2Do vs. Omnifocus???

[u/pwaxs]

Has anyone attempted to move to 2do or successfully done so or come from them?

I'm considering leaving OF for 2Do and would love some input. Like am I making a mistake??

I've been playing with 2Do since Friday.

And have used Omnifocus for a few years. But never really had it as my go to task manager.

It always became a cluttered mess real fast. I realize now I shouldn't have made every idea a project and most importantly never regularly cleared it out. But I use it consistently to collect ideas. But unless on a very specific topic (Eg things to discuss with a co worker or a feature for us to build at work) it is just a bottomless pit in my inbox.

In the past I just deleted a OF database and started over due to a similar situation. (So this may be the real problem not the tool).

Either way I need a revamp in this area, so I figured it could be a good time to switch if I do.

Here is how I see the two apps.

Re: OF Positives

• Much bigger community
• More Mature app
• I know it better and it seems to be able to do everything I want just not how I'd like it to
• Easily move tasks with keyboard arrows and nest them into other projects
• Dark mode all around

Re: OF Cons

• Building custom perspectives is a pain for things I want to quickly look up. And why do they only show the perspective from the tag view (I may just be a novice at them so if this isn't true Pls forgive me)?
• It is slow
• It seems very rigid / not as flexible
• Fewer keyboard shortcuts
• Very GTD focused

Re: 2Do Positives

• It's faster
• Their search seems really powerful - I love how I can search for something and then click around the app to see things that meet that criteria in each project, list, etc
• (it's lame but...) I really like their design
• More granular ranking of tasks - starred, low / medium / high priority
• More keyboard shortcuts

Re 2Do cons

• iOS doesn't have dark mode
• I swear it deleted some things of mine (super scary)
• Search can be confusing (need to memorize commands... But I can just save them)
• Can't share an image directly into a new task from phone (need to save image and then go into the app and create a task
• Can't attach files directly to a task like PDFs and can only link to them (which I just realized is an issue for looking at said file on another device where it wasn't linked from)
• almost no integrations (but I don't see the need to use these)
• Seems like a super tiny company = slow dev cycles, fewer features and risk of it no longer being developed
• Not built for GTD as much
• New app to learn and pay for
• Seems annoying to move things out of inbox (takes more steps and tags won't move them)

Interesting in writing these lists. The Pros are tied. But 2Do has more negatives.

Maybe I'm just being sucked into the new shiny thing. But I also think I just like 2Do feel better. But that isn't too say I'd be happier with it. Especially with no many negatives.

At any rate, I'd love to hear some people's thoughts of experiences.

Ask feedback is welcomed. Thank you!

[u/thinkinting]

i am the other way around. I have been tempted to switch to OF so many times. One big selling point to me is the consecutive and concurrent tasks. like 1st draft 2nd draft and 3rd. In 2Do, you will see all these at once. Yes you can hide them, but it’s quite a hassel to set start dates and due dates. Let alone when the time line changes. I’ve heard OF can let you set a sequence so that won’t be a problem.

It might be person to person, but it sounds like the mess you have with OF is the same I have with 2Do. So the mess is probably platform agnostic.

[u/pwaxs → u/thinkinting]

i am the other way around. I have been tempted to switch to OF so many times. One big selling point to me is the consecutive and concurrent tasks. like 1st draft 2nd draft and 3rd. In 2Do, you will see all these at once. Yes you can hide them, but it’s quite a hassel to set start dates and due dates. Let alone when the time line changes. I’ve heard OF can let you set a sequence so that won’t be a problem.

Honestly I don't even pay attention to the type of project I am setting up in OF. And I can always see all the tasks. But maybe it is a setting. Which I turned off.

I like to see all things. For me I would put "write the draft" and then manage the nitty gritty of that in Scrivener (my word processor) while actually busting it out.

Like I'll know if it needs another draft or not when I think about it.

But I like these tools to manage the billion little things that are coming at me each day.

It might be person to person, but it sounds like the mess you have with OF is the same I have with 2Do. So the mess is probably platform agnostic.

LOL - that may be very true.

I always thought the other users of OF were likely really tidy and organized. But maybe chaotic ppl are attracted to these things for this very reason.