One issue that quickly becomes very clear when someone first starts using iOS is the lack of native Personal Information Management (PIM). Apple leaves it up to the user to define their own system for task management (To Do’s) and how to integrate it into the native iOS calendar. This issue has been exhaustively addressed by 3rd Party devs but there are still problems connecting these apps to the native calendar usually leaving the user switching between task and calendar apps.
WebIS, whom has a long history with PIM apps across multiple mobile platforms, offers a comprehensive solution to PIM on iOS with Pocket Informant. Manage your calendar and tasks, including sending meeting invitations, filtering, multiple views, event location mapping, contextual task reminders, and much more, all in one app. With the many different customizations and views, it’s easy to make Pocket Informant HD fit your needs.
Pocket Informant offers many syncing options; connecting with Google Calendar, the native iOS calendar (not recommended), Outlook via Desktop Direct Outlook Sync, Toodledo.com for task syncing, or just as a stand alone app. Connecting Pocket Informant to Google Calendar and Toodeldo enables painless OTA syncing and keeps both iPhone/Touch and iPad versions up to date at the same time. It will also connect to multiple Google calendars, allowing event creation, editing, and invitations in each.
Pocket Informant is the premier PIM app on iOS and without the need of network connectivity for 3rd party apps to push notifications, has replaced the native calendar on all my iOS devices. The presentation of all the important information combined with the high level of control to quickly make changes or create new items, in addition to unlimited alarms, makes it hard to beat.
Pros -
- Calendar and Task Management in One App
- Day, Week and Month Views
- Google Calendar Integration, with Multiple Calendar Support and OTA Sync
- Toodledo.com Task Integration and OTA Sync
- Desktop Direct Outlook Sync Available for $5 from their Website
- Event Location Mapping and Contextual Alarms for Tasks
- Multiple Appearance Settings for Customization and Organization
- Easily Create & Duplicate Events or Tasks
- Edit Multiple Tasks at the Same Time (Change Due Date, etc.)
- Multiple Alarms with User Specified Alert Times
- Multiple Filter Options to Sort Tasks (Date, Priority, Location, etc.)
- TextExpander Touch Support
- Multiple Back Up & Restore Options
Cons -
- May be to many Options for the Average User
- Price is Above Average
- Doesn’t have the “Stock iOS” UI some Users May Prefer
