Nozbe for iPad 1.1 integrates Evernote with your projects

We've mentioned GTD app Nozbe a few times before, but not since the release of their iPad app. If you're looking for a complete, easy-to-use task management app for your iPad and haven't checked it out, here's your kick in the pants to take a look.

Nozbe was originally a web-based application (still is), and creator Michael Sliwinski (also editor of Productive! magazine) has continued to develop amazing features into the web version. One of the more recent developments was Evernote integration, where you could tag projects in Nozbe with tags used on notes in Evernote, and have your Evernote notes show up when viewing projects in Nozbe. The latest version of the iPad app includes this functionality, along with improved file attachment handling.

The Nozbe iPad app is a full-fledged task manager which doesn't require a subscription to the web app to be fully-functional. In my opinion, though, the online synchronization and ubiquitous availability of your tasks on any platform is a major part of the appeal of this application. The iPad app is easy to use and easy to understand, offering full GTD compliance while not inundating you with choices and options that just make task management too complex. There's a version of Nozbe for iPhone as well, and they all sync together via the web application.

Among the many features of Nozbe that impress me are the myriad ways of getting tasks into your lists. From Twitter to plain text import, email, Dashboard widgets and, of course, the iPhone and iPad apps, finding a method that fits your workflow is an easy task. For the geeks, there's even an API that's pretty well fleshed out, allowing you to create your own means of adding tasks, checking them off, managing projects and more. I do long for a Mac desktop app, but I'm finding plenty of ways to make it just as easy to use the web version, and discovering that there are benefits to "working in the cloud" when it comes to task management.

If you're just interested in the iPad app, pick it up on the App Store for $14.99US, and check out the iPhone version for $4.99US. Subscriptions to the web version start at $7.50 per month (if you prepay a year). You can have a go at the free trial, too, and see if it's a good fit for you.

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studio

Great UI but very pricey! Looks AMAZING thought! Boy, think iPad think lots of money. LOL

August 01 2010 at 7:51 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Bob

I have been waiting for cloud syncing for Things for about, I dunno, a year or two now? Phooey on that noise. They keep saying it is coming, but it never comes. At least Apple said that Copy and Paste wasn't on their hot list, though I feel the same about this fundamental feature.

I have been a long time Things user, and I just signed up for Nozbe 1 year plan, that is how desperate I am for cloud syncing, and I am quite happy. I also tried ToodleDo premium, and found it totally uninspiring and limited, esp. when using companion iPhone apps such as Appigo and others. I finally realized that beauty without true functionality doesn't help you get stuff done. Function must be there; form is nice but secondary In a nutshell these are the good and bad of Nozbe right now:

GOOD
1. Web Interface
2. Syncs to iPhone/iPad
3. Drag and drop re-ordering on the web and in all the mobile apps
4. A good track record of continuous improvement to feature set and UI
5. A single visionary (Michael Sliwinski) dedicated to GTD and Nozbe, since he "Eats his own Dog Food", actually using it day-to-day.

BAD
1. Ugly-as-hell color scheme
2. Monthly Service
3. No desktop client app, but web interface is good enough
4. No "Hot Link" parsing of URLs or Emails
5. Can't add notes to tasks
6. A few other minor UI layout things I don't like, but pretty minor

You can use coupon code "EVERNOTE" for 15% off any paid plan.

July 31 2010 at 10:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Albert Martin

Is it just me or does the interface of this app look like a direct rip-off of "Things" for the iPad?

July 31 2010 at 7:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Michael (Nozbe)

Brett, thanks for this write up!

Yes, both iPad and iPhone apps are fully functional without web version and are still priced lower than competing products on both platforms.

We're striving to make Nozbe a complete productivity system and we're happy to be working with Evernote and integrate with what I believe is the best note-taking application on the planet.

Glad our users like our Evernote integration so much :-)

July 30 2010 at 9:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

maggy

The iPhone or iPad app is still fully functional without the web subscription, just so you know.

July 30 2010 at 7:43 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

jesus torres

Wait, so $4.99 for iPad, $4.99 for iPhone and $7.50 a month for the web?

I'll just stick with SimpleNote, thanks.

July 30 2010 at 6:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Christo

$14.99 for the iPad version...

I'm going to bite as I need a powerful task manager, but I agree it's a pricey risk (for an iOS App)!

August 03 2010 at 12:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply