Best Hidden Gem iPad Productivity Apps for 2024
Unknown Productivity Apps
24th Aug, 2024
Christopher Lawley covers plenty of hardware and software on his YouTube channel. Let's explore what productivity apps and tools he uses. This is his productivity toolkit.
Christopher Lawley runs an Apple-centric YouTube channel that showcases hardware and software for iOS and iPad.
One of his very lucky jobs is exploring software that is lesser known or unknown to many to help collect the best productivity apps for work and life, which aren't the big players like Trello or Asana.
This piece explores all of the most unknown productivity apps, according to Christopher Lawley, as we dive into many independently developed productivity apps on iOS and iPad.
Tasks
- Managing your tasks is a must, and Christopher uses Tasks himself. Yes, you heard that right—a task app called Tasks, but there are lots packed into Tasks. Mustafa Yusuf developed this app and focuses on managing your tasks, projects, and workload.
- For tasks, Christopher went with something a bit more independent compared to Todoist and Microsoft To-Do, which are more basic tools for task management. He loves how Tasks allows you to manage your tasks and projects in a Kanban style and includes smart task lists for compiling the correct workload.
- You can collaborate with others inside of Tasks, which makes it even more expansive. Tasks is excellent at adapting to your project versus forcing you into a system, Chris believes. We had Christopher pegged as an Apple Reminders user; we were confident.
Focused Work
- Next up is a timer application that many will love, thanks to the nature of Pomodoro as a system. This application helps to set timers automatically and set focused work sessions, giving you the best outcome for your Pomodoro timed sessions.
Everlog
The next tool is a journal application called Everlog. We're sure Christopher is very excited about Apple Journal, but for now, it's all Everlog. Security is one of the main focuses on Everlog, giving you clarity on how your journal notes are secured.
Calendar 366
We have many calendar apps here on Tool Finder, but Calendar 366 is unique. With full iOS and macOS support, Calendar 366 gives you a window into your week with a nice macOS menu bar experience for plotting out your upcoming meetings and events and your own plans beyond that.
Actions for Obsidian
Actions for Obsidian is an extension to Obsidian that allows for a better workflow management experience inside of Obsidian. We've come across this application before, independently developed, more tools within tools are coming out daily.
Actions by Obsidian helps to optimise workflows and shortcuts in Obsidian. Perfect for managing Obsidian much faster with over 30 different workflows and shortcuts to use.
Timery
This time-tracking application works well on Apple-centric devices and allows you to connect with Toggl for better management of timers and reports. This makes life easier for management with time tracking, popular with freelancers.
Ochi
Ochi wants to be the base for your distractions. It doesn't want you to have any distractions making Ochi a popular tool. Much like tools like Freedom, it helps to block websites and also applications for better focused work sessions. Combined with Focused Work it could probably be a weapon for iOS and Apple-centric users to love.
Dark Noise
Productivity at the desk is getting more detailed; sound is now a factor. For those who wear headphones, yes there is noise-cancelling abilities, but many are turning to tools like Dark Noise and Endel for creating sound environments that induce focused work.
This is becoming incredibly popular for helping people to stay focused in deep work states.
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