Questions for Tiebreak | Facile Things | Todoist | Nirvana hq |
Is data export allowed? | Yes – xml | No (shortcut via templates to export project by project – in plain text) | Yes – xml, json, csv |
How easily can you filter by contexts AND projects? | Tagging (tags and number of items in each tag is sorted by view, you can see only the count for Next Actions lists) | Pretty Good – Filters and labels combined should do (premium feature, not able to test it at this stage) | Easiest of all three |
How easy is it to create new projects? | Mouse required, 3 clicks mininum | Mouse required, 2 clicks minimum | One click |
Sub-projects allowed? | No | Yes | No |
Beauty of design? | Fine | Highest | Good |
‘Joy factor’ of marking tasks as completed? | Medium | High | High |
Is it easy to check some tasks i.e. as the three most important for the day? | Yes – starred tasks | Yes – priority 1, 2, etc. would allow that | Yes – starred tasks |
How easy is it to re-order tasks inside a project, i.e. by drag-and-drop? | Medium | Easy, drag-and-drop | Easiest and most flexible of all three |
Can you show only next steps, i.e. next actions for all of your projects? | Yes | No | Yes |
Integration with other apps and services? | Evernote, Google Calendar, Twitter, and email. | Outlook, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Dropbox, IFTTT, Zapier | No |
Automatic Backups (personal)? | No – Manual export | No – Manual, but automatic backups available online and downloadable | No – Manual |
Good keyboard shortcuts? | 50% | 50% (quick add, not fully controlable with keyboard) | 50% (Quick add, some navigation, not full control with keyboard) |