OmniFocus 2 vs MyLifeOrganized

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.

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.

With very good synchronisation.

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.

This really supports the implementation of David Allen's Getting Things Done

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.

You can send lists from your iPhone, and get notifications on your watch each morning with any tasks you have set for that day.

They're using google groups, but they're really responsive and friendly, also to beginners.

If you have a complicated to do list, this app can organize it into group of items. In fact, this is the main feature of the software.

The text search is excellent. It comes with some default views, but you can create custom hierarchical and flat views, using some quite powerful logic, to focus on tasks by almost any criteria you can think of.

Create custom views by numerous filters and triggers.

Quickly and deeply manage your tasks .

Each Context may include other Contexts. This can form a hierarchy (or even a net) of contexts. For example Contexts "Phone" and "Internet" can be included to the Context "Work" as well as to the Context "Home".

A Context may have a schedule: specific times during which it is open or closed. If a Context you select as a To-Do filter is closed at the moment, the tasks associated with this Context will not be shown in the To-Do list.

This feature help user to visualize their daily workload in a graph form (mobile version) , so it assist to plan future tasks and events in a sense of work/life balance. Just simply connect to google calendar, you could view your events and tasks, and plan effectively.

MLO can parse or interpret the text you enter in Inbox on mobile and in some text input fields on Windows. For example you can enter "in 30 min" or "next Friday at 2pm" in date and time pickers. In Rapid Task Entry dialog you can even type: "Call Bob about the party tomorrow at 3pm remind 10 min in advance". The parameters of the task will be converted from the text automatically.

If you have a complicated to do list, this app can organize it into group of items. In fact, this is the main feature of the software.

MLO (Window) can print PocketMod, which is a A4 paper that you can fold into a small booklet. Each page of this booklet can contain different information you select from the MLO app. It's very helpful especially on the occasion that you need to rely on paper only, such as camping, retreat, outdoor gaming activity, etc.

It is much cheaper than subscription-based apps . MLO license doesn't expire. Upgrade is optional and offered with a discount.

Easy to create your own workflow.

Robust implementation of recurrence options. You can set it to repeat every N day every N months, repeat N day after the completion the main task can recurs once all/any subtasks are completed, and other.

MLO automatically sorts the tasks in To-Do based on user input.

Excellent for organizing in the GTD style of David Allen.