Top 5 Android Productivity Apps
Work smarter, not harder! It may be one of those annoying office-speak phrases but it is very relevant to today’s blog. Most of us have smartphones and they often serve as a fantastic procrastination tool. Well, they would be a fantastic tool if procrastination was what we were after, but we’re actually looking to drastically reduce it and embrace productivity! Luckily, with a few tweaks of your smartphone habits, you can transform your procrastination skills into excellent productivity skills. All you need are the right apps.
Back in March we published our top ten iPhone productivity apps – Part 1 and Part 2. Even as an Android user, it’s well worth having a look at those blogs as many of the apps are also available for your operating system.
For now, here are five great Android apps for you to try.
TurboScan (£1.20)
TurboScan could come in very handy if you work away from your desk a lot. Use your phone or tablet as a scanner and create PDF copies of documents, receipts, notes and anything else you need to keep a record of. Once scanned, you can email the scanned items to yourself or upload them to an online account.
ZenDay (Free)
Described by the developers as a GPS of your life, ZenDay is a to-do list and organiser with a difference. Floating tasks are automatically rescheduled into spaces in your diary so you don’t need to find the time – the app will do it for you! A truly forward-thinking app.
focus@will (Free/$4 per month)
Love listening to music as you work? Focus@will contains a playlist devised in collaboration with neuroscientists at UCLA to make you more productive as you listen. There are plenty of genres on offer and scores of songs to help you get into “the Zone”. 100 minutes playtime for free, $4 per month or $35 per year for unlimited use.
RescueTime (Free/$9 per month)
This is perfect for those of us who can’t quite work out where the day has gone. RescueTime runs in the background as you work (on mobile or on desktop), then delivers the truth about your productivity once you’ve finished. See how much time you really spend on each application, website, calls and so on. You can also set daily goals and block certain websites. Free version includes basic features, the full version costs $9 per month or $72 for a year.
YouMail (Free)
Visual voicemail for your smartphone, YouMail lets you check your messages from your computer, meaning it’s no longer a disaster to leave your phone at home. See who left each message at a glance, have your voicemail converted to email, have a disconnected tone played to blocked callers, set up auto-reply text messages to callers, YouMail has it all and more.
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