Directive User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience60.8% of reviews
Neutral19.6% of reviews
Negative experience19.6% of reviews

~ Based on 51 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Directive Safe?

Directive - Maintenance App appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Directive is 72/100.

This assessment is based on 33 user ratings, with an App Store average of 3.7/5.

Safety Analysis

63.6% of ratings point to a safe experience
15.2% of ratings suggest some concerns
21.2% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 33 App Store ratings for Directive.

Is Directive Legit?

Directive - Maintenance App appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Directive is 80/100.

Based on 80 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Nice little helper

Very useful for frequent tasks.

Archive tasks?

Good app. Wish you could archive tasks (which would put them in an “inactive” section), without fully deleting them or their details.

No 45 Day Option

I have to change the AC filter on my HVAC system every 45 days but the app does not have a preset option for 45 days

No Longer Supported?

Has not been updated in four years. Don’t think it is being developed anymore.

Had potential but…

Could be a great app, suitable for many different business if it was more customisable.

I emailed the developer regarding this but as of yet no response .

This came close to what I was looking for in an app but due to no response and the time past since the last update I’m guessing the developer isn’t bothered with it.

I’m looking into developing something similar using AI assistance like Adalo .
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Poor Widget

The home screen widget is functional but not good. You can't customize anything, including the colour, or even pick the lists you'd like to see in it. Add to that the lack of updates, and you'll understand the three stars I gave it.

Rickety.

This app ought to take a page from its own book. It needs updating.

I wouldn’t mind the relatively low annual subscription rate of $3.99–but not for an app whose sole purpose is to remind users to keep things up to date yet the app itself hasn’t been updated in a year?!

Good, useful app but needs updating more than once a year

I subscribe to Directive Pro. I enjoy this app. It’s useful to me. However, it kind of erks me to pay for something that hasn’t been updated for over a year. Please update the app.

Love it

Got the pro so i can sync between my devices.
Does exactly what it is for.
Dear creator, can you please make notifications setting to nag me every day when a task is over due.
Also an option for every day after my reminder. For example right now it warns me 1 week in advance, but i want it to harass me every day after as well.
That way tasks get done. Thank you!!!
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Great app, needs a Print option

This app works very well, syncing between iPhone and Mac is seamless, the option to print or save a PDF of completed directives would be very nice to have.

Pretty good, needs some feature fixes

Would be really great if the notes/details fields were bigger and could be displayed better on the screen. I like to put instructions or a paragraph note in some of these and the text is cut off in display mode (edit mode too but then you can sort of scroll sideways in them)

Has huge potential

I’ve enjoyed this app so far, but there are certainly a few bugs. The sync feature seems to be selective between my devices, only getting about 85% of the tasks synced. The detail field in each directive is very short, and not expandable to list out more than a line of text. No ability to add photos.

Massive massive potential here though - love the design and simplicity. Love the ability to add buttons to take me to websites/map/form/instructions/etc.

Developer’s website is largely empty, with not a lot of help to be found.

Wish there could be more default options to start you off and running too. Would like to see the simplicity and versatility of this app go head to head with the new Consumer Reports app Unkept. Excited for what’s to come.
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Covers the Basics but Weak Scheduling

I really like this program except for the scheduling intervals. There is not an option to make something due on the last day of the month. No quartely option either. I hope the developer enhances the sceduling a bit more and I would give it a much higher rating.

Perfectly Simple and Customizable

Nothing about this app is trying to sell you on something with expensive monthly fees or forced referral links. It is a perfect balance of pre configured templates and customizable options. Love this app

This is such an obvious functionality...

...that I can't believe it needed to be created as its own specialized app. I tried to use Things, Evernote, and Apple Calendar, but they all required too much tinkering to work simply. This app does that.

Feature requests for future iterations:

1. Sync capability with Apple Calendar and Reminders.

2. Ability to sort by category (and sub categories), not just dates. Autos>Subaru; Autos>Toyota. Home>Hot Tub Maintenance, etc.
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Still broken

When this app was first released, it exhibited a serious annoyance: old, deleted items would still show up in your notifications.

That is still true today, a year later.

Deleted and won't be trying it again, since this dev clearly doesn't want people to use or pay for this app.

Good Home Task Organizer

Bought a house a year ago and realizing how much there is to do (!) every season. This app helps you remember all things you need to do when spring comes!

The app would be even better if I could easily also add all the “one-time” to-do’s (non-repeating). That is not an option when setting up an item. Easy enough to delete the item, but would be good if that were built in!
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simple and useful

I've just been prompted about my renewal. which I'll do happily.

This App takes all our repeating tasks and de-clutters my reminders, just displaying them when needed.

It is shared with my partner, so we can both see and update

the developer is also responsive.

But I appreciate the value of this subscription model.

There are so many apps with many bells and whistles that want such a high sub. I am much more likely to subscribe to multiple well focussed apps, than pay a lot for complexity
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Doesn’t work

The app continues to show things are due that I have completed.

It worked at first, but after 3-4 months, wouldn’t update the to-do roster.

Achtung!

Vorsicht, die Beschreibung täuscht: die App kostet nicht 4,49 € sondern ist ein ABO für 4,49 € p. a. (darum auch keine eigenständige Pro Version).

Im übrigen nett gemacht aber ich sehe nicht wirklich den Vorteil gegenüber der Betriebssystemeigenen Erinnerungs-App von Apple.