App for taking voice notes and To-Do list items?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around finding a smartphone app suitable for taking quick voice notes and managing To-Do lists. Participants explore various applications that could meet the user's needs for voice entry and organizational features.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses a need for an app that allows quick voice entry for To-Do lists, highlighting the limitations of the current app, ColorNote.
  • Another participant suggests Notability, noting its feature of tying voice recordings to handwritten notes, but specifies it is only available for iPhone or iPad users.
  • A different participant mentions that Evernote may have the desired features but is unsure of its current capabilities.
  • Links to additional apps like AudioNote and a Lifehacker article are provided as potential alternatives for Android users.
  • One participant clarifies that they currently use an Android phone, which may limit some suggestions made earlier.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on a single app that meets all the user's requirements, and multiple competing suggestions are presented without agreement on their effectiveness.

Contextual Notes

Some suggestions depend on the type of smartphone (iPhone vs. Android), and there is uncertainty regarding the current features of the recommended apps.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals looking for productivity tools, particularly those who prefer voice entry for note-taking and task management on smartphones.

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I'd like to find a smatphone App for taking quick voice notes for To-Do lists. I have the App ColorNote on my phone right now, but it's awkward to use for taking notes and To-Do lists, and it doesn't seem to have a voice interface.

What I'd like to be able to do is use a quick click on my phone when I remember something that I want to do, and use voice entry to get it into my phone. Then later when I have time, I'd like to be able to drag and drop that note into whichever list applies. I usually have about 10 To-Do lists for work and 6-10 To-Do lists for personal tasks going at once.

I lose way too many tasks before I can write them down on a Post-It Note, and I'd like to be able to use my phone to help me fix this. Any good Apps that you know? Thanks.
 
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Notability can do this. It ties the voice recording to what you scribble on the tablet. As you're listening you could just draw a line for an action item and then after the talk go back tap the line to hear what was said and then fill in the space after the line with more textual information.

This assumes you have an iPhone or iPad.

I'm sure Android and/or Samsung must have something similar for their phone platform. It seems that Evernote has this feature. Here are some others

http://luminantsoftware.com/iphone/audionote.html

http://lifehacker.com/5879500/the-best-voice-recording-app-for-android
 
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I should have said -- I just have an Android phone for this ATM...
 
Check out EVERNOTE. I'm not sure it does all you want, it's been awhile since I played with it, but I think so.
 
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