![]() It’s just a shame, the app does not appear to do this automatically. By doing this, the todo item will appear on that day’s schedule. On the iOS app, you can drag and drop a todo item and drop it onto a date in the calendar. IT will show your reminders in its Inbox and it will show calendar events in it Schedule. Sorted 3 links with your calendar and with the iOS reminders app. Sorted 3 does not seem to draw as much attention as many other todo apps, which is a shame as it is worthy of consideration. However, its blog and Facebook page do not seem to have been updated in the last five months, which may lead you to ask how much life is left in the product. It received its latest app update just one week ago (at the time of writing). If you purchased all 3 versions, it would cost about 80 USD. Things 3 has to be purchased for separately for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. You can add the email to your todo list by forwarding it to Things 3. This is great if you receive an email which needs acting on. You can also send an email to the Things app via Things Cloud. Things does its syncing via its own ‘things cloud’, which is an interesting alternative to the more common ‘iCloud’ syncing used in other apps. ![]() Interestingly, in the MacOS version, you can click on each event and it will display the event details from the calendar this functionality does not exist on the iOS version. You can do this with each todo item, which is what you’d expect but it would be great if calendar events were also treated as todo items. This it does by displaying the events at the top of the screen and your todo items are displayed underneath.įrustratingly in Things, you cannot remove any calendar event or mark it as complete. Things 3 is primarily a ToDo application but it does allow you the option to display calendar events on the ‘Today’ screen. Things was the first application I tested. Where this was the case, I considered how the different versions behaved with each other, particularly with regard to syncing. I also looked at whether each app had a Windows version or an online web app. I did have a look at each app on my iPhone but I did not put an emphasis on this because I would rarely use the iPhone as my primary productivity device. In each case, I looked first at how they operated on the iPad, then on the Mac. You, of course, may have your own views and preferences regarding paying for products or services. ![]() However, you still have to be wary I have noticed products with a subscription but for which there have been no or only minor developments in over a year. Under the subscription model, you at least get updated versions as part of your subscription. However, I am suspicious at times of even the purchase model it often seems that you purchase a product from a company only for them to later release new versions and charge you to upgrade. I tend to prefer a one-off purchase or a free service (even if supported by ads). ![]() Is it a one-off purchase cost or is it a recurring subscription? I am not a great fan of the subscription model but we have to accept that it is pervasive in our society. The third criterion would be the cost, where there is one, of the product or service. This gives rise to a second criterion does the app work across different systems? Often I am required to work on a client’s infrastructure and that is usually a Windows culture. I also, though, work in a MS Windows environment when working as a freelance trainer. I work mainly on a Mac and an iPad for my own work. ![]() This is a fair question and it gives us the first criterion for evaluating the possible apps do they offer additional functionality which could justify any cost? So why would I need any additional apps, particularly if I have to pay for their use. I am sure that many of you will be thinking that most devices come with a calendar app built in and some also have a form of todo app. Consequently, it would be important to make good decisions when selecting which apps to use. I would regard an effective calendar app and a ToDo app as being central to any planning, scheduling or productivity workflow. 8 Calendar and ToDo Apps That You Should TryĪs part of my drive to become better organised and productive, I have been looking at a range of calendar and ToDo apps. ![]()
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