2Do for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By Eighty-seven15

  Best fully-functional to-do app out there… but...

  I have relied on this app for a long, long time. Every time I try another app, I come crawling back to this one. It’s got every function for tasks, and it makes you wonder why other task managers are so weak on the features. Some don’t even have due dates! Most others will charge you money for a search feature, start dates, recurring features, etc. Most lately will insist on a subscription in order to unlock what ought to be the most basic of features. I really appreciate the pay-once-and-use-it model. I also like that it synchronizes between my devices, and in using iCloud sync, I can use Siri to add tasks into 2do (although the built-in reminders app is utterly useless). My major complaint is that I can’t get these tasks anywhere on a windows PC. I use Windows at home, but windows at work, and I feel forced to find another, lesser app, in order to get stuff done at work, and that’s where I most need this app! I wish there were a solution, whether a windows app, a web-browser version with the familiar interface, or something! It wouldn’t have to store my data, which I’d happily continue to store in iCloud. It would just need to read the data, and present it in a browser. I won’t mark-down the rating because this app truly deserves all 5 stars, but this one shortcoming is quite substantial and might drive an enthusiastic user into the clutches of another app instead.

  
  
• By Scott A..

  I’ve trid most of them… this is the best

  I’ve tried so many of these to do lists… and this is the one I just keep coming back to. I do use this on IOS, Windows, and my iPad. Its a minor investment compared to what you get out of this if you use it well. A few key points: 1) You can use siri (witought doing the annoying siri kit thing (such as “In things, remind me …). If you use Caldav you can just add reminders using the reminders app and have caldav sync them ot 2 do) I do that and just shut off hte notifaons for the reminders app… Magic) 2) Email to do - Just BCC an email that you want ot folloiw up with your 2do email address (I created a gmail address that just is used for 2do imports). Its a small in app purchase and well worth it. The Dev keeps adding features and refinments. If you want to be a power user you can do that… if you just want an amazing simpel 2do applicaion it does that. Can not recommend this more. I was intrigured by a few features in Things, and tried it (on all of my devices). Ultmatily I came back to 2Do for a few reasons. The ease of adding tasks uisng Siri (on my iphone, in the car, or on my Windows) just made this a no brainer. On the Windows there are also some great keyboard shortcuts for things like deferring a task a day that once you get used to them can be incredbitly powerful.

  
  
• By Luhmann

  The only app for seriously busy people

  A lot of task managers look pretty, and some have more features, but none combine elegance with flexibility in a way that meets my needs … except for 2Do! This is the only app capable of managing my busy life. I am a teacher and have to prepare for class each week. I can set a due date for each week’s lesson, as well as a “duration” which tells the app exactly how many days before class I want to start preparing. That means that I only see what I need to work on this week, but also know that when next week comes around I won’t be caught unprepared. I can also set up weekly tasks that repeat every week but which I can “pause” over the summer months when I don’t need to worry about them. And I can set up reminders that go off when I’m at school so I dont forget to do them when needed. UPDATE: I wrote this review a long time ago, and continue to depend on 2Do as my main task manager. Since I wrote the review 2Do has gotten much better at sync with large databases via Dropbox, which makes it work even better for me. I still am not happy with the current implementation of capturing emails, I still wish that worked better. And I also find that I wish it was easier to move between views. If you find an item via a search or smart folder and click “target project view” the search filters are still applied which can be annoying as they might hide items in the project unless you remember to clear the search.

  
  
• By Mark Zobel

  Absolutley Outstanding Task Management System!

  I’ve tried so many task management apps over the years, and 2Do is without a doubt the best I’ve ever used. The tagging system and smart lists allow me to construct a really robust GTD system wherein I can see any single task in a variety of contexts, depending on how I want to view things at any given moment. 2Do has become the bread for my Evernote butter. How to make this great app even better? Here’s a few suggestions. (1) Right now, one can attach photos to tasks. This is a great feature, but I’d like to take it a step further. If one could attach documents and PDF files in the “Notes” secion of a task or project, then I might seriously consider dumping Evernote and make 2Do both my bread AND my butter! (2) The PC and iOS apps are great, but I really wish there was a web interface like Evernote has. (3) Add a trash bin to make it easier to recover accidentally deleted tasks and projects. (4) Allow a few more options for setting recurring tasks like “on the X day of the month,” or “the third Thursday of every other month.” Beyond that, this is a fabulous app and I hope it continues to be developed!

  
  
• By DrDaveNeuro

  Amazing people at this company!

  I had what seemed to be a relatively minor problem with the interface between Safari and 2do (the ability to create 2do tasks directly from Safari). It turned out that it was more difficult to solve than expected. The people at this company not only responded rapidly to my request for assistance: they worked on a solution literally day and night; they stayed in touch with me at least daily in generating a solution; they created beta builds for me to test to see if the problem was solved; and then they pushed the solution out to everybody (most recent build). They were amazingly responsive, they really listened to what I was experiencing, and they did a tremendous job of making sure that they were actually solving my problem. In emailing back and forth concerning this, it became very obvious that the people there really care about my experience with the app. This is already a great app, but the responsiveness of the people, the effort they put into making sure that I had a good solution, and their communication with me makes this a can’t miss app. Buy it!

  
  

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