When comparing Any.do vs IQTell, the Slant community recommends Any.do for most people. In the question“What are the best to-do list apps for Android?” Any.do is ranked 8th while IQTell is ranked 10th. The most important reason people chose Any.do is:
Any.do splits all tasks up into groups. Tasks can be grouped either by date (today, tomorrow, upcoming, and someday) or in custom folders. Each group has a plus button next to it that allows adding new tasks to the group.
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Pros
Pro Clean, intuitive design
Any.do splits all tasks up into groups. Tasks can be grouped either by date (today, tomorrow, upcoming, and someday) or in custom folders. Each group has a plus button next to it that allows adding new tasks to the group.
Pro "Any.do Moment" makes to-dos manageable
"Moment" is a reminder to check all tasks that are planned for the day. It simplifies scheduling your day and let’s you quickly check off items as they're completed. It can be set it to prompt you in the morning or afternoon to review your day’s tasks and update whether or not you’ve accomplished them. This is really useful for managing a long to-do list without feeling overwhelmed.
Pro Web interface for desktop access
The web interface can be used to add items.
Pro Clever auto-complete
As tasks are added, Any.do attempts to guess what is going to be written and offers suggestions. It will search through contacts for names and information, allowing you to add people to tasks and offering suggestions for meeting spots that are convenient for everyone.
Pro Missed call reminder on Android
The mobile app reminds you of missed calls and helps manage them in the future.
Pro Folders for tasks
Users can create and edit folders for certain tasks, like “personal” and “work.”
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.
Pro Simple
Any.do includes the features that are needed and nothing more.
Pro Free version
Any.do has a free version and also offers a Premium plan that costs $3 a month.
Pro Cross-platform support and sync
The app runs on iOS, Android, as a Chrome extension and in browsers.
Pro Rewards for completing tasks
The app integrates with Kiip, a reward platform that gives free, real-life rewards when a to-do list is completed.
Pro Five simple widgets for Android
There are five widgets to choose from, all of which are simple and useful.
Pro Works on all platforms
Available as a Chrome app on desktop operating systems and as an Android and iOS apps.
Pro Integration with Box, Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive
Allows adding reference material to projects and actions linking to several known cloud services.
Pro Application wide tagging system
Any item can be tagged, all tags are centrally managed. If Evernote integration is activated, tags are synced between IQTELL and Evernote.
Pro Fast response from support
Support responds quickly to any questions you may have.
Pro Feature rich
Integrated email, calendar, Evernote, project and task management, contacts all in one app.
Pro Mark emails as received, sent to tasks, projects, or waiting for items
With a quick selection you can turn an email into a new task, add it to a project or create a waiting for item. The email is moved from your inbox but available in the task or project. If it's a "waiting for", it will automatically add the To into the Delegated To person.
If you're importing from Gmail, you can use Gmail labels as tags in IQTell.
Pro Aggregation of email
Aggregates your email from all of your different email providers. Allows reading and managing your Exchange, Gmail, iCloud, etc emails all in one place. There's support for both unified inboxes and separate inboxes for each account.
Pro Convert email to calendar appointment
Convert e-mails to calendar appointments. The e-mail will be linked to the appointment so that you can access it within the calendar event.
Pro Full-time featured email and calendar client
Your can create, modify and delete emails, appointments, invitations and reminders for multiple email accounts directly in IQTELL.
Pro Easy to customize
You can add custom fields to all item types, and add custom relationship between items (i.e a project can be linked to a customer or a mail linked to a contact).
Define how data is copied when an item is copied into another (I.e a mail copied into an action or project).
Pro Can convert evernote checkboxes to actions automatically
Just add checbox to an evernote note, tag the note with the "action" keyword and iqtell will convert checkbox to subtask automatically. Every checboxes will be automatically converted into a single subtask of an action with the evernote title as title.
Pro Allow collaboration on projects and actions
Delegate project and actions to friend, coworkers, customer.
Work together by adding content, discussing and planning each item.
Pro The IQTell team listens to suggestions and requests from users
IQTell is being updated all the time to improve on an already great system!
Pro Make recordings of trips and save via iPhone/iPad, recover them later using EOBD Facile application
Cons
Con No Windows app or client
Unlike rival to-do list apps such as Todoist or Wunderlist, Any.do does not have an official app for Windows. There’s also no indication that the company plans to build this app in the near future.
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 power user.
Con If you pay once it charges recurring even after unsubscribe and notified to the team as well.
Only solution is downgrade to free plan and remove credit card details.
Con Limited Any.do moments in free version
The free version gives only five Any.do moments per month, limiting productivity.
Con Cannot see task details easily
To view subtasks, notes or other data you have to click or tap multiple times. There is no task view that shows everything you should know about the task.
Con Invasive App Permissions
In order to be a complete solution, Any.Do can seem to take over your phone. For example, it monitors missed calls so you can schedule a call back.
Con Offline access not available in free version
Since the addition of the Premium plan, offline access to lists is not available for free Any.do users.
Con Spotty auto-complete and voice recognition
Though the auto-complete feature is very smart in that it can access contacts and create a variety of tasks, it also might auto-complete with something entirely wrong. The voice recognition also has some issues with correctly understanding what is being said.
Con Slow animations and features
The app goes for a smooth feel with lots of things being automated and animated. This slows down it's use, especially on older phones.
Con Awkward data entry
You cannot simply start entering tasks, one after another. You must click or tap the add icon to get a text entry field.
Con All tasks default to "today"
While there is a 'someday' category, by default every task as an end date of today. This means you get constant notifications for quickly added tasks.
Con Incomplete keyboard control
There’s no clear way to select and mark tasks using keyboard.
Con No Android Wear and Apple Watch support
The Any.do app currently does not support Android Wear or Apple Watch, in contrast to rival to-do list apps such as Todoist or Wunderlist. Currently Any.do does not have plans to support these devices.
Con Discontinued as of August 1st, 2017
Con Only works in Chrome
Not everyone wants to use Chrome.
Con Doesn't integrate with IFTTT
Con Unsure future
Some time ago IQTell were prepared to close due to lack of funds, but something must have happened (they received funding) that gave them another two years of life, but after those two years are over it's not sure what will happen.
Con Steep learning curve
The interface can seem overwhelming at first.