Originally written and published at BizDivas Magazine by Sunita Biddu

How often you have heard or said, “wish we could have some more hours in a day.” Especially, we working moms and women have more TO-do’s and lesser hours. Families, friends, business, jobs, responsibilities; everything has their own share in your time and you strive hard to get your “Me” time, as well.

How about getting technology add some more hours to our routine and make our lives easier? Why not use our phones and smart devices to do a little more than texting & talking? 

There are hundreds of free apps you can use to ease your work-life balance and be more effective and efficient in everything you do. These 5 apps rocked my routine and would do wonders to yours as well.

Evernote

Wish we could save those ideas and thoughts before they slipped off our minds. Wish I could keep everything at one place and yet easy to locate. Evernote is a genie app that keeps all your notes, thoughts, voice memo, pictures, web links and more handy on all smart devices, anywhere, anytime. Your emails may ditch you someday but Evernote is such a friend you’d adore for being everywhere.

Expense Manager  

We all want a better control over the expense to save a little more. Other than clear insights and stats of our daily expenses and income, this expense manager app‘s awesome and easiest interface would make you want to do your daily entries without a second thought. And even if you forget, it would remind you at the end of the day. 

I personally loved the monthly limit feature which keeps a sweet check for spendthrifts like me on the loose. And lastly, it lets your accountants have some relief with the spreadsheet export and backup of months history feature. What else to make some more savings and buy something you may be keeping on hold for long.

Note: There are many apps by same name around. Pick the one by Markus Hintersteiner.

Flipboard

No multiple logins and you will be seen everywhere. Because you can see everything what’s happening around you online and interact with just one login. Facebook, twitter, linkedin; name any popular social network and you get to see all those posts and updates, news streams, friends’ walls, notifications while enjoying the ever wanted feel of flipping pages in a book.

There is a lot more in the flipboard to surprise you. Right from the moment you install FlipBoard, you can save as much as 3 hours a day. Try this app to believe me and see it for yourself.

Coach memory! Brain trainer

A great routine needs a sharp you with a sharp mind. Wouldn’t it be great to spend just 5 minutes a day and make our gray cells sharper & enjoy a more attentive brain. There were several mind games I tested and played over months until I stopped at Coach memory. A game with right the right balance of ease & difficulties I thoroughly enjoyed everyday. 

Attention, reaction speed, multitasking, task switching and problem solving skills, it had all those foods you brain needs to stay fit and become sharper. There would be many who would vote for Lumosity which is actually a great mind game but coach memory wins people with no annoying ads and reminders to update. 5 Minutes. You’d love this brief time making a difference. 

Nike training club

Bold brain with a beautiful body & stamina; Every woman’s first wish, probably. It should have been the first app recommendation but I kept the best for the last. Nike training club app is a blssing which works like a personal trainer on your tips.

You got quick 15 minutes and target any body part with beginner, internediate and advanced exercises with these expert led workout sessions. Interestingly, it’s primarily aimed at women to add more to the “me” time. Pick up your music, be a sport and stay motivated with your workout history and progress. 

More apps like Time Recorder, Relax time, sleep cycle alarm clock can help you be a happier woman to do a lot more and inspire others with your time management skills. 

The simplest things makes the biggest transformations in life. Wouldn’t you like to use these free apps on daily basis and see how they can save your time and help you be a women with more time for everybody and everything you love and… yourself.