App roundups, written the way we’d want to read them.
We build iOS apps, so we spend a lot of time looking at what else is out there. These are the notes: every App Store link checked, every app given a stated drawback, and our own app declared at the top of the page rather than buried at the bottom.
Top picks today
GuideBest Free To-Do List App for iPhoneTen iPhone to-do apps compared honestly — what each is genuinely best at, what it costs, and where each falls down. Including the free ones with no account.Read
Free alternativeFree Things 3 Alternative for iPhoneThings 3 is a paid app on every device. Six to-do apps that do the job for free, what each one still charges for, and which one fits how you plan.Read
Free alternativeStructured App Alternatives: 9 Free Day PlannersStructured shows your day as one timeline. Here are nine planners that do the same, what each puts behind a paywall, and where your data sits.Read
Free alternativeFree TickTick Alternatives for iPhone (No Premium)TickTick’s best features sit in Premium. Six iPhone planners with a calendar, habits or both for free — and exactly where each one draws its paywall.Read
GuideBest Notes App for iPhone (Free): 8 ComparedEight notes apps checked for note caps, sync paywalls, accounts and exports — with Apple Notes as the free app to beat.Read
Free alternativeBest Free Evernote Alternatives for iPhoneEvernote’s free plan got tight. Six notes apps for iPhone that keep your notes free — what each syncs, what it charges for, and who it suits.Read
Free alternativeFree Bear App Alternatives That SyncBear’s iCloud sync needs Bear Pro. Five notes apps for iPhone that sync for free, with Markdown, checklists or handwriting — and what each can’t do.Read
GuideSimple CRM App for iPhone: Best CRM for One PersonEight CRMs compared for the person who wants a pipeline, not a platform — what each is genuinely built for, what it costs, and the drawback each one has.Read
Free alternativeFree Pipedrive Alternative for iPhone (No Seats)Pipedrive has no free plan and bills per seat. Five iPhone CRMs you can start for free — for one salesperson or a small team — and their limits.Read
Free alternativeSimpler Free HubSpot Alternative for SalespeopleHubSpot’s free CRM is built to grow into paid hubs. Five simpler options for salespeople who just need leads, reminders and follow-ups on their phone.Read
GuideHow to Block Instagram on iPhone (and TikTok)Screen Time limits are one tap from being ignored. Here's what a block that holds looks like on iOS, and where Apple's limits are.Read
Free alternativeFree Brick Alternative: Block Apps Without a DeviceBrick blocks your apps until you tap a physical device. Five ways to get the same “someone else holds the key” effect on iPhone — free, with no hardware.Read
Free alternativeFree Goodnotes Alternatives for iPad and iPhoneGoodnotes limits its free notebooks. Five handwriting apps for iPad and iPhone — some free, some one-time, some subscription — and what each one is for.Read
Free alternativeFree Fitbod Alternatives (No AI Subscription)Fitbod writes AI workouts for a subscription. Five free iPhone apps for lifters who’d rather run a proven program or log their own — and what each costs.Read
Free alternativeFree Partiful Alternatives for Bigger EventsPartiful is perfect for one party. Five free invite apps compared — and one built for weddings, multi-day events and planning with a co-host.Read
Free alternativeFree Empower Alternatives (No Bank Login)Empower’s free dashboard is also a front door to its advisers. Five net worth trackers — one with no bank login at all — compared honestly.Read
Free alternativeFree Habitify Alternatives: Habit Trackers ComparedHabitify’s best parts are Plus and Pro. Five habit trackers for iPhone with streaks you can keep for free — plus one that pays once instead of monthly.Read
Free alternativeOpal Alternatives: 5 Free App Blockers for iPhoneOpal’s strongest blocks sit behind Opal Pro. Five iPhone app blockers you can use free — Screen Time based, friction based, or with a friend holding the key.Read
Free alternativeone sec App Alternatives: Free Screen Time Blockersone sec is free for one app only. Five iPhone alternatives — pauses, delays and hard blocks — and which kind of friction actually works for you.Read
Free alternativeFree Strong App Alternative (Unlimited Routines)Strong’s free version stops at three custom routines. Five gym trackers for iPhone with more room for free — and what each one charges for.Read
Free alternativeHevy Alternatives: Free Gym Trackers ComparedHevy is great, but not for everyone. Five free iPhone gym trackers — for leaderboards, programs or pure logging — with each one’s real drawback.Read
Free alternativeDelta Portfolio Tracker Alternatives (Free, 2026)Delta now sits under eToro, with PRO tiers and AI limits. Five iPhone portfolio trackers — some private, some synced — and who each one suits.Read
Free alternativeBest Free Mint Alternatives in 2026 (iPhone)Mint shut down in 2024. Six iPhone apps that replaced it — budgeting, net worth or both — with which ones are free and which ones need your bank login.Read
Free alternativeThe Knot App Alternatives for Wedding PlanningThe Knot and Zola are free, and funded by vendors and registries. Five wedding planner apps compared — and one built only for guests, functions and money.Read
Free alternativeEvite Alternatives: 5 Free Evite CompetitorsEvite’s best designs are Premium and ad-free events cost extra. Five invite and RSVP apps that are free for you and your guests — and their catches.Read
Kalend: planners & habits
Planning your day without a subscription
From building Kalend, our free planner: to-do lists, calendars, habit trackers and journals, compared on what each one locks behind a paywall.
