Best productivity apps on Reddit
249 reviews from r/productivity, r/macapps, r/androidapps and 22 more subreddits
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#1
Notion
4.7
(28)
"Notion, Asana, Airtable, Apple reminders. All these are Free."
"I use Notion for almost everything, from personal to professional tasks."
"Best one for us is notion. It is a game changer for most things."
"My personal favorite is Notion—it’s super versatile for organizing tasks, notes, and even study schedules."
"Notion and Google tasks"
"Notion"
"My first one is obvious - Notion."
"Notion is my go-to for keeping things organized it’s like having a second brain."
"Notion (or Obsidian if you prefer)"
"Notion works for me"
#2
TickTick
4.3
(25)
"Ticktick is great. Has timers built in that can be tied to specific tasks and provides graphs about how much time you spent on which tasks for which project."
"TickTick"
"Ticktick has become my main driver"
"TickTick + Notion"
"TickTick is still the best"
"TickTick+Obsidian"
"TickTick has been the best one yet."
"It really makes everything easier for me."
"Ticktick is great to organize your day and tasks."
"Tasks: Tick Tick integrated with my Google Calendar via IFTTT."
#3
Todoist
4.5
(16)
"Tried all, but always came back to it, don't know why."
"Todoist is life"
"Todoist"
"Todoist. I love it coz I can drag and drop tasks to rearrange them."
"* Todoist, bec"
"The best I can't imagine living without: Todoist, Notion, Notion Calendar"
"Todoist and Fantastical Calendar"
"My current combo after testing all of these extensively is Todoist + Notion."
"I can't speak enough about how much I love Todoist lol. It's so useful, for both school and personal stuff."
"I like todoist task and personal project management."
#4
Obsidian
4.6
(11)
"Obsidian, Todoist, and Fantastical!"
"Obsidian for developing a knowledge-bank."
"Obsidian. Good notes help a lot."
"Obsidian or Notion"
"Obsidian!"
"Obsidian"
"All my work notes and tasks have been moved to Obsidian."
"**Obsidian** for viewing notes I made on my laptop, thinking about expanding it though"
"Obsidian and Eagelcool"
"I also like Obsidian for journaling."
#5
Things
5.0
(6)
"My favourite is Things 3 though hands down."
"UpNote and Things 3 user here. Works beautifully."
"I use Things app for all my todos."
"Cultured Code Things - GTD Management."
"Huge fan of: Things (Mac-only)."
"[Things] - todo list"
#6
Forest
4.6
(5)
"Forest is actually pretty good, the whole 'growing trees' thing makes you think twice before grabbing your phone."
"Forest"
"I like the forest app for studying!"
"I love the Forest app if I can remember to use it."
"Keep notes, Calender, Dreamfora, Forrest."
#7
Finch
4.6
(5)
"I really recommend Finch to keep track of tasks!"
"Finch (:"
"For self care and habit tracker"
"Finch has been the only app that has worked for me consistently"
"I use Finch to track my daily accomplishments."
#8
Google Keep
4.4
(5)
"Google Keep and Google Tasks to take notes and tasks."
"Google keep notes and Stuff to-do widget for my android device."
"Like: Google Keep, Google Calendar, Todoist"
"Google Keep might be a solution in between: You can make a STT note, while the audio part is saved in the note too."
"Lets me create to do lists and check off each task once I finish."
#9
Clariti
4.8
(4)
"For solo entrepreneurs looking for budget-friendly productivity apps, Clariti could be a great option."
"AI-powered Clariti, which integrates all forms of communication."
"I use Sticky Notes from Microsoft and Clariti. Both these help me stay on track while working."
"Clariti combines project management, communication, and file sharing."
#10
Alfred
4.8
(4)
"Alfred with workflows."
"Alfred, Swish, AltTab and Arc browser are my must haves."
"Brilliant list. Came here to recommend Text Blaze but glad to see it's already there."
"Alfred"
#11
Apple
4.8
(4)
"I use Reminders for everything."
"I highly recommend Reminders- it is a powerful productivity tool, and it syncs with the Calendar app now."
"Apple notes, Notion, and ClickUp."
"I just use Apple notes - create a checklist."
#12
Habitica
4.3
(4)
"Habitica to cross of your daily and weekly tasks"
"I've started using Habitica this month."
"Habitica for gaming but there is no calendar function"
"I respond well to gamification of tasks and routines."
#13
Amazing Marvin
5.0
(3)
"Amazing Marvin is insanely amazing! - you can customise it how to you want it."
"I’ve just started using Amazing Marvin and definitely love it."
"Definitely Amazing Marvin."
#14
Text Blaze
5.0
(3)
"I find the following apps to be extremely handy: Text Blaze."
"As an agency, some musts: Hootsuite, Canva, Text Blaze, Grammarly, Slack."
"Text Blaze - text expanders and snippets manager."
#15
Things 3
4.7
(3)
"Things 3"
"Things 3 if used correctly."
"Things 3 and Focused Work for the every day basics."
#16
Keyboard Maestro
4.7
(3)
"Keyboard Maestro."
"The program I use more than anything else is Keyboard Maestro."
