@rnv If you create a project called “Decide Between Things and OmniFocus,” you might cause a rip in the space-time continuum before you list the first step.
(But seriously, are you a GTD fan? Either can work with that method. @janesdempsey and I like OmniFocus.)
@rnv They're both excellent tools, I prefer OmniFocus - they provide a community for their tools, and the app suits my needs better. However when I tried Things I thought it to be very good too.
@rnv I have tried Things 3, been an OmniFocus user for a much longer time. They both have their strengths and weaknesses. I love Things but for whatever reason I always end up coming back to OmniFocus
@rnv I used OmniFocus pretty heavily when I had an iPhone. It's one of the best productivity apps I've used. The only reason I stopped using it was because I switched to an Android phone.
@rnv I see a number of folks use OmniFocus so I’ll chime in to say I went with Things3 a little over a year ago. I found the two very different and got the best bang for the buck (both $ and effort) from Things.
@rnv I'm not allowed to make any suggestions due to my history of constantly switching todo apps, but I'm currently using Things. I wanted to avoid the over-thinking that happens when I use OmniFocus. You can't really go wrong either way.
@jack tell me about it ... I am starting to use OmniFocus with many less categories than in the past ... and tags like they are going out of fashion .... the drag and drop on the Mac makes it easy ... but I still find myself spending too much time sorting tasks ... when I should be doing tasks ... so also I find a lot of stuff now staying in the inbox and being cleared before they even make it to the tagging / categorizing stage ... one thing I am thankful for ... I don’t have a recurring task to tell me to organize tasks!
@rnv I have used both ... currently back in Omni land. My simple summary ... Things is beautiful and Omni is functional ... the basic choice for me was form over function.
Out of the box and easy to get your head around Omni functionality and powerful with scripts and extensions.
Things out of the box not as rich and to me ( a non tech) the things extensions are waaay too much ... though undoubtedly powerful.
One other big kicker. I use calendars a lot and the ability to view your calendar ... with the tasks in the same view - at the right times was invaluable ... not possible with Things .. I asked ... they expect you to live in the Things app and view your calendars there. Like with Omni ... but the views are too limited.
Also @rosemaryorchard published a script that takes that a step further ....
@macgenie @rnv Create the projects "Evaluate OmniFocus" in Things and "Evaluate Things" in OmniFocus. It'll be like crossing the streams in Ghostbusters!
@rnv Have used every task manager under the sun available for iOS/macOS. I love Things 3 - I switched the day it came out and stopped trying out new tools after that. It just works like my brain works. The fact that it treats iOS like a first party system (native keyboard support for example) means a lot to me as I spend 99% of my computing time on iOS (iPad Pro/iPhone). Holla if you have questions!
@rnv sync is fast! I can watch things being entered on my iPad and Mac as I type it on my iPhone. Never had conflicts and I have multiple projects and repeating tasks.
The Mac and iOS versions have no differences in terms of functionality - which is awesome. Too many iOS tools assume I want to do things on a Mac.
@rnv my .02: I’ve used both. OF is one of those systems where it’s tempting to spend lots of time organizing my work instead of actually doing it. Things is more likely to get me to do my review and then get to work. The visual and quick-entry cleanliness was a nice benefit, too.
@rnv Everyone here loves to hear about strong opinions, even the ones we don't agree with.
Regardless of which tool you use, it's just a tool to get the job(s) done. It's not actually the job.
(For the record, I'm in the OmniFocus camp)
@rnv Joining this late, but yes, please. I’m currently using 2Do, but with some potential changes on the horizon, I’m wondering if OmniFocus is where I’m headed. I’d appreciate your perspective.
