Recommended Apps for 92 Everyday Tasks

Every task at a glance

PDF & documents — 7 tasks

Our app recommendations for these tasks. Open an app profile for the product introduction and official links.

• Extract images from PDFs — PDF Extractor · Adobe Acrobat Reader · PDF Expert · iLovePDF.
• Merge PDF files — Preview · PDFgear · PDF Easy Combiner · iLovePDF.
• Compress a PDF for sharing — Preview · PDFgear · Adobe Acrobat Reader · iLovePDF.
• Scan documents into searchable PDFs — Apple Notes · Scanner Pro · Adobe Scan · Genius Scan.
• Edit and sign PDFs — Preview · PDFgear · PDF Expert · Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Convert a PDF into an editable document — PDF Extractor · PDFgear · Adobe Acrobat Reader · iLovePDF.
• Organize, split and extract PDF pages — Preview · PdfCraft · PDFgear · PDF Expert.

• PDF Extractor — macOS / iPhone / iPad →
• Adobe Acrobat Reader — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• PDF Expert — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• iLovePDF — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• Preview — macOS / iPhone / iPad →
• PDFgear — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• PDF Easy Combiner — iPhone / iPad →
• Apple Notes — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Scanner Pro — iPhone / iPad →
• Adobe Scan — iPhone / iPad →
• Genius Scan — iPhone / iPad →
• PdfCraft — macOS / Windows / Linux / FreeBSD / Web →

Notes & knowledge — 6 tasks

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• Take handwritten notes on iPad — Goodnotes · Notability · Apple Notes · Noteshelf.
• Capture a quick note — Apple Notes · Drafts · Bear · Notion.
• Build a personal knowledge base — Obsidian · Notion · Bear · Logseq.
• Organize research notes — Zotero · Obsidian · DEVONthink · Notion.
• Find text in handwritten notes — Apple Notes · Goodnotes · Notability · MyScript Notes (formerly Nebo).
• Move notes between apps — Apple Notes · Bear · Obsidian · Notion.

• Goodnotes — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Notability — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Apple Notes — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Noteshelf — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Drafts — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Bear — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Notion — iPhone / iPad / macOS / Web →
• Obsidian — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Logseq — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Zotero — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• DEVONthink — macOS →
• MyScript Notes (formerly Nebo) — iPhone / iPad →

Tasks & time — 7 tasks

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• Plan my day — 24me: Calendar・Planner & To Do · Apple Reminders · Things 3 · Todoist · TickTick.
• Manage recurring tasks — Apple Reminders · Things 3 · Todoist · TickTick.
• Organize a personal project — Things 3 · Todoist · OmniFocus · Notion.
• Share tasks with family — Apple Reminders · Todoist · TickTick · AnyList.
• Track a habit — Streaks · Habitify · TickTick.
• Time-block my calendar — Fantastical · Apple Calendar · Google Calendar · TickTick.
• Share a Family or Team Calendar on iPhone — GroupCal - Shared Calendar · Apple Calendar · Google Calendar · TimeTree.

• 24me: Calendar・Planner & To Do — iPhone / iPad →
• Apple Reminders — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Things 3 — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Todoist — iPhone / iPad / macOS / Web →
• TickTick — iPhone / iPad / macOS / Web →
• OmniFocus — iPhone / iPad / macOS / Web →
• Notion — iPhone / iPad / macOS / Web →
• AnyList — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• Streaks — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Habitify — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Fantastical — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Apple Calendar — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Google Calendar — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• GroupCal - Shared Calendar — iPhone / iPad →
• TimeTree — iPhone / iPad / Web →

Reading & research — 7 tasks

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• Save articles for later — GoodLinks · Readwise Reader · Instapaper · Raindrop.io.
• Read without distractions — Safari · GoodLinks · Readwise Reader · Instapaper.
• Follow websites with RSS — NetNewsWire · Reeder · Readwise Reader · Feedly.
• Organize reading highlights — Readwise · Readwise Reader · Apple Books · Zotero.
• Read EPUB books — Apple Books · Readwise Reader · BookFusion · KyBook.
• Read and annotate research papers — Zotero · PDF Expert · LiquidText · Goodnotes.
• Learn languages through shows and subtitles — Lingopie · Language Reactor · FluentU · LingQ.

