GTD Software comparison: OmniFocus vs Rainlendar
OmniFocus |
vs Rainlendar ▼ |
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| Company |
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| Company name | The Omni Group | Rainlendar |
| Rating | ★★★☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| TRO Ready | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Key features |
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| Description | Full-featured task manager for Mac and iPhone. | Multi-platform, skinable desktop calendar and task list. |
| Home page | OmniFocus | Rainlendar |
| Tro training | No TRO training available. | No TRO training available. |
| Platform | Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista | |
| Requires | Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later, or iPhone 3G | |
| Version |
3.3.6 released: 2019-09-19 |
2.13 released: 2015-11-13 |
| Release date | 2019-09-19 | 2015-11-13 |
| Type | Commercial | Commercial |
| Has free version | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free version notes | Free 14 day trial | Free feature-limited version |
| A paid version is available | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full price low | $19.99 | $13.49 |
| Full price high | $79.95 | $13.49 |
| Made specifically for GTD | 0 | 0 |
| Syncs with | iCal (auto sync); multiple OmniFocus Mac or iPhone DBs (manual, MobileMe, Bonjour, iDisk, WebDAV); TaskPaper, TXT, HTML CSV (manual export) | iCalendar (import/export); Pro only: Google Calendar (auto sync); iCalendar (subscribe), Outlook (direct integration), Exchange Server (via Outlook), Remember the Milk (subscribe) |
| Sync methods | Automatic Sync |
Import Export Manual Sync Automatic Sync Direct Database Update |
| Mobile access |
Web Access Mobile App |
Mobile App |
| Email-to-task support | Emails are automatically tasks | None |
| Categories | Unlimited contexts | Single context only |
| Time boxing | No time boxing support | No time boxing support |
| Number of date fields | ✓ | ✓ |
| Has reminders | ✓ | ✓ |
| Can automatically prioritize tasks | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Project support | 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.omnigroup.com/products/omnifocus/features | www.rainlendar.net/cms/index.php?option=com_rny_features&Itemid=35 |
| Screenshots URL | www.rainlendar.net/cms/index.php?option=com_rny_gallery&Itemid=41 | |
| GTD setup notes | ||
| Data can be manipulated via an API | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Short details | A professional task list featuring contexts and projects with different filtering and sorting options. | |
| Category dimensions | 2 | 1 |
| Persistent reminders | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Number of priority levels | 0 | 4 |
| Number of prioritization dimensions (besides dates, categories, etc.) | 0 | 0 |
| Collaboration and team support |
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| Date last reviewed | 2019-09-29 | 2016-01-10 |