Any.do
Any.do is a productivity platform designed to help people stay organized and get more done.
Operating system | Android iOS Google Chrome App Web browser Mac Alexa Chrome app Apple Watch Wear OS Windows Gmail |
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Type | Productivity Task management Calendar Assistant Grocery list Reminders Personal Assistant |
License | Freemium |
Website | www |
History
Any.do was first launched in November 2011. Within 30 days Any.do reached 500,000 downloads.[1][2] By November 2013, Any.do reached over 7M users,[3] over 10 million users in March 2014, 15 million in November 2016 and 30 million users by 2020. Any.do extended its offering beyond its original to do list / task management functionality with a built in calendar, and a personal assistant service that can complete the user's tasks.[4]
Any.do was co-founded by Omer Perchik, Yoni Lindenfeld, and Itay Kahana. It has offices in both Tel Aviv and San Francisco. Prior to Any.do, co-founders Omer Perchik, Itay Kahana and Yoni Lindenfeld launched a simpler version of the app on Android called Taskos.[5]
Products
The Any.do app
The Any.do app works and syncs across multiple platforms including: Android, iOS, Chrome, Web,[6] Mac,[7] Windows PC,[8] Apple Watch,[9] Android Wear,[10] Gmail [11] and iPad. Any.do is a free app that introduced a premium subscription model in 2014[12][13] Over the years, Any.do announced several integrations with Amazon Alexa,[14] Slack,[15] Google Assistant,[16] Siri, Gmail, Zapier[17] and WhatsApp.[18]
Core features
To-do list / Task management[19][20]:
- Create, edit, delete tasks and lists[21]
- Support for sub-tasks, notes, file attachments
- Share lists, assign tasks and add sending comments via Chat[22]
- Voice input, including integration with Siri, Google Assistant and Amazon Echo.[21][23]
- Auto-suggest feature with predictive text[24]
- Reminders - one time, recurring and location-based reminders[24]
- Real-time sync across all of a user's devices[25][21]
- Color tags for tasks
- Focus more / Time tracker
- Grocery list / Shopping list feature that:[26]
- Sorts your items by aisles
- Allows you to create multiple lists for different stores
- Auto-detects grocery items and allows you to move them to the right list
- Makes it easy to share your grocery lists with anyone
- Copy online recipe ingredients into your clipboard and the list would help you import and sort them automatically
- Already works in 10 different languages
- Works seamlessly with Alexa Shopping list / Alexa Grocery list.
Prioritization/planning[27]:
- The Any.do Moment prompts users to make a habit of morning task planning. (Created after the founders found this to be a common practice among highly productive users of the app.) [28]
- Using drag and drop tasks and lists can be reordered, and given different levels of priority
- Task notifications can be snoozed.
Calendar (replacing the deprecated Cal app):
- Daily, 3-day, weekly, and monthly view of combined tasks and events.
- Integrates with phone calendar and Facebook calendar
- Assign tasks to calendar events and merge to-do items with specific meetings.[29]
- Calendar widget across iOS & Android
Assistant[30]
- The Any.do Assistant allows the user to send their tasks to a professional personal assistant who would handle the task for them. The service is provided via a chat interface and supports both text and voice messages.[25]
Cal app (deprecated)
In July 2013, Any.do released their second app, Cal for iPhone, .[31] Cal for Android was later released in December 2013.[32] Like Any.do, Cal was an interactive, gesture-based calendar app with social integrations. Unlike other calendar apps, Cal helps users focus on the immediate schedule of their day and find pockets of free time for personal use.[33] Cal's scheduling and productivity features included:
- Instant location recommendations based on meeting address[34]
- Auto-suggest feature with predictive text[24]
- Google and Waze map integrations[35]
- Uber feature for booking a ride to meetings[36]
- Cloud sync across all of a user's devices[29]
- Amazon and Gifts.com integration for buying event gifts (iPhone only)[35]
Cal also integrates with the original Any.do task app and allows users to automatically populate their calendars with relevant tasks by date and event.[37] The development of Cal ended in 2014.
