Best productivity apps on Reddit
224 reviews from r/productivity, r/macapps, r/ProductivityApps and 19 more subreddits
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#1
Notion
4.6
(22)
"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"
"Notion!!"
"Notion, keep it simple"
"Notion, Thunderbird"
"The best I can't imagine living without: Todoist, Notion, Notion Calendar"
"My current combo after testing all of these extensively is Todoist + Notion."
"Notion is my religion."
#2
TickTick
4.3
(23)
"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."
"TickTick for my projects (cross-platform)."
"For goal setting."
#3
Todoist
4.3
(12)
"* 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."
"Todoist is solid for managing daily tasks without overcomplicating things."
"I use kind of a GTD system with a toolchain of Defer (an app I built, simple task inbox) → Todoist or Notion."
"So I pay for todoist."
"I believe that Todoist meets your needs."
#4
Obsidian
4.7
(10)
"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 and Eagelcool"
"I also like Obsidian for journaling."
"I am getting on well with Obsidian at the moment."
#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
Finch
4.8
(4)
"I really recommend Finch to keep track of tasks!"
"Finch (:"
"For self care and habit tracker"
"I use Finch to track my daily accomplishments."
#7
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"
#8
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."
#9
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."
#10
Forest
4.5
(4)
"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."
#11
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."
#12
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."
#13
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."
#14
Keyboard Maestro
4.7
(3)
"Keyboard Maestro."
"The program I use more than anything else is Keyboard Maestro."
"Keyboard maestro"
#15
Things 3
4.7
(3)
"Things 3"
"Things 3 if used correctly."
"Things 3 and Focused Work for the every day basics."
#16
Google Keep
4.3
(3)
"Google keep notes and Stuff to-do widget for my android device."
"Like: Google Keep, Google Calendar, Todoist"
"Lets me create to do lists and check off each task once I finish."
#17
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."
#18
Amplenote
5.0
(2)
"Amplenote is my go to for tasks, calendar, and note integration."
"Amplenote and Clickup are my heaviest use productivity apps."
#19
Fantastical
5.0
(2)
"Fantastical"
"Fantastical for calendar. Obsidian for notes."
#20
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."
#21
Hazel
5.0
(2)
"Hazel by Noodlesoft."
"The Preeminent File Management Software for the Mac"
#22
Text Expander
5.0
(2)
"Text Expander - Make repetitive things a snap."
"TextExpander (Mac, Windows, iOS) - Store all the things you type repetitively."
#23
Raycast
5.0
(2)
"Raycast - A must have"
"Instead of Alfred, is you want something a bit more modern."
#24
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."
#25
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."
#26
Asana
5.0
(2)
"For me and my team: Asana."
"Asana offers a customizable workspace for organizing tasks."
#27
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."
#28
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."
#29
Habit
4.5
(2)
"Habit - to do list."
"Habit and Forest."
#30
YPT
4.5
(2)
"The YPT app on the App Store highly recommend."
"Ypt is really good if you wanna be productive/ group study."
#31
TextExpander
4.5
(2)
"TextExpander."
"A text expander app when I have to type repetitive text on mobile."
#32
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."
#33
4.5
(2)
"They have the best widgets in Android 13."
"Use the most simple - Google or Apple calendar, Google Tasks or Apple Reminders."
#34
PopClip
4.5
(2)
"Popclip."
"[PopClip](https://www.popclip.app)"
#35
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."
#36
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."
#37
Structured
4.5
(2)
"Structured is the best for daily planning. Very simple but looks amazing."
"I quite liked Structured app for its simplicity."
#38
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."
#39
Reminders
4.0
(2)
"Apple Notes, Reminders and Calendar (if on Mac, iPadOS or iOS)"
"I keep my grocery lists in Reminders."
#40
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."
#41
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."
#42
Motion
4.0
(2)
"[Motion] for managing my time."
"Currently using Motion (but I’m not a massive fan)."
#43
Shottr
4.0
(2)
"Shottr- screen capture"
"[Shottr](https://shottr.cc)"
#44
Paste
4.0
(2)
"👋 Paste"
"Paste is a good clipboard manager."
#45
Focus Matrix
5.0
(1)
"Focus matrix is the goat."
#46
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."
#47
Dropbox
5.0
(1)
"1) Dropbox (for obvious reasons)"
#48
Mem.ai
5.0
(1)
"You should try Mem.ai - easy to capture, intuitive to write and refer."
#49
AppBlock
5.0
(1)
"I also highly recommend AppBlock to block social media on your devices."
#50
Endel
5.0
(1)
"Endel is amazing for focus and soothing anxiety."
