the concept. I enjoy how Things lets me adopt some of GTD methodology, without using all. I can't get with the tasks in calendar either.

By: patrickj

patrickj — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:10:28 +0000

With a jailbreak app called mQuickDo – use our search bar and you'll find several posts about it.

By: patrickj

patrickj — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:09:49 +0000

Yup, hopefully they're working on a Windows sync partner.

By: FrankCatalano

FrankCatalano — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:01:26 +0000

Thanks Patrick…I have been recently looking for a new To Do app & this fits what I need perfectly. I really like the sync feature with iCal & the Push Notification is a great plus as well. I look forward to trying this out. Thanks for the review.

By: aflorence

aflorence — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:58:33 +0000

I like the UI and it looks like they've put a lot of thought into it. Like any other good to-do app, they cater toward a certain use-case. And that is why I would not be able to use it.

I subscribe to the GTD idea that calendar entries should be for mandatory events – NOT todo lists. Completion of todos is variable by nature. They are the list of things we would LIKE to get done but realize that interruptions, where we happen to be, what tools we have available, etc. are going to cause us to shuffle our daily goals in order to get as many important tasks done in each day. Whereas, calendar entries should be for meetings, reminders of due dates, etc. – things that are unwavering and must have our undivided attention.

When we put todos on calendars, when the inevitable interruption or emergency happens, we are forced to constantly reschedule our goals which leads to frustration and the feeling that we will never complete our goals rather than using that time to be productive and have the satisfaction of completing them.

I didn't realize that I cared so deeply about this (sorry for the length), but I do like to see people being able to accomplish what they set out to do and have time to enjoy life.

By: eru

eru — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:16:31 +0000

how do you get your icons to appear on the lockscreen?