I've had enough
problems with Wunderlist to need to jump ship. The Android app is very large (OK, my phone's space is limited) and it loads slowly if at all.
I started with a list of
free Wunderlist alternatives (what I want may not be free, but I'll start here). I selected for
Android AND (Online OR (Mac AND Linux)) clients AND NOT Freemium
. (In some cases, like Google Tasks, I know there are many clients for Android, so I let it slide even though technically it's Online only. I want an Android client so I have offline access to my tasks when my phone doesn't have an uplink, and yes I know synchronization is hard.)
So the list started as:
- Google Tasks: Free by Google - Online
- Simplenote: Free by Automattic - iPhone, iPad, Online
- Producteev: Free* - Mac, iPhone, Windows, Android, Online, Blackberry
- Todo.txt: Open Source by Gina Trapani - Mac, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Android, Linux
- Any.DO: Free by Any.DO - iPhone, Android
- Org-mode: Open Source by Carsten Dominik - Mac, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Android, Linux
- Cloud Checklist: Free by Skybuffer - Online
- allthings: Free* by welovelists - Online
- Coolendar: Free by Fabiano Franz - iPhone, Android, Online
- Yodiz: Free by Yodiz - Mac, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Android + Tablet, Linux, Online
- Smthngs: Free by Valentin Shergin - Online, Android
- TickTick: Free by Appest Limited - Mac, iPhone, Windows, Android, Linux, Chrome OS
- One Line Todo: Free by eveningsun - Android
- do.com: Free - iPhone, Android, Online
- ToDo Pro: Free by Appigo, Inc. - iPhone, iPad, Android, Online
I want:
- multiple lists (or filtered views aka smart folders),
- tags (bonus if the application can know which are GTD contexts; not a feature in Wunderlist either),
- easy way to re-order tasks,
- optional due dates (or I'll keep the ones with due dates in Google Tasks, assuming Google doesn't kill it off like Reader)
So far:
- Google Tasks: Adding dates far in the future is painful from the web interface, so I need a good client.
- Simplenote: I already use JadeNote on my phone, but it's not to-do-specific. (last)
- Producteev: Wait, I can't re-order tasks? Bah.
- Todo.txt isn't going to be very different from Simplenote that I already use.
- Any.DO: The interface wasn't compelling enough to make up for its Android footprint.
- Org-mode: I'm worried about offline access now that I look at it again.
- Cloud Checklist: No tags or filters, but the rest is there. The web interface doesn't seem to have a mobile view, although it's fairly responsive on my Android phone, but that does mean no offline access.
- allthings: Worried about offline access when my phone doesn't have a data link.
- Coolendar: I'll check it out. (middle)
- Yodiz: It sounds like much more than I need for myself.
- Smthngs: Whoa. Wait. This one merits serious consideration. (#1) UPDATE: It's available online and on Android, it works in offline mode, it has all the ways I like to slice and dice, except for ONE BIG ONE. I always need import and export before I put my data in a bucket, and I don't see that. I'm sad, because it's lovely and responsive, but I'd like to save myself a headache in the long run. *sigh* Strike another one from the list.
- TickTick: The Android app is a bit large, and I'd rather see screenshots or a test mode.
- One Line Todo: This one has Google Tasks support for the Online access I want (I hope). However, the bar is set at the Google Tasks interface, and I'd rather do better than that.
- do.com: I don't really need deals, thanks.
- ToDo Pro: Just for me, thanks.
- Taskos (Task List): Thanks to Rob, I'm adding this to the list as a Google Tasks Android client. (#2)
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