How to Check Word Count: Notes, Google Docs, Word, Pages
How to check word count in Google Docs, Word, Pages and the Notes app on iPhone or Mac (it has no counter), with the shortcut for each and a free counter.
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How to Prioritize Tasks When Everything Is Urgent
When everything feels urgent: get it all on one list, ask what happens if each task waits, check the real deadlines, and pick a top three for today.
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How to Make a Daily Routine for Yourself (That Sticks)
How to make a daily routine for yourself: fix your anchors, pick three to five small habits, tie each to something you already do, and plan for bad days.
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How to Set a Daily Reminder on iPhone (Every Day)
Set a daily reminder on iPhone with the Reminders app, Siri or a repeating calendar alert — and write reminders you won’t swipe away every morning.
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How to Add Shift Work to iPhone Calendar (Nights Too)
Add your work shifts to iPhone Calendar: repeating shifts, rotating patterns like 4 on 4 off, night shifts that cross midnight, and a rota you can read.
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How to Keep a Journal on iPhone (and Actually Keep It Up)
How to keep a journal on your iPhone: when to write, what to write when you have nothing to say, and how to keep it private — in five minutes a day.
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How to Stop Procrastinating: 7 Tricks That Actually Work
Seven practical ways to stop procrastinating today — the two-minute start, smaller first steps, deadlines with times, and removing the phone from the room.
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How to Plan Your Week in 20 Minutes (Sunday Method)
A 20-minute Sunday routine to plan your week: look back, pick three priorities, block time on the calendar, and leave room for the week to go wrong.
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9 Free iPhone Apps With No Subscription
Nine free iPhone apps, each solving one real problem — planning, phone habits, local help, sales, notes, investing, events, money and lifting.
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How to Track Habits on iPhone (Free, and Streaks That Last)
How to track habits on iPhone without losing your streak to one bad day: realistic schedules, grace days, the 66-day rule, and widgets you tick in place.
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Google Calendar Alternatives for iPhone (Private)
Want your calendar out of your Google account? Five iPhone calendar apps compared on where your events live, tasks beside events, and what they cost.
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Free Tiimo Alternatives for iPhone (ADHD Planners)
Tiimo’s free version is a basic planner, and Pro is a subscription. Five iPhone planners that help with time blindness and routines — free or cheaper.
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Free Habitify Alternatives: Habit Trackers Compared
Habitify’s best parts are Plus and Pro. Five habit trackers for iPhone with streaks you can keep for free — plus one that pays once instead of monthly.
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Free Any.do Alternatives for iPhone (No Premium)
Any.do’s planner features lean on Premium. Five iPhone apps that put tasks and your calendar together for free, and what each one still charges for.
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Free TickTick Alternatives for iPhone (No Premium)
TickTick’s best features sit in Premium. Six iPhone planners with a calendar, habits or both for free — and exactly where each one draws its paywall.
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Free Things 3 Alternative for iPhone
Things 3 is a paid app on every device. Six to-do apps that do the job for free, what each one still charges for, and which one fits how you plan.
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Best Free To-Do List App for iPhone
Ten iPhone to-do apps compared honestly — what each is genuinely best at, what it costs, and where each falls down. Including the free ones with no account.
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Best Free Habit Tracker App for iPhone
Nine habit trackers compared — streaks, reminders, privacy and what each actually costs. Including the ones that need no account and no subscription.
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Best Planner Apps With No Ads
Free and ad-free are not the same thing. Nine iPhone planner apps sorted by how each one is actually paid for, Kalend first.
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Best Planner App for ADHD
Nine ADHD planner apps for iPhone, judged on visible time, one thing at a time, and what happens after a missed day. Kalend is ours and is first.
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Day One vs Apple Journal: Which Is Better?
Day One vs Apple Journal on price, sync, prompts and export, plus four other journal apps judged on the same fields, including our own Kalend.
