GTD Software comparison: Android-Shuffle vs TaskMerlin
Android-Shuffle |
vs TaskMerlin ▼ |
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| Company |
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| Company name | Andy Bryant | Interfathom |
| Rating | ☆☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ |
| TRO Ready | 𐄂 | ✓ |
| Key features |
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| Description | Task organizer for Android styled around the Getting Things Done methodology. | Hierarchical outliner for projects, tasks and notes. |
| Home page | Android-Shuffle | TaskMerlin |
| Tro training | No TRO training available. | No TRO training available. |
| Platform | Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista | |
| Requires | Android 2.1 or greater. | .NET Framework 2.0 |
| Version |
2.0.1 released: 2012-04-01 |
5.2.0.2 released: 2014-02-21 |
| Release date | 2012-04-01 | 2014-02-21 |
| Type | Open Source | Commercial |
| Has free version | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free version notes | Free 30 day, feature-limited version | |
| A paid version is available | 𐄂 | ✓ |
| Full price low | $49 | |
| Full price high | $99 | |
| Made specifically for GTD | 1 | 0 |
| Syncs with | Google Calendar and other Calender Services | Outlook, Google Tasks, and Google Calendar |
| Sync methods |
Import Export |
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| Mobile access | Mobile App | |
| Email-to-task support | None |
Automatic Send (Reminders, etc.) Copy to Task Manage an email as a Task |
| Categories | Single context only | 3 single contexts fields |
| Time boxing | No time boxing support | No time boxing support |
| Number of date fields | ✓ | ✓ |
| Has reminders | 𐄂 | ✓ |
| Can automatically prioritize tasks | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Project support | Supports simple projects | Projects can be nested within other projects |
| Calendar integration | No support for integration between the tasklist and calendar | Tasks can be scheduled directly in the calendar |
| Features URL | www.taskmerlin.com/features.aspx | |
| Screenshots URL | code.google.com/p/android-shuffle/wiki/ScreenShots | www.taskmerlin.com/tour/start.aspx |
| GTD setup notes | See http://www.taskmerlin.com/gtd.aspx | |
| Data can be manipulated via an API | 𐄂 | ✓ |
| Short details | A simple interface allows the user to organize tasks by their contexts and separate them by projects, David Allen style. | |
| Category dimensions | 2 | 3 |
| Persistent reminders | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Number of priority levels | 0 | 999 |
| Number of prioritization dimensions (besides dates, categories, etc.) | 0 | 1 |
| Collaboration and team support |
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| Date last reviewed | 2012-05-17 | 2014-03-12 |