Benjamin – Task Manager and Calendar Inspired by Benjamin Franklin for iPhone app for iPhone and iPad

4.4 ( 2704 ratings )

Business Productivity
Developer: Metakite Software LLC

9.99 USD

Current version: 3.1.1, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 15 Dec 2011
App size: 5.56 Mb

Benjamin lets you to use the time management system you know without the heavy paper planner. With Benjamin, your calendar, tasks, projects, and notes are always at your fingertips. Best of all, Benjamin lets you sync your information between iPhone and iPad so that its conveniently available whether youre at your desk or on the go.

With Benjamin, you can move tasks from your master task list to your daily tasks, prioritize them using the ABC-123 system, and then get things done. Notes that you take throughout the day can be associated with one or more tasks so you can cross-reference meeting minutes with action items. Use the calendar to schedule meetings, plan your week, and document what youve already done. Let Benjamin help you become more productive!

Benjamin offers a host of features that help you be more productive:

- Drag and drop to prioritize your daily tasks using the ABC-123 system

- Synchronize calendar items with iCloud, Google Calendar, Exchange, Outlook.com, and more

- Synchronize tasks, notes, and projects between devices with a monthly subscription that can be cancelled at any time

- Move tasks between your Master Task List and Daily Task Lists as needed

- Group tasks into projects for easier tracking

- Associate daily notes with tasks and projects

- Prioritize future tasks to plan your week

- Browse your history to document what you did on any day

- Email tasks, notes, projects, and calendar items to others from within Benjamin

- Search to find tasks, notes, projects, and calendar items

- Create repeating tasks that repeat on a schedule you choose

- Tap on telephone numbers, email addresses, and websites in notes and comments

- Fully accessible using VoiceOver

- Localized into English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Chinese (simplified), and Arabic

In addition to all the great features above, synchronization is available as an auto-renewing subscription that covers all your devices for the low monthly price of $1.99 USD. With synchronization, all of your tasks, projects, and notes are synchronized between your devices so you always have access to your information, whether youre on your iPhone or your iPad. Synchronizing your data also serves as a convenient backup so you never have to worry about losing access to your information, even if your device is damaged or stolen. With a synchronization subscription, youll always have the information you need when you need it.

Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel a subscription during the active period. Manage your subscription in the Account Settings after purchase.

By purchasing a synchronization subscription you are agreeing to the terms of service and privacy policy found on our website.

Terms of service: http://metakite.com/benjamin/terms/
Privacy policy: http://metakite.com/benjamin/privacy/

For full details and support, visit http://metakite.com

Pros and cons of Benjamin – Task Manager and Calendar Inspired by Benjamin Franklin for iPhone app for iPhone and iPad

Benjamin – Task Manager and Calendar Inspired by Benjamin Franklin for iPhone app good for

Works well, helps a lot if following the Franklin Covey routine. Would be a lot better if it supported badges for tasks due today though.

Great app for those that are familiar with the old Franklin Covey software. So far, very happy with this app but would like to see the following: - badge support to show how many tasks are due today - cloud support so that I can access my tasks from both my iPhone and iPad - easier way to go from todays tasks to the next day (eg swipe screen to move ahead a day) Would give 5 stars if supported badges.

I would also like to see an easier way to move ahead to the next days tasks for review purposes. Not fussed about badge support but would like to see cloud access for sharing across devices. Excellent way of continuing to use the Covey methods.

Great app. Very in keeping with the Franklin Covey system. Would like to be able to more easily get to future daily tasks with a swipe. Would also like to see all tasks on screen at once. Also there is no easy way to see on which days you keep notes. An index page for that would be nice.

A really good app, I use it daily. In the spirit of the Franklin method, could you add a weekly view for project tasks? Ideally, could you add a monthly view of project tasks, by project Thanks so much

I was so thrilled to see this app. I can finally follow 7 Habits planning digitally! Like others there are a few additional paper planner additions/tweeks here and there that would be nice. Hopefully it is still a work in progress and will get updated. I would like to see a toggle to hide completed tasks in the Project folders.

Some bad moments

Asks for an additional 1.99/mo to sync. Not up to date with retina UI.

This app has pretty hood potential, but apps like todoist and evernote are walking away from Benjamin. Cmon...no updates since 2014...seriously??? Dont the developers care about the app? No web or pc versions forces you to go through hoops to cut and paste links and other things found on out PCs. Give us an update that gives us a web version or even a pc version and it will be 5 stars. I have stopped using benjamin and will use todoist and evernote until benjamin delivers #1. an update; #2 an update that makes the product competitive. I will hang on to the sync and the app until end of July. No update by then..."see ya later!"

I was looking for an electronic means of using the A1 priority system, and this app does an excellent job. It took me a couple days to work out the best process to quickly enter and manage tasks, but a few weeks in Im up and running smoothly.

Almost as good Franklin/Covey paper version. I wish I could use it with a tablet and a laptop!! Good app nonetheless.

I am using this app on my iPhone and syncing with my iPad for backup. I have been using a prioritizing system like this with a paper planner for nearly 30 years, and this app is a great adaptation to mobile. It is stable and reliable, and the developer regularly adds thoughtful features.

I use it every day. I would like to be able to split "Todays Task" into Todays "Work"Task and Todays "Home" Tasks. Also would be nice to put in future appointments, and be able to set the "Start of Day" time.

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