Being a UX/UI designer, you have millions of tasks to accomplish every day. In order to not miss anything important and always stay organized, you need a reliable helper. These days, time-management apps can help keep track of your important activities for the day. Choose the one you like and start making plans.

Eight apps that will help you to manage your time

Paper planners and stickers are things of the past. Now, there is an array of interactive and fun apps that can help remind you of all the important things you need to do every day!

Todoist

With Todoist, you can break down tasks into projects and subprojects, add tags, change the subject, add comments, attach files, and lead collaborative projects. The service has built-in productivity tracking. Some functions, including reminders and adding tasks by email, are available only in the premium version of the application.

The application has many features, so it is important to read the user manual. With it you can figure out how to best design and organize projects, work with tasks, labels, and filters as well as find out what tags you need to use to configure tasks.

Some users are repelled by the need to explore the capabilities of the service, but Todoist is worth it. After just an hour or so of toying around on the app, you’ll have a reliable and convenient scheduler.

Trello

Some UX/UI design companies use Trello to work on projects in teams. It’s also not bad for personal business planning.

In Trello, you can create a virtual board with cards, add participants, tags, a checklist, deadlines, and attachments. It is both versatile and helpful.

One of the most interesting features of the application is the ability to integrate additional tools and apps (Dropbox, Slack, Evernote, Twitter, and dozens of others). There are a lot of them, but luckily they are all divided into categories. This makes it relatively easy to find the right one.

Wunderlist

Even though Microsoft, which bought Wunderlist in 2015, announced the closure of the application two years ago, the service still works. Moreover, the founder of the company that developed Wunderlist is now trying to redeem the service.

Wunderlist itself remains a fairly convenient program: you can add a reminder, replays, subtasks, notes, and files to each task, create several different lists, and customize them for yourself. Wunderlist boasts another feature – the “Conversations” function, which allows you to discuss joint tasks without leaving the application.

Google Calendar

One of the simplest and most reliable schedulers, Google Calendar can synchronize with all the other applications reviewed. If earlier in the calendar, it was only possible to sort tasks by day and time, now functions have been added. For example, in Google Calendar, you can now set goals and the application itself offers you time options to achieve it.

Conveniently, all events from Gmail are automatically imported. The only noticeable inconvenience of the calendar is that you cannot create to-do lists without reference to a specific date. The calendar design is also visually pleasing – you can add cards and pictures.

MyLifeOrganized

The easy-to-use application supports all the functions of a quality task scheduler: creating lists, adding subtasks, notes, tags, and reminders.

However, creating several to-do lists at once or discussing a task with colleagues inside MyLifeOrganized is not possible. If you have a lot of tasks, it is better to choose a different solution. But if you need a program without unnecessary functions and to organize personal files, then you may like MyLifeOrganized.

Notion

In Notion, you can create to-do lists and plan out time, create your database, lead projects, and organize tasks. This app is often used by professional UX/UI design agencies to create knowledge bases, archives of projects, or work on project documentation collaboratively.

Notion has a lot of possibilities for organizing and formatting information – it simultaneously attracts and repels. If you are willing to spend time to understand all the features of the service, it will easily replace both Evernote and Google Docs with success. The developers have created dozens of templates for the most common tasks. You can create templates yourself and share them with other users.

Evernote

The most popular application for creating notes and storing information, from which many have made an almost personal database. Evernote has a few handy features worth mentioning.

Ready-made templates simplify the process of creating notes; developers have already made dozens of them for a variety of purposes – from a template for meetings to a physical activity tracker.

Web Clipper saves web pages or parts of them in Evernote – this is very convenient when there is no time for an interesting article, but you don’t feel like looking for it again.

Another interesting feature is the ability to recognize and search based on handwriting. Further, the program can recognize 11 languages, including Russian. Evernote can also scan documents and integrate several useful applications, including Gmail, Slack, and Google Drive.

Google Keep

This one perfectly complements Google Calendar – you can make lists, handwritten notes, notes with images, and voice notes. The application is best suited for taking notes and writing down ideas, especially when there is no time to complete a task with all the details. The main thing is not to forget to look into the application and disassemble new entries periodically.

Conclusion

The secret to always staying productive is finding the correct tools and using them right. These eight digital helpers will allow you to impress your colleagues with your efficiency and productiveness.