Apps that let you control life's pace and stay organized

The rigors of the modern corporate world in effect calls for special attention to task management. In relation to this, the OmniFocus literally sets down the whole system of efficient task management at your finger tips. This app (for iPhones) by the Omni Group was actually the winner of the 2008 Apple Design Award for Best iPhone Productivity Application. And what's more; the software not only allows you to keep tracks of projects and appointment, but can also bring up a shopping list or line up some good old home activities.

Described as a multi-platform note taking and archiving application for a myriad of mobile devices, the Evernote has now reached a whopping 11 million users. These so called notes can include computer interfaces in the form of web pages, formatted texts and even voice memos. The app helps in sorting out the notes and also makes them accessible and editable through multiple machines and operating system platforms (including Android, iOS and Windows 7). Premium service comes with $4.99 per month.

A seriously beefed up app for contact, task and calendaring, the Pocket Informant is the super software for the more technologically inclined. The app ( for the iPhone and iPad) has the capacity to support a myriad of calendars, synchronizations and services like Google Calendar. But as we mentioned - this was made for the more expert user, which is evident from the slew of customizations and setting options in relation to its appearance. So if you like to spend some time with a personalized interface along with $12.99 per month; this is certainly the app for you.

Yes, nobody likes to pay their bills, but it would certainly be convenient to at least know about our daily debts. The BillMinder is a smart little app for iPhones that exactly does that by keeping us informed of our payment, amount and due date info. The management technique is further buffed by reminder alerts that tip off the user days before the bill has to be paid. Moreover, the $1.99 software also provides us with cloud back up, in case our phone is stolen or lost.

Finally an app for the freelancers, the Bilings Touch incorporates both invoicing and billing as a definitive part of its feature. Created by Marketcircle, it is basically a platform for organizing clients and appointments, while the app also records the time invested upon a task along with managing invoices. In terms of support, the software can be used as a free trial for Mac and iPhone, while you will have to pay $15 for it to be unlocked.

Till now we have come across numerous apps that help us in organizing meeting, appointments and even bill payments. But the PocketMoney is a full fledged app that helps you to organize your financial side of affairs. Exhibiting a standard register interface, this $4.99 per month software can keep record transactions (based on both credit cards and cash) according to its type, date and amount. And to accentuate upon its practicality, one can actually synchronize the data between two iOS based devices and also between a desktop (through Qif files).

And lastly, we have the simplistic Completion app that caters to a rather wide range of casual users. Displaying a intuitive yet vivacious interface, this software is a task manager without all the highfalutin complexity. So basically it allows you to set up a list of tasks (can be related to both work and home) and assign them. Each of such settings comes withdate, while you can add its priority level and note for further info. Finally, on achieving the task, one can delete it or relegate it to the archives.