Slant community chat on Discourse| 6 Recommended Products | Recommendations | Platforms | API | Collaborative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Google Keep· · · | 8 | 0 | Android / iOS / Chrome / Web | no | yes |
| #2 Google Now Launcher· · · | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| #3 Todoist· · · | 2 | 0 | Android / iOS / OSX / Windows / Web / Gmail / Outlook / Thunderbird / Kindle / Chrome / Firefox | yes | yes |
| #4 Google· · · | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| #5 Any.do· · · | 0 | 1 | Android / iOS / OSX / Web / Chrome | no | yes |
| #6 AUTO LOCATOR: FIND MY CAR FREE· · · | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
Pro Both location- and time-based reminders
You can set reminders that bring certain notes to your attention when you arrive at a specified location or when it’s a specified time or date. Unfortunately you can only do one or the other for each note.
Pro Includes character recognition for text in images
Google Keep lets users take pictures of physical notes and makes the contents searchable within the app. This can be a convenient time saver for those that do not want to type out the necessary info, but rather take a quick snapshot of it.
Pro Drag and drop sorting
You can move cards manually, which is great for prioritizing to-dos. Within a card, you can also drag and drop items.
Con Significant delay in syncing shared notes
When someone else modifies a shared note it takes a lot of time to sync to my device
Con Does not integrate with Google Calendar or Tasks
It does not integrate with Google Calendar or other Google Apps with the exception of "Google Now."
Con No text formatting
No basic formatting like bold, italics. Makes it harder to do things like meeting notes. Keep is intended as a minimal and quick note taking app, but sadly for those that are looking for something more robust, the features are just not there.
Pro Voice-generated location reminders
Add a google search widget to your home screen, tap the microphone or say "Ok, Google", and say things like "Remind me to buy a Banana Hammock at Banana Republic." The next time your phone is at Banana Republic, an alert will be generated.
Con Requires switching a launcher
Switching to a different launcher can completely change the way you experience your phone.
Pro Supports natural language input
Todoist supports phrases like "tomorrow", "next month", "in 3 weeks", or for recurring tasks "every week" or "every 3 days".
Pro Allows sharing and collaborating on tasks
Anyone can be invited to collaborate on tasks and projects. Users can work alongside five people for free and 25 via the paid version. Collaboration includes the ability to assign tasks, comment on tasks, and receive instant updates.
Con Location-based reminders is a paid feature
Costs $29/year for location-based reminders.
Con Using "next" actions requires a messy workaround
Todoist was not designed for "next" actions. You can use a workaround by manually setting certain items as priority and then filtering them, but that process requires a lot more management than other tools.
Pro Voice-generated location reminders
Add a google search widget to your home screen, tap the microphone or say "Ok, Google", and say things like "Remind me to buy a Banana Hammock at Banana Republic." The next time your phone is at Banana Republic, an alert will be generated.
Con Some settings get automatically reset with updates
Settings such as support for "Ok, Google" from any screen default to on after every update.
Pro Cross-platform support and sync
The app runs on iOS, Android, as a Chrome extension and in browsers.
Pro Has a system that allows collaborating on tasks
Any.do allows creating "hubs" for groups of people, like colleagues, family, and friends, where tasks can be shared or assigned to each other.
Con Lack of power features like priority and labels
Any.do has only two levels of priority that can be assigned to tasks, namely Normal and High. There is no way to assign any sort of weights to tasks either. There is no feature to assign any sort of labels on them to be able to filter particular type of tasks. These features are very valuable to a...
Con No Android Wear support
The Any.do app currently does not support Android Wear, in contrast to rival to-do list apps such as Todoist or Wunderlist. Currently Any.do does not have plans to support these devices.
Pro It´s fast
One button to keep the position of the car and one button to restore it.
Know any negative aspects of this option?
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