S
orted impressed
us before with its
ability to auto-
schedule tasks according
to rules you specify.
Upgrades since then retain
everything we liked about it
while adding more. There’s
now support for iOS system
Dark Mode, multi-window
support in iPadOS, and the
ability to draw notes using
your finger on the iPhone
or an Apple Pencil on iPad.
Sorted 3’s biggest
strengths continue to be its
auto-scheduling and its
extensive tutorials, which
cover the broader techniques£6.99 (offers in-app purchases) FROM Readdle,
readdle.com NEEDS iOS 11 or laterA good–value option
for managing
appointments and
tasks in one app.+++++++
Good value
Interface cramped
on iPhoneVERDICT
If you haven’t found
a task manager to
meet your needs,
give this a try.+++++++
Auto-scheduling
No upcoming viewVERDICT
of scheduling as well as using
the app. Auto-scheduling lets
you specify a default task
length, as well as a buffer
between tasks. And it’s smart
enough not to move calendar
appointments in order to
make way for tasks thanks to
its ‘locked’ feature which locks
pre-scheduled tasks and
events and forces auto-
schedule to work around
them. Support for folders, listsand tags makes organising
everything simple, and the
Reorganise feature is great for
splitting tasks with multiple
notes into separate tasks,
making them easier to tackle.
We’d still like to see an
‘upcoming’ view that showed
tasks due in coming days,
but other than that the latest
upgrades to Sorted 3 improve
what was already an excellent
app. KENNY HEMPHILLiOS software APPLE CHOICE
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and time. It also supports
Apple’s new Reminders lists,
and groups tasks according to
the list you’ve allocated them
to in Reminders. We also like
the extensive support for Siri
Shortcuts and the ability to
drag and drop appointments.
It’s not perfect. It can’t
match up to Moleskine’s
Timepage for the sheer joyof using it and, if you’re a fan
of Fantastical’s interface, you
might find Calendars 5 a little
prosaic. If, on the other hand,
you value managing tasks
and appointments from one
app, Calendars 5 is a good
choice. (Agenda also allows
you to see both tasks and
appointments, but its focus
is much more on the former.)
KENNY HEMPHILLC
alendars has long
been a solution
for combining
tasks or reminders and
calendar events. And
recent versions have added
new features.
Calendars 5 has gained
a Dark Mode, support for
Outlook/Exchange calendars,
an interface overhaul, and the
ability to specify which
calendars can send you alerts
and notifications.
One of Calendars 5’s
strengths is its support for
natural language input. Type
‘meet Carol for lunch at 13:00
tomorrow’ and it will fill inImage credits (top to bottom): Stay Sorted, Readdle.Free (offers in-app purchases) FROM Stay Sorted,
staysorted.com NEEDS iOS 11.4 or laterSorted 3.5
Manage appointments and tasks
Manage events and tasks
Calendars 5
The Calendars 5 interface
isn’t as elegant as some.