BusyToDo at Mac App Store analyse

Been using this app for 6 months - first with .me and works flawlessly after recent upgrade to iCloud! No problems - not sure what other poster who said it doesnt show badge with number of due tasks was referring to - works fine as long as you turn on notifications. I keep tasks sorted among multiple iCal calendars and much prefer this layout and color coding to Reminders.

iOS is a great operating system, but the reminders app leaves a lot to be desired. BusyToDo is a wonderful app that allows you to keep track of your tasks in a simple fashion. Works great with BusyCal and iCloud. I was initially a bit hesitant to purchase this because of the price but it is most definitely worth it!

This is a well designed productivity act. Each day I have important steps to take in several areas and this app has been just what I need to keep things moving across the board. Well worth the money!

BusyDo does sync todos from MobileMe, unlike Apples default Calendar, but otherwise has extremely limited functionality. Unless I missed something, the only features it adds are repeating to dos and tags. Unfortunately, because I already happily use BusyCal, which has a multitude of features not offered in iCal, I trusted that BusyDo would be as useful and worth its high price. It is not. Ive tried many to do apps looking for the right one for me—toodledo, 2do, instado, etc. Based on quality, this may be the worst one Ive tried. It is definitely the worst value. Buy something else.

Colorful is nice!

Things OmniFocus Remember the Milk Due Do NotifyMe To Do (a lot of em are named that! :) ) If you want an app for iCal reminders that is fast, stable and just works, This is the ticket. When I can talk to Siri, I add reminders that way, but often I am in a situation where I cant. This app makes the process SO much faster than the Apple Reminder app as you enter everything from one screen. Syncing is fast. Everything works as it should...and again, its fast. If you want something complex, you shouldnt be using iCal Reminders. Get Things ($9.99 for iPhone, $19.99 for iPad, $49.99 for Mac), OmniFocus ($19.99 for iPhone, $39.99 for iPad, $79.99 for Mac), Remember the Milk ($25/year, etc...but if you want an app Im not saying the above arent good apps. Id say they are amazing apps because they are much more complex, but have created easy to use UIs. That said, my personality just cant handle that kind of complexity. I turn the todo app into the project I was supposed to be doing. That said, maybe youre different. A lot of people do use these apps, but often they arent using the features they are paying for. And yes, there are inexpensive apps that try to replicate the features of the above mire complex apps, but I wouldnt wish them on anyone. Even if you make $5/hour your time is worth something and its not worth it to waste that time with poorly made, hard to use and most importantly, UNRELIABLE. Reliability is so important for to do apps. Ok, Im off my soap box. If you want a very polished, fast, reliable app for your iCal reminders, I recommend this. My only concern is over the location/geofencing features and the effect they have on battery life. But apple made it so you can directly enter an address, it is has to be your current location or one in your contacts! How stupid is that! Ill probably be turning off location access for this app to eliminate that effect in battery life. Hey DEVs, when am I getting my BusyCal UNIVERSAL iPhone/iPad app? I know you could one up the guys making Agenda,

I love this app in so many ways, but theres a persistent bug that never gets fixed - sometimes, after you add an item to a list, the entire display goes away. You just have a big empty list and force quitting the app and restarting is the only way to make it work right. Ive had this happen regularly on an iPhone 4, original iPad, and 3rd gen iPad. If this were fixed Id give it 5 stars!