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Free Alternatives to Fantastical Calendar
Weighing up a Fantastical renewal? Nine iPhone calendar apps compared on accounts supported, tasks beside events and what a subscription gates.
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Habit Tracker With a Journal: Best Apps
Six apps that keep a habit tick and a written note in the same record, graded on how tightly the two are joined. Kalend, ours, is listed first.
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Quick Journal App for Busy People (iPhone)
A quick journalling app for iPhone only helps if it opens fast. Judged on friction: how soon you reach a blank line, and what the app asks first.
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Planner App That Works Offline
Nine planner apps for iPhone judged on one question: what happens with no connection. Kalend is ours and goes first, with eight alternatives.
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Planner Apps Without AI
Nine planner apps without AI, each checked against the developer's own listing for assistants, auto-scheduling and where your text actually goes.
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Structured App Alternatives: 9 Free Day Planners
Structured shows your day as one timeline. Here are nine planners that do the same, what each puts behind a paywall, and where your data sits.
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Best Free Planner App for Students
Nine free student planner apps for iPhone, split into academic planners that model terms and grades and general planners that run your whole life.
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How to Time Block Your Day on iPhone (Free)
How to block out a day on an iPhone without paying: estimate, place, buffer, recover. Then nine free apps rated on how well they hold blocks.
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Free Todoist Alternatives for iPhone
Leaving Todoist on iPhone? Nine task apps compared on where your data lives, whether recurring tasks survive the move, and what the free tier holds back.
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Best Planner App for iPhone: 9 All-in-One Apps
Nine iPhone apps that hold tasks, calendar, habits and a journal in one place — with each free tier's actual cap and each subscription's actual price.
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Apps Like Apple Reminders That Track Habits Too
Eight iPhone apps that replace Apple Reminders and track habits too — each app's free habit cap stated, plus what Reminders still does better.
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Planner App With Its Own Calendar (No Google)
Most planner apps write every appointment into your Google or Apple account and keep nothing themselves. Eight that store their own events — and what each.
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Best Free Journal App for iPhone (No Subscription)
Nine iPhone journal apps, each tagged free, one-time or freemium, with the export format stated — so you know how to get your entries out if you ever stop paying.
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Habit Tracker That Doesn’t Reset Your Streak
Skip days, scheduled rest days and streaks that only count scheduled days are three different mechanics sold with the same sentence. Seven habit apps.
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Productivity Apps With No Sign-Up
Eight iPhone planners and to-do apps you can use without signing up — each one checked against its App Store privacy label rather than its marketing copy.
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How to Plan Your Day on iPhone for Free
A free day-planning routine using Apple's Calendar, Reminders and Journal, the three places it breaks down, and seven no-ads apps that patch the gaps.
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Free Streaks Alternatives: 8 Habit Trackers
Eight free habit trackers scored on the four things Streaks users actually rely on — a real Apple Watch app, Home Screen widgets, the free habit cap, and.
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Jotter: notes
Writing things down, faster
From building Jotter, our notes app: the free notes apps worth using, which ones can read your notes, the fastest ways to capture a thought, checklists, and handwriting without a subscription.
Best List App for iPhone: Checklists You Can Reuse
The best list apps for iPhone for groceries, packing and checklists you reuse: Jotter, Notes, Reminders, AnyList and more, with each one’s catch.
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How to Share Wi-Fi Password From iPhone to Any Device
Share Wi-Fi from iPhone to iPhone, iPad or Mac in one tap, to Android or a laptop with a QR code, and find the saved password in Settings.
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How to Copy Text From an Image on iPhone (Live Text)
Copy text from a photo, screenshot or the camera on iPhone with Live Text — plus fixes when it won’t select, scanned PDFs, and how on Mac and Windows.
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How to Make a PDF on iPhone (From Photos, Notes or Files)
Make a PDF on iPhone for free, no app needed: turn photos into a PDF, save a note or web page as PDF, scan paper, combine PDFs and make the file smaller.
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How to Compress Photos on iPhone (Reduce Photo Size)
Make a photo smaller on iPhone for email, forms and uploads: pick a smaller size in Mail, crop it, use a Shortcut, or compress it free in your browser.
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How to Convert HEIC to JPG on iPhone, Mac and Windows
Convert HEIC photos to JPG for free on iPhone, Mac or Windows — or in your browser with nothing uploaded — and set your iPhone to stop saving HEIC.
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How to Transfer Photos From iPhone to PC or Mac (Free)
Move photos from iPhone to a Windows PC or a Mac: with a USB cable, wirelessly with iCloud or AirDrop, and as JPG instead of HEIC so they open anywhere.
