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Tools & Recommendations

Below are some of my favorite apps that I have personally used. Apps with a * next to them are currently part of my workflow. Most links are affiliate links.

Planning

Apps for Productivity
Finding the proper app to fit into your workflow can be challenging. The first step is to compare some apps and identify the most essential features for your daily life. Apps that help you manage tasks and your schedule.

A simple task manager that uses natural language and works on all devices. This integrates to MANY other apps (including some on this list) and is a great start if you're new to digital planning.

A task manager and a daily planner that connects to Jira, Asana, Click Up, Notion, ToDoist, email, calendar, and other apps to help you plan your day with a view of ALL your life in one beautiful dashboard. I highly recommend this.

TickTick works across ALL devices and within email platforms. It integrates with Siri and is a super simple and clean interface. It's super customizable with habit, time, and task-tracking features.

Perfect for project management, working in teams, digital marketers, and freelancers alike. The free version is a great option for planning large projects, and the upgraded accounts are suitable for small and large businesses.

Google Calendar*

Google's calendar app will always remain my favorite of the Google Suite. It's so simple to use, customizable, integrates with everything, and works on all devices. You can use it with Google tasks and reminders if you want only one app.

Notion Calendar*

An app that allows you to connect all your calendars into one native app. It's built for collaboration, making it super quick and easy to start and enter meetings, and is available for scheduling. It's the only calendar app I use now, and I love it.

Notes

Apps for taking notes, building a second brain, and journaling

It's probably the most popular note app and incredibly flexible. There are many videos, templates, and resources to help you learn to use it. However, it can be a bit too feature-heavy and distracting for some. I use it for projects, notes, tasks, and even this website.

If you primarily use notes for meetings and work, Mem.ai is a great choice. Notes can be easily searched, shared, and generated based on calendar events. AI helps you find what you need after the "mem" is made.

Built with students in mind, you can organize files with folders, tags and references. Turn anything into a flashcard to help you study and share your notes with a public URL in a few clicks. It's super easy to get started.

Obsidian is for you if you don't want your files on some server somewhere. It is equally as flexible as a notion, but it does has a bit more of a learning curve. This is perfect if you value privacy and have a basic understanding of coding.

If you like Obsidian but want something a little cleaner and simple, this is it. It has web, desktop and phone apps available.

Ol' reliable, this app has been around the longest. It's got a huge user base and is easy to learn and use on the go. It's great for someone who works with documents and PDFs often.

Boosts

Simple apps that upgrade your workflow on your computer.

Raycast is a launcher app on steroids. It lets you complete tasks, calculate, share common links, access clipboard history, and make almost everything you do faster. Its uses are endless, and it's hard to explain how helpful it is without trying it.

A screen recorder, content creation tool, and editor rolled into one. I use this app to create tutorials, make how-to videos, and create short-form content for TikTok and Instagram; it's affordable and the best tool on the market, in my opinion.

Move, copy, share, shrink, airdrop, upload, and shorten images, URLs, and files with one tiny icon on your menu bar. It's the easiest and fastest way to edit and manage files. Everyone could benefit from this app; the free version alone is incredible.

Screen capture, recording, scrolling capture, editing, and customization for every screenshot setting you could want. If you ever share photos of your screen, this app makes it easier and faster to do so.

Arc is built on Chromium, so all your bookmarks, extensions, and apps will still work, but this browser is built for humans and is incredibly designed. It's free and you need to try it.

An expensive ($30/mo) but elite email manager. I wrote an entire blog post about why I love it and how it's different from other apps you've used before. If you spend more than an hour a day on email, this will be well worth the investment.

Online Business

Apps that help me run websites and all aspects of business.

Host courses and webinars and sell products and bundles. Plus, you can manage a newsletter, set up affiliate programs, and build your website all for one price. I used Podia for Nora Conrad for six years and recommend this to anyone building eproducts or an online exclusive business.

This is the software we use to run our personal and business finances, and its core functionality is free! I've used other alternatives, but I always return to this one for its simplicity.

I used Shopify for my e-commerce business, but I am also a Shopify Partner, so I can help you build and launch your Shopify site; for details, feel free to contact me, or you can build your own. It's fantastic for physical products and e-commerce websites.

Managing contracts, working with clients, tracking leads and following up with past sponsors is easier when you have a system to do it all. Honeybook is my current CRM tool and it's helped me bring in new sponsors over the past year thanks to its professional look and ease of use.

My go-to for scheduling social media posts and video content. You can access all your files in a library, add team members, schedule months in advance, and use link-in-bios, and it's SO affordable.

Selling courses, sending newsletters and making an income from eproducts is a piece of cake with Gumroad. There are no upfront costs, everything is paid for via a percentage of your sales, so it's perfect for someone just starting or anyone who wants to keep their overhead low.