When comparing OmniFocus 2 vs Clear Todos, the Slant community recommends Clear Todos for most people. In the question“What are the best to-do list apps for iOS?” Clear Todos is ranked 4th while OmniFocus 2 is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Clear Todos is:
Interaction design is the best feature of Clear, you can navigate the entire app via intuitive gestures. Clear takes advantage of touch screen features, using only finger gestures such as swiping, pulling or tapping to create a new task, remove one or editing one.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Organize tasks into projects
OmniFocus 2 allows you to organize tasks into Projects, allowing you to keep your tasks organized in the best way to stay efficient for that project. Each task also features summary dots. For example, red means the task is overdue and orange means its due soon. There is also a range of other dots that can be specific to projects.
Pro Forecast summary
The Forecast Summary shows a quick glance of the tasks you have that day. You can tap on any day to quickly see what tasks you have planned that day. For extra functionality you can connect the iPhones Calender app, which allows you to also see any other events you have planned that day.
Pro Excellent full stack support from phone, to tablet, to Mac
With very good synchronisation.
Pro See an overall view of tasks via "Perspective"
The Perspective section allows you to see an overall view of the tasks you have set. It also allows you to set contexts or see things you have flagged.
Pro Superbly customisable via Perspectives
Pro Picks up reminders added via Siri
Pro Best support for GTD in the marketplace
This really supports the implementation of David Allen's Getting Things Done
Pro Nearby and context-sensitive tasks
OmniFocus 2 allows you to set up contexts for tasks in certain areas. This makes sure you never miss a task when you're out running errands or happen to be near something you need to do. Just set contexts around places you frequent or set as a specific task.
Pro Client side encryption
Pro Apple Watch integration
You can send lists from your iPhone, and get notifications on your watch each morning with any tasks you have set for that day.
Pro Awesome interaction with gestures
Interaction design is the best feature of Clear, you can navigate the entire app via intuitive gestures. Clear takes advantage of touch screen features, using only finger gestures such as swiping, pulling or tapping to create a new task, remove one or editing one.
Pro Reliable sync
The app can reliably sync over iCloud with your other iOS devices and your Mac.
Pro iPad support
Clear now supports the iPad, and the app really shines when it comes to using this new expanse. Instead of showing you only a single list of lists or tasks, as the older iPhone-only version did, on an iPad the new Clear splits the main view into two columns: On the left is your master list of lists (containing, for example, lists for personal, work, and home); on the right is the list of tasks for whichever list you select.
Cons
Con Very expensive
$40 for a to-do-list app is a bit much, even with all the other features it offers.
Con Limited to Apple devices
Must be used as a native Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch app. There's no cross-compatibility with Windows, Android, or web.
Con Only one context (tag or label)
This won't stay a con for long. With the pending version (Omnifocus 3) to be launched in 2018, Contexts are being replaced by Tags. Yes, finally...you can have as many contexts as you like for a particular action.
Con Slow sync in Europe
Con Very restrictive
Clear is not as functional due to restrictions. For example, the 28 character task name limit does not allow all tasks to be named and described. Clear also does not feature reminders, calenders or app integration. Clears main function is being a to-do list without any extra functions. If its all you need, Clear may work for you. But, for those needing more features and organization, Clear is a bit lacking.