The Omni Group

Knowing how difficult it is to walk the tightrope between transparency and realistic caution when it comes to talking about future app development, I am hoping that you might be able to give us some general idea or even a tentative “screenshot” of the UI of OmniFocus for the iPad?  It would be great to get a glimpse as to whether it will be more similar than not to the current iPhone app (allowing, of course, for the extra real estate that the iPad makes possible and the tremendous new UI that it provides in general), or will it be even more of a rewrite that will make OmniFocus on the iPad a truly unique experience?  It seems that some apps were developed absent hardware and so really don’t take full advantage of the iPad, while others, now that the hardware is actually available, are taking the time to really develop a new look and feel for their apps that results in a new and totally awesome experience, like having a trusted old friend in a new form on a dynamic new UI.  I hope the fact that OmniFocus is rolling out in June means that we can anticipate yet another brilliant step forward as this trusted app takes up residence on the iPad!  Anyway, whatever kind of “sneak peak” you might be able to give us would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks to everyone at OmniGroup for your inspired work on your whole family of apps!

Ralph

I was hugely disappointed when OmniFocus wasn’t available for the iPad since I’d been using both the desktop and iPhone versions from day one. However, that forced me to take a look at Things. And now I’m actually glad that OmniFocus was not ready for the iPad. Things on the iPad is very nicely done. And I’ve also discovered Evernote while looking for OmniFocus alternatives.

Don’t get me wrong, I still use OmniFocus and will continue to do so - only just as a very handy searchable database that syncs among all my devices. So I’m definitely looking forward to the iPad release that takes advantage of the increased screen real estate. I just won’t be using OmniFocus as a GTD app anymore.

Keep up the great work!

I am waiting for the 3G iPad to come out, and plan to purchase one, to see how it does with OmniFocus, the iPhone version. If it works well, prior to being iPad specific, I plan to purchase 4 or 6 more. My main concern is that it will change a lot from the iPhone and Desktop versions. I do like the recent iPhone update which added some great features. One feature that would be nice on the iPad is the ability to drag and drop, so that I can move tasks to different folders, as well as indent or unindent, if that is a word. If that feature, or the total library view could be added to the iPad, that would be awesome. That would eliminate the need to drill down into each project, but would give me an overview.

I’m using OmniFocus in a manufacturing setting, with many jobs going at once, so to be able to see everything at once, is great.

I am thrilled to hear about the OF and OO plans for the iPad.

I depend on OF soooo much.  Yes, I wish it had been available on day for the iPad, but I commend you for not rushing it. Take the time to make it the excellent product it is on the Mac and the iPhone.  I have looked at other GtD solutions, such as Things, etc., many of which are pretty good.  But OF has the best combination of features *and* the best syncing across machines/cloud.  So, kudos for doing it right and planning it well. A big thank you.

Can’t wait to have OO on the iPad too.  Yay! :-)

Omnifocus on June? Ok, i’ll buy ipad on june :)

Great products! All I ask is that you make the iPad/iPhone apps universal PLEASE. I would appreciate not having to pay two or three times for the same software.

Don’t have my iPad yet (birthday is 2 weeks away!), but I very much indeed look forward to iPad version of Focus, Outliner & Plan.

I understand the amount of work involved in bringing these applications to the iPad, my question is… are you going to have any kind of deal for us loyal Omni Groupies?

I love OmniFocus, and reality is I’ll probably buy it even if you charge “full fare”, but it kinda sucks thinking I will have bought the “same program” three times.

Keep up the awesome work.

Aaron
San Diego Firefighter
US Navy Special Boat Operator

Ken,

Thanks for the update.  Much appreciated.

—Sandy

I’m looking forward to a real OmniFocus experience on the iPad, including a more intuitive interface that parallels apps like EverNote. I would even like to have the iPhone app with higher res graphics and fonts as an intermediate option. I, too, hope that as a Mac/iPhone OF owner that I won’t have to pay yet again for the iPad version!

I’ve been using OF for a a while now, and love it on my Mac and iPhone.

