For those of you not familiar with the OmniFocus suite, it is a collection of two apps for iPad and iPhone and a program for Mac users. Although these all sync into each other(either through MobileMe, Omni Sync Server or straight to your Mac through your WiFi) they also work perfectly in their own right. OmniFocus for iPad is priced at £23.99, which may seem quite steep to some, but isn't as bad as you may initially think.
OmniFocus organises your life into a series of tasks, categorised into 'Projects' and 'Contexts'. Projects are just that, a series of related jobs all catagorised together. For larger projects there is also the ability to have multiple folders within your projects. 'Contexts' are system of grouping all the tasks that belong to a certain 'area' together, for example 'Shop', you can then locationally tag this, so that whenever you visit the shop, the tasks you have outstanding appear. You can also attach notes to your tasks for extra information.
Initially when you receive a task you can fill in the brief details into your 'Inbox' if you are rushed and then fill in details such as due dates, the project and/or context it falls under at a later date. OmniFocus also has the ability to view a weekly planner of outstanding tasks, a map displaying your context's locations and can sync with your iPad calendar.
The learning curve for OmniFocus is perhaps slightly sharper than that of some of it's competitors such as 'Tasks', however due to the flexibility of the 'Projects' and 'Contexts', it is much more powerful. The interface is clean, intuitive and very easy to navigate. Compared to the iPhone version of the app I find it much easier to use' as the extra space, and ability to flip between portrait and landscape to bring up the sidebar, make it more accessible.
In summary this is a very impressive, flexible and deverse app which will help keep track of tasks for those with a busy lifestyle, despite the slightly high price tag compared to other iPad apps, including those in it's price tag.
4.5/5
The above review was written by the newest member of the team - Thom. I'm fairly lazy and haven't added him to the BSR accounts yet...Will do this soon (Sorry Thom)