"Keyboard maestro"
#17
Google Tasks
4.7
(3)
"Notion and Google tasks"
"Google Keep and Google Tasks to take notes and tasks."
"Google Tasks for keeping todos and serving as a temporary note space."
#18
Tiimo
4.0
(3)
"Tiimo."
"It’s a great app and although it is a bit costly I do appreciate the courses they offer."
"Now I’m trying out Tiimo and I really like it as well."
#19
Structured
4.0
(3)
"Structured is the best for daily planning. Very simple but looks amazing."
"I quite liked Structured app for its simplicity."
"Structured has helped me to some degree with time blindness, but you have to stay on top of it."
#20
flownote.ai
5.0
(2)
"It takes meeting notes for you automatically from your phone!"
"I found an app flownote.ai that allows you to record conversations and it auto-transcribes it."
#21
Amplenote
5.0
(2)
"Amplenote is my go to for tasks, calendar, and note integration."
"Amplenote and Clickup are my heaviest use productivity apps."
#22
Fantastical
5.0
(2)
"Fantastical"
"Fantastical for calendar. Obsidian for notes."
#23
Goblin Tools
5.0
(2)
"It’s free. Even with a basic to-do input 'prepare for vacation trip' it creates a breakdown of all the things you need to do."
"Goblin tools. 100%."
#24
Super Productivity
5.0
(2)
"It's a time tracking tool, i use it because i have adhd"
"I don't suffer from ADHD myself, but many of my users do and quite a few of them have wrote very enthusiastic emails on how the app helped them getting things done."
#25
Hazel
5.0
(2)
"Hazel by Noodlesoft."
"The Preeminent File Management Software for the Mac"
#26
Text Expander
5.0
(2)
"Text Expander - Make repetitive things a snap."
"TextExpander (Mac, Windows, iOS) - Store all the things you type repetitively."
#27
Raycast
5.0
(2)
"Raycast - A must have"
"Instead of Alfred, is you want something a bit more modern."
#28
OneNote
5.0
(2)
"Microsoft OneNotes, because it works better than Apple Notes with my PC."
"Microsoft one note and Sticky notes for my PC setup."
#29
Text Sniper
5.0
(2)
"Is a game-changing app for students that extracts text from images and non-selectable content."
"Quickly grabs text from images, PDFs, and other documents, saving you a lot of time."
#30
ChatGPT
5.0
(2)
"Chatgpt obviously"
"ChatGPT with a Plus subscription, linked to a shortcut that captures the screen into a new clipboard and initiates a new conversation."
#31
Asana
5.0
(2)
"For me and my team: Asana."
"Asana offers a customizable workspace for organizing tasks."
#32
Trello
5.0
(2)
"Trello is my go to for project management. I love how visual the boards are."
"Is the best."
#33
MeetBit
5.0
(2)
"It has greatly helped me improve my productivity over the past months."
"You should try out MeetBit! It also gives you the option to automatically find common free times with your colleagues."
#34
YPT
4.5
(2)
"The YPT app on the App Store highly recommend."
"Ypt is really good if you wanna be productive/ group study."
#35
TextExpander
4.5
(2)
"TextExpander."
"A text expander app when I have to type repetitive text on mobile."
#36
Evernote
4.5
(2)
"I have to have these tools or I wouldn’t be able to keep track of all of my work."
"Evernote, ToDoist."
#37
4.5
(2)
"They have the best widgets in Android 13."
"Use the most simple - Google or Apple calendar, Google Tasks or Apple Reminders."
#38
PopClip
4.5
(2)
"Popclip."
"[PopClip](https://www.popclip.app)"
#39
Google Workspace
4.5
(2)
"The only app routine I've been able to hold longer than any other is the Google Suite."
"I currently already use Google Workspace with Reclaim, Slack, Zoom, Notion."
#40
Clickup
4.5
(2)
"Three that you could consider adding: Alfred (productivity application for Mac) and Slapdash, Clickup."
"Amplenote and Clickup are my heaviest use productivity apps."
#41
Habit
4.5
(2)
"Habit - to do list."
"Habit and Forest."
#42
Switch
4.5
(2)
"To manage tabs which comes in handy when trying to juggle multiple jobs/tasks"
"I'd recommend the Switch Chrome extension to manage tabs."
#43
projectsly
4.5
(2)
"We are using projectsly as a project management tool, It is a great tool and saves a lot of time."
"I would love to add a project management tool."
#44
Reminders
4.0
(2)
"Apple Notes, Reminders and Calendar (if on Mac, iPadOS or iOS)"
"I keep my grocery lists in Reminders."
#45
Apple Notes
4.0
(2)
"Apple Notes, Reminders and Calendar (if on Mac, iPadOS or iOS)"
"I use Apple Notes, Reminders and Calendar to track just about everything."
#46
Microsoft To Do
4.0
(2)
"I use Microsoft to do."
"MS To Do"
#47
Briefmatic
4.0
(2)
"Briefmatic, Motion, Akiflow, and many more, depends on what works best for you."
"Surely a daily planner / task manager app like Briefmatic or Notion or Tick Tick etc etc are a better option."
#48
Motion
4.0
(2)
"[Motion] for managing my time."
"Currently using Motion (but I’m not a massive fan)."
#49
Shottr
4.0
(2)
"Shottr- screen capture"
"[Shottr](https://shottr.cc)"
#50
Paste
4.0
(2)
"👋 Paste"
"Paste is a good clipboard manager."
#51
Default Folder X
5.0
(1)
"Default Folder X."
#52
Yoink
5.0
(1)
"Yoink."
#53
Notion Calendar
5.0
(1)
"The best I can't imagine living without: Todoist, Notion, Notion Calendar"
#54
myReach
5.0
(1)
"I also use myReach as a second brain, which ultimately saves me time when looking for files, websites, notes, etc."
#55
Focus Matrix
5.0
(1)
"Focus matrix is the goat."
#56
LocalSend
5.0
(1)
"Local send. I use this almost daily for sending files or text to other devices."
#57
Dropbox
5.0
(1)
"1) Dropbox (for obvious reasons)"
#58
Microsoft OneNote
5.0
(1)
"Microsoft OneNote"
#59
Moon+ Reader
5.0
(1)
"Moon+ is one of the best eBook readers out there."
#60
Tetr
5.0
(1)
"The tetr app lets you message yourself notes and even tasks and the chat based UI users say helps make it super intuitive and frictionless."
#61
Flow Voice
5.0
(1)
"I can type at 150 wpm now."
#62
Mem.ai
5.0
(1)
"You should try Mem.ai - easy to capture, intuitive to write and refer."
#63
Tana
5.0
(1)
"Tana.inc is my productivity OS."
#64
Souls Journey
5.0
(1)
"Probably the only app you’ll ever need."
#65
Timers
5.0
(1)
"Without timers, I can't function as an adult."
#66
AppBlock
5.0
(1)
"I also highly recommend AppBlock to block social media on your devices."
#67
Bullet Journal
5.0
(1)
"A bullet journal set up in the way that suits me has been quite good."
#68
Endel
5.0
(1)
"Endel is amazing for focus and soothing anxiety."
#69
Godspeed
5.0
(1)
"Godspeed is a great, minimalist todo app."
#70
Notesnook
5.0
(1)
"Notesnook, Genius Scan, OfficeMail and MobiOffice and MobiPDF."
#71
OBS
5.0
(1)
"Hands down the best"
#72
Reflect App
4.0
(1)
"You'll be able to connect objects together."
#73
HabitKit
4.0
(1)
"**Habitkit** to make a habit of tasks I keep forgetting"
#74
Calendar
4.0
(1)
"Apple Notes, Reminders and Calendar (if on Mac, iPadOS or iOS)"
#75
Syncthing
4.0
(1)
"**Syncthing** for synching files, pictures and Obsidian notes across devices"
#76
Focus To-Do
4.0
(1)
"Focus To-do"
#77
NotePlan
4.0
(1)
"NotePlan"
#78
BlockSite
4.0
(1)
"Blocksite chrome extension, unhook for youtube (block shorts/hide home feed so u dont get distracted)"
#79
UpNote
4.0
(1)
"I use: UpNote"
#80
PDFgear
4.0
(1)
"**PDFgear** for basic and simple PDF viewing"
#81
Joplin
4.0
(1)
"Joplin/obsidian, ide, pgadmin/other database tools, docker."
#82
Gamma
4.0
(1)
"Gamma for presentations!"
#83
Dreamfora
4.0
(1)
"Keep notes, Calender, Dreamfora, Forrest."
#84
Vomo.ai
4.0
(1)
"I think it could be a fantastic tool for journalists."
#85
Sidebar
4.0
(1)
"You can checkout Sidebar, a Dock replacement that helps you with having a better overview of what applications you are running."
#86
DuetDisplay
4.0
(1)
"For tablets, I quite like DuetDisplay, I use it as an additional screen for my home office setup."
#87
Todo
4.0
(1)
"The native iOS app för Todo is perfectly fine for random reminders."
#88
Clop
4.0
(1)
"[Clop](https://dropoverapp.com)"
#89
Dropover
4.0
(1)
"[Dropover](https://dropoverapp.com)"
#90
MeetingBar
4.0
(1)
"[MeetingBar](https://meetingbar.app)"
#91
News Explorer
4.0
(1)
"[News Explorer](https://betamagic.nl/products/newsexplorer.html)"
#92
PastePal
4.0
(1)
"[PastePal](https://indiegoodies.com/pastepal)"
#93
ProNotes
4.0
(1)
"[ProNotes](https://www.pronotes.app)"
#94
Solid Calendar
4.0
(1)
"[Solid Calendar](https://solidapps.co)"
#95
Switch Extension
4.0
(1)
"I use Switch Extension on Chrome, I find it super helpful to manage the crazy amount of tabs."
#96
Calendar App
4.0
(1)
"Calendar App"
#97
PeazeHub
4.0
(1)
"Peazehub for pomodoro."
#98
Remember The Milk
3.0
(1)
"It’s good but I’m not convinced it beats Remember The Milk."
#99
VoiceInk
3.0
(1)
"Still a lot of bugs needs to be fixed. But its workable"
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