Design
On October 9, 2013, The Verge reported Any.do to be the one of the main inspirations behind Jony Ive's iOS 7 redesign, and others have noted its similarities to the revamped Apple operating system.[38][39]
Funding
Any.do announced $1 million in angel funding in November 2011.[1]
By May 2013 the company had raised $3.5 million from Genesis Partners, Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors, Blumberg Capital, Joe Lonsdale of Palantir Technologies, Brian Koo of Formation 8, Joe Greenstein of Flixter, and Felicis Ventures.[40] The company raised additional unannounced funding from a group of strategic investors including Jerry Yang of AME Cloud Ventures and Steve Chen of YouTube, among others, by October of that same year.[38]
See also
References
- Perez, Sarah (Nov 10, 2011). "Any.DO Launches A Social To Do List App With $1 Million In Funding". TechCrunch.
- Schonfeld, Erick (Dec 12, 2011). "Any.DO Android App Downloaded 500,000 Times In 30 Days". TechCrunch.
- Vozza, Stephanie (Nov 18, 2013). "5 Habits of Productivity App Super Users". Entrepreneur.
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- Miller, Tessa (Oct 10, 2013). "I'm Omer Perchik, and This Is the Story Behind Any.do". Lifehacker.
- "The Any.do Web App Is Here". Any.do. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- "Any.do for Mac is finally here!". Any.do. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- "Any.do is launching new apps for Windows, Mac & Gmail". Any.do. 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- "New Any.do Apple Watch App - Turn Your Watch into a Powerful Productivity Tool". Any.do. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- "Any.do For Android Wear is now Available". Any.do. 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- "Any.do for Gmail: Create Action Items Straight from Your Inbox". Any.do. 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- "Any.do To-Do App Now Available on the Web". PC Magazine. May 22, 2014.
- "Save time & hassle with Any.do Premium". Any.do. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
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- "Slack meet Any.do". Any.do. 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
- "Stay on top of your day with proactive help from your Assistant". Google. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- Zapier. "New Integration: Manage Your To-Do List with Any.do". Zapier. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- "WhatsApp Tasks & Reminders | Any.do Integration". whatsapp.any.do. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
- "The Best To-Do List App | Free & Simple To-Do List". Any.do. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- "Free Reminders App | Daily, Weekly & Monthly Reminders". Any.do. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- Messieh, Nancy (Dec 19, 2011). "Any.DO is the only productivity Android app you'll ever need". The Next Web.
- Piltch, Avram (March 1, 2012). "Any.DO App Beams Tasks to Friends, Follows Up on Missed Calls". LAPTOP Magazine.
- Seifert, Dan. "Amazon's Echo gets proper to-do support with new Any.Do integration". The Verge. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
- Duffy, Jill (June 7, 2013). "Any.do (for iPhone)". PC Mag.
- Pierce, David. "Any.do's Assistant Puts a Chat Bot to Work on Your To Do List". WIRED. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- "Free Shopping List App | Grocery & Shopping Lists". Any.do. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
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- Baer, Drake (June 3, 2013). "When do apps become rituals?". Fast Company.
- Henry, Alan (July 11, 2013). "Cal, the Calendar App from the Team at Any.DO, Is Available Now". Lifehacker.
- "Online Personal Assistant On-Demand | Save Time & Get More Done". Any.do. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- Tofel, Kevin C. (July 11, 2013). "Book an appointment to the App Store: Any.Do's Cal just launched for iOS". GigaOm.
- Yeung, Ken (Dec 4, 2013). "Any.do's Cal smart calendar app lands on Android". The Next Web.
- Fiegerman, Seth (July 11, 2013). "Any.DO's Calendar App Helps You Find More Free Time". Mashable.
- Grey, Melissa (July 2013). "With Cal, Any.DO hopes to bring its productivity magic to calendars (hands-on)". Engadget. Retrieved Dec 23, 2013.
- Moon, Mariella (Oct 2013). "Any.DO's Cal app scores Uber, Waze and Google Maps integration (updated)". Engadget. Retrieved Dec 23, 2013.
- Pinola, Melanie (Oct 8, 2013). "Cal from Any.DO Now Integrates with Google Maps, Waze, Amazon and More". Lifehacker.
- Nieva, Richard (June 6, 2013). "Any.do announces Cal, a proudly not-so-smart calendar app". PandoDaily.
- Newton, Casey (Oct 9, 2013). "Taskmasters: how Israeli intelligence officers helped inspire the look of iOS 7". The Verge.
- Fiegerman, Seth (June 11, 2013). "iOS 7 Updates Look a Little Too Familiar to Some Apple Developers". Mashable.
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