Decluttering guru Marie Kondo has helped millions of homeowners battle messy home situations with her best-selling books, including The Life-Changing Magic Of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art Of Decluttering And Organizing. Now, she has developed a free app to help both fans and newbies organise their homes to lead happier, more fussfree lifestyles.
While she isn’t the first to come up with a life- or home-organising app, her famous method has helped countless people worldwide, and going digital just means it can reach an even wider audience. Say goodbye to a chunky notebook, an untidy home and piles of receipts with these incredibly helpful, easy to use and free smartphone apps:
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Get firsthand organising tips from Marie herself, and streamline your decluttering with her simple and easy-to-use guide. There’s even a social media feature, so you can share before and after pictures as well as see how others have cleaned up their spaces.
Available only on iOS devices.
Now, check out 10 more nifty apps that help streamline and organise your daily life to keep you on top of things:
Great for: Daily tasks
Managing and keeping track of day-to-day tasks in a checklist format. Simply check off each item when you’re done. Instant satisfaction!
Available on both iOS and Android devices.
Great for: Families
This app syncs every family member’s schedule which is displayed at once in a calendar layout, keeping everyone literally on the same page. It’s easy to navigate and colour-coded for clarity.
Available on both iOS and Android devices.
Great for: Gamers
For those who need a bit more motivation to get organised, turn your tasks, errands and to-dos into a fun game with this app! Get notified each time you accomplish a goal, and earn yourself “rewards” like watching an episode of TV. It basically virtual reality – made real.
Available on both iOS and Android devices.
Great for: Bloggers, writers and travelers
This neat app combines task manager, diary and calendar functions all in one, so you can jot down ideas and information, or simply write about your day. Everything will be right at your fingertips!
Available only on iOS devices.
Great for: Those who want a bit of everything
With a beautifully-designed user interface, this calendar app intuitively manages your daily tasks, events and special days (like anniversaries, birthdays). It can be displayed on your home screen and includes widgets like the weather.
Available only on Android devices.
Great for: Minimalists
This app offers simplicity and ease of use with a minimalist interface to boost productivity. Keep track of deadlines, make colour-coded lists with sub tasks, and share lists with others. Can be used even when you’re offline.
Available on both iOS and Android devices.
Great for: Archiving and syncing across platforms
Never lose your receipts, bills, images, notes and documents again as this app helps save all your important (and less important) information in one place. It also syncs easily across different platforms, so you can access whatever you need at anytime, saving you much time and trouble!
Available on both iOS and Android devices.
Great for: Organising all your things.
Whether you’re moving house, decluttering or simply taking inventory of your things, this app will make things much easier. It keeps a visual record of everything you own and plants a QR label on each item, for easy retrieval.
Available only on iOS devices.
Great for: Couples
Stay close and connected with this all-in-one shared calendar app where you can create to-do lists, shopping lists, grocery lists, as well as share photos and message privately.
Available only on iOS devices.
Great for: The multiple-device user
Seamlessly sync your to-do lists across your devices (phone, laptop, etc) so you can access them anytime, anywhere.
Available on both iOS and Android devices.
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Text: Elizabeth Liew
Screengrab from the Google Play Store