Focus Matrix – Task Manager 4+

This app keeps my mom brain organized

This app takes my insanely long to do list from overwhelming to organized and my overwhelmed exhausted heart couldn’t be more grateful 😆. It literally helps me relax knowing my top priority to dos are so easy to see amid the million other things . I can focus on those first yet still see all the others if I have extra time . I love the Eisenhower method and I love this app . I’ve tried two others and this one is the best for me. I did have to add a little extra step to my weekly routine though … to purposely do one or more of the important but not urgent things on the list even if I had to stay up a bit later at night because my important and urgent priorities take up most of my time and then things like schedule a mammogram ( important but not urgent due to no preset deadline) keep getting pushed aside . That’s not the apps fault of course . If anything the app helped me see how to squeeze in self care and why that kept getting pushed aside . 5 stars for helping a mom schedule the all important mammogram 😆

Developer Response ,

It’s great that our application helps you!

So Helpful

I can’t believe an app like this was free to download and use. It has been a game changer in terms of belong me sort out my schedule. I used to see a long list of tasks and shut down, but this app helps me sort out the things that matter most. Now, I can see how important tasks are, and I can add tags to filter them out, depending on what I want to focus on. I just discovered that you can also add a due date to tasks, and have them automatically move over to the important and urgent” section of the chart. I also really appreciate that the ad free version (with syncing) is available as a one time purchase. I can support the developers, while also not having a charge every month. $15 for an app like this may sound like a lot, but that’s like paying $3 a month for 5 months, except you get to use it forever. The integration with “Be Focused” is also great. Overall, I’m glad I discovered a simple, yet powerful tool to aid my productivity.

Developer Response ,

Wow!!! Thank you for taking the time to write this review!

THE BEST.

I’ve used a lot of productivity apps. This one has everything I want and nothing I don’t. The inbox is where I add stuff to do. When I get a chance, I add my custom tags, then assign them to one of the 4 quadrants. It’s SO clean and useful. It could be sexier, but so could I.

Next: it syncs to my Google cal. So I can see items I want on my cal with a click. That’s helpful in reminding me to engage my to-do list!

The phone app is great, and so is the desktop app. I use them both depending on where I’m at, and they sync perfectly and seconds away from instantly.

I also started using it with BeFocused for time-driven tasks. So when I’m tracking a client project task, I just tick a box and it syncs the two apps. In Focus Matrix it’s a task. In BeFocused it’s a trackable (timer-based) task. Each task shows up in both apps accordingly.

I’m deeply impressed by this app. What it lacks in eye candy it over-delivers in simple, useful, and usable features and functionality. For me, it’s become indispensable. I’m saving a ton of time, I’m organized, and it plays nice with my other productivity tools of choice.

Give this thing a go and ditch to over-engineered kitchen sink productivity apps. It’s a tad quirky/eccentric (not sleek). So it might feel like seeing that band you didn’t understand. Then (light bulb!) it hits you and you realize it’s kinda brilliant. I hope you get where I’m at with it. It will help a lot.