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iPhone Storage Full? How to Free Up Space (Keep Your Photos)
iPhone storage full? See what’s using it, then free up space without losing photos: offload apps, trim Messages, shrink System Data, optimize Photos.
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How to Back Up Notes on iPhone (With or Without iCloud)
Back up notes on iPhone: turn on iCloud for Notes, back up the phone, and keep a copy you own — because sync alone won’t save a note you deleted.
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How to Recover Deleted Notes on iPhone: 5 Places to Look
Get a deleted note back on iPhone: Recently Deleted, iCloud.com, other accounts and search — and what a backup can and can’t do after 30 days.
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How to Transcribe Voice Memos on iPhone (Free)
Turn voice memos into text on iPhone for free: transcripts in Voice Memos and Notes, plain dictation, and tips for a clean transcript you can search.
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How to Convert Handwriting to Text on iPad and iPhone
Turn handwriting into typed text on iPad and iPhone: Copy as Text in Apple Notes, Scribble as you write, Live Text for paper, and tips for cleaner results.
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How to Lock Notes on iPhone With Face ID
Lock a note on iPhone with Face ID or a password in Apple Notes or Jotter — what locking protects, what it doesn’t, and what not to keep in a note.
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How to Scan Documents on iPhone (Free, No App Needed)
Scan documents on iPhone for free with the Notes or Files app, save them as PDFs, and find them later by searching the words inside the scan.
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How to Make a Grocery List on iPhone (That You Reuse)
Make a grocery list on iPhone in seconds, tick items off in the store, and reuse the same list every week — with Notes, Reminders or Jotter.
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How to Organize Notes on iPhone (Without Wasting Time)
How to organize notes on iPhone without spending your evening filing: pins, #tags, a few folders, and search that finds anything — including handwriting.
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Apple Notes Alternatives for iPhone (Free, 2026)
Apple Notes is free and good. Here is when an alternative is worth it — five iPhone notes apps compared on speed, handwriting search and getting notes out.
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Drafts App Alternatives for Fast Note Capture
Drafts is the power user’s capture app, with Pro as a subscription. Five iPhone apps for getting a thought down in seconds — and which suit most people.
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Simpler Notion Alternatives for Quick Notes
Notion is a workspace, not a notepad. Five simpler iPhone notes apps for people who just want to write something down fast — and when Notion is still right.
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Free Goodnotes Alternatives for iPad and iPhone
Goodnotes limits its free notebooks. Five handwriting apps for iPad and iPhone — some free, some one-time, some subscription — and what each one is for.
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Free Bear App Alternatives That Sync
Bear’s iCloud sync needs Bear Pro. Five notes apps for iPhone that sync for free, with Markdown, checklists or handwriting — and what each can’t do.
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Best Free Evernote Alternatives for iPhone
Evernote’s free plan got tight. Six notes apps for iPhone that keep your notes free — what each syncs, what it charges for, and who it suits.
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Best Notes App for iPhone (Free): 8 Compared
Eight notes apps checked for note caps, sync paywalls, accounts and exports — with Apple Notes as the free app to beat.
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Most Private Notes App for iPhone: 6 Compared
Six notes apps scored on four kinds of privacy: no account, no server, end-to-end encryption and a real lock.
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How to Take Quick Notes on iPhone (Fastest Ways)
Seven shortcuts from “I need to write this down” to typing in a second, set up once — and four apps built for it.
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How to Make a Checklist in Notes on iPhone (and Reminders)
Checklists in Apple Notes and Reminders step by step, the settings worth changing, and five apps compared.
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Best Free Handwriting Notes App for iPad
Six Apple Pencil and finger-writing apps compared on notebook limits, handwriting search and what turns into a subscription.
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Clinch: sales & CRM
Selling without a CRM subscription
From building Clinch, our free sales tracker: simple CRMs for a phone, and what the big ones charge for.
Best Apps for Sales Reps on iPhone
The best apps for sales reps on iPhone, one for each job: leads and follow-ups, call logs, routes, business cards, quotes, your day and commission.
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How to Set Sales Goals Based on What You Want to Earn
How to set sales goals and targets from the income you want: work back to sales and leads a month, with a free calculator and a worked example.
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How to Win Back Lost Customers (and When to Try Again)
How to win back lost customers and old clients: note why they left, wait the right amount of time, and come back with a reason to talk — with examples.
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How to Ask for Referrals in Sales (With Examples)
How to ask clients for referrals without it feeling awkward: when to ask, exactly what to say, message examples, and how to thank people who send a friend.
