Productivity apps

10 apps reviewed across 4 categories. Every score comes from official specs and independent reviews, linked on each page.

Top rated right now: Todoist (8.6/10, Task & project managers); Obsidian (8.5/10, Note-taking apps); Linear (8.4/10, Task & project managers).

Categories

4 families · 4 guides

Capture & think

Where ideas get written down and connected.

Plan & track

Turning plans into done.

Communicate & schedule

Inboxes, calendars and conversations.

Automate & focus

Less friction, fewer distractions.

Every app, ranked

10
Product
1 Todoist — product imageTodoist
№003
App Task & project managers Score 8.6 out of 10 Free · Pro $5/mo
2 Obsidian — product imageObsidian
№002
App Note-taking apps Score 8.5 out of 10 Free · Sync $4/mo
3 Linear — product imageLinear
№005
App Task & project managers Score 8.4 out of 10 Free · $10/user/mo
4 Granola — product imageGranola
№008
App Note-taking apps Score 8.2 out of 10 Free · $14/user/mo
5 Raycast — product imageRaycast
№009
App Launchers & writing apps Score 8.2 out of 10 Free · Pro $10/mo
6 iA Writer — product imageiA Writer
№010
App Launchers & writing apps Score 8.1 out of 10 $29.99–$49.99 once
7 Notion — product imageNotion
№001
App Note-taking apps Score 8.0 out of 10 Free · Plus $10/mo
8 Fantastical — product imageFantastical
№006
App Calendar & email Score 8.0 out of 10 Free · $56.99/yr
9 Things 3 — product imageThings 3
№004
App Task & project managers Score 7.4 out of 10 $9.99 iPhone · $49.99 Mac
10 Superhuman Mail — product imageSuperhuman Mail
№007
App Calendar & email Score 7.1 out of 10 From $25/mo

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