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Articles for Productivity

A review of the Microsoft Surface Ergonomic keyboard

A review of the Microsoft Surface Ergonomic Keyboard

The Microsoft Surface Ergonomic Keyboard may not be an Apple accessory, but it's a great keyboard that most people will enjoy using.

Our first look at Shortcuts on iOS

Our first look at Shortcuts

We're incredibly excited about Shortcuts and think it will improve everyone's productivity.

Automations and Workflows for Things on iOS: The Complete Guide

Automations and Workflows for Things on iOS

Our complete guide to the new URL Scheme for Things 3.4 on iPhone and iPad.

A review of the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

The new 15" MacBook Pro has a lot of new features, and some drawbacks as well.


Our Favorite Apps for Productivity

Streaks

The Best Habit Tracking App for iOS

Streaks

Streaks gives you useful widgets, integration with Apple Health, phenomenal Shortcuts support, and everything you need to build good habits (or break bad ones).
Fantastical

The Best Calendar App for Mac

Fantastical

Fantastical is the best calendar app for macOS because it's easy to use, powerful, and well-designed.
Fantastical

The Best Calendar App for iPhone

Fantastical

A calendar app with delightful design, superior natural language text entry, and support for iCloud reminders.
MindNode

The Best Mind Mapping App

MindNode

MindNode is our favorite mind mapping app because it features an easy, beautiful design, solid syncing, and plenty of import and export options for your workflow.
Timery

The Best Time Tracking App

Timery

Timery is best time tracking app on any platform because it gives you powerful iOS widgets and virtually limitless automation possibilities with phenomenal Shortcuts support.
Things

The task manager and GTD app suite for Mac, iPhone, and iPad

Things

Things is a well-designed task manager that is very powerful while also being delightful and easy to use.
Spark

The Best Email App for iPhone and iPad

Spark

Spark is a beautifully-designed mail app for iOS that makes email a quick task on your iPhone or iPad with plenty of service integrations, the ability to send emails to other apps, and more.
Fantastical 3

The Best Calendar App for iPad

Fantastical 3

A calendar app with delightful design, superior natural language text entry, and support for iCloud reminders.
Fantastical

The Best Calendar App for Apple Watch

Fantastical

Fantastical for Apple Watch has a great user interface, and it leads the pack in every way that matters on watchOS.
Keep It

The Best Evernote Replacement App for Long-Term Research

Keep It

Keep It is a powerful and feature-rich research app that offers feature parity between both iOS and macOS platforms.
Things

The Best GTD App for Apple Watch

Things

Things is our favorite way to keep track of lists and focus on tasks when using Apple Watch.
GoodNotes

The Best App for Taking Handwritten Notes on an iPad

GoodNotes

The best app for writing notes by hand on the iPad is GoodNotes because of its great UI, great Pencil support and writing feel, and search features.
Atom

The best text editor for macOS

Atom

Atom’s price, functionality, and approachability when it comes to package management and settings make it our choice for the best text editor for macOS for most people.
Parallels Desktop

The best app for running Windows on a Mac

Parallels Desktop

Parallels Desktop is the best option for running Windows on macOS because it's fast, easy to use, and comes with a lot of features that make living in two operating systems easier than ever.
TextExpander

Apps we love

TextExpander

We love TextExpander because it works across multiple platforms (including Windows), is easy to set up and use, and has a straight-forward business model.
Be Focused Pro

The Best Pomodoro App for Mac, iPhone, and iPad

Be Focused Pro

Be Focused Pro is the perfect blend of powerful timeboxing tools and a clean, beautiful user interface to help support you when getting your work done.
MarsEdit

The best WordPress client for macOS

MarsEdit

MarsEdit is a powerful and convenient WordPress client for macOS that is easy to use, full of features, and well-designed.
Studies

The best flashcard study app

Studies

Studies is our favorite app for studying flash cards on iOS and macOS because of its powerful features and ease of use.
Annotable

The best iOS app for annotating images

Annotable

Annotable is a capable, easy to use, and feature-rich markup app that can cover your basic and complex markup requirements.
Banktivity 7

The Best App for Managing Personal Finances and Budgets

Banktivity 7

Banktivity is our favorite budgeting app because it's easy to use, offers plenty of features and, most importantly, makes managing your finances easy and relatively hassle-free.
Sidecar

Best App for Using Your iPad as a Second Monitor or External Display

Sidecar

Sidecar is the best app for using your iPad as an external display on macOS Catalina Macs and iPadOS 13 iPads.
Google Docs

The best online, collaborative document editing suite

Google Docs

Google Docs is the best online, collaborative document editing suite because it's dependable, easy to use, and easy to share with others.
PDFpen

The best PDF app for Mac

PDFpen

PDFpen is the best PDF app for Mac because it's easy to use, powerful enough for most users, and also does OCR.
Bear

The best note-taking app for iPhone and iPad

Bear

Bear is our favorite notes app for its power and ease-of-use, while Notes.app is our favorite all-around notes app for its deep integration in iOS.
Wikiwand

The best Wikipedia app for iPhone

Wikiwand

Wikiwand is our favorite Wikipedia app for iPhone because it's beautiful, functional, and lightning fast.
Screens

The best remote access solution for Mac and iOS

Screens

Screens is the best VNC client for Mac and iOS because it's easy to set up, has powerful features, and fits the needs of most users.
Alfred

The Best Keyboard App Launcher for Mac

Alfred

Alfred is easy to use OS X launcher that has a free entry point, custom workflows, and a great iOS companion app.
AnyList

Our favorite grocery shopping app

AnyList

AnyList is our favorite app for shared grocery lists because it makes grocery shopping easier and is well-designed.
Wunderlist

Our favorite app for shared lists

Wunderlist

Wunderlist is our favorite way to share tasks because of its ubiquity, design, reliability, and sharing features.
Reeder

The Best RSS Reader for Mac

Reeder

Reeder is the best RSS client for macOS because it syncs with lots of third-party services, looks good, and makes it easy to share content with others.
Pinner

The best Pinboard app for iOS

Pinner

Pinner is our favorite Pinboard app because of its clean layout, powerful features, and more.
Spark

The Best Third-Party Email App for Mac

Spark

Spark is a beautifully-designed mail app for macOS that makes email a quick task with plenty of service integrations, the ability to send emails to other apps, and more.
Droplr

Our favorite way to easily share files, images, and links

Droplr

Droplr is our favorite file sharing app because it's easy to use, is priced fairly, and works on all our devices.
SwiftScan

The best document scanning app for iOS

SwiftScan

SwiftScan has lots of features, and it’s easy to use, which is precisely why it’s the best choice if you want to start using your iOS device to reduce the paper in your life.
TunnelBear

The best VPN solution for iOS and macOS

TunnelBear

TunnelBear is our favorite VPN solution because it's easy to use, automatically connects, and provides a stable, hassle-free connection.
Unread

The Best RSS App for iPhone and iPad

Unread

Unread offers the best experience for reading RSS feeds on the iPhone and iPad.
Reminders

The best simple list-making app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Reminders

Reminders offers the best combination of design, ease of use, and flexibility.
PDF Expert 6

The Best App for Managing, Editing, and Reading PDFs on Your iPad

PDF Expert 6

PDF Expert is easy to use, works with many syncing services, offers the fastest document reading experience, and has the most robust toolset available.
iA Writer

Our favorite Markdown writing app for iOS

iA Writer

iA Writer provides the best mix of editing tools, preview features, and exporting options in an app that's very user-friendly.