You can jot down your ideas in a built-in app likeGoogle KeeporApple Notesand be happy, but if you want to build documents, build databases, or just do more formatting than the basic options you get out of a mobile app, you’ll need something else. For my money, Craft is one of the nicest to use and look at, and you can get it for a healthy discount of 50% off ahead of Cyber Monday.

Craft works well fortaking notes, but it’s best thought of as a multi-functional productivity app likeNotion. You can use it to set reminders, track projects, as well as write and build beautiful documents in a way that’s incredibly flexible if you’re willing to learn how it works. Speaking from experience, it’s a much simpler task than figuring out Notion.

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Craft is a feature-rich note-taking app that rivals Notion in both design and features. It’s easy to use, although there is a steep learning curve if you want to become an expert with the app. You can try it for free, but plans start at $8 for unlimited access.

Craft can be your one-stop shop for getting work done

It’s a document editor, database software, and simple reminder tool

As part of this 50% sale, Craft alsolaunched a redesignof the app across macOS, iOS, iPadOS, the web, and visionOS. At its core, besides polishing up the visuals, this update has streamlined the things Craft excels at. There’s now a dedicated screen for tasks with an inbox where you can dump to-dos throughout the day, and any current task from any document that has checkboxes. For a different view, there’s also a calendar section that sorts the documents you’ve created by day, along with any existing calendar events. When you’re building a document, Craft also has a robust database tool called “Collections” that lets you track and update a variety of different information.

Taken all together, Craft is great for keeping track of your hobbies and getting work done at the same time. For my use, I have a weekly task list that I duplicate and update every week with whatever I need to get done, an Ideas page I fill out with story ideas that can expand into longer form notes and documents all in one place, and a database of movies I slowly update over time. That’s just barely scratching the surface of what Craft can do, and I haven’t even mentioned that each of these pages can be visually customized in a variety of ways.

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Taken all together, Craft is great for keeping track of your hobbies and getting work done at the same time.

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