The iPhone app on the iPad is ok for now, but I’m really looking forward to a real iPad app. Every time I start OF on my iPad, I can’t help but imagine all the useful things I could be doing if the app really took advantage of the format. Can’t wait for the app.

I’m with Rob B. Need Beta testers? I’d be happy to help.

Thanks,
-Adam

PS: I now have Mac/iPhone/iPad all syncing flawlessly together (anyone who needs it, iCloud has a free WebDav service that works great with OF on all platforms).

I am a convinced enthusiast for Omni software, owning Graffle, Focus, and Plan, and using all of the above plus Outliner at work, and can’t wait to try out the iPad versions (mine is waiting at home for me when I return from business travel tomorrow). Let me echo the others here and say that above all I am waiting for OmniFocus for the iPad. Of all the Omni apps I use, that one has made a significant and profound impact on my work life (and personal life to an extent), and it seems iPad is a natural home for it. In fact, OF might be most valuable on a platform like iPad. Keep up the good work Omni!

Just throwing my 2c in, when Omni Outliner comes out on the iPad i will be all over it, it’s my number one missing app ATM.  I love it on the desktop, just make sure there is some sort of syncing in there or else it’s almost useless!

Hi, I very much like the idea of OG on iPad, I feel the platform is perfectly suited to it, and am seriously considering doing a lot of graphing and charting on the device. However, being able to do that is contingent on being able to export the data back into my usual workflow. What are the plans for future file format export like? Will you support Visio or Expression interoperability?

You did a great job! This is why apple fans can take advatage of ipad, improved resolution, OOOH, like ifunia provide video converter and dvd ripper to ipad, thank you!

I was excited about the software being available but unfortunately OmniGroup has a history of high prices in software.

The Mac software is a little high for the market (OmniGraffle Pro) but the iPhone software (OmniFocus) is very expensive and the iPad software (OmniGraffle) is priced out of the market.

While OmniFocus is among some of the highest price software on the iPhone.  I really like it but after sinking some $100 for the Mac and the iPhone software, I would not rave about it.  Still a bunch of bugs in the iPhone version and no fixes in sight.  Funky operations in the Mac version and no updates since I bought it.

At double the price of Pages or Keynote I **might** consider OmniGraffle Pro (they are smaller, having pity on the developers).  At 5 times the price, definitely not. I just don’t need it that bad. And on the Mac, it will be a long time before I buy an update.

With these prices, will people take you seriously, yes. With these prices will you take over the market for the given application types, nope.

I’ll pass on OmniGraffle iPad ‘gold-pressed latinum edition’. I just don’t need it that bad with what I can do in Keynote at 1/5th the price. Purchasing iWork (the entire suite) is just a no brainer.

The question is : would you sell 5X more at $9.99? I bet you would sell 20X and your fans (present company included) would not hesitate to help you. It would help sell the fairly stiff priced OmniGraffle Pro as well…

Hi. I’ve been a long OF user. Yesterday I mailed support some questions about OO and OF for iPad, and I received an answer telling me to look at this forum.
Here I am, but -unless I’m missing something- I could only find many users adding questions and no answers.

I know that OmniGroup support was always great. They are writing about that everywhere. (I hope it’s not changing, but it certainly looks like it).

I’m a long time Omnigraffle customer. Although I paid 49 bucks for the iPad version of Omnigraffle, I think loyal customers should get discounts for the next apps released. I know it takes time to code but I’m loyal and sharing my ipad with colleagues on how cool your stuff is (I’m an influencer marketing your product) can you make it cheap for me to do that please??

I’ll second Mr. Miller’s comment.  Where is the petition to sign for Omniweb for iPad?  Seriously, I’m not kidding.  Mobile Safari works fine but lack the customizability of any desktop browser, let alone Omniweb.  I’d pay $20 for a port.

Eddie, unfortunately the App Store system doesn’t have any support for discounts based on purchase history; all it lets us do is set one price for everyone.

We’ve let Apple know that we’d like to see some more pricing options supported, and we’re hopeful that they’ll be added at some point, though…