DropTask
DropTask is an app originally designed for mobile phones, but currently available across a wide variety of platforms. Windows, Android, Mac, iPhone, and iPad operating systems will all support DropTask. DropTask is a visual task management app. Its easily navigable interface, bright colors, and use of shapes are all important aspects of the app. DropTask is an organizational and analysis app designed for visual learners - people who tend to glean more from a graph or a few bright colors than a string of numbers. DropTask is optimized for use by both individuals and businesses. Whether you're a student organizing your projects or a creative professional working with a team, this app has features that you can use. The basic calendar doubles as your to-do list. You're able to populate your days with the tasks that you need to do and then create a personalized schedule based around those tasks. DropTask's interface helps you to prioritize and rationally plan the best use of your time, with room for breaks and fun in addition to work. In DropTask for business (also free, also available for the five mentioned operating systems), there's also a team calendar option. Team members can input their availability, which will help enormously with setting deadlines and assigning important tasks. DropTask for business also allows real-time collaboration and syncing with other team members on a project. Team members can be "dropped" onto their assigned tasks. Since DropTask keeps track of assignees and task progress, you'll be able to see how projects are going at a glance. If you're the head of a project, you can have complete control over DropTask for business and restrict what others see using member permissions. You can also integrate the DropTask app with preferred data hosting sites - Google, Outlook, Dropbox, iMindMap, and Evernote.
- An easy-to-navigate interface with multiple visual cues for visual learners
- Group collaboration across projects
- Syncing across multiple devices and projects
- System notifications to update on any changes in project status or priorities
- Calendars which can be easily populated with to-do lists and schedules
- Task reminders when needed
- Commenting and messaging functions for collaborative work
- Ability to integrate external data programs in DropTask Business
- Visual interface accommodates visual learners with customizable options
- Scheduling is easy with the planning of a to-do list and sorting of priorities
- Team collaboration is easy to sync and responsibilities are easily tracked
- Personal and team project progress can be easily tracked
- Analytical and hard data learners may have trouble with the graphics
- While DropTask is free, DropTask Business requires a purchase (though collaborative teams receive discounts when they purchase several licenses at once)
- The app doesn't do work for you; you are wholly responsible for your own organization and task execution