Research Guides: Technological Resources for Faculty: Time Management

Productivity & Task Management

Any.do
Cost: FREE (iOS)
Any.do and its partner app Cal sync with your iPhone's reminders and calendar.

Pros: The app can predict task-related text while you type, which is a big timesaver. This app is sleek and fun, giving you motivational (if not cheesy) encouragement as you move throughout your tasks. On top of that, it uses simple, intuitive gestures--you can drag and drop action items swipe to mark tasks as complete. This is much speedier than some of its competitor apps. Ability to record tasks with voice.

Cons: Difficult to set a task with ease, without it landing in the wrong "folder." The default deadline if none is set is today, which means the app is less useful for things like a grocery list.
Reminders
Cost: FREE (iOS)
Set reminders for yourself based on a time or a location. With Reminders, you can also use Siri to set up a reminder for you (iPhone 4S or later). Reminders has basic functionality and syncs with iCloud.

Pros: Easy to use if you have an iPhone or iPad. Simplest way to set a reminder using a voice command.

Cons: Not platform-neutral, does not offer the collaborative editing functionality with others who may or may not have an Apple device and offers no ability to create subtasks or make notes on items in a given list. No sharing functionality except with users sharing iCloud.
Microsoft To Do
Cost: FREE (multiple platforms)
With Microsoft To Do, you can:
• Stay focused with My Day, a personalized daily planner with suggested tasks
• Get your lists anywhere, on any device
• Share lists and assign tasks with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates
• Personalize your lists with bold and colorful backgrounds
• Set one-time or recurring due dates and reminders
• Break your tasks into manageable steps
• Add notes to any task
• Attach files up to 25 MB to any task
• Sync your tasks between Outlook and To Do
• Group your lists together by topic or project
Whether it's for work, school, or home, To Do helps you organize and simplify your plans. To Do is free and available on all your devices.
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