GTD Software comparison: TiDy vs Focus
TiDy |
vs Focus ▼ |
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| Company |
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| Company name | Longwitz Organisation & Consulting | Christian Staudenmeyer |
| Rating | ★★☆☆☆ | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| TRO Ready | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Key features |
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| Description | Free Excel add-in for planning and reporting tasks and projects. | A fast and intuitive visual task list plus mindmap. |
| Home page | TiDy | Focus |
| Tro training | No TRO training available. | No TRO training available. |
| Platform | Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista | Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 |
| Requires | Requies Microsoft Excel 2002 or later | .NET framework 3.5 |
| Version |
1.5.5 released: 2009-10-07 |
1.0 released: 2011-03-22 |
| Release date | 2009-10-07 | 2011-03-22 |
| Type | Commercial | Freeware |
| Has free version | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free version notes | Free feature-limited version | Full Version |
| A paid version is available | ✓ | 𐄂 |
| Full price low | $7.98 | |
| Full price high | $7.98 | |
| Made specifically for GTD | 0 | |
| Syncs with | Outlook (import), Excel (direct integration) | |
| Sync methods |
Import Manual Sync Direct Database Update |
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| Mobile access | ||
| Email-to-task support | None | None |
| Categories | Single context only | 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 | No support for integration between the tasklist and calendar |
| Features URL | en.longwitz.ch/media/TiDy%20Manual.pdf | |
| Screenshots URL | ||
| GTD setup notes | Your "lists" will be areas in your visual task space. | |
| Data can be manipulated via an API | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Short details | Focus is simple, fast, and light. Install and start focusing in two minutes. | |
| Category dimensions | 2 | |
| Persistent reminders | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Number of priority levels | 99 | |
| Number of prioritization dimensions (besides dates, categories, etc.) | 0 | |
| Collaboration and team support |
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| Date last reviewed | 2011-05-28 | 2011-05-13 |