OmniFocus 4

I’ve used this app since its inception years ago. Keep trying others from time to time, and keep coming back. There is just nothing else on the market that is comparable. The only pain point is that the sync is just too slow. This was acceptable 10 years ago. Today it isn’t. I have several others applications that sync far larger databases than OmniSync nearly instantaneously. I’ve often been working on my actions for 30 seconds or more before suddenly everything updates and I realize I wasn’t dealing with my latest data. Annoying. This is supposed to be a premium product. This is the only area that needs work.

I don’t think I’m coming back to OmniFocus. On paper, it’s great. In practice, it’s become awkward and ugly. Version 4 tries to improve on Version 3, but in my opinion it is not significantly better. It may be worse in some ways. I wish it were better, but it seems to be legacy software now, with little hope of keeping new users. Revised 6-8-2024: I keep trying OF4 every so often. Today I tried to move 9 old inbox items into a new project, and ended up with 9 new projects instead. I used to be able to use OF3, but OF4 seems like a dumpster fire.

I’ve been using OmniFocus for over 10 years. I have tried many other apps, but none come close to OmniFocus. With version 4, all of the rough edges have been smooth and refined. I am an Apple user just so I can use this app.

I have gone back and forth on this release but in the end I have found that Omnifocus works for me just as well as it has since I first used it many years ago. The new design could definitely use some cleanup but I find that I can make it work the way I want it to enough to use it daily, with hopes that the team will keep the updates coming.

Crashes constantly, tech support doesn’t help

I’ve used OmniFocus off and on since it came out. Sometimes it felt a bit too detailed, requiring too much setup & maintenance. Version 4 fixes any of that. The UI is more streamlined and clean, settings let you hide the stuff you don’t use, and going between iOS and Mac is easier than ever. And nice onboarding! This really is the best version of an app I’ve loved for GTD for a long time.

Tried this and found the new user interface clunky, confusing, and cluttered. There is no “home” view like previous versions displaying headings for inbox and other perspectives that you can click into. It you straight to your inbox, with tiny perspective headings on the bottom of the screen. I found navigation confusing as well. Overall I really disliked this update and will continue to use Omnifocus 3 as long as I can.

I purchased the incredibly expensive one-time payment for Pro. My passphrase does not work. I know it’s the correct one. As a result, I can’t sync OF between my Mac, iPhone, and iPad. This, it’s useless. I’ve contacted Support twice now and have tried every single thing suggested to fix this issue. Nothing is working. What a waste of money this was :(

So I had massive freezing and crashing problems with this initially. I think it requires more free space on your iPhone. Cleared that up and deleted completed projects and that helped. I still find the layout confusing and have spent too much time trying to figure it out…still haven’t quite…yet even with the tutorial and not sure how to get the plugins to work on iPhone…. All that said…feels like it has potential… Update: Nope still freezing like crazy back to 1 star….it always starts out fully expanded and that crashes my app because I have so many projects. Please let me go back to Omni3. Update still crashing despite uninstalling and reinstalling and having 10GB free space Update again: their update seems to have fixed the major freezing issues. Back up to 4 stars.

Changing my rating!!! “I had gotten the free two week trial, but it is impossible to find a place to cancel the App so that I am not charged. “ Sent them a note on this and they immediately got back to me. So sweet. Unlike most App’s that start charging you immediately after your trial expires and you failed to cancel in time, these people don’t. It just reverts back to the “free” section. NOW THAT IS GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! And a good policy. They must be a good company. I have found I just don’t have that many “to do’s” to use such a detailed App. This would be good for an executive or some one with lots of to do’s in different areas. Thank you OmniFocus for such good customer service.