The Hist List for Mac and iPhone

The Hist List for Mac and iPhone

What makes The Hit List better than more than a dozen list-and-time managing apps I tried previously? The biggest difference is that unlike many of the others, The Hit List doesn’t try to adhere to any specific system of task management. The problem I've had is that many of the other apps try to adhere strictly to a task management system — usually David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD). And while I’ve read the book and use some (but not all) of its organizational ideas, as a system it doesn’t work for me. The part I’ve adopted includes the concept of tagging tasks with “contexts,” such Internet, Writing, Telephone, Car, and so on.
I like that the Hit List doesn’t force you to use contexts; instead it offers a flexible combination of contexts and tags. I use contexts in the traditional manner — to quickly see tasks that are doable at the moment.

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My "context" tags begin with "@" (Mac)

My "context" tags begin with "@" (iPhone)

Other niceties include optional start and due dates, Today and Upcoming views to display items from all of your lists with due dates within the next 3 or 7 days respectively, automatic logging of completed tasks, smart folders, and a notes field you can show or hide for each task. Finally, I love keyboard shortcuts and the Mac version offers them in abundance, including my favorite: a global Quick Entry shortcut that's smart enough to add the URL of the page you're viewing and optionally tag it with a context (like @web).

The Hit List's intelligent Quick Entry window 

Another thing I like about The Hit List is that it offers the option of syncing its lists with lists in Apple’s Reminders app. For me, that meant trying it was painless — everything from my lists in Reminders appeared in The Hit List in seconds. It also means that in a worst-case scenario – if I had no Macs or iDevices available, for example — I could still access all of my lists using the Reminders web app at www.iCloud.com.

There’s a free demo (of the Mac version) So if you like lists but aren’t thrilled with your current solution — whether it’s Reminders or a complicated third-party app — give The Hit List a try.
If you’re a list junkie (like me), you’re gonna love it.