I start my day with Artifact, which is kind of like TikTok but for news. Kevin Systrom, who helped create Instagram, is behind this app. What I love about Artifact is how it uses AI to figure out the news I’m interested in and shows me more of that stuff. There’s also this neat feature where the AI can summarise articles. This way, I get the gist of a story without having to read the whole thing. The coolest part? If there’s a news headline that seems clickbaity, Artifact actually checks out the article and fixes the headline to be more accurate. No more falling for clickbait headlines!

And there’s this new feature called ‘Links.’ It lets us share any web link, like cool things I bought or articles I find interesting, with others on Artifact. We can chat about these links, which is both fun and really handy. For me, Artifact is the number one app for keeping up with the news.

Tick Tick — Productivity

TickTick is my go-to app for staying organized and productive. It’s an all-in-one tool that combines a planner, habit tracker, calendar, event reminder, and even a focus timer. One of the standout features is the built-in Pomodoro timer, which is fantastic for managing work sessions and ensuring I take necessary breaks. It’s incredibly helpful for planning my daily tasks, keeping an eye on upcoming events, and maintaining or building new habits.

Shortwave — AI-Powered Email Client

Shortwave is the email client that has totally changed the way I handle my inbox. It’s not your average email app; it uses AI to sort everything out for me. Promotions, updates, newsletters, and social emails — all organized without me lifting a finger. It keeps the last week’s emails right up front and stores everything else for up to 90 days automatically. And if you go for the premium version, which costs $9, you get a whopping three years of email history. Plus, you can compose emails just by talking, thanks to its voice-to-text feature.

Bundled Notes — Note Taking app

Bundled Notes has taken the crown as my ultimate note-taking app. It rocks Android’s Material You design and, funnily enough, seems to use it even better than Google’s own Keep Notes. The app lets me create ‘bundles’ which are like different notebooks for various categories. Inside each bundle, I can use tags to organize my notes, almost like having folders within folders. It comes with a generous 150 MB of storage, but the pro version offers a massive 15 GB — that’s a whole lot of space for all my notes and reminders.

Speaking of reminders, I can schedule notes as reminders too! I can set reminders of previous class lectures right before the new class starts so I can review what I learned last time. Plus, it syncs instantly between devices, has Kanban boards for project management, and even supports rich text formatting. It’s my favourite note-taking app.