It’s OK

I use AwesomeCal on my iPad and am praying for a desktop version SOON. But for the time being, I thought I’d give Blotter a try.

I constantly need to check my calendar and to-do list, so seeing it all in one place AND having it as my background without having to change my background image AND creating my own shortcut to bring it to the front of the various windows I’ve got up is a big thumbs up. It also fades into your background, and you can adjust how many seconds it’ll take to do this after you’ve accessed Blotter through its menu bar icon or bringing it to the front. However, for the limited functionality of this app, it’s just way too overpriced. I can’t edit my calendar events (only add) nor can I cross off my to-do’s. I still have iCal and Reminders running on a designated Desktop, something I was hoping to consolidate and avoid doing by purchasing this app in the first place.

Also, tasks (Reminders) aren’t placed along with their due dates (if they have one), something I hope will be changed in a recent update. The “Right Now” area of Blotter is also a bit redundant, in my opinion, given that a dotted line already runs across the week indicating the current time.

My advice: Really think about why you would invest $10 in this low functionality app. If you think it’ll significantly boost your productivity and will end up paying for itself in the long run, go for it (that’s why I did it). But don’t fork over 10 bones then complain when my and fellow customer reviews have already painted a clear enough picture of just how basic and simple Blotter is.

jaadeleon about Blotter