Firetask | Task List & Planner 4+
Get done more with Kanban GTD®
Elemental Tools GmbH
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- $19.99
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Description
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Get done more with Kanban & GTD®. Firetask supports you continuously from capturing your thoughts and managing your personal to-dos, to organizing your projects and focusing on your most important tasks., Firetask uniquely combines Kanban & GTD to boost your productivity to a whole new level.
# Capture: Getting It All Out Of Your Head
Free your mind for the important things in life and work by easily capturing everything in a single, trusted system.
Inbox. Quickly capture everything in your Firetask Inbox. You can easily enrich your task with notes, links and more if needed. A badge count reminds you if your Inbox is not empty.
# Clarify: Always Staying in Control
Get into the driver's seat and always work on getting your Inbox to zero by deciding what is actionable and what is not.
In Focus. If something is actionable simply put it into the "In Focus" list. In Focus lets you keep track of things you want to do today or as soon as possible. Want to do it on a specific date? Set a Start or Due date instead
# Organize: Bringing Order into Chaos
Turn chaos into order by putting your tasks into context, breaking them down if needed and neatly organizing them in projects and portfolios.
Projects & portfolios. By grouping tasks into projects you can put your tasks in a defined order and provide them with additional context. You can also organize related projects into portfolios and define checklists as reusable task list templates
# Reflect: Keeping Your System Up-to-Date
Weekly reviews ensure that your system stays up-to-date empowering you to achieve more by making informed decisions and focusing on the right things.
Kanban. Firetask combines GTD with Kanban in a unique way providing you with unparalleled, clear overviews for reflecting on your tasks. Supported boards are organized by Status, by Categories, by Due and by Start date and by Priorities -- with drag & drop support for fast changes
# Engage: Achieving More By Improving Focus
Having a clear picture on what is important here and now allows you to achieve more by helping you both focus faster and to stay in the "zone".
Today. By showing you all tasks that are "In Focus" as well as tasks that are scheduled for or due today in a single view, Firetask provides you with the big picture on what to focus on today. If you are using the Pomodoro Technique you can even enable a Pomodoro timer for helping you staying focused
# Key Features
- Intuitive GTD Workflow. Easy, logical navigation based on the major GTD phases: Collect (Capture), Focus, Manage, and Review
- Clear Today View. One overview across all your due, scheduled and in focus tasks (in-progress and completed today optional)
- Pomodoro® Technique. Configurable support for Pomodoro task estimation with in focus Pomodoros count and Pomodoro timer
- Waiting For List. A GTD list for managing all your delegated tasks in one place - practically grouped by assignee
- Multiple Kanban Views. Drag & drop Kanban views by status, due and start dates, priorities, and categories
- Calendar visualization. Practical Dates view shows monthly calendar overview of your tasks (with due and scheduled modes)
- Projects & Portfolios. Comprehensive support for project task lists - complete with progress visualization and optional portfolios
- Categories for Context. Unique color and icon-based approach to task and project categories for providing visually rich GTD context
- Actions and Checklists. Split complex tasks into smaller actions and save repeatedly used tasks as reusable checklists
- Quick Create. Configurable global keyboard shortcut for quickly creating tasks from other apps
- Integrations & API. Integrated with built-in Calendar and Reminder apps - simple URL scheme-based API
- Syncing via iCloud. Transparent syncing via Apple's iCloud - no separate account needed
- Privacy by Design. Your tasks stay on your devices and on your iCloud account only
What’s New
Version 4.8.3
Firetask 4.8.3 fixes a couple of text editing issues.
Ratings and Reviews
A Good Start to a useful GTD Tool
I recently got dropped into a failing program spanning 9 strategic project initiatives. The epic failure was a $50M project that has 4 dependencies on other projects that are all delayed and chaos abound. This kind of failure at epic purportions requires a person to think quick, strike first, and use any tools you can find to gather information by project, assign tasks, monitor, and GTD. I have used Microsoft OneNote and Things, but neither could give me the dashboard view I needed for immediate actions. I tried Omni Focus, but gave up on it. I have been searching for medium weight productivity tool that I would grow dependent on for my job, and not get bored with and forgotton about with all the other apps that have not met my needs.
I stumbled upon FireTask Pro by accident, was a bit taken back by the price, but it showed some promise of the integrated GTD toolset I believed may work in my personal workflow. Here is a quick list of feedback.....
1. Documentation how to use all the features is bit light. More FAQ or "How-To" tips would be helpful. Only reason for taking a star, or I would rate a 5-star.
2. Not much on YouTube to offer. I plan to share my experiences there in the next few weeks. A few quick tips will make this app useful even faster after purchase.
3. Once you figure out the basic concepts to enter contributors, projects ~ you will be off to the races. Took me a bit figure out the logic how to use the app, but once I did I became extremely efficient using it.
4. Already communicated to the developer how adding the contributors from the Mac Contacts app was clunky. He agreed a future feature. I ended up figuring out a manual workaround that is fast and achieves the same goal. Will post on youtube.
I also purchased for my iPad Pro and my iPhone. Although pricy, both apps are stable, and mimic the desktop version perfectly. iCloud Sync works as designed.
Best thing I can say is, I actually look forward to getting into this app everyday. It makes me feel in control, on top of the important tasks, and makes me feel I am adding value to my client.
Worth the price of admission!
I’ve tried a number of task/todo/kanban apps. I tried bending these others into a good GTD workflow, but each ended up leaving overwhelmed - either with a long list of tasks, or with the work involved in managing the tasks in the app. I tried the eval on this one and found a winner, and promptly purchased when the trial ran out. Firetask gives you a focused view of your tasks, is easy to add tasks, and gives you plenty of options for tagging. If you want, you can even view them in Kanban form, though I find Kanban less useful in digital form. The Today and Next 3 day views are indispensable to me on a daily basis. This app will help you stay focused on what needs to get done. It can be a little daunting at first, just create some sample items, play with the tagging, and soon you’ll understand what works best for you. The iCloud sync works well too, so with the companion iOS app, you won't be disconnected from your tasks. Don’t waste your time looking at other apps, this one has what you need.
Inability to reorder Projects is a dealbreaker
I used the earlier Firetask before, and really loved it. Its organization model fit exactly what I wanted. After just upgrading to Firetask Pro, I'm finding it too limiting. Worst offender is the inability to reorder Projects — absolute dealbreaker.
According to documentation, the decision is intentional — but it's imo the wrong call: "Since projects can also be grouped by "Portfolios" (one level of project folders), we decided that we do not want to allow manual reordering for projects; instead, projects are automatically ordered alphabetically."
If this by-design "feature" is changed, I'd consider giving it another go.
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Information
- Seller
- Elemental Tools GmbH
- Size
- 7.3 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
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- Mac
- Requires macOS 10.15 or later.
- Languages
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English, French, German, Russian
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2024 Elemental Tools GmbH
- Price
- $19.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.