Macworld - USA (2020-09)

56 MACWORLD SEPTEMBER 2020

iOSCENTRAL REVIEW: DIRECTIVE

preconfigured with more than 30 of the

most common, repetitive chores faced by

those who own a home or automobile.

Directive can’t perform the actual task

for you, but it’s easy to add new tasks,

customize the name, assign a category

(home, office, etc.), note when the

maintenance was last completed, and set

the frequency of the task in just a few

clicks. You can even add details specific

to each task—great for remembering

which size furnace filter you need to buy,

or what your car’s proper tire pressure

should be.

Directive also allows assigning one-

click actions to each task. These can be

used to reorder parts on Amazon (or

another online store), initiate a call to the

doctor’s office or service center, and find

Directive makes it easy to keep track of recurring maintenance
tasks that would otherwise clutter up your to-do list app. (Mac
version shown here.)

Mark as

complete,

postpone to

a later date,

or use one-

tap actions to

reorder parts

and schedule

service when

it comes

due. (iPhone

version

shown here.)

the nearest location based

on task name. While you

can add custom categories

and details, only nine

actions are available in the

current version.

PRO PLAN

Directive displays

upcoming tasks as a list

sorted by next due date.

Overdue tasks appear in

red under Due Soon,

along with those that fall

within the range set in

preferences: Due in One Week, Two