GTD Software comparison: Viira vs FacileThings
Viira |
vs FacileThings ▼ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Company |
 |
 |
| Company name | KartaMobile | FacileThings Ltd. |
| Rating | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ |
| TRO Ready | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Key features |
|
|
| Description | Simple but effective GTD application for BlackBerry smartphones with Outlook Plugin. | GTD-specific task application trains you in pure GTD principles as you work. |
| Home page | Viira | FacileThings |
| Tro training | No TRO training available. | No TRO training available. |
| Platform | Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows XP | |
| Requires | BlackBerry OS 4.5 or above (Viira for Blackberry) and MS Outlook 2003 or 2007 (Viira for Outlook) | Internet Explorer 7+, Firefox 3+, Google Chrome 4+, Safari 4+, Android, phone browser |
| Version |
3.1 released: 2011-10-02 |
released: 2018-09-04 |
| Release date | 2011-10-02 | 2018-09-04 |
| Type | Commercial | Commercial |
| Has free version | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free version notes | Free feature-limited version | Free 30 day trial |
| A paid version is available | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full price low | $29.99 | $83 |
| Full price high | $29.99 | $83 |
| Made specifically for GTD | 2 | 2 |
| Syncs with | Viira for Outlook; Viira for Blackberry; Native Blackberry task application | |
| Sync methods | Manual Sync | Automatic Sync |
| Mobile access | Mobile App |
Web Access Mobile Optimized Web Access Mobile App |
| Email-to-task support |
Copy to Task Manage an email as a Task |
Automatic Send (Reminders, etc.) Emails are automatically tasks |
| Categories | Single context only | 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 simple projects | Supports simple projects |
| Calendar integration | No support for integration between the tasklist and calendar | Tasks can be scheduled directly in the calendar |
| Features URL | www.kartamobile.com/viiraresources.php | facilethings.com/tour/en |
| Screenshots URL | ||
| GTD setup notes | ||
| Data can be manipulated via an API | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Short details | The first BlackBerry application to consolidate emails, events, projects and contexts in one mobile organizational system. Can sync with Outlook. |
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 | 1 | 2 |
| Persistent reminders | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Number of priority levels | 0 | 0 |
| Number of prioritization dimensions (besides dates, categories, etc.) | 0 | 0 |
| Collaboration and team support |
|
|
| Date last reviewed | 2011-12-06 | 2018-09-30 |