My Dream App

This one’s got a lot of strikes against it. Rumor has it that OmniGroup is doing a competitor. Jeff, the contestant, is having some nasty real-life issues which have prevented him from really fleshing out how the app would work. And, to be honest, I just never really warmed up to the idea in the first place.

To put things in a nice light, I hope that I don’t have to code iGTD if it wins. :)

One of us. One of us. I’m in the cult and I’d kill for a great GTD program on the Mac. I’ve tried every combination that Merlin Mann’s fevered imagination could come up with, and I’m still not satisfied. The idea is great, but it’s all in the implementation. I don’t see anything in Jeff’s blog that makes me think he’s got a handle on how to get this done. This is a program that needs to be written, but the devil’s in the details. Convince me you know how to do this, Jeff, and I’ll add it to my @shopping list.

There’s not much to be said about iGTD at this point. It’s been all smoke and mirrors so far and I’d be very surprised if it didn’t drop this round. Jeff repeatedly tried to convince everyone of it’s feasibility via the Chewbacca Defense but most failed to buy into it.

Still not inspired by the idea of a GTD app. While I appreciate some of the comments the contestant has made regarding simplicity and scalability… I still fail to see how a GTD app can scale well. I’m looking for a good organizer, but I don’t think GTD is the solution.

This idea hasn’t really evolved in my opinion. Sure, the flow of action is centered around the GTD actions but this is not enough. It needs to get fleshed out more thoroughly to get a clearer picture how you would interact with it. At the moment the concept is somewhat vague. But it is necessary to get a better understanding of its interaction styles, i.e. how do you work with iGTD in detail. Especially because of the strong competition with other GTD apps it’s important to show how it would differentiate and would make not only a viable but superior player in this arena.

There’s always room for more apps within this space, though I think that it’s important to remember that visuals are a great way to distinguish yourself from your competitors. As others have said, this is a crowded space and there are plenty of others who are already looking pretty snazzy. I think it’s interesting to go with a completely different aesthetic like this, the black background could be really sexy, though you have to push it further. As it stands right now, it looks like a webpage. Why not make it look like an Apple Pro app, like Aperture? That’d be pretty hot!

Sleepytime for this one. It’s been under attack from all fronts - existing offerings are improving rapidly, new offerings are in the works, and the contestant hasn’t been meeting the challenges very well.

Jeff’s been struggling with iGTD. It had huge support early on but it’s slipping away because the idea hasn’t been refined much. People are wondering what it is and how it’ll help get you organized and Jefff simpoly hasn’t been able to provide much to get more voters behind him. I’m expecting another drop in the rankings for iGTD for this week.

I’m not big into the whole idea of GTD. To me, the concept of GTD makes you so focused on getting organized on what you need to do, that you don’t have time to actually do any of it. Unless a clear explanation of how the system works and how to use the software were put into place, I could see many people staring at it blankly as they do with, say, Photoshop- it has so much potential and is so complex, but figuring out how to use for even the most basic task it is a giant feat in and of itself.

That being said, I think it has the potential to be a huge killer app. GTD is a vast topic of discussion these days and productivity seems to be more popular than ever with the public. For people that work solely on the computer this could work very well. For people that have to be away from a computer, it could pose a problem. At this point you could either try to integrate it with a PDA or cell phone, but having to navigate on such a tiny screen could be cumbersome.

It won’t surprise anyone to know that a really powerful and flexible GTD-type app is something folks like me would welcome.

The problem with an all-in-one app is that doing GTD is a wildly blended process that involves — for most of us — physical stuff, computers, and our mind for starters. So, my concern would be that iGTD becomes just another thing I need to deal with each day — it couldn’t replace my physical in-basket or the index cards on my wall for example. One data point.

I’m sure Merlin will love this idea, but can I ask one favor of the internet? Enough with the Getting Things Done. This is a niche market that is pretty much brimming over with apps (Kinkless, Midnight Inbox, Omnifocus). I’ll never use this, nor will most Mac users. I think effort is better spent on some of the more innovative ideas (Am I turning into the Simon Cowell of My Dream App?).

This app seems to have caught the attention of judges already. It is an ambitious project but seeing the mockups made me realise why I failed using iCal, Now UptoDate, a Palm and a dozen other apps and means to create a todo list for myself. I need a todo list organiser for chaotic people, not a todo list app that tries to make me become a less chaotic person.

I’m not one to make an calendar entry for every thing that happens in my life, but I can see iGTD helping me tame my school life. As you’ve stated though, there is a ton of competition for a GTD app like this. iGTD will have to be easy to use, easy to figure out after checking it out for the first time and reliable. I like how you said that it should “guide you through how to get started with a GTD app.” That sums it up perfectly. I’m an early adopter too and whenever such a new app comes out, I’ll always download it at least to see what it’s about. During those first 5 minutes, if I don’t get how to use it or fit it into my lifestyle, I’ll be appzapping it immediately.

Getting Things Done is huge. The voting results of the first elemination round seem to support this view. I’m not part of the GTD “cult” yet but I’m tempted to give it a try. What’s needed is a dedicated application supporting the GTD methodology. iGTD is the idea for that kind of application. I think a lot of Mac users are looking for a GTD app right now. I’m pretty sure that there are developers out there working on this but competition is great.

This idea should get done. It hardly matters whether it’s a good idea for an app or not. (I think it is a good idea, but it doesn’t matter.) When a person wants to get organized, step zero is always to *buy something* that will help them get organized. If iGTD is that thing they buy, then you’ll make a mint.

I’ve been saying for a long time that, were I just starting out as a Cocoa developer, I’d do a GTD app, since I think there is the potential to do something super-cool and make a ton of money.

I need this application, and it could change a lot of lives, which sounds like ridiculous hyperbole but I think is really quite true. Here are my only suggestion: for people not aware of the GTD concept in detail, such as myself, build in the best, most conversational, most friendly tutorial of all time on first launch, so that basically you’re getting trained by the application. (And please consider another name, because it’s time to officially declare genocide on all iNames from here on out. iCan’t take them seriously!)

I am not into GTD, but I am into to-do lists. The ability to pick from a small list what to do next is a tremendous help when trying to be productive, and being able to check an item as “done” gives a nice feeling.

I use text files myself for this, but if the interface for iGTD was a real pleasure to use (i.e. smooth animations when re-ordering items etc.) then I might be inclined to spend my time in iGTD for to-do list maintenance.

It should of course read/import my current to-do lists, which can be done by scanning files in a folder for lines tagged with TODO.

I think a GTD app would be killer. In fact, I think lots of other programmers think this as well and I can think of 3 different companies off the top of my head that are working on GTD apps right now.

So while it’s a really cool idea, it’s one that is currently being worked on by lots of folks and if you want a “Dream App”, you might as well make something that isn’t already out there. Plus, I’ve got a little insider knowledge and know of a very talented mac company that is working on this problem right now and you’re guaranteed to be happy with whatever they produce.

I expect this one to go far in the competition mainly because the Mac is seriously lacking a killer GTD solution and the GTD crowd is a pretty vocal (almost cultish) one.

Can it go all the way to the top 3? I think it has a chance if the concept evolves enough so that it’s understood by the masses who haven’t gotten bitten by the GTD bug yet.

GTD is a buzzword these days, and there are a steady stream of GTD apps coming out. Omni’s, the Midnight Softworks one, and I’m sure plenty others. I think there is potential for an app that can introduce the GTD system to the user in a seamless way — but fully implementing something as complex as GTD makes learning the app as bothersome as actually getting your tasks done.