The 5 Best Calendar Apps For 2014
Calendar apps aren't just about
looking pretty. Here are the five best to keep you on track in the year ahead.
While we often struggle to find the
best email app, in many cases finding the best calendar app has a bigger impact
on how we stay productive. From apps that will find documents for your upcoming
appointment to apps that will notify attendees how many minutes late you'll be
for your meeting, calendar apps are becoming smarter and more functional.
Here are five solid solutions for
better calendar management on your smartphone (iOS and Android).
If you have others you love, please
let us know in the comments.
This little app was a big star in
2013, and for good reason. While some calendar apps tend to have a heavy
look-and-feel, Sunrise goes the opposite direction. Its lightweight design makes
it one of the best-looking downloads on this list.
However, it's not just about its
pretty interface. It is a fast, effective tool for managing schedules. If
you're a Google Calendar user, for example, the app syncs between the two
services in real-time. If you're on the road a lot, the timezone support is
handy automatically adjusts your appointment times to the correct hours. The
weather feature, based on your location, is also a helpful addition to plan
your busy days. Most importantly, adding and editing events is a cinch.
Tempo
does a great job to ensure you're as prepared as possible for upcoming
meetings. For example, when you add a meeting the app neatly lists the invited
contacts. When you click on a person's name, you can easily get additional
information about that person (and their company) from social networks such as
LinkedIn.
Tempo also makes it a breeze to find
documents associated with your specific event, so you can get up-to-speed on
the agenda fast. If you travel for business, your flight and airport
information is always accessible.
Cal
(iOS/Android--FREE)--For the
task master
This app is one of the newer
calendar tools to help you stay on track throughout your day. Like most of the
apps on this list, Cal
syncs to your existing calendar. It also connects to Any.do, which helps you
manage daily tasks, so you can link your events to deliverables.
The contacts, maps, and social
integration is also world-class, so you have you network and location
information at your fingertips. Finally, in some locations, there is the
one-click option to call an Uber car.
Business
Calendar (Android--$4.99 Pro
Version)--For the Google guru
If you use an Android smartphone,
you might want to give this professional calendar
app a whirl. The configurable widgets
are nice addition to see your overall schedule at a glance. Like Cal, there is
also a task organizer.
While it might lack the beauty of
some of the above apps, it holds its own with smart technology and
functionality. The color coding makes it easy to put your overall time in
perspective and there is an import/export option that works with iCalendar.
Move over Siri, Donna is the new personal assistant in your pocket (which syncs
with Exchange, Google, iCal, and Yahoo). She notifies you about daily
appointments, dials you into conference calls (GoToMeeting, Skype, WebEx),
informs you about your city's weather, and gets you accurate meeting directions
with traffic info and travel time.
In the latest update (Donna 2.0), if
you're running late for a meeting you can easily share your updated arrival
time with all the attendees. Like the Cal app, Donna can also hook you up with
an Uber ride in some cities.
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