• GoodLinks — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Readwise Reader — iPhone / iPad / macOS / Web →
• Instapaper — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• Raindrop.io — iPhone / iPad / macOS / Web →
• Safari — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• NetNewsWire — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Reeder — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Feedly — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• Readwise — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• Apple Books — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Zotero — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• BookFusion — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• KyBook — iPhone / iPad →
• PDF Expert — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• LiquidText — iPad / macOS →
• Goodnotes — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Lingopie — Web / iOS / Android →
• Language Reactor — Web →
• FluentU — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• LingQ — iPhone / iPad / Web →

Photos & design — 9 tasks

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• Remove an image background — Apple Photos · Photomator · Pixelmator Pro · Canva.
• Resize several photos — Preview · Apple Shortcuts · Pixelmator Pro · XnConvert.
• Edit RAW photos — Apple Photos · Darkroom · Photomator · Adobe Lightroom.
• Draw and paint on iPad — Procreate · Adobe Fresco · Sketchbook · Concepts.
• Make a social media graphic — Canva · Adobe Express · Pixelmator Pro · Desygner.
• Compress images for the web — ImageOptim · Clop · Squoosh · Apple Shortcuts.
• Create useful AI photos and video clips — Higgsfield · Swagga.ai · Runway · Adobe Firefly.
• Solve photo tasks: events, collages, cutouts and recovery — Apple Photos · Canva · Pixelmator Pro · Photomator.
• Use a Phone Screen to Light a Small Object — LumaFold: Screen Light · Screen Light Color · Color Screen Light - Tint.

• Apple Photos — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Photomator — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Pixelmator Pro — macOS / iPad →
• Canva — iPhone / iPad →
• Preview — macOS / iPhone / iPad →
• Apple Shortcuts — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• XnConvert — macOS →
• Darkroom — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Adobe Lightroom — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Procreate — iPad →
• Adobe Fresco — iPhone / iPad →
• Sketchbook — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Concepts — iPhone / iPad →
• Adobe Express — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• Desygner — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• ImageOptim — macOS →
• Clop — macOS →
• Squoosh — Web →
• Higgsfield — Web →
• Swagga.ai — Web →
• Runway — Web →
• Adobe Firefly — Web →
• LumaFold: Screen Light — iPhone / iPad →
• Screen Light Color — iPhone / iPad →
• Color Screen Light - Tint — iPhone / iPad / Web →

Audio, video & subtitles — 8 tasks

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• Generate subtitles locally — TinyStudio · MacWhisper · Buzz · Aiko.
• Transcribe interviews privately — MacWhisper · Buzz · Aiko · superwhisper.
• Edit a video on iPad — iMovie · LumaFusion · DaVinci Resolve · Final Cut Pro for iPad.
• Record and organize voice notes — Apple Voice Memos · Just Press Record · Noted · Ferrite Recording Studio.
• Edit podcast audio — Ferrite Recording Studio · GarageBand · Audacity · Hindenburg.
• Convert audio and video formats — HandBrake · Shutter Encoder · ffWorks · VLC.
• Read a Script While Recording Video on iPhone — Promptia: Video Teleprompter · Teleprompter for Video · Teleprompter Premium · BIGVU.
• Play Personal Videos on a TV from iPhone or iPad — CarScreen: Video in Your Car · Infuse · VLC · Plex.

• TinyStudio — macOS →
• MacWhisper — macOS →
• Buzz — macOS / Windows / Linux →
• Aiko — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Superwhisper — iPhone / iPad / macOS / Windows / Android →
• iMovie — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• LumaFusion — iPhone / iPad →
• DaVinci Resolve — iPad / macOS →
• Final Cut Pro for iPad — iPad →
• Apple Voice Memos — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Just Press Record — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Noted — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Ferrite Recording Studio — iPhone / iPad →
• GarageBand — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Audacity — macOS →
• Hindenburg — macOS →
• HandBrake — macOS →
• Shutter Encoder — macOS →
• ffWorks — macOS →
• VLC — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Promptia: Video Teleprompter — iPhone / iPad / macOS (Apple silicon) →
• Teleprompter for Video — iPhone / iPad →
• Teleprompter Pro (formerly Teleprompter Premium) — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• BIGVU — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• CarScreen: Video in Your Car — iPhone / iPad →
• Infuse — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Plex — iPhone / iPad / macOS / Web →

Writing & expression — 6 tasks

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• Write in Markdown — iA Writer · Ulysses · Bear · Obsidian.
• Organize a long manuscript — Scrivener · Ulysses · Apple Pages · Storyist.
• Capture writing ideas — Drafts · Apple Notes · Bear · iA Writer.
• Check English grammar and style — Grammarly · LanguageTool · ProWritingAid · Antidote.
• Prepare a blog post — Ulysses · iA Writer · MarsEdit · WordPress / Jetpack.
• Write without distractions — iA Writer · Ulysses · Byword.

