This is the only app on test that carries
an ongoing cost. You can buy the OS X and iOS versions outright, but to
synchronize between them you'll have to pay an additional $2.41 a month, or
$22.7 a year. Buy them both, with a subscription, and in your first year you'll
have paid $90.83.
The
excellent interface makes it easy to assign constituent tasks to a job
As it happens, that's exactly the same
amount you'd pay if you bought the OS X, iPhone and iPad versions of Things 2.
We reckon Things 2 is a bit too expensive by today's standards, and there's no
getting away from the fact that The Hit List is even pricier, since the costs
will continue through subsequent years (and don't include an dedicated iPad
app).
Not that you should write off The Hit List.
Its user interface is among the best here - beaten only by Wunderlist - and its
tagging and deadline system is so simple that it'll take just a few seconds to
fully catalogue every task on your list.
Tags are entered preceded by a slash, so
'Buy cheese /food/supermarket /home' would tag the task 'Buy cheese' with the
three words following the slashes. If you later created a reminder to pack your
passport, and added a tag by starting to type '/holiday', The Hit List would
suggest '/home' as an autocomplete until you got as far as the 'I', at which
point it would clear the suggestion.
Dates can be added using plain English
descriptors such as 'today', 'tomorrow' or 'Friday', and recurring tasks can be
set to repeat using terms like 'every other Monday'. Priorities are set with
the number keys 1 to 9, and deadlines can be moved backwards and forwards a day
using the left and right bracket keys. Overdue deadlines turn red.
Tasks can be organized Into projects, or
set as the 'children' of 'parent' tasks. A parent task Is marked as complete
once you tick the last of Its children. There's even a timer that lets you keep
track of how long each task takes to complete, which will be useful if you bill
on the basis of minutes or hours of work.
The Hit List is a very well thought-out and
comprehensive task manager, and the keyboard shortcuts are a boon. But unless
you need the advanced features, it's difficult to justify the up-front price,
let alone the ongoing cost.
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OS X
Price: $56.78
iOS
Price: $11.34
From: App Store
Info: potionfactory.com/thehitlist
Pros
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Easy tagging and due date entry
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Timer
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Sub-tasks
Cons
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Subscription-based syncing
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Expensive
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Ratings: 3/5
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