But Things pops in a way that feels very contemporary, leaving OmniFocus feeling a bit stale. Use whatever works for you – Apple’s Reminders is great, and OmniFocus is awesome.
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Things forces you to keep it simple, which is always a challenge for a kind of software that naturally invites complexity. If you want to review, then review, or set an appointment or recurring event and go through everything.
I do sometimes miss the Review tab of OmniFocus, but it’s really not necessary. Things has had a powerful sync for some years, but I hadn’t really experimented with it until Things 3. Lists and items pop onscreen and offscreen in a really pleasing way that clearly communicates what is happening. (It feels very inspired by iOS 10’s Music app, with large, clear titles and sections.) I like the Today view, and I like the ease of seeing everything. With Things 3, the stark beauty is only enhanced, with inviting fonts, titles, and clarity. Apple Watch It is no longer necessary to launch the OmniFocus Apple Watch app to complete adding new items via Siri on an Apple Watch items added via Siri will now be automatically saved, and will sync the next time OmniFocus is launched on the paired iPhone.
OmniFocus was oddly between a task manager and a project manager.Īlthough OmniFocus is thoroughly Mac-like, powerful, and intuitive, I missed the clear, lovely Things in its earlier versions. OmniFocus 3.12.2 improves support for adding items via Siri on Apple Watch.
But some of OmniFocus’ recent power user implementations have felt odd to me – I don’t need TaskPaper support every time I copy and paste, for example. OmniFocus is best in class, really powerful and thoughtful. But it languished, especially in terms of sync, and it didn’t have time-based deadlines. A bit of background: I had used Things 1 as my first high-powered to-do list (after first experimenting with Remember The Milk).