Thanks to apps, your iPhone can be many things. It has the power to become a communications device, a camera or even a games console. It can also help you get things done in the home or in your office thanks to a range of essential Productivity apps. In this section we’ll show you apps that enable you to access (and even share) important documents while you’re out of the office, so you’re no longer chained to your desk. We’ve included a range of task managers that not only help you to simply create a to-do list, but in one case put time limits and deadlines on each item to keep you productive. There’s also an app that helps you to share and delegate tasks to those around you, as well as create a website, from scratch, directly on your iPhone, should you ever need one to impress. Here’s a run down of some essential productivity apps…
5 essential apps
01 Weave
Price: Free Developer: Intuit
Weave most certainly looks the part with a smart interface that is not overcomplicated yet gives you the tools to work effectively. Essentially, you use Weave to break up all your tasks into main projects across your home and work life, with each project containing the various to-dos and tasks that go with it. You can sync this with other users and assign them tasks to help break up the workload.
02 Dropbox
Price: Free Developer: Dropbox
The cloud service is wonderfully effortless to use considering how much benefit it can give you. With Dropbox, gone are the days where you have to rely on email or pen drives in order to transfer your work – running the risk of losing them in transit. Now, just upload your files to your Dropbox account, and log in to retrieve them anywhere thanks to the app on your iPhone. Peace of mind is a hard benefit to measure.
03 Webr
Price: Free Developer: Hywel Jones
This app allows you to be productive in a very impressive way – by building a website from your iPhone. Webr takes you through the process from the ground up, from naming your site through to creating pages and choosing the layout template. Once you’re done you are given your new URL and your site is launched to the world. So if you need a quick website for a fund raiser you can show off your work.
04 30/30
Price: Free Developer: Binary Hammer
This is a very clever to-do application that comes with a great, engaging interface, based around a timer. This timer is designed to help keep you on track and on time by giving you a time limit as to when you have to complete each task. You set it before you begin, and are alerted when the time is up so you can move on to the next thing on your list.
05 Clear
Price: £1.49/$1.99 Developer: Realmac Software
Clear has gained near iconic status because of the sheer simplicity of its design, and the fact that it contains no buttons, instead being entirely gestured based when it comes to navigation. Use all manner of swipes and drags to add and cross off to-dos from your lists, and change the color scheme to suit you. As list makers go there are few better.
