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To-Do List App Comparison “Shootup” Review

Posted on 07. Feb, 2009 by iPhone App Reviewer in Shootup Comparisons

The iPhone is more then just your phone, music, and mobile phone gaming. It’s a productivity tool, some people even prefer it over their Blackberry or PDA. Now, everybody uses to-do lists, everybody with responsibilities has a list of tasks they need to do. Most people this time are now putting their to-do lists on digital devices, seeing as the iPhone has probably revolutionized your life, why not have your to-do list on it? Better than keeping a pad of paper with you wherever you go!

We’re going to compare the following apps:

• To-Do List by Concrete Software $2.99
• Todo by Appigo $9.99
• To-Do Lists by Topku $0.99

We also wanted to include ‘Things’ in our review but unfortunately it will not be included.

More importantly, what do we want in a to-do list app? Here’s some requirements and bonuses I want in my to-do app of choice:

Requirements:

• Multiple lists/categories
• Date due and date started
• Organized and appealing UI (user interface)
• Subnotes/description for each list item
• Customization and settings
• Email list of tasks

Bonuses/Extras:

• Notification outside app of how many uncompleted items
• Sync with desktop application or web service
• Multiple themes
• List item tagging
• Search list items
• Switch sorting order
• Quick item add

To-Do List by Concrete Software: [iTunes Link]

First up to bat is To-Do List by concrete software. This app is feature packed although suffers from a poor unappealing user interface. It also has a few glitches here and there that can be annoying. If you can mind past these and just look at the features then this is a pretty good to do list app. Although the user interface is somewhat disorganized, animations around the app are smooth, nothing is laggy, and no crashes. It features priorities which are easy to set as well as an easy way to email all your uncompleted tasks or per category. The app is however quick to navigate around but still looks rather unappealing. You can view each category of list items and view them by priority, due date, and title. You can specify if that task is to call or email somebody, and if so, it will allow you to link them from your contacts list. You can also set repeats so that the task will be recreated every specified interval.

Cons:

• Not much settings
• Settings outside of apps
• Poor graphics appeal
• Poor user interface

Requirements Met: 3/6

Extras Met: 0/6

Good for: If you can mind the user interface this is the best to do list app for the price of $2.99

Screenshots here

Todo by Appigo: [iTunes Link]

Now for my personal favourite, Todo by Appigo. Todo has an absolutely excellent user interface, and it’s feature packed. It has all the features To-Do List by Concrete and To-Do Lists by Tapku has, plus more, way more. One of the features people will see right away is the synchronization feature, this will allow you to sync it with it’s partner app Notebook and a few popular web services. My favourite feature of Todo is the quick add button. This allows you to quickly add an item on the go. There’s also a ton of settings to go along with the app. You can sort the items via a few paramaters which is very useful for organization. You can even customize the look with settings like the strikeout style (change how a completed task is marked). Another key feature that is simply fantastic is the tagging of items and searching. This is great for finding items you completed long ago. Todo is simply the best iPhone To-Do list application that I’ve seen, although you might not want to pay the $10 dollar price tag.

Cons:

• Basic user interface (though it still looks great)
• Price of $10 dollars might be steep for some people

Requirements Met: 5/6 (missed email lists, but it can sync so no loss)

Bonuses Met: 6/7

Good for: Best to-do list, if you want a feature packed great looking app this is for you.

Screenshots here

To-Do Lists by Tapku: [iTunes Link]

Last up to bat, To-Do Lists by Tapku.  If you’re looking for a cheap simple great looking to do list app this is for you.  It isn’t feature packed but does what needs to be done, great for just personal use, small lists like grocery shopping or a chores list.  It comes with two themes, both which look spectacular.  It’s also kind of enjoyable to cross out completed items as unlike other apps, you actually get to swipe a line across the item. There are some annoyances though, for one, you have to delete completed tasks as they don’t go to the bottom of the list or into a separate category.  Luckily, there’s an easy ‘Delete Completed Tasks’ button.  Adding tasks is easy and quick, it allows you to have subnotes, an action which can link to your contacts list, and even includes the date it was added.  There are some glitches and as said before, some annoyances which if you try to heavily use this app you will run into some roadblocks.

Requirements Met: 4/6

Bonuses Met: 3/7

Good for: A personal quick cheap to-do application.

Screenshots here

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