Until recently, staying organized was dominated by pen and paper. Now, with the introduction of the digital era, we have turned to rely on tiny devices that never seem to leave our hands. There are so many great applications out today that can not only help you stay organized, but help you to be at your most productive while at work.
Free or Pro Version between $3.00-$29.99
iPhone & iPad
This app allows you the luxury of having a personal assistant without the associated cost. 24me connects all the little details in your life into one central calendar and to-do list so that you never miss out on something important. It takes your work calendar and emails, along with your personal emails and lists and puts them in to one place for easy access. You’ll never have to worry about missing out on your niece’s birthday or a dinner with an important client.
Free or Premium for $9/month
iPhone, Android & Computer
The typical American worker only spends about three hours of their eight-hour work day actually being productive. Ever wondered how much time you spent looking at distracting websites or your personal email? With RescueTime, you’ll never have to wonder again because this app constantly works in the background of your phone or computer to track your daily time spent on a specific website or application. If you sign up for a premium account, you can also set up notifications for when you’ve spent too much time on one activity.
Free
iPhone, Android & Computer
Toodledo is a powerful app that allows you to organize your life all into one location. It’s more than just a to-do list, it’s also a way to track habits, create structured outlines, and collaborate with coworkers in any task easily. By creating one list or outline for your entire team, you can seamlessly go down the list until each task is completed, without having to be in the same room. You’ll never have to go looking for that tiny Post-It note with your next big idea ever again, because all of your ideas will be in one place.
$30/ year for a business account
iPhone or Android
A staggering 60% of peoplese the same password for all their accounts. 81% of data breaches are due to stolen, default, or weak passwords. With Keeper, you will be able to securely store any passwords you may have into one app or have the app create a highly secure random password. Passwords aren’t the only thing you can easily store. You can also keep all sensitiveocuments and files in Keeper, so that they never get lostr end up in the wrong hands. You will also be able to look back and see exactly when you looked at a file or password so that you are aware of how often you access this information.
Free or Premium for $44.99/year
iPhone, Android & Computer
With Pocket, you are able to save any interesting articles to one place and go back and find them at a later time. This will help you stay organized in case you are doing research on a specific topic and need to save articles to look back on later. Even if you are traveling you can still access these articles effortlessly with no internet needed. You’ll never have to wonder where that random statistic or fact came from because you will be able to back track with ease.
Never miss an important meeting, lose valuable work time, or highly secure information again. Downloading apps straight to your electronic devices can keep you in the clear and more organized than you’ve ever been before!