Viira |
vs TaskMerlin ▼ |
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Company |
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Company name | KartaMobile | Interfathom |
Rating | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ |
TRO Ready | 𐄂 | ✓ |
Key features |
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Description | Simple but effective GTD application for BlackBerry smartphones with Outlook Plugin. | Hierarchical outliner for projects, tasks and notes. |
Home page | Viira | TaskMerlin |
Tro training | No TRO training available. | No TRO training available. |
Platform | Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows XP | Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista |
Requires | BlackBerry OS 4.5 or above (Viira for Blackberry) and MS Outlook 2003 or 2007 (Viira for Outlook) | .NET Framework 2.0 |
Version |
3.1 released: 2011-10-02 |
5.2.0.2 released: 2014-02-21 |
Release date | 2011-10-02 | 2014-02-21 |
Type | Commercial | Commercial |
Has free version | ✓ | ✓ |
Free version notes | Free feature-limited version | Free 30 day, feature-limited version |
A paid version is available | ✓ | ✓ |
Full price low | $29.99 | $49 |
Full price high | $29.99 | $99 |
Made specifically for GTD | 2 | 0 |
Syncs with | Viira for Outlook; Viira for Blackberry; Native Blackberry task application | Outlook, Google Tasks, and Google Calendar |
Sync methods | Manual Sync | |
Mobile access | Mobile App | |
Email-to-task support |
Copy to Task Manage an email as a Task |
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.kartamobile.com/viiraresources.php | www.taskmerlin.com/features.aspx |
Screenshots URL | 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 | The first BlackBerry application to consolidate emails, events, projects and contexts in one mobile organizational system. Can sync with Outlook. | |
Category dimensions | 1 | 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 | 2011-12-06 | 2014-03-12 |