Google Tasks: Get Things Done

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4.8of 5 · store
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An editorial reading of the saved reviews

Google Tasks is the simplest task list tied to Google Calendar: a task appears in the day grid as an event. For people already living in the Google ecosystem there is no reason to look elsewhere. Fundamental limitations: no task search, no badge on the app icon, and no way to share a list with another user. For minimal personal GTD it is enough.

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What people use it for

Gmail and Google Calendar users who need one connected to-do list without additional apps. Not for team use or large task bases.

What reviews praise

Tasks appear directly in the Google Calendar grid alongside meetings.
Fast entry with no account registration.
Subtasks with a flat structure.
Instant sync across all Google devices.

What reviews complain about

No task search: with a large base everything gets lost.
The icon badge does not update.
Keep reminders moved to Tasks but do not fire without the app open.
A recurring task does not automatically create the next instance after being checked off.
Cannot assign a task to another user or share a list.

What users experience

1 excerpt from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

I tried two competing programs before this one, and neither could successfully do recurring tasks the way I needed them to. This program accomplishes this mostly without incident; occasionally a task appears in Google calendar twice.