• iA Writer — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Ulysses — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Bear — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Obsidian — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Scrivener — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Apple Pages — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Storyist — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Drafts — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Apple Notes — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Grammarly — iPhone / iPad / macOS / Web →
• LanguageTool — iPhone / iPad / macOS / Web →
• ProWritingAid — macOS / Web →
• Antidote — macOS / Web →
• MarsEdit — macOS →
• WordPress / Jetpack — iPhone / iPad / macOS / Web →
• Byword — iPhone / iPad / macOS →

Files & automation — 6 tasks

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• Transfer files between devices — LocalSend · Apple Files · Documents by Readdle · Blip.
• Organize downloaded files — Hazel · Finder · Documents by Readdle · DEVONthink.
• Open ZIP and other archives — Keka · The Unarchiver · Apple Files · BetterZip.
• Rename files in batches — Finder · A Better Finder Rename · Transnomino · Name Mangler.
• Automate a repeated action — Apple Shortcuts · Keyboard Maestro · Hazel · BetterTouchTool.
• Find large files on Mac — DaisyDisk · GrandPerspective · OmniDiskSweeper · Finder.

• LocalSend — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Apple Files — iPhone / iPad →
• Documents by Readdle — iPhone / iPad →
• Blip — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Hazel — macOS →
• Finder — macOS →
• DEVONthink — macOS →
• Keka — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• The Unarchiver — macOS →
• BetterZip — macOS →
• A Better Finder Rename — macOS →
• Transnomino — macOS →
• Name Mangler — macOS →
• Apple Shortcuts — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Keyboard Maestro — macOS →
• BetterTouchTool — macOS →
• DaisyDisk — macOS →
• GrandPerspective — macOS →
• OmniDiskSweeper — macOS →

Privacy & security — 6 tasks

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• Manage passwords across devices — Apple Passwords · 1Password · Bitwarden · Strongbox.
• Store two-factor authentication codes — Ente Auth · 2FAS Auth · 1Password · Bitwarden.
• Share passwords with family — Apple Passwords · 1Password · Bitwarden · Proton Pass.
• Protect sensitive files — Cryptomator · VeraCrypt · Strongbox · Disk Utility.
• Reduce web tracking — AdGuard · Wipr · 1Blocker · DuckDuckGo.
• Move to another password manager — 1Password · Bitwarden · Proton Pass · Strongbox.

• Apple Passwords — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• 1Password — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Bitwarden — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Strongbox — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Ente Auth — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• 2FAS Auth — iPhone / iPad →
• Proton Pass — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Cryptomator — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• VeraCrypt — macOS →
• Disk Utility — macOS →
• AdGuard — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Wipr — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• 1Blocker — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• DuckDuckGo — iPhone / iPad / macOS →

Language & study — 6 tasks

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• Review with spaced repetition — AnkiMobile · Quizlet · Mochi · RemNote.
• Learn new vocabulary — Memorio - Learn Words · AnkiMobile · Quizlet · Duolingo · Pleco.
• Look up words while reading — Pleco · LingQ · Readwise Reader · Apple Books.
• Practice listening in another language — Lingopie · LingQ · Duolingo · Beelinguapp.
• Translate a short text — DeepL · Apple Translate · Google Translate · Mate Translate.
• Organize study sessions — Forest · Focus To-Do · TickTick · Structured.

• AnkiMobile — iPhone / iPad →
• Quizlet — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• Mochi — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• RemNote — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Memorio - Learn Words — iPhone / iPad →
• Duolingo — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• Pleco — iPhone / iPad →
• LingQ — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• Readwise Reader — iPhone / iPad / macOS / Web →
• Apple Books — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Lingopie — Web / iOS / Android →
• Beelinguapp — iPhone / iPad →
• DeepL — iPhone / iPad / macOS / Web →
• Apple Translate — iPhone / iPad →
• Google Translate — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• Mate Translate — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Forest — iPhone / iPad →
• Focus To-Do — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• TickTick — iPhone / iPad / macOS / Web →
• Structured — iPhone / iPad / macOS →

Life & travel — 6 tasks

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• Organize a trip itinerary — TripIt · Tripsy · Wanderlog · Apple Notes.
• Track a flight — Flighty · FlightAware · Flightradar24.
• Track personal spending — MoneyWiz · YNAB · Spendee · Cashew.
• Save and organize recipes — Paprika · AnyList · Crouton · Mela.
• Make a packing list — PackPoint · Packing Pro · AnyList · Apple Reminders.
• Convert currencies while travelling — Xe Currency · Currency · Elk · Wise.

