Here Are Our Favorite Apps You Can Use to Organize Your Life
Everyone knows it can be an uphill battle just to say on top of all the things plastered over our daily schedule. Trying to balance work, errands, grocery shopping, remember to DVR the next episode of The Walking Dead, picking up the kids from sports, and all the other myriad things that fall in between can be so challenging at times we end our days exhausted. Then we wake up the next day stressed because now we have to do the whole thing over again.
What can be done?!
Fortunately, technology has made our lives infinitely easier and more convenient than ever before. From our cell phones, we have the tools to manage our time effectively, offering us the ability to tackle our daily objectives without worrying about rushed deadlines or anxiety. Time management is so important because it allows you to accomplish more in a shorter amount of time, which leads to more free time.
That’s why today we’re rounding up some of the best organizational and time management apps from Android to iOS that can help you take control of your life. With more time brought back to each day, you can spend that time having more fun, relaxing, learning something new, or working toward your career.
Evernote
Not everyone likes taking down notes, especially by hand. We hardly have enough time to sit down to jot down a few ideas or a shopping list on paper—who’s to say we can spare the minute to use an app?
That’s where Evernote comes in. It’s a powerful notetaking app that, while a little complex at times, has a very friendly user interface and a plethora of tools lying beneath the surface that allow for unparalleled life organization.
Similar to the generic notetaking app already found on your smartphone, Evernote takes the classic formula and makes enormous forward strides. You can write and collate notes into easy to find notes, notebooks, checklists, and more. You can also include media, web clippings, and sketches alongside text, or use your camera to scan pieces of paper.
The best thing about Evernote is its cross-platform compatibility. Evernote can be downloaded onto your tablet, PC, and laptop then synced across all accounts so you never lose a note again. Share your notes with friends or coworkers easily with the tap of a button.
Key Ring
These days it seems like more and more companies are offering reward cards, loyalty bonuses, club benefits, special offers, and more. With so many different stores we shop at, from online to brick-and-mortar and from food to shoes, it can be a challenge to keep track of it all.
Key Ring is useful for storing all of your membership and loyalty cards in one place, so you can make some serious savings while you shop. The Key Ring database has support for over 2,000 loyalty, membership, and library cards with remote cloud backup and account synchronization, so you never lose anything.
“No more forgetting your reward cards at home or holding up the checkout line while you dig through your wallet. Give your keychain, wallet, or purse a rest and digitally store those loyalty cards.”
Key Ring also features shopping lists, coupons, discount codes, circulars, and other special deals too from the most popular stores.
Clear
Clear is a dedicated to-do list app that is so well-designed that I use it as my daily driver to manage everything I need to do each day or keep track of for the week. It’s lightweight, colorful, intuitive, and surprisingly customizable to suit your needs.
Like Evernote, Clear is great for jotting down quick thoughts but is more equipped to managing your reminders, linking up with your schedule, making appointments, and more. I personally use Clear to handle my Daily and Weekly Agenda, where I list important tasks that need to be done for work or at home. It helps me manage my time more effectively and stay ahead of the game.
What’s surprising about Clear is that the software is open source and available on the Internet. This means that other enterprising coders can modify the app and create versions better suited for specific niches or with additional features not found on the original.
LastPass Password Manager
If a sweep of my computer that wiped all of my account information was ever performed, I think I would be totally lost. I wouldn’t remember how to access my work accounts, log into social media, or hop on Netflix to catch a new TV show. In short: life would suck.
Smacking your head against a wall trying to figure out the correct password is time-consuming and frustrating. Sometimes, it can be risky too, as some programs only allow for a limited number of attempts before locking you out—or worse, deleting the account!
Never let that happen with LastPass Password Manager. Like Key Ring, this app is a depository for all of your important and private passwords and data. It’s a password manager and generator app that encrypts all of your data in their secure ‘vault.’
The whole app is centered around security. The app autofill forms, create strong passwords, new shopper profiles, track personal information, and more, then safeguard it from prying eyes. You can also make notes private using the app, so your credit card info is safe.
Ever find something really interesting or useful on the web, tell yourself you’ll check it out later, then lose it to the annals of history?
Yeah, me too.
That’s why Pocket is a handy mobile app that lets you easily save web articles, videos, and links so you can read or watch them later. It works and syncs with your computer and tablet and can even save from popular social media apps like Facebook and Twitter.
After saving your desired content, you can view it anytime from Pocket. The clean, minimalist layout makes navigation a breeze, but you can also customize it to your liking. You can make use of organizational tags and the highlighter to identify important passages.
You can also purchase unlimited storage if you’re an avid user.
I highly recommend you take a look at these apps to help you manage your time and life more efficiently. I tried to cover a wide gamut of items we tend to lose track of or wish were more convenient, especially for shopping or reading. All of these apps are free to download, so there’s no risk at all!
