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Chris W.

Director of Bands

Education Management

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/15/2018

"Absolute best tool I use"

5/5

What do you like best about OmniFocus?

Its integration and rock solid infrastructure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OmniFocus?

Its only available in apple/mac os-Otherwise I think it would be perfect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OmniFocus:

Its simply the best task management program available. If you use David Allen's GTD its a bit more user friendly but its not a deal breaker. This app frees my mind to be creative and forward thinking while insuring that day to day and long term tasks don't fall through the cracks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OmniFocus solving and how is that benefiting you?

I run my businesses and personal life around Omnifocus. I have been using it for years as an early adopter. It simplifies my life and makes me clear and focused on creativity while it manages the day to day task. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UE

Verified User in Education Management

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/2/2019

"I loved Omnifocus, however I couldn’t justify the cost"

4.5/5

What do you like best about OmniFocus?

The whole layout and range of features really assisted in project management and workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OmniFocus?

The cost is the biggest downside. The mobile and desktop applications are separate purchases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OmniFocus:

Do the free trial and see if you have the budget to use this. There are excellent reviews of this product online through a simple Google search - check them out. Also know that the desktop and mobile versions are separate purchases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OmniFocus solving and how is that benefiting you?

Optimal project management and timeline tracking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UE

Verified User in Education Management

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/14/2019

"The best task management app, both for personal and business use"

5/5

What do you like best about OmniFocus?

I like to call it, the Mac inspired design, which is awesome

Simple if you wanna go simple, advanced and customizable if you like to go deeper Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OmniFocus?

Nothing that I can think of relative to my current uses, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UL

Verified User in Law Practice

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/7/2019

"The best task manager for GTD-type task management"

4/5

What do you like best about OmniFocus?

Easy to use but powerful, and operates well on both OS X and iOS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OmniFocus?

Sometimes I think the reminders/alarms could be better implemented. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OmniFocus:

If you are considering Omnifocus competitors, you should consider the quality of the competitors' iOS applications. Omnifocus is excellent on the iPad and iPhone, which can be a differentiator for some users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OmniFocus solving and how is that benefiting you?

I keep track of all of my projects, home and work related, using omnifocus and find it to be very powerful and well-designed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UA

Verified User in Animation

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/6/2019

"We love omnifocus at our office! "

5/5

What do you like best about OmniFocus?

Omnifcous helps our team stay organized and on track Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OmniFocus?

We wish we could share projects and tasks with other team members. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JR

Jonathan R.

Corporate Administrative Resident

Hospital & Health Care

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/12/2018

"Best task manager "

5/5

What do you like best about OmniFocus?

I like how it enables me to organize the many task and projects I have to complete Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OmniFocus?

I don't like that I can't set reminders or alerts to due task. I can only set due dates Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OmniFocus:

Spend time going through the tutorials, FAQs, and online videos to understand all of the unique features and customizations you can take advantage of. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OmniFocus solving and how is that benefiting you?

It enables me to map out all the various steps of a project. As a result, I can complete low hanging fruit objectives and gain momentum Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RM

Ryan M.

Co-founder & iOS developer

Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/28/2017

"Best digital GTD system"

5/5

What do you like best about OmniFocus?

The team at Omni Group is amazing. Their software is extremely robust, continually developed, and really well designed. I love the quick entry shortcut on the mac and on iOS. I use it all the time to jot down ideas for later. Then it makes it really easy to triage tasks later. If you are looking for the best GTD solution, you use a mac and iOS devices, then you should be using OmniFocus. It is well worth the money. Buy the app on every platform so your lists will be with you when you need them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OmniFocus?

OmniFocus is a power user's friend. That said, some of the keyboard shortcuts can be hard to do or remember. Specifically getting to the notes section inside of a task. The only other complaint I have has to do with reviewing tasks. I wish it was easier to spread out the frequency for reviewing projects so they wouldn't all land on the same week. I know I can adjust how many weeks between reviews, but it's hard to have a high level view of which projects are going to get reviewed when. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OmniFocus:

If you need GTD software for yourself (not a team), use a Mac and iOS devices, I highly recommend OmniFocus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OmniFocus solving and how is that benefiting you?

Every time I have a project at work, I create an OmniFocus project and list out all the tasks that need to be done to finish the project. As I think of other things, it is really easy to add additional tasks. During my daily review, I can quickly look through my projects and see what I need to do the next day and set due dates on them. It is awesome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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David A.

Director of Administration

Religious Institutions

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/19/2017

"I've tried other products and I keep coming back to OmniFocus!"

4.5/5

What do you like best about OmniFocus?

My favorite feature of OmniFocus is the "Forecast" view - I live in my daily/weekly forecast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OmniFocus?

I wish there was a "web" version for those rare times that I'm not at one of my personal devices that already has OmniFocus loaded on it. I wish it was a little more affordable so I could get my entire team to use it - and then have shared lists. But there's other tools for that too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OmniFocus:

If you need task management software or a to-do list solution that works with a team, this is not your best option. (Look at Basecamp, Trello and a variety of other options)

If you need a project management tool, this is also not your best option. (Look at OmniPlan)

If you simply want a simple to do list (not multiple lists, recurring rules, categories based on context/project/etc.), then use Apple Reminders or Google Tasks.

This is a robust tool, for personal task management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OmniFocus solving and how is that benefiting you?

Personal Task management. I need a place that I keep all my todos - not my inbox, not my calendar, not my notes - a specific place just for to do lists. OmniFocus has been my place for 7 years now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Tim R.

Senior Manager, Standards Program

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/3/2018

"A brilliant personal task manager"

4.5/5

What do you like best about OmniFocus?

If you're into productivity, I can't recommend the Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology highly enough. If you like GTD, I can't recommend Omnifocus highly enough. It's a brilliant way of containing the multitudes of projects, actions and deadlines that make up your personal and work lives. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OmniFocus?

Omnifocus is ultimately a personal task manager. It doesn't do shared lists, and doesn't really speak to anyone outside of its own system. This is a feature to some, however. Ultimately, you are accountable to the actions you take on, and there's value in having a hermetically sealed vault of all your responsibilities that no one else can alter. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UE

Verified User in Events Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/28/2018

"What would I do without Omnifocus?"

4.5/5

What do you like best about OmniFocus?

Omnifocus is my second brain - maybe my first. Everything I need to do is in here. It is a fantastic "central repository" that has excellent tools for triaging your tasks, and finding what you need (and can!) do at any given moment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OmniFocus?

Search could be improved. In setting up perspectives, you can only search for one term, which is limiting. Multiple contexts and reminders beyond simple defer/due dates would be nice to have as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OmniFocus:

This is for personal project management, and it's heavy duty - you have to invest some time into setup, but it is absolutely worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OmniFocus solving and how is that benefiting you?

Keeping myself on track! The best part of Omnifocus, in my opinion, is the defer dates and contexts - if I can't do something (based on location, tools, or time) then I don't have to see it. This makes my to do list so much more manageable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.