This is a really decent version of Eisenhowers Matrix. The ability to sync between iPad, iPhone (and with iWatch support too) is fantastic, really useful. Overall the app was a decent price, and allows family sharing which I thought was extra bang for buck. I personally prefer the colour palette in this app too (different apps vary the colours of the quadrants / quadrangle) as I wanted grey for “delete” and red for “do/urgent”. I have experienced three bugs or pitfalls. 1. The included focus / Pomodoro timer is a great addition, however whilst there is scope to vary the background / play music, the background choice and music do not work on any version of the app (on any platform). 2. A really annoying bug that I have discovered that has repeatedly occured, if at the conclusion of the focus / Pomodoro timer I select the task was completed, this causes iCloud syncing to fail on the device. No further additions or completed task on that device will alter the data on iCloud and sync to any of the other devices you might have. 3. On the iPad app, when adding a task using the plus sign in the top righthand corner, a drop down menu appears asking which quad you want to add the new task to. No matter which one is picked (i.e. selecting “delete”), the input screen defaults to the “do” quad and needs manually changing. I hope these few aspects can be improved upon in the near future.
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Response from developer
Thank you for such a thoughtful and detailed review. This is exactly the kind of feedback that makes the app better.
Good news on two of the three issues you raised. The iCloud sync failure that occurred after marking a task complete at the end of a focus session has been fixed, and the iPad quadrant selection now carries through correctly to the input screen instead of defaulting to Do. Both fixes are in the latest build, so please update when you get a chance.
On the focus timer: it shipped as an experimental feature. The sound settings have since been removed, so there is no audio in the timer at the moment. The timer itself is staying, and you will see continuous improvement to it across upcoming builds.
Really glad the cross device sync, family sharing, and the colour choices are working well for you. Thanks again for taking the time to write this up in such detail.
