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As a professional organizer, my job calls for me to do more than simply organize a client’s pantry or help declutter their kids rooms – although these and other home organization tasks are important, and if you need help with them, you should book an appointment here – but I help clients with life organization too.
In a very busy, always on world, maintaining life organization can be especially challenging, especially as there seems to be an ever-increasing number of demands on our time.
Sometimes the tech in our lives can complicate this. We have access to a wealth of information at our fingertips. Every day, we are inundated with information via emails, direct messages, and group conversations, to name a few.
You must also arrange your schedule with that of your family to ensure that nothing is forgotten at home. Of course, you also have a work schedule to contend with.
It’s critical to streamline all of this data. This not only promotes a productive existence, but it also ensures that you receive info that is relevant to your specific needs.
But your tech, specifically your smartphone, can also be An organization app can help you create routines that will help you stay productive in many different aspects of your life.
The Many Benefits of Organization Apps
Organization apps can help you in the following ways (and more):
Reduce stress – By combining everything into a single app that performs everything for you, you may eliminate the need to seek for information across many apps.
Improve time management skills — In today’s fast-paced world, being more time-efficient at home, work, and school is a must.
Increase your productivity and efficiency – You can be more productive if you know how to manage your time effectively. Plus, not being stressed out by a barrage of information allows you to focus on the task at hand.
This is, of course, where things get complicated. Open up your app store, whichever one you use, and there are a huge number of choices, so finding the best life organization apps can be a daunting task in itself. To help you, however – because that’s what professional organizers do – here’s a list of the top apps in 2021 that I have used, and found to be the most helpful, and think will help you too.
Best Organization Apps to Streamline Your Life
TODOIST
Todoist can help you with everything from waking up early in the morning and storing all of your notes in one place to organizing checklists and timetables and keeping track of the due dates of different projects.
The app is your go-to organization tool for staying on top of everything you need to know. It allows you to work on projects with others and distribute tasks to members of your team.
Because of Todoist’s repeated reminders, it’s easy to form positive habits. You can also use the app’s built-in productivity trends to track your progress and streaks.
The app is available for free download, with a premium version available for $3.99 per month or $35.99 annually.
EVERNOTE
If you’re always on the road and need an app to organize everything you need, such as notes, recordings, and photos, Evernote is capable of doing so.
It offers cloud-based storage where you can save everything you need to access safely and access it from anywhere at any time.Receipts and other documents, including handwritten notes, can be scanned with the app. It offers a voice-recording capability for making voice memos. You may also rest assured that you will not miss key events or deadlines thanks to its reminder feature.
Finally, Evernote’s amazing note-taking tool, as some users have discovered, allows you to make and save book-length notes.
A free version of the app is available, with the opportunity to upgrade to a premium version. Premium pricing begin at $4.99 per month.
CAMSCANNER
CamScanner is a mobile app that allows you to scan documents. You can scan images, papers, receipts, business cards, and other data using the software, which turns your phone into a portable scanner.
You can now send documents to anyone, anywhere, at any time.
This software acts as a one-stop shop for all of your papers. You have the option of storing the files on your phone or sending them to the cloud for greater portability.
CamScanner also offers an OCR capability that allows you to convert document images to text. It offers auto-edge-cropping and auto-enhancement features to ensure that the photographs you scan are sharp and clear.
You can also collaborate and share your files with others via email and various social media platforms.
The app is free to use, but you can upgrade to a premium subscription for $4.99 a month. The first year of a yearly subscription is $35.99, and subsequent years cost $49.99.
LASTPASS
This program will come in helpful if you constantly have to go through the tedious process of establishing new passwords because you’ve forgotten the old ones.
LastPass is a password manager that stores all of your internet credentials in one location. It lets you get into your accounts without having to remember which password you used for each site.
With this app, security is also a top priority. LastPass ensures that the passwords you save are encrypted using the strongest encryption technology available. LastPass does not communicate your master password to its servers, guaranteeing that your information is safe.
LastPass is accessible in three different versions: free, premium, and family. The monthly fee for the premium edition is $3. Meanwhile, the family plan starts at $4 per month. The paid versions of the app come with a 30-day free trial.
GOOGLE DRIVE
If you’re looking for a cloud-based storage solution, Google Drive is a great option. Its free edition, with 15 GB of storage and integration with Google Photos and Gmail, is one of the most comprehensive in terms of storage space. With local file syncing and connection with other apps, Drive also allows for collaboration.
The majority of users like this program because it’s simple to use and offers a free office suite that helps you stay productive even while you’re on the go.
Google is continually updating the app with new features to help you be more productive, so that’s something to look forward to when you use it.
This app is free, with in-app purchases starting at $1.99 for 100 GB of storage capacity.
CLOZE
It can be difficult to keep track of all of your personal, business, and professional contacts. This app allows you to easily keep track of all of your contacts.
Cloze gathers snippets from all of your social networking applications and emails to give you a snapshot of the people and businesses on your contact list. By reminding you to reach out to essential people at the most optimal times, the app creates and deepens existing relationships.
Furthermore, the app can serve as a “command center” for all of your social media accounts, including a feature that allows you to tweet and update your status across all of your accounts.
Cloze is available in a free edition, with a pro version available for $19.99.
TOGGL
It’s never been easier to keep track of your time. Toggl may be used both online and offline, and it’s as simple as touching the start button and then clicking “stop” when you’re finished.
Toggl may be used on your phone, computer, and online browser. You don’t have to be concerned about losing data for the tasks you’re tracking because it’s all saved in your Toggl account.
Toggl’s ability to log websites you’ve seen for more than 10 seconds is one cool way it can help you remain on task when you’re working on something essential. This can assist you in determining how to best organize your time and reducing your proclivity to visit time-sink websites.
The software includes a time-reporting feature, which makes it ideal for supplying billable hours to clients and for businesses that want employee productivity statistics.
Toggl is free for up to five users, with the option of upgrading to a paid account like the starter ($9 per user, per month) or premium ($18 per user, per month).
IFTTT
You can automate your tasks with this software and use the time saved to focus on the important things.
IFTTT (if this, then that) allows you to connect multiple app services, giving you a whole new level of productivity and efficiency.
Here are some examples of how applets work:
- When you’re at home, set your thermostat to your chosen temperature.
- Back up your photographs automatically.
- Use IFTTT and smart plugs to make ‘dumb’ appliances (like your old but loved coffee maker or microwave) into smart devices you can trigger from your phone.
- Specific activities can be triggered based on your current location.
- Get security alerts for all kinds of accounts and devices.
- Keep up to date on current events by reading reputable news sources.
IFTTT is a free service. There are paid accounts available, with unique pricing based on the functionality you need.
Final Thoughts on the Best Organization Apps
You should be able to simplify your life with the best organization apps. It should be the ideal digital personal assistant, storing information and retrieving it as needed without requiring any effort or time spent searching via multiple apps.
I hope that you’ve found the app that’s best suited to your needs among the ones I featured today. And if not, or you need more organizing help of any kind – home organization, office organization, life organization or a combination of all of them, let’s chat about your needs. Book a free 15-minute Zoom call here, so we can do just that.
Working with Taya and her team is easy. You can book an appointment easily on her website, or contact her directly at 832-271-7608
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