If there's something true about personal organisation is that you must feel comfortable with it to keep using it. At some point in Getting Things Done David Allen stresses the fact that "one of the best tricks for enhancing your personal productivity is having organising tools that you love to use".
The App Store isn't short of productivity solutions and I would find surprising if any iPhone use hasn't chosen their favourite one yet. If you haven't, don't worry too much. There's something for everyone and if you're looking for some extra level of customisation and eye-candy, this app might be the perfect match for you.
Taskflow [iTunes Link] by Icetap is the all-in-one tool for your personal reminders, alarms and to-do lists. Unlike most task managers for iOS using a simple list view, the app uses a grid-type main menu to access the three standard options plus everything else you want to through in there. No more digging in menus and sub-menus.
The approach can be confusing when you launch the app for the first time, since Taskflow works with multiple lists (called tabs), instead of the more traditional unified inbox you see in most GTD apps. This means that when you create your task lists, you have to limit your “brain purging” to one single category - say organise a BBQ with the family - instead of jotting down every thought pending about work, car insurance or holiday plans, for instance.
As you can see, this is basically making simple checklists of actionable items (either “tabs” or “notes”), which makes for an interesting way to collect your thoughts, but that might fall short for hardcore productivity users.
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