@MRoselius I never noticed that you can’t set up recurring tasks from the iPhone because I do my heavy work on my desktop module where it is easier to type. I have several recurring tasks set up from there.

It seems like the iPhone app is designed as an add-on and not really a stand-alone application.

I think the comments here perfectly illustrate my intro to the review – everyone’s brain works differently regarding task management and we all need different approaches. Things works perfectly for some people and they rave about it. But it doesn’t “sync” with some people and so they complain about it.

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/17/things-gets-recurring-tasks/

The most glaring ommission – and one that makes this a laughable task management application, is the lack of an ability to set reoccurring tasks.

Let me preface by saying that I only have Things for the iPhone – so some complaints may be addressed in the desktop version.

I have a hard time understanding how all these glowing reviews for Things – where people profess how their life has been transformed, can be legitimate – when I can’t even set up a task to remind me monthly that its time to do my dog’s Frontline treatment.

Makes no sense to me that this isn’t a part of the application. Seems to me this would be one of the first things I’d build. The fact that it’s been updated and revised numerous times, and it hasn’t been added suggests it might not be.

My other main complaint is that for iPhone only users – there is no backup or alternative way to access your tasks. Sure, if I bought teh desktop app, I could sync to it – but for those that don’t have or sync to a Mac, this seems like a bit of a limitation.

Just the ability to email my task list seems to be simple enough and would provide me some type of safety net when my phone breaks, runs out of juice for the day, or I leave it on an airplane.