Google Task Review. It Is Simple But A Good App To Use With Google Calendar!

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Google task review. It used to be just a simple app.

Google has many services and there is also a to-do app. I will continue to mention it in the middle of the text, but in the past, it was a simple app that was only well-integrated with Google and was not up to standard. However, recently, it has become a pretty good app with some essential features added while still being simple. Of course, you can’t use it alone… It’s an app that you almost always have to use with Google Calendar. However, if you think that you use both depending on the purpose in the first place, it may be the best. This is a Google Task review. Play Store Link, App Store Link

Google task review. It used to be just a simple app.

Google Tasks used to be just plain simple.

It’s an app that seems to have no other features than adding tasks.

In fact, I didn’t like Google Tasks in the past. Because the app was too simple even though it was simple. Since the only feature is really just ‘adding tasks’, people who like simple apps might like it, but others don’t. So I thought it was really just a Google-integrated tool… But these days, some essential features have been added.

물론 앱의 기능 자체가 엄청나게 많아진 것은 아닙니다. 특히 Todoist나 Microsoft To Do등의 앱들과는 비교 자체가 불가능한 수준입니다. 다만 예전에는 정말 추가만 달랑 있는 수준이었지만 지금은 나름 할 일 반복도 가능하고, 세부 할 일 지정들도 가능하게 바뀌었습니다. 밑에 스크린샷 보시면 아시겠지만 예전에는 목록들 추가 뭐 이런 것들도 없었는데, 지금은 부족하나마 목록들 추가도 가능하게 되었습니다. 물론 이것들도 그 자체가 대단한 변화는 아닙니다만, 구글 캘린더와 같이 사용할 때의 시너지가 정말 강력하다는 것이 특징이라고 하겠습니다.

Google Tasks is most effective when used in conjunction with Google Calendar.

Google services are well integrated with each other, as expected.

앞 문단에서 앱이 많이 좋아졌다고 칭찬했습니다만 여전히 이 앱 단독으로는 성능이 많이 아쉽습니다. 하지만 그 이유는 구글 캘린더와 같이 사용하기 위함인 듯합니다. 사실상 구글 캘린더에서의 할 일 기능을 구글 태스크에 일임하는 것이라고 보는 것입니다. 그렇기에 태스크에서는 인터페이스가 너무하다싶을 정도로 단순합니다.

In fact, it is possible to add tasks to Google Calendar even without using Tasks at all. In that case, Google Tasks will be executed and tasks will be added. I don’t know what happens if Tasks is not installed. Also, on the desktop, you can use Google Keep and Google Tasks elements by pasting them into the calendar in a Google-specific interface.

개인적으로 대부분의 할일 앱들이 아쉬운 점들이 날짜를 지정할 때 가령 ‘2주마다’, ‘매달’ 이런 식으로는 가능한데 어째서인지 ‘매달 20일’ 혹은 ‘매달 셋째 주 수요일’ 이런 식으로 좀 상세하게 지정하지 못하는 앱들이 의외로 많습니다. 그런데 구글 캘린더나 아웃록 등 캘린더 앱들은 다 이렇게 날짜 관련해서는 매우 상세하게 지정이 가능하더라고요. 구글 태스크는 아무래도 구글 캘린더에서 나온 앱이라서그런지 날짜도 매우 상세하게 지정이 가능합니다. 이런 소소한 장점도 있었습니다.

It is a good app that is free, simple, and detailed.

However, it still feels like a part of Google Calendar…

Google’s services tend to be very slow to add features, so I actually didn’t expect this to change. To be honest, I don’t know how much more the function will improve in the future at this stage. Google does not release its technology development roadmap like Microsoft. Still, I think it’s enough to use it now, so I’m personally quite satisfied.

I’m still looking for a to-do app and I’m trying to use it a lot, but I still haven’t found one that I’m perfectly happy with. This app is simple to use on its own, but it can be used in more detail with Calendar. Microsoft To Do is much better on its own, but it’s much more inconvenient to use with Outlook. In this part, Google Tasks seems to be better.

But still, honestly, I wish there were more features than now. So far, it still looks like just an accessory to Google Calendar. The interface just feels too insincere to use alone. It seems to have the basic functions, and the position between the apps is also well-established, so if it is refined so that it can be used independently, it will be a much better app.