Lots of branding. Little substance. Not so beautiful.

I was shopping for productivity apps to reign in my workflow. The pitch was beautiful; the implementation was bewildering. You won’t find easy integration —especially in the free version. The value added is mysterious. The costs? A lot of inevitable complications

The integration process looked like a spaghett recipe for complicating your life, signing up for third party go-between software and upgrading this or that premium service. Support was a smattering of random notes and embedded YouTube channels (from third party users?), some of which appeared outdated.

The “red everything” color scheme is alarming and contrasts with the nice, crisp interface. Much like the program, it looks like an identify crisis.

The punchline: the value of the premium product seems dwarfed by the other programs that deliver on integration and workflow. I’m sure there’s good stuff in here, but it’s buried in muck.

DrChugClamato about Todoist: To-Do List & Calendar