• TripIt — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• Tripsy — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Wanderlog — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• Apple Notes — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Flighty — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• FlightAware — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• Flightradar24 — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• MoneyWiz — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• YNAB — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• Spendee — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• Cashew — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• Paprika — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• AnyList — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• Crouton — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Mela — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• PackPoint — iPhone →
• Packing Pro — iPhone / iPad →
• Apple Reminders — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Xe Currency — iPhone / iPad →
• Currency — iPhone / iPad →
• Elk — iPhone →
• Wise — iPhone / iPad / Web →

Health & fitness records — 6 tasks

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• Review activity trends — Apple Health · Gentler Streak · HealthFit · FitnessView.
• Export workout routes — HealthFit · WorkOutDoors · RunGap.
• Log workouts — WorkOutDoors · Hevy · Strong · Fitbod.
• Review sleep records — Apple Health · AutoSleep · Pillow · Sleep Cycle.
• Keep a mood log — Daylio · How We Feel · Bearable · Day One.
• Export personal health records — Apple Health · Health Auto Export · HealthFit.

• Apple Health — iPhone / iPad →
• Gentler Streak — iPhone →
• HealthFit — iPhone →
• FitnessView — iPhone / iPad →
• WorkOutDoors — iPhone →
• RunGap — iPhone →
• Hevy — iPhone →
• Strong — iPhone →
• Fitbod — iPhone →
• AutoSleep — iPhone →
• Pillow — iPhone / iPad →
• Sleep Cycle — iPhone →
• Daylio — iPhone →
• How We Feel — iPhone →
• Bearable — iPhone →
• Day One — iPhone / iPad →
• Health Auto Export — iPhone / iPad / macOS →

Journaling & memory keeping — 6 tasks

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• Turn photos into a digital journal — PetaNote · Zinnia · Day One · Canva.
• Keep a private journal — Day One · Apple Journal · Journey · Diarium.
• Make a travel scrapbook — PetaNote · Zinnia · Canva · Journey.
• Start digital scrapbooking — Zinnia · Canva · PetaNote · Goodnotes.
• Export a journal — Day One · Journey · Diarium · Zinnia.
• Share a journal page — PetaNote · Zinnia · Canva · Day One.

• PetaNote — iPhone / iPad →
• Zinnia — iPhone / iPad →
• Day One — iPhone / iPad →
• Canva — iPhone / iPad →
• Apple Journal — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Journey — iPhone / iPad / macOS / Web →
• Diarium — iPhone / iPad / macOS →
• Goodnotes — iPhone / iPad / macOS →

AI & assistants — 3 tasks

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• Find a personal AI agent for a concrete job — Claude · ChatGPT · Microsoft Copilot · Manus.
• Control what an AI agent can access and change — Claude · ChatGPT · Microsoft Copilot · Manus.
• Choose and manage an AI character-chat workflow — SpicyChat · Character.AI · Replika · Kindroid.

• Claude — iPhone / iPad / macOS / Web →
• ChatGPT — iPhone / iPad / macOS / Web →
• Microsoft Copilot — iPhone / iPad / macOS / Web →
• Manus — Web →
• SpicyChat — Web / Android →
• Character.AI — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• Replika — iPhone / iPad / Web →
• Kindroid — iPhone / iPad / Web →

Business & sales — 1 tasks

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• Use AI for sales research and controlled follow-up — Gojiberry AI · Apollo · Clay · HubSpot.

• Gojiberry AI — Web →
• Apollo — Web →
• Clay — Web →
• HubSpot — iPhone / iPad / Web →

Music practice — 2 tasks

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• Check Violin, Viola or Cello Intonation During Practice — Violin Tuner & Intonation · Viola Tuner & Intonation · Cello Tuner & Intonation · TonalEnergy Tuner.
• Practise a Steady Tempo with an iPhone Metronome — Metronome · Tempo Wheel · Pro Metronome · Soundbrenner · Tempo.

• Violin Tuner & Intonation — iPhone / iPad →
• Viola Tuner & Intonation — iPhone / iPad →
• Cello Tuner & Intonation — iPhone / iPad →
• TonalEnergy Tuner — iPhone / iPad →
• Metronome · Tempo Wheel — iPhone / iPad →
• Pro Metronome — iPhone / iPad →
• Soundbrenner — iPhone / iPad →
• Tempo — iPhone / iPad →

Sources & scope

Reviewed October 28, 2026. App information is drawn from official developer websites and dated App Store records. Recommendations are organized by the task they help with.

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