Have you clicked here to become more productive? Then you’re already on your way. Here are the 8 best productivity apps designed to make your work and communication super slick and easy. Ready to pick out your favourites?
Slack
Slack is a brilliant messaging app. Often used for team conversations and activities. Its features include task tracking, file sharing, and video and voice calling. Plus it can also give you alerts from other apps (like Google Docs and Canva) when linked. Very handy.
Companies use Slack to make announcements, share confidential information, and communicate in group chats. If you’re a remote worker, it’s a super way to keep informed and communicative – and always feel the pulse of the team. The one-to-one chats are easy to navigate. And it also lets freelancers communicate with clients with ease
Evernote
Evernote could be the note-taking app for you. It allows you to make notes in text, images, audio files, videos, and sketches. Additional perks include notebooks (to organise your notes) and a handy search bar to find any note in seconds. Remote workers find it especially useful for organising their work and sharing documents with colleagues or clients. It keeps everything you need close by since your notes are automatically synced to all devices, anywhere you are.
Todoist
Todoist helps you manage day-to-day tasks easily. You can create tasks and attach priority levels and deadlines on them. As well as collaborate with others on projects and sync your tasks across devices. Its clever analytics also help you track and review your progress – keeping you focused and motivated. Think of Todoist as a second brain with a love for organisation. Definitely worth a try.
Forest
Keeping focus can be a challenge when you’re working from home or remotely. Enter Forest: the app makes sure you stay off your phones and away from distractions by planting a virtual tree each time you start a session of focused work. If you drop off the task, the tree will slowly die (i.e. it will wither away if you use other apps during that time). So you’ll want to keep focused and nurture your garden. It can get addictive!
Trello
Trello is a wonderful organisation tool. It’s based upon the Kanban methodology (turning task information into cards that you can move throughout workflow stages from assignment to completion. It is a super versatile project management tool – excellent for team and individual organisation. Trello also comes with features like notifications, reminders, labels, due dates, file attachments, and checklists that help you manage projects more efficiently. It suits remote workers and freelancers since they are typically involved in a lot of projects but not always given access to the client’s project management system.
Miro
Miro is all about visual collaboration. Perfect for brainstorming, you can create boards with sticky notes, drawings, videos, images, and more. Whether you are physically located in the same place or working across different offices, Miro enables you to produce your best work by enabling teams to work together on a virtual whiteboard. Plus it’s a lot of fun!
Clockify
Clockify helps you track your working hours. It will help you recognise how much time you’re spending on all your projects. Consequently, you’re able to spot any potential barriers to productivity and work out how to use your time more efficiently. Time tracking is especially important for remote workers and freelancers who often have to juggle different tasks and deadlines.
Focus Keeper
Big to-do lists can be stressful. And this is where Focus Keeper comes in. The app streamlines your focus by using the Pomodoro technique timer to break down large tasks into manageable chunks. These 25-minute work intervals (broken up by short breaks) easily dial down the stress and offer a more measured and mindful approach to your work. . It also comes with features like reminders, statistics, and reports to help give you an overview of how productive you’ve been over long periods of time. We highly recommend.
Headspace
Working remotely for a long period of time brings mental challenges. So just remember: we must be kind to our minds…
Introducing Headspace. The app provides guided meditations to help you relax, take the weight off your mind, and re-center yourself. Headspace also has a bunch of features like sleep casts, mindful exercises, animations, and more. Keeping your mind refreshed and nourished is key to staying healthy, motivated, and productive.
These are some of the best productivity apps available to help you stay productive and get more done. Use them to best manage your time and energy so that you can get the most out of each day. You’ll be amazed at how much easier it is to stay focused, and organized, and see results with these apps in your arsenal!
