Collaboration on iPads

Dear iPad-Family,
We are in a team of 3 people and we all have iPads.
I'm looking for an App/Service where I can put ONE ToDo-List on something like a cloud-service ...
... and every member of the team can open the file and can add some issues on the list or change the status...
... means: can EDIT the file. The System should be always synchronized.
I tried Dropbox. There I can open the file to REVIEW but not to EDIT.
There MUST be a solution !
Thank you
Michael

Have you tried icloud? Using the notes app or Reminders app?
It's kind of made for that...
but you need to know how to get it to work.
What you do is create a master icloud account that everyone access', but only as a notes cloud.
It's a little convoluted but here goes.
Choose one person to have the main icloud notes master account.
Their icloud account will house the Reminders list, or notes app list that everyone can see and play with.
Then go to the next iPad, open settings, then the 'Mail, Contacts Calendars' settings.
Add and account,
Type in the details of the "master" icloud account.
So it looks like you are connecting to it for email...
Now here is the key!
Once it is made (or possibly you can do this after typing in the details) turn of all sync settings except for Notes and or Reminders.
So you don't want it to sync the mail, or contacts e.t.c
Now when you open the notes app, you will see a tiny "Accounts" pointer in the top right (in wide screen).
You can then just see the join accounts notes, and edit them.
They will automogically update in the other device via cloud.
I use this to sync between my iPhone and iPad.
Then I also have seperate icloud back ups for data and apps.
This way you get 5Gb stroage for data, and also shared information.
Best of both worlds.
Hope it makes sense.

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