Firetask | Project Management on Your iPhone

Looking for a way to manage your projects on the go with something more advanced than a standard todo list app?  There’s a fine line between having too little or too much info about the things you need to do.  Today we’re going to look at Firetask for iPhone, a detailed project management app that lets you keep track of all the details of the tasks in all of your daily projects.

Keep Track of Everything About Your Tasks

Firetask is a task and project manager that lets you keep up with a surprising amount of data about the things you need to do from your iPhone or iPod Touch.  One nice thing is that it’s rather easy to get started with.  Whenever you open a screen for the first time, you’ll see a hint notification that explains what to do there.

Add a new task from any screen by tapping the plus icon in the top right corner.  Just type in your task name and press Save, or scroll down to add a wide variety of extra data to your task.  You can set the task’s priority, due date, flag or categorize it, add notes, or assign it to different people in your team.  The only problem here is that Firetask is a single-user app without a cloud interface, so it really doesn’t work well for managing tasks for a whole team.

Many of the options open a separate dialog where you can select the category, status, or more for your task.  Unlike most todo list apps, your tasks are not limited to simply done or not done.  With Firetask, you can track a task from start to completion like a full-blown project management system.

Now, from the Today screen, you can see all of your upcoming tasks and those due soon.  Tap Focus to see only the tasks without dates and those scheduled for today or tomorrow.  You can also view all of the tasks in categories from the bottom menu.  If you took the time to categorize tasks, you’ll easily recognize tasks with their icons on the left even from the Today screen.

Dates and categories aren’t enough sometimes, so Firetask also lets you organize your tasks into projects.  I’ve found this very useful, as I can quickly get all of my tasks into a group and see related tasks in 2 taps.  When you add a new task in a project, you can still add categories, notes, flags, due dates, and more to each task.

Once a task is in progress, tap the box on the left to mark it as In Progress with a tiny graph icon.  Tap again to mark it as complete.  Or, press Edit List to reorder or remove tasks from the list.  Firetask works great with projects like this, and you’ll still be able to see upcoming tasks from the Today screen and in their respective categories.  No matter how much you have to do, Firetask can handle it.

Conclusion

If you’ve wanted to be able to keep up with more about your tasks and projects, organize them efficiently, and more, you may have found most iPhone todo list apps too feature-limited for your needs.  Firetask includes tons of ways to organize and sort your tasks and projects, and it feels more like a mini-Basecamp than than a todo list.  The only problem is, all these features make Firetask more cluttered than competing task management apps, and it has a somewhat steeper learning curve.  If you prefer to just keep up a quick todo list, you may find one of the other todo list apps better for your needs, but if you’re wanting to keep better track of everything you’re doing, the extra steps and learning curve may be worth it.  Additionally, if you have a Mac, you can purchase Firetask for Mac and keep your tasks in sync between your computer and iPhone.

Our Rating: 7/10

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