7 Best Apps To Manage Your Tasks
We all struggle with keeping track of things. Especially now during the pandemic, keeping your tasks organized in a way that you have enough time for other obligations is particularly difficult. If you have a problem remembering what you need to do during the day, apps can be a great way to manage your tasks.
Hence, we have come up with this list of 7 apps that can help you manage your tasks and streamline them in a way that you don’t miss a thing and stay on top of things.
7. Google Calendar
This isn’t an app specifically for managing tasks per se. However, you can still lay out all your tasks in order and time, so in a way, it is a task management app. I included this because personally Google Calendar is the only thing I need to manage tasks. You can add events in any time zone, customize notifications and the user interface is godlike because well, its google. It can hence be a great way to manage your tasks too. Oh also, it’s free so why not.
Special Features
- Part of Google Suite
- Syncs easily between devices
- Easy to add or remove events
- The user interface is amazing
Reasons to avoid
- Technically not a task management app
- Not good if you want to manage your tasks in the long term.
- Very simple and lacks features that other to-do list apps have
6. Remember the Milk
Remember the Milk once gained a lot of traction for its convenient shortcut features and streamlined user interface. The mobile version of the app is also available now and it brings with it all the features it had with the desktop one. Adding tasks here is easier than any other app on this list and you can connect it with Google Assistant too to just speaking out reminders. Overall, it is a great package to manage your tasks. It’s free to use but there is a paid version starting from $39.99/year too.
Special Features
- Keyboard shortcuts,
- Syncs easily between PC and phone
- Easy to add or remove events
- Add/ Remove events with Google Assistant
Reasons to avoid
- Relatively backward user interface.
- Most features require you to get the premium version
- Unavailability of unique features like games, found in its counterparts.
Download: Android/Ios
5. Things 3
Things is as good as the design gets in an app. It isn’t complex to navigate but still offers all of the features complex to-do apps provide, allowing to its design. The layout is so good and clean that you will actually want to look at your to-do list from time to time just to take in the design. It is only available for Apple products so that can be a factor for some. However, if you are an Apple user, this is definitely the best app to manage your tasks.
Special Features
- Amazing seamless apple-level design
- Syncs easily between devices
- Easy to add or remove events
- Easy to branch out tasks and great for long term projects
Reasons to avoid
- Only available in the Apple ecosystem
- Keyboard shortcuts not available
- Can’t add events with Google Assistant, only Siri is supported
Download: Ios
4. Any.do
Any.do offers a very user-friendly app to manage your tasks and streamline them for the day. Your eyes will be blessed with its amazing design and it offers quite a bit of feature. The most prominent one is the “Plan My Day” feature which is unique to this app. It imposes a schedule onto you so that you don’t procrastinate on doing kinds of stuff. You can also sync with Google/ Outlook calendars for a smooth experience. This app is also free to use but offers a $2.99/ month paid versions too
Special Features
- “Plan my day” feature which forces you to schedule events
- Syncs easily between devices
- Syncs with Google and Apple Calendar
- Simple design, Easy to add or remove events and manage your tasks
- The user interface is commendable
Reasons to avoid
- Less feature-packed than other apps
- Unlocking some features will require you to use the paid version
3. Google Tasks
We already discussed how google calendar can be used to manage tasks even though it is not specifically geared for it. That is because Google offers its own Google Tasks app to manage your tasks. Google Calendar can be a great supplement to this so that everything is well-synced. Here too, Google’s tech experience and user-friendliness come in handy and you are bound to have a smooth experience. It’s totally free too!
Special Features
- Part of Google Suite
- Syncs easily between devices
- Easy to add or remove events
- Google Assistant works seamlessly
- Great design, because of its Google!
- Completely free
Reasons to avoid
- Not recommended for apple devices (Consider Things!)
- Not very feature heavy
- Can be annoying to sync with third-party calendar apps
2. Habitica
This one is a unique app you can use to manage your tasks. The specialty of this app is games. This app will help you form habits by making use of games. Your character levels up every time you get a task done. It can be a great way to motivate yourself and stay on track. It is quite effective too so if you have a procrastination problem, this app is for you. It lags behind in keep track of long term projects but for short term work, it’s a great way to manage your tasks. The app is also free to use but offers a $5/ month paid version.
Special Features
- Unique game feature
- Your character levels up as you complete tasks, can be a great motivator
- Easy to add or remove events
- Great if you are a procrastinator
Reasons to avoid
- Not very good user interface
- Syncing with calendars can be difficult.
- The paid version is required to unlock some features.
1. TickTick
On top of our list is TickTick. This is an elegantly designed to-do app that offers equally good design and features in all platforms. You can find it in android, macOS, web, and windows. The app provides an impressive array of features including keyboard shortcuts and widgets for easy access. On top of that, it has a Pomodoro timer which will start a session of 25 minutes for any of your tasks. Syncing with the calendar is also easy and most of its features are free to use. All of this combines to give you the best possible app to manage your tasks.
Special Features
- Only app here with a Pomodoro timer
- Design is seamless, almost as good as Things.
- Very simple to manage your tasks, both short and long term.
- Available on all platforms.
- Easy syncing with all kinds of calendars.
- Easy syncing between devices, since its available in all.
Reasons to avoid
- Habitica may be the better option if you’re a procrastinator.
- Comparatively simple, nonfeature heavy app.
Ending thoughts
These apps have been chosen on the basis of their design, convenience and functionality. We assure you that downloading any of these apps will help you manage your tasks in a much easier and convenient way. You won’t ever miss a thing !
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