GTD Software comparison: TimeTo vs FacileThings
TimeTo |
vs FacileThings ▼ |
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| Company |
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| Company name | David Berman Developments Inc. | FacileThings Ltd. |
| Rating | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ |
| TRO Ready | ✓ | 𐄂 |
| Key features |
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| Description | Integrate all appointments and tasks into an automatically-updated calendar. | GTD-specific task application trains you in pure GTD principles as you work. |
| Home page | TimeTo | FacileThings |
| Tro training | No TRO training available. | No TRO training available. |
| Platform | Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista | |
| Requires | WINE for Linux Version | Internet Explorer 7+, Firefox 3+, Google Chrome 4+, Safari 4+, Android, phone browser |
| Version |
2009.02.19 released: 2009-02-19 |
released: 2018-09-04 |
| Release date | 2009-02-19 | 2018-09-04 |
| Type | Commercial | Commercial |
| Has free version | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free version notes | Donation requested, charityware | Free 30 day trial |
| A paid version is available | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full price low | $83 | |
| Full price high | $129 | $83 |
| Made specifically for GTD | 0 | 2 |
| Syncs with | CSV, TXT (manual import/export); Outlook (direct integration); Google Calendar (manual export); Palm, Blackberry (via Outlook ActiveSync) | |
| Sync methods |
Import Export Manual Sync Direct Database Update |
Automatic Sync |
| Mobile access |
Web Access Mobile Optimized Web Access Mobile App |
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| Email-to-task support | Automatic Send (Reminders, etc.) |
Automatic Send (Reminders, etc.) Emails are automatically tasks |
| Categories | 3 single contexts fields | Unlimited contexts |
| Time boxing | No time boxing support | No time boxing support |
| Number of date fields | ✓ | ✓ |
| Has reminders | ✓ | 𐄂 |
| Can automatically prioritize tasks | ✓ | 𐄂 |
| Project support | Supports a single level of subtasks | Supports simple projects |
| Calendar integration | Tasks can be scheduled directly in the calendar | Tasks can be scheduled directly in the calendar |
| Features URL | www.timeto.org | facilethings.com/tour/en |
| Screenshots URL | www.download.com/TimeTo/3000-2074_4-10336608.html?tag=lst-1&cdlPid=10855515 | |
| GTD setup notes | GTD setup recommendations are at http://www.davidberman.com/software/timetohelp/GTD.htm | |
| Data can be manipulated via an API | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Short details | Can run entirely from any USB flash memory drive, so you can work your schedule on any available Windows computer (without re-installing). World time zones/daylight saving, Skype dial, free SMS alarms, automatic work/life balance and life goals prioritization, likely the most detailed task recurring properties out there, automatic task splitting, full international support, input/search in 17 languages. |
Facile Things is an noble attempt to teach you a pure GTD approach as you manage your tasks. The original interface was especially good at doing this, stepping you through the process of a mid dump and the 5 phases of GTD for each task. Facile Things supports unlimited tagging (contexts), Goals that can be connected to projects IF the goals already exist (which is very awkward), and Contacts (which must already be Facile Things users to utilize some functionality--it will not invite them for you). Collaboration ability appears to be a work in progress as of this writing, but it looks like it is coming. TRO Implementation: To do TRO with Facile Things, do not use the built-in Waiting For functionality--it does not support dates. Instead, use the W/F method taught in TRO Online Training. Use the Date feature as the hard date, and use special #ThisWeek, #NextWeek, #ThisMonth, #NextMonth tags as soft dates. Use #Today as a Do Today indicator. You cannot use special characters with tags. Tasks cannot be transferred from one project to another, so use the inline+notes project approach for most project tasks. |
| Category dimensions | 3 | 2 |
| Persistent reminders | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Number of priority levels | 1025 | 0 |
| Number of prioritization dimensions (besides dates, categories, etc.) | 2 | 0 |
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| Date last reviewed | 2011-06-12 | 2018-09-30 |