My Top 7 Favorite iPhone Apps from 2017

As 2017 comes to an end, I am also wrapping up my 8th year using the Apple iPhone. Besides marketing services, I spend a lot of time helping and recommending apps and software to my painting clients that make them more productive in both the field and their office spaces. Below you will find the ones I used the most in 2017 and why I liked them.
Basecamp 3 — Project and Task Management
I started using the original “Basecamp Classic” probably around 2005. I am pretty loyal to software companies that produce a quality product and have excellent customer service. When the newest version of Basecamp was released in 2015, it became one of my favorite productivity apps for the desktop and iPhone. This is also the first year where many of my painting clients have begun to adopt Basecamp 3 for their office and field employees. Try it free for a month.
Basecamp 3 — Project and Task Management
I started using the original “Basecamp Classic” probably around 2005. I am pretty loyal to software companies that produce a quality product and have excellent customer service. When the newest version of Basecamp was released in 2015, it became one of my favorite productivity apps for the desktop and iPhone. This is also the first year where many of my painting clients have begun to adopt Basecamp 3 for their office and field employees. Try it free for a month. Things 3 — ToDos and Reminders
I don’t know why my two favorite, most used, apps this year are “3” versions. I tried Things several years ago, and it was just too boring and clunky. I like easy-to-use apps that look awesome too! Things 3 is a ToDo app that is based on the book “Getting Things Done” by David Allen. I use Things primarily for personal and misc. business tasks. I do not use it to run projects — that is where Basecamp takes the cake. What I really like about Things 3 is that it does not remind you how terrible you are for not getting a task done that day. It just gives you a clean list of what you’ve got coming up Today, Tomorrow, Next Week, or Someday. I also use it as a brain dump. This is powerful. My mind is always thinking of things to do, to try, to explore, and so forth. In order to stay focused, I quickly move interesting articles, emails, and ideas in my head into the Inbox. When I have a few minutes at a later time, I’ll review my Inbox and decide when to accomplish the tasks at hand. The only downside to Things 3 is the price. In a world where many apps are free, this one is anything but free. If you want it on your desktop, it is around $50. If you want it on the iPad, it is $10 bucks. iPhone, shell out another $10. Is it worth it? Every penny! Read more about things on their website