Reviews

Fantastical 3
Customizability and extra functionality over free apps.
Subscription-based app only worth it for heavy calendar users.
$4.99/month or $39.99/year subscription
macOS iOS iPadOS watchOS
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TextExpander
Powerful advancecd text snippets for desktop platforms.
Subscription pricing. Not that powerful on mobile platforms.
$39.96/year for individuals
macOS iPadOS iOS Windows
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OmniOutliner
Excellent outlining tool. Good automation API for integration into other workflows.
Pro features feel lacking for price difference. Few export options.
Essentials $19.99 (Either platform), Pro $49.99 (iOS) / $99.99 (macOS)
macOS iPadOS iOS
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MindNode 5
Affordable and yet elegant app. Easy to use. Web sharing through private links.
No collaboration tools. Limited feature set. No versioning.
$39.99 (Mac) / $14.99 (iOS) after 14 day free trial
iOS iPadOS macOS watchOS
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OmniFocus 3
Large feature set. Can work with both simple and advanced workflows. End-to-end encryption.
High learning curve. Mainly for Apple platforms.
One-time fee of $39.99 to $79.99 per platform OR subscription from $5 to $10.
macOS iPadOS iOS watchOS Web
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Notability
Beautiful inking. Good handwriting recognition. Powerful audio recording features. Clean structuring of loose notes and PDFs.
Few customization options.
$14.99 per year
macOS iPadOS iOS
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Due
Great replacement for built-in reminders app with more fine-granular notifications.
Too simplistic to be a full-fledged to-do list app on its own.
$9.99 (Mac) / $4.99 (iOS)
iPadOS iOS watchOS macOS
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GoodNotes 4
Handwritten detection in many languages which is even exportable. Smooth inking engine with many features.
No audio recording features. Slow development.
Free for restricted feature set, $7.99 for full unlock
macOS iPadOS iOS
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Flexcil
Providing a novel approach to work on multiple documents at once.
Lack in core functionality and customization. The overlay does not go as far as it could.
Free / Additional features with upgrade for $8.99
iPadOS
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Noteshelf 2
Great Ink Engine with many different brush types. Auto-publishing to Evernote.
No OCR for handwritten text. Few customizability in options.
$9.99
iPadOS macOS iOS
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OmniFocus 2
Balanced trade-off between simplicity and complexity. End-to-end encryption.
Too many features for many. No non-Apple platforms. Clunky on iPad.
Standard $39.99 (Either platforms) / Pro $79.99 (Mac) or $59.99 (iOS)
macOS iPadOS iOS watchOS
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GTDNext
Tailored to GTD workflows. Moderate learning curve and easy even for beginners.
Slow development. No mobile clients. Some features still feel a bit unpolished or unfinished. No integrations with other apps.
Free tier available / $29 per year for premium features
Web
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Todoist
Easy and sufficient for many who look for something simple. Cheap and runs almost anywhere. Gamification.
Too simple for many advanced use-cases. Few new features over the years.
Standard FREE / Premium $48 per year
macOS iPadOS iOS watchOS Windows Linux Web Android
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Things 3
Beautiful, simplistic and powerful approach. Low to moderate learning curve. Great automation tools. Good keyboard integration.
Few options for customization. Missing some complex GTD power user features.
$49.99 (Mac), $9.99 (iPhone), $19.99 (iPad)
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MyLifeOrganized
Highly complex suite for all task management needs. Can adapt to any workflow.
Expensive. Freedom of customizability can be intimidating.
Windows $29 (Standard) to $59 (Pro), Mobile Free (Standard) to $25-30 (Pro), optional subscription for Cloud sync
Windows iOS Android
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SaneBox
Automatically trained email filtering provides a convenient way to manage incoming email.
Rather expensive when using all features. Privacy concerns.
Between $24/year and $299/year
Web
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