Wunderlist

Wunderlist is a free software for managing notes and tasks, which was first released in November 2010 and available in over 20 languages ​​. With five million users and 13.5 million created lists it is the most popular GTD application for Apple iOS, she was also June 2011, the iPhone App of the Week in 104 countries. Wunderlist was developed by the 6Wunderkinder GmbH, based in Berlin, at the T- Venture and the High-Tech Startup Fund were involved.

Functions

• The purpose of the Wunderlist application is to manage a list of open tasks.
• Entries can be sorted by date hierarchically, alphabetically or. Memories are possible.
• Tasks are provided with a text description, images can not be appended.
• Wunderlist compares all entered data on the devices on which a user is logged on.
• By integrating Open Graph and local address books and friends can be invited to participate in the processing of a task.

History

The first version of Wunderlist was published in the fall of 2010. The program was initially only available for desktop computers and the operating systems Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Only in December 2011 was followed by the release of the app for the iPhone. Then the developer announced in February 2011 released a version for the iPad under the name Wunderlist HD.

In September 2012, the developer announced to discontinue the online service Wunderkit and instead release a new version of Wunderlist want to. This was finally released on December 18, 2012 under the name Wunderlist 2. The most significant change compared to the precursor was the provision of native apps that could be thus better adapted to the operating systems Android, iOS and Windows Phone. In addition, a so-called Activity Center was introduced in which all the activities and communications of the user are summarized.

Wunderkit

In January 2012, the first beta version of Wunderkit was published, which represented a modification of Wunderlist. The online service was designed to synchronize the tasks of several people in the form of projects, similar to a conventional project management software. The application by Facebook, Twitter or registration was possible. In February 2012 apps were published to access Wunderkit of mobile devices.

The basic functions of Wunderkit were free. In addition, there was a so-called pro- tariff, for example, allowed an enhanced support and a common billing multiple users for $ 4.99. After sustained criticism of the obligation to pay fees was decided in February 2012 to make all of Wunderkit in the final version for free.

Criticism

For the development of the first version of Wunderlist, the framework titanium was used. While this represents a single functionality was ensured on all operating systems, its use led to problems. For example, dismissed the iPhone app Wunderlist on many program errors and fell frequently from.