Apple’s iPads come with built -in productivity tools such as notes, calendar and reminders, but if you would like to explore new ways to maximize productivity and organize your life, there are many programs out there to help you.
Although the iPad has started as a device that could be used to flow content or browse the site, Apple essentially made its iPads on computers, which can handle various tasks for personal, work and school use. As a result, there are many programs to help you do things like creating a single place to organize your life or help you stay focused on your daily tasks by blocking distractions.
We have compiled a list of some of the best available in the App Store.
Bonnotes
Bonnotes is one of the most Popular iPad programsAnd for a good reason. The app is great for people who like to write notes with Apple Pencil; You can include both handwritten and typed texts on one page and add things like pictures, stickers and even doodles.
You can create a digital notebook with empty or controlled paper for notes, lists, planners and more. The app allows you to export whole digital notebooks or specific pages in PDFs and other files.
Goodnotes is also great to draw and sketch. Although it is not as advanced as some creative programs as Procreate, Goodnotes is easy to use and perfect for fast sketches or diagrams.
If you attend a class or meeting, you can also record audio notes that are synchronized at the time you write. Moreover, you can use AI to summarize your notes and help you write.
You can create three digital notebooks for free. If you want unlimited notebooks, you will have to pay $ 9.99 per year or a one -off fee of $ 29.99.
Ticktick
If you are not a fan of your iPad’s built-in reminders, or you just want a more advanced list and task management program, Ticktick could be a good choice. You can use it for professional and personal tasks.
The app allows you to synchronize tasks across all your devices and integrate your favorite calendar program. You can create lists, set repetitive tasks, upload links to tasks, share tasks to collaborate with others, and more.
If you want to develop a habit, like meditating before bed, you can set your goals in the app and track your progress. And if you get an email, but don’t have time to answer it, you can make it a job to remind you not to forget to answer it.
You can also add tags to your tasks to better manage them, and you can mark tasks according to their priority.
If you want to focus on a specific task, you can turn on the “apple -timer” of the app, which is based on the Pomodore technique, which breaks work in focus intervals to maximize productivity.
Ticktick is free to use, but if you want additional features like the ability to add up to five reminders to a task or more lists and tasks, then you will pay $ 3.99 a month or $ 35.99 a year.
Forest
Forest It’s an interesting app that ranges productivity while helping the environment. If you are someone who is struggling to stay in task or easily distract, then this app could be good for you.
When you need to focus on something, you can open the application and plant a tree. Your tree will then grow as you focus on and finish your work. If you leave the application before the timer is over, then your tree will wither and die.
You can set “allow lists” for different programs you use to be productive, such as an email app or Microsoft Word. The app also allows you to track your productivity.
Over time, you create a digital forest that makes your productivity visible. If you compete, you can share your forest with others to see how it compares to theirs. As long as you stay concentrated and grow virtual trees, you can earn coins that you can save to help plant actual trees around the world through a tree planting organization Trees for the future.
Forest costs $ 3.99 to download, and you can buy in-app accelerates to grow your forest and plant real trees faster.
Notion
Notion is a Great app To take notes, manage tasks and workflows, organize lists and habits, collaborate with others, and more. Instead of having to go to various programs to manage your calendar, tasks and notes, you can get all this done right in the notion.
You can integrate the different programs you use, such as Slack and Dropbox, to combine all your workflows in one place. One of the excellent things about a notion is its flexibility and customizing options. You can set it up to be what you need, whether to organize your personal or work life, your school work or your passionate projects.
If you are not sure where to start, you can use templates to create things like a travel planner or product path. A notion also has an AI function that helps you write and brainstorm ideas. Notion AI can help you get answers about your content and transform large amounts of data into digestible actions.
A notion offers a free plan for personal use. The company also offers $ 8 per month plus plan for small groups and $ 15 per month business plan for companies. You get 20 AI answers for free; After that you pay $ 10 per member per month.
Crouton
Sometimes planning what to eat can take a lot of time, leaving less time for other tasks, so it can be nice to have a program to help about it. CroutonDestined to help facilitate cooking and food planning, it is great for organizing recipes and planning foodlists.
You can import recipes from websites or even scan them from a physical cookbook. So, instead of relying on marked or physical recipes, you can store them together in one place.
You can schedule your meals for the week, and if you stumble on what to do one day, the app can generate a food plan for you. Once you have planned your meals for the week, you can create a food list that includes all the ingredients you need.
Crouton also features an in-app timer, so you don’t have to use a different application when you have time-specific steps of recipe. Moreover, you can share your recipes with others, whether to tell your family what’s for dinner or if you met a recipe you know your friend would love.
Crouton offers basic features for free, but if you want unlimited recipes and additional features, there is an annual subscription.
Freedom
Freedom It’s a great app to block distractions to focus on your work and be more productive. You can start a freedom session to block distractions across all your devices during a selected time.
You can choose which websites and programs you want to block during that time. So if you work on your iPad, but then try to open Tiktok on your phone, you won’t be able to and instead see a green screen.
The app allows you to start session immediately, plan next or set up repetitive. If you know you need to be free from distractions at a certain time every day, you can set up a freedom session to start at that specific time daily.
If you are someone who listens to specific sounds to help you focus, freedom offers a variety you can listen. For example, you can listen to the sounds of a cafe in town like New York or Berlin, the sounds of birds that calm down instruments and more.
The app, which costs $ 3.99 a month, is quite easy to use and includes a series of various articles that present tips on how to accelerate productivity and better understand digital well -being.
Notability
Notability It’s a great note-taking app that allows you to note thoughts, import and note textbooks, record sounds and outline ideas. The app is useful for students and professionals, or even hobbyists.
You can choose to take notes with an Apple pencil, text or audio. If you try to find something specific, the app allows you to search your notes, including handwritten and any documents you uploaded.
Notable also has AI-generated note summaries and the ability to work on two different notes side by side. Moreover, you can test your knowledge with personality quizzes based on the content in your notes.
If you need a place to start, notability includes a gallery of templates for things like planners, study notes, feasible lists and more.
Notability is free but offers a $ 4.99 monthly subscription for access to additional functions such as mathematical conversion, automatic audio transcription, unlimited notes and more.
TODOIS
TODOIS It is a simple and direct app that allows you to record and organize tasks in a natural language. You can add tasks such as “Plan next week’s work every Friday afternoon” or “Do homework every Wednesday at 18” to quickly organize and plan your life.
You can order tasks in “Today”, “Next” or custom filters to allow you to focus on what is currently important, which means you only see what matters when you need it.
Todoist can be used to organize various tasks, whether they relate to work, personal, educational or administrative goals and reminders. Additionally, you can link a Todoist with your calendar, vocal assistant and dozens of other tools such as Outlook, Gmail and Slack.
In addition to the iPad, you can also access the service of your iPhone and Apple Watch, at the same time also synchronizing through a desktop and all other devices.
Todoist’s basic features are available for free. You can unlock additional features, such as AI assistant and calendar arrangement for $ 4 per month with the “Pro” Subscription Plan of Todoist.
Update: This story originally worked September 2024 and and is updated regularly with new information.
