Any.do is a productivity platform designed to help individuals and teams stay organized and get more done.
History
Any.do launched in November 2011 and had 500,000 downloads in its first 30 days after launch. By November 2013, Any.do reached over 7M users, over 10 million users in March 2014, and 15 million in November 2016. In November 2016, the company launched Any.do 4.0, that combined extended beyond its original to do list functionality with a calendar, and a personal assistant that can complete users tasks in a single app. Any.do announced several partner integrations with Amazon Alexa, Slack, Google Assistant, Siri, Gmail, Zapier and WhatsApp. Any.do launched its premium subscription model in 2014 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. By 2010, Taskos had 1.3 million users and served as a test version for what would eventually become Any.do.
Products
The Any.do app
Any.do works across multiple platforms including: Android, iOS, Chrome, Web, Mac, Windows PC, Apple Watch, Android Wear, Gmail and iPad.
Core features
To-do list / Task management':
Create, edit, delete tasks and lists
Share lists and assign tasks
Voice input, including integration with Siri and Amazon Echo.
*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':
The Any.do Moment prompts users to make a habit of morning task planning.
Using drag and drop tasks and lists can be reordered, and given different levels of priority
Task notifications can be snoozed.
Focus mode - a smart timer that helps people avoid distractions focus on the task at hand.
Calendar :
Daily, 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.
Calendar widget across iOS & Android
Delegating to an Assistant
The Any.do Assistant uses an algorithm to scan to-do lists for items it can help with, marking the tasks directly on the screen. If the user wants, they tap the Assistant symbol and get connected to a combination of AI bots and supervising humans to get tasks like getting groceries or cleaning the house done for them.
Cal app (deprecated)
In July 2013, Any.do released their second app, Cal for iPhone,. Cal for Android was later released in December 2013. 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. Cal's scheduling and productivity features included:
Instant location recommendations based on meeting address
Auto-suggest feature with predictive text
Google and Waze map integrations
Uber feature for booking a ride to meetings
Cloud sync across all of a user's devices
Amazon and Gifts.com integration for buying event gifts
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. 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.
