Apple’s iPads come with built-in productivity tools like Notes, Calendar, and Reminders, but if you’d like to explore new ways to maximize productivity and organize your life, there are many apps out there to help you.
Although the iPad started off as a device that could be used to stream content or browse the web on the go, Apple has essentially turned its iPads into computers that can handle a variety of different tasks for personal, work, and school use. As a result, there are numerous apps to help you do things like create a single place to organize your life or help you stay focused on your day-to-day tasks by blocking out distractions.
We’ve compiled a list of some of the best ones that are available on the App Store.
Milanote
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Milanote is a good app for people who prefer a visual workspace when it comes to building a task manager, creating a mood board, or organizing plans.
You can turn scattered ideas and tasks into a visual system. Instead of relying on standard lists, you can create a board to map out your projects and organize to-do items in one place to see the big picture. The app lets you combine notes, images, videos, sketches, and more.
If you want to create something collaborative, you can invite others to edit, comment, or view your boards.
The app can be used for doing things like planning story outlines, making storyboards, mapping out marketing campaigns, collecting art inspiration, organizing fashion concepts, drafting scripts, and more.
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You can use Milanote for free, but if you want access to unlimited notes and file uploads, you’ll have to pay $9.99 per month.
Goodnotes
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Goodnotes is one of the most popular iPad apps, and for good reason. The app is great for people who like to write out notes using an Apple Pencil; you can include both handwritten and typed text on one page and add things like images, stickers, and even doodles.
You can create a digital notebook with blank or ruled paper for notes, checklists, planners, and more. The app lets you export entire digital notebooks or specific pages into PDFs and other files.
Goodnotes also features an AI assistant that can read and understand your handwritten or typed notes, then summarize, rewrite, or organize them. It can also answer questions, solve math problems, generate templates and tables, identify key themes, and more.
Goodnotes is also great for drawing and sketching. While it’s not as advanced as some creativity apps like Procreate, Goodnotes is easy to use and perfect for quick sketches or diagrams.
If you’re attending a class or a meeting, you can also record audio notes that are synced to the moment you write. Plus, you can use AI to summarize your notes and help you write.
You can create three digital notebooks and access basic AI features, such as the ability to ask five questions per month and solve math problems, for free. If you want unlimited notebooks and more AI features, you’ll have to pay $11.99 per year or a one-time payment of $35.99. The app also features a monthly AI Pass add-on for $9.99 that unlocks additional monthly credits and access to advanced AI features like image generation.
TickTick
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If you’re not a fan of your iPad’s built-in Reminders app, or you just want a more advanced to-do list and task management app, TickTick might be a good choice. You can use it for both professional and personal tasks.
The app lets you sync tasks a …