Not useful for everyone, but those who do will appreciate it. But, having a calendar in your to-do app adds more versatility to your workflow. Microsoft has bundled the calendar feature with Outlook, Microsoft’s one-stop email solution, which also makes sense. It grabbed all my events from Google Calendar automatically. TickTick comes with a dedicated calendar that you can access both from the tasks or via a separate tab. You can share lists or tasks in Microsoft To Do and collaborate with others in real-time. One example where you can use it to pick up groceries on your way back home. The last one will let you set location-based reminders, which are again missing in Microsoft To Do. It allows you to create a template for you to reuse (repeated tasks or projects), copy link to it, add comments and communicate, add images and attachments, and location. You can also convert a task to note on the fly from the three-dot menu. TickTick has that feature named as description. Microsoft To Do only allows taking notes inside the task, which is not the same. This reminds me of Google Keep, but even there, you can either create a list or note but not both at the same time and in the same note. The formatting options seem to be exhaustive with options like heading tags, lists, checklists, links, and more. Once you have created a new list and assigned it, you will notice it in the sidebar. The ability to create rich formatted notes. TickTick offers something that Microsoft To Do misses out on sorely. But, TickTick has more smart lists, and you can toggle them on/off. Both of them also create a couple of smart lists that reveal themselves when need be like Important, Planned, Events, and more. One interesting option is the list type, where you can choose it to be a note.īoth TickTick and Microsoft To Do allow grouping lists to further manage your workflow or projects. You can create a new list from the sidebar in TickTick and assign it a color and folder. Star-marked tasks rise to the top of the list automatically. Microsoft To Do has a Star icon next to each task to mark it as Important (added to a smart list) but doesn’t allow you to go deeper and choose colors or level of priority. There are four priorities to choose from, but no way to create more or change existing ones. That way, you will know, at a glance, what you need to do first in the list. There is a priority option that will change the checkbox’s color before the task to grab your attention. The first option is for a calendar, but we will explore that later separately. Adding tags is more obvious with the tag icon that you will notice while creating a task or subtasks. TickTick supports natural language processing right out of the box, even for free users. You can only add files saved on the device or via camera. Surprisingly, cloud storage is not supported. Each task can be divided into subtasks called steps, and you can add files and notes. Tapping on any tag will list all tasks with that tag across groups. I wish Windows and Android had this too.Ī hidden feature is a tag where any word preceded by # is turned into one in To Do. It supports natural language processing ( iOS only), so you can type as you think or dictate, and the app will parse details like date and time automatically. Once you do, you will find the familiar ‘+’ icon at the bottom. You will have to choose a list before you can create a task in Microsoft To Do. That’s risky because you don’t want to break functionality or confuse users but worked out pretty well. The UI is still easy and pleasing with an orange theme (more themes available in the store) with a big plus icon to begin quickly.īoth the to-do apps are designed well, but I like Microsoft To Do simply because they chose to go a different route. TickTick adopts the traditional UI approach with the sidebar menu to access/manage lists and tags, and bottom bar menu to switch between to-do and calendar. I like this new take on UI with no tabs, buttons, or menus. Tapping on the name will let you manage accounts and settings. There are two buttons at the bottom to create a new list and group on each side and your Microsoft account details at the top. You will notice all the lists you have created neatly arranged in groups in a straight line. I am surprised they still managed to keep everything simple and within reach. Microsoft To Do comes with a clean UI that has no bottom or sidebar menu.
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