5 best work planner apps for the new year

These apps can be used at work for task and project management with team collaboration

As we dive into the new year, all plans and initiatives we intend to pursue are up in the air and will be forgotten with time unless they are neatly organised and written down for the year's reference.

Apps can help keep tasks and projects organised with team collaboration with managers at work. And we have got just the apps for you. Employ one of these five apps to ensure that your year is set, organised with ideas ready to be implemented!

ProofHub

This app is one of the best, simple-to-use and highly functional team collaboration and project management tool with essential features.

With ProofHub one can organise and track all planned work from home and office, with team collaboration to get tasks done quickly.

The planner allows for team discussions, sharing of files, documents and ideas with team members. Individual team members can also send a direct text message to another member, allowing users to send emojis, GIFs, images, and much more.

With Task Management managers can keep a check on their employees and know how they are getting along with an assigned task and finishing it within the deadline.

Time Tracking, on the other hand, will help users keep a check on where they spend the most time and manage their time more efficiently.

Members can also set time estimates, track time manually or use timers, add timesheets, and create time reports of individuals and projects. The planner also provides project scheduling, note-taking, and file management on its platform.

Bitrix24

This CRM app is also a great way to organise and communicate within small organisations and startups with software automation features, including email marketing integration and file sharing.

This platform makes lead management solutions pretty powerful and lets users manage projects and assign tasks to team members. Team collaboration features include chat, HD video calls, a calendar, and a knowledge base and a virtual company workspace.

Bitrix24 software has an additional sales planner for each user, deadline tools, the ability to manage an unlimited number of projects, and task automation features.

The platform allows for project management using the Scrum technique, and the free plans allow five Scrum teams to be managed simultaneously.

With high-tier plans, businesses can get access to many of its automated tools like invoice payments to track expenses or automation throughout the sales pipeline.

Users can also import contacts from Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo! Mail, or more. The Bitrix 24 market offers more than 600 apps that can customsie and be tailored to the business experience.

Any.do

This to-do app list with a calendar, planner, and reminders, syncing on all devices will offer the best way to organise one's life this year.

Its basic free features include, location-based, recurring reminders, customised badges for quick reference (iOS only), search tasks on the web app, syncing data across all your devices, and email tasks directly to your Any.do list and calendar.

The interface though allows for easy scheduled planning but won't integrate seamlessly with other apps. Its free version only lets users have access to basic features and the premium plan costs $5.99 per month.

Trello

The popular collaboration tool organises tasks and projects into boards for easy sharing with team members in the organisation.

The platform serves as a kind of whiteboard with a number of sticky notes denoting tasks for each team member. The notes can include images, files, documents, and comments, and can be assigned to members with a deadline of completion.

Additionally, Trello lets users to message eachother, create custom buttons, and integrate other apps into its software as well. The paid version of the platform only costs $5/user/month.

Friday

Friday is a flexibly adaptable planner that will roadmap all tasks for the day with time management.

All meetings and tasks can be categorised under one, letting users know what they have planned for the day when they begin work.

The platform lets users block distracting sites for better focus and mute Slack.

It is seamlessly integrated with Google Hangouts and Zoom, directing with just one click.

The platform has a daily task review along with a directory to keep records. Friday, doesn't however, have a mobile app and has a paid plan of $4/month.