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How to Keep Track of Customers and Sales Leads
The best way to keep track of customers and sales leads: what to write down for each one, a five-minute daily routine and when a spreadsheet stops working.
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Car Sales Tips: 10 Automotive Sales Tips for Beginners
Ten car sales tips for new salespeople: follow-ups, test drives, knowing your commission, handling price objections and building a referral book.
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How to Close a Sale Without Being Pushy (7 Steps)
How to close a sale without pressure: find the real reason they came in, handle the objection, ask clearly, and follow up the ones who aren’t ready yet.
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How to Send a Quote to a Client (With a Message That Works)
What to put in a quote, how to send it by WhatsApp or email, a message template that gets replies, and when to follow up.
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How to Calculate Sales Commission (Formula + Calculator)
How to calculate commission on sales: percentage, fixed amount, split deals and commission on profit — with a free calculator and worked examples.
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How to Follow Up With Customers (Without Being Pushy)
When to follow up after a quote, what to say, and how to never forget a customer again — a simple follow-up system for salespeople.
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Freshsales Alternatives for Small Sales Teams
Freshsales is a full cloud CRM with phone, email and scoring. Five alternatives — from a free one-person tracker to other team CRMs — compared honestly.
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Simpler monday CRM Alternatives for Salespeople
monday.com is a work platform for teams. Five simpler CRMs for iPhone — from a free personal sales tracker to small-team tools — and their catches.
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Salesforce Alternatives for Small Businesses (Free)
Salesforce is built for big companies and priced like it. Five CRMs that suit a small business or a single salesperson — with free options first.
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Simpler Zoho CRM Alternatives for Salespeople
Zoho CRM does everything, which is the problem for one salesperson. Five simpler CRMs for iPhone, from a free personal tracker to small-team tools.
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Simpler Free HubSpot Alternative for Salespeople
HubSpot’s free CRM is built to grow into paid hubs. Five simpler options for salespeople who just need leads, reminders and follow-ups on their phone.
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Free Pipedrive Alternative for iPhone (No Seats)
Pipedrive has no free plan and bills per seat. Five iPhone CRMs you can start for free — for one salesperson or a small team — and their limits.
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Simple CRM App for iPhone: Best CRM for One Person
Eight CRMs compared for the person who wants a pipeline, not a platform — what each is genuinely built for, what it costs, and the drawback each one has.
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Best Free CRM App for iPhone (No Monthly Fee)
Seven ways to run a sales pipeline without a monthly bill — genuinely free apps, free tiers with strings, and the self-hosted options. With the catch on each stated up front.
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Best CRM App for iPhone & iPad: 12 Compared
Eleven iPhone sales CRM apps for reps who'd rather talk than type — verified App Store links, what each one actually logs, and an honest drawback for each.
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ScrollCop: dopamine detox
Quitting the scroll, honestly
Notes from building ScrollCop: what a dopamine detox actually is, how to block apps on iPhone so it holds, the friend key, and what a hundred community threads say works. Sources at the bottom of every post. ScrollCop is free on the App Store.
Screen Time Not Working on Child’s iPhone? How to Fix It
Limits ignored, schedule not kicking in, or your child missing under Family? Apple’s own fixes for Screen Time on a child’s iPhone or iPad (iOS 27).
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Forgot Screen Time Passcode? How to Reset It on iPhone
Reset a forgotten Screen Time passcode on iPhone, iPad or Mac, or on your child’s device, with Apple’s own steps for iOS 26 and iOS 27.
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How to Block YouTube on iPhone (App and Safari)
Block the YouTube app and youtube.com in Safari on iPhone with Screen Time, for yourself or a child, on iOS 26 and iOS 27, plus YouTube’s own Shorts limit.
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How to Set Time Limits on Apps on iPhone (iOS 26 & 27)
Put a daily time limit on Instagram, TikTok or YouTube on iPhone: App Limits on iOS 26, Time Allowances on iOS 27, and why the limit can stop working.
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How to Turn On Do Not Disturb on iPhone (and Schedule It)
Turn on Do Not Disturb on iPhone in two taps, schedule it every night, let family and repeat calls through, silence one chat, and do it on a Mac.
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Reset - Block Apps Is Now ScrollCop: What Changes
Reset - Block Apps is now ScrollCop: App Blocker. Same app, same free price, same data on your phone — with a friendly cop, stricter blocks and a simpler design.
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How to Read Screen Time on iPhone (Graph Explained)
How to read the Screen Time graph and report on iPhone: daily average, the week chart, categories, pickups and notifications — and which number actually matters.
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Phone Addiction Quotes