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Add to SafariWhen comparing Pocket Informant vs Toodledo, the Slant community recommends Toodledo for most people. In the question“What are the best GTD apps?” Toodledo is ranked 6th while Pocket Informant is ranked 27th. The most important reason people chose Toodledo is:
It's possible to create a to-do item by sending or forwarding an email.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Manages much more than events
Pocket informant manages notes, tasks, and calendar info.
Pro Integrates with Apple calendar & iCloud
Pro Great organizer
Almost everything is provided, from calendar to todo,'s as well as managing lists, all of which is organized via Pocket and syncs perfectly thru all devices.
Pro Getting Things Done (GTD) integration
Pro Projects & checklists
Pro Syncs across all devices
InformantSync ensures that your calendar / tasks / notes / etc. are all synced.
Pro Displays weather
Temperature and other weather conditions are displayed each day.
Pro Easy and great looking Calendar to work with
Adding events and making them visible between other events is easy. Streamlining your multiple events is implemented very well in this app.
Pro Configurable views
Pro Advanced filtering system
Events can be tagged, sorted by location, priority, or context.
Pro Scalable
You can use it as a basic organizer or a complex project tool.
Pro Seven Day side-by-side view puts the next 7 days in an easy to use format
It makes is extremely easy to view and provides great functionality for updates or creating new events.
Pro Time zones and trips
Handles time zones automatically considering declared trips.
Pro Calendar printing
Pocket Informant supports printing, meaning that a calendar can be printed after being loaded with information.
Pro Can create to-do items via email
It's possible to create a to-do item by sending or forwarding an email.
Pro Decent filtering and sorting
Pro Priority organizing
Pro Great GTD implementation
The GTD principles are very perfectly supported by Toodledo.
Pro Functionality-rich
Integrated sharing, note taking, habit tracking, and outlining make this a more powerful tool than a simple list of to-dos.
Pro Upload From CSV
Quickly upload an excel (CSV) file template of tasks to a folder for complex but repeating projects.
Pro Well documented, free-to-use JSON API
If you adopt Toodledo as your productivity system, you can be confident that you can extend it to fit your needs with this programmatic access.
Pro Can tag items
Pro Space to add lengthy text
Notes area that can then be hidden.
Pro Sends a daily email reminder
Toodledo reminds you via email of the tasks on your plate for the day.
Pro Apple Watch support
Integrated support for Apple Watch lets you check on your to-dos on the run.
Cons
Con Bit complicated for everyone
It is a feature oriented app for the people who love its multiple functions, but those that don't may find it complicated to use.
Con Restricted free version
The free version has many restrictions. The full version costs $14.99.
Con Lack of integration
Lack of integration. For those using several apps, integration is essential.
Con Free version limited to 20 folders
Con Android app has annoying notifications
Whenever the app fails a background sync action for any reason (server issues, lack of internet connection, etc.), a notification appears.
Con Good as a starting point
Toodledo is a good starting point, but is essentially the same as an Excel spreadsheet where you have to build your workflow via the saved searches.
