A Fantastic Task Manager
January 18, 2018
A Fantastic Task Manager
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Wunderlist
I use Wunderlist to keep track of my tasks across the companies I work for and personally. I am the primary user of Wunderlist. I often use Wunderlist in meetings so that I can immediately document any tasks that I have been assigned. I use my Windows 10 Mobile phone for this and all the tasks sync across to my desktop and laptop computer automatically. Wunderlist is the tool that I use that gives me the tasks for each day. I simply look at my list and start addressing all the tasks that are needing to be accomplished.
- Wunderlist syncs across all my devices flawlessly. I use a Windows 10 Mobile phone, Windows 10 desktop, Windows 10 laptop, and sometimes use an Android tablet and iPad.
- Wunderlist allows me to see just my starred items so that I can focus on the tasks that are most important. This helps me prioritize my day and stay focused on tasks that are truly important.
- The ability to set due dates as well as reminder dates separately is a very nice feature. Just because a task is due in two weeks doesn't mean that I want to be reminded in two weeks. I like to have reminders set on particular days so I don't panic and rush to get a task done close to the due date.
- You can connect your task due dates to a calendar feed in Microsoft Outlook. This allows you to see due dates for your tasks on your calendar. This is very handy when you have a lot of tasks with due dates.
- There is no ability to select your own custom background.
- There are very few backgrounds to choose from. There are a few good ones, but they aren't that great to begin with.
- Synchronizing can sometimes be slow. Expect to wait a few seconds after you open the app before it fully synchronizes.
- If the app is open on your desktop/laptop, and I add tasks on my phone, the changes do not sync to my desktop/laptop unless I click on the sync button. The system should have the ability to let you set an automatic sync schedule.
- Before Wunderlist, I tried keeping track of tasks in my head. That had terrible results. Then I tried a notepad, but tasks got scattered across multiple pages, so it was very inefficient. With Wunderlist, I don't have to remember all my tasks, I don't lose them in a notebook, and I have them available to me wherever I go. This has allowed me to not lose any tasks anymore.
- Wunderlist allows me to not have to carry my laptop to meetings. I can create tasks right from my phone.
Wunderlist opens quickly, is light, powerful, and focuses very well on creating, maintaining, and managing tasks. The other programs have a different focus, so their tasking systems just aren't powerful enough to match Wunderlist. Adding sub-tasks, setting a due date separate from a reminder date, and creating groups are just a few of the things that make Wunderlist better.