#51
Flow Voice
5.0
(1)
"I can type at 150 wpm now."
#52
Tana
5.0
(1)
"Tana.inc is my productivity OS."
#53
Souls Journey
5.0
(1)
"Probably the only app you’ll ever need."
#54
Rize
5.0
(1)
"Rize app is one of my favorites."
#55
Bullet Journal
5.0
(1)
"A bullet journal set up in the way that suits me has been quite good."
#56
Paprika
5.0
(1)
"I'd recommend trying out Paprika 3. It's designed specifically for shopping and makes it easy to add recipes or common bundles."
#57
Godspeed
5.0
(1)
"Godspeed is a great, minimalist todo app."
#58
Goblin Tools
5.0
(1)
"Goblin tools. 100%."
#59
OBS
5.0
(1)
"Hands down the best"
#60
ClipGlider
5.0
(1)
"App to watch video content on any website or any social network at increased speed (e.g. 1.5x)."
#61
To-Do Plus
5.0
(1)
"As a time and task management app to boost productivity."
#62
Quire
5.0
(1)
"I use Todoist and Quire, and both are great for managing my projects and exams!"
#63
Better Notes
5.0
(1)
"I like the very minimal app Better Notes @betternotesapp."
#64
Todo List Widget
5.0
(1)
"You can try Todo List Widget - simple"
#65
Forest App
5.0
(1)
"I like to use the Forest App."
#66
Keysmith
5.0
(1)
"Recently bought keysmith, and I love it."
#67
Type
5.0
(1)
"I created Type, it’s a minimalist note taking app."
#68
Priority-Zero
5.0
(1)
"The one app that has been absolutely crucial in helping me manage my work."
#69
TMetric
5.0
(1)
"TMetric is a game-changer for productivity."
#70
ByDesign.io
5.0
(1)
"I built ByDesign.io at Dartmouth College."
#71
Office 365
5.0
(1)
"Office 365 Student Edition has all the 'industry standard' software."
#72
Slapdash
5.0
(1)
"Three that you could consider adding: Alfred (productivity application for Mac) and Slapdash, Clickup."
#73
UpNote
4.0
(1)
"I use: UpNote"
#74
Cingulo
4.0
(1)
"Cingulo (to write down my emotions daily)."
#75
Joplin
4.0
(1)
"Joplin/obsidian, ide, pgadmin/other database tools, docker."
#76
Google Tasks
4.0
(1)
"Google Tasks for keeping todos and serving as a temporary note space."
#77
Dreamfora
4.0
(1)
"Keep notes, Calender, Dreamfora, Forrest."
#78
ScreenZen
4.0
(1)
"Lately, I’ve been using ScreenZen to keep my phone distractions in check."
#79
Vomo.ai
4.0
(1)
"I think it could be a fantastic tool for journalists."
#80
GTD
4.0
(1)
"Learn the method first; GTD, PARA, atomic habits or Zettelkasten."
#81
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."
#82
DuetDisplay
4.0
(1)
"For tablets, I quite like DuetDisplay, I use it as an additional screen for my home office setup."
#83
Todo
4.0
(1)
"The native iOS app för Todo is perfectly fine for random reminders."
#84
Clop
4.0
(1)
"[Clop](https://dropoverapp.com)"
#85
Dropover
4.0
(1)
"[Dropover](https://dropoverapp.com)"
#86
MeetingBar
4.0
(1)
"[MeetingBar](https://meetingbar.app)"
#87
News Explorer
4.0
(1)
"[News Explorer](https://betamagic.nl/products/newsexplorer.html)"
#88
PastePal
4.0
(1)
"[PastePal](https://indiegoodies.com/pastepal)"
#89
ProNotes
4.0
(1)
"[ProNotes](https://www.pronotes.app)"
#90
Solid Calendar
4.0
(1)
"[Solid Calendar](https://solidapps.co)"
#91
Switch Extension
4.0
(1)
"I use Switch Extension on Chrome, I find it super helpful to manage the crazy amount of tabs."
#92
MindNode
4.0
(1)
"Brainstorming & Projects: MindNode."
#93
Google Workspace
4.0
(1)
"I currently already use Google Workspace with Reclaim, Slack, Zoom, Notion."
#94
ZenKit ToDo
4.0
(1)
"ZenKit ToDo is my personal task management system."
#95
Connecteam
4.0
(1)
"Connecteam software is one of the apps to consider because of its useful tools for small businesses."
#96
Apple Calendar
4.0
(1)
"Calendar: Apple."
#97
Self Control
4.0
(1)
"Self Control"
#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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