BusyToDo App Reviews

Been using this app for 6 months - first with .me and works flawlessly after recent upgrade to iCloud! No problems - not sure what other poster who said it doesnt show badge with number of due tasks was referring to - works fine as long as you turn on notifications. I keep tasks sorted among multiple iCal calendars and much prefer this layout and color coding to Reminders.

iOS is a great operating system, but the reminders app leaves a lot to be desired. BusyToDo is a wonderful app that allows you to keep track of your tasks in a simple fashion. Works great with BusyCal and iCloud. I was initially a bit hesitant to purchase this because of the price but it is most definitely worth it!

This is a well designed productivity act. Each day I have important steps to take in several areas and this app has been just what I need to keep things moving across the board. Well worth the money!

BusyDo does sync todos from MobileMe, unlike Apples default Calendar, but otherwise has extremely limited functionality. Unless I missed something, the only features it adds are repeating to dos and tags. Unfortunately, because I already happily use BusyCal, which has a multitude of features not offered in iCal, I trusted that BusyDo would be as useful and worth its high price. It is not. Ive tried many to do apps looking for the right one for me—toodledo, 2do, instado, etc. Based on quality, this may be the worst one Ive tried. It is definitely the worst value. Buy something else.

Colorful is nice!

Things OmniFocus Remember the Milk Due Do NotifyMe To Do (a lot of em are named that! :) ) If you want an app for iCal reminders that is fast, stable and just works, This is the ticket. When I can talk to Siri, I add reminders that way, but often I am in a situation where I cant. This app makes the process SO much faster than the Apple Reminder app as you enter everything from one screen. Syncing is fast. Everything works as it should...and again, its fast. If you want something complex, you shouldnt be using iCal Reminders. Get Things ($9.99 for iPhone, $19.99 for iPad, $49.99 for Mac), OmniFocus ($19.99 for iPhone, $39.99 for iPad, $79.99 for Mac), Remember the Milk ($25/year, etc...but if you want an app Im not saying the above arent good apps. Id say they are amazing apps because they are much more complex, but have created easy to use UIs. That said, my personality just cant handle that kind of complexity. I turn the todo app into the project I was supposed to be doing. That said, maybe youre different. A lot of people do use these apps, but often they arent using the features they are paying for. And yes, there are inexpensive apps that try to replicate the features of the above mire complex apps, but I wouldnt wish them on anyone. Even if you make $5/hour your time is worth something and its not worth it to waste that time with poorly made, hard to use and most importantly, UNRELIABLE. Reliability is so important for to do apps. Ok, Im off my soap box. If you want a very polished, fast, reliable app for your iCal reminders, I recommend this. My only concern is over the location/geofencing features and the effect they have on battery life. But apple made it so you can directly enter an address, it is has to be your current location or one in your contacts! How stupid is that! Ill probably be turning off location access for this app to eliminate that effect in battery life. Hey DEVs, when am I getting my BusyCal UNIVERSAL iPhone/iPad app? I know you could one up the guys making Agenda,

I love this app in so many ways, but theres a persistent bug that never gets fixed - sometimes, after you add an item to a list, the entire display goes away. You just have a big empty list and force quitting the app and restarting is the only way to make it work right. Ive had this happen regularly on an iPhone 4, original iPad, and 3rd gen iPad. If this were fixed Id give it 5 stars!

The app does sync with iCloud and BusyCal for Mac, but it has a very clunky user interface. I am currently a user of RememberTheMilk and it is a much better service. I have asked for a refund for this app since it does not compare in functionality to what I already have.

Are you looking for a deep feature set and the ability to manage complex tasks or projects? You should probably head on over to OmniFocus. Are you looking for an app who strong point is clarity and efficiency for handling to dos? Ive tried a lot of them including some that cost more, and some that could "do more". I keep coming back to BusyToDo because it helps me get my to dos done in the fastest, clearest, most effective manner possible.

Great simple todo app if you want to sync with BusyCal or iCal. Clean interface and it syncs perfectly. Great app!!

I have "to dos" every week, every 2 weeks and every 3 weeks, but with this app your "to dos" have to either be every day, every week, every month. There is no way to have a custom schedule. I waisted $10. The problem is the info on these apps are not complete and they dont show all the screen shots. You have to buy the app. After 5 mins of having this app, I want my hard earned money back.

Not sure what all the negativity was about because BusyToDo installed as advertised, synced instantly, and works well with my BusyCal To Do list. A bit pricey for what you get, but it works flawlessly. Update: Just got on my iPad and much to my surprise BusyToDo was installed and running there as well. I must revise my "a bit pricey" comment to "this is great"! The app on two devices for $9.99 is not bad at all. Ive always appreciated what BusyCal can do and I now have that functionality on the iPhone & iPad.

I agree that this app syncs flawlessly but I feel that it is limited in not allowing you to have categories or the ability to to customize frequency and occurrences of events. I am hoping this will prove.

I got it because I wanted something that would sync with my calendars well, better than I have most everything else, It does that great, but it doesnt have any colors, projects or anything else. I think I will keep on using my other todo apps app i go, until this one gets better. Even with the syncing issues. Slight update is I think that I will have to use a combo, though I dont want to I want something that works. Of course their is going back to the old standby pen and paper.

A hefty price for an app thats light on features. It works in the exact same fashion as the default Reminders app. Definitely not worth the price.

It doesnt seem to do anything beyond whats already done by the iOS Calendar and Reminders apps. In addition, you end up with two reminders for every task: one from the iOS Reminders feature and one from this app. I paid money for something thats a nuisance.

When I read the negative reviews for this app, I feel that the reviewers are using a different app than I am. First of all, many say that BusyToDo (BTD) does nothing that Reminders already does for free. Not true. BTD is in color, Reminders comes in bland shades of gray & black. BTD uses Due Dates, rather than reminder dates & times. I have not use for Apples reminder date function. Others say that you cannot do categories in BTD; not true. You cannot sort your reminders in Reminders, but you can in BTD. The appearance of tasks & the calendar on the same screen on my iMac I find to be extremely useful. BusyToDo & BusyCalendar are far superior to the Apple calendar & reminders & I would not be without them. Have it loaded on my iPod & iMac. Used to use Apples Reminders on my iPad, but this morning I became so disgusted with it, that I dumped it & loaded BTD to my iPad as well. Apple has always been lightyears behind on their calendars & task list apps. Right down there with there Maps app. Thank goodness for BusyCal & BusyToDo. I wish Apple paid as much attention to some of its faulty apps as it does to its elegant hardware.

The companys abysmal technical support aside, BusyMac still hasnt optimized this app for iPhone 5. Inexcusable in January 13.

Lets you create tasks with due dates without setting an alarm.

No support for google cal or exchange. Nothing like busycal, hard to believe its made by the same company. Dont buy it