GTD Software comparison: Viira vs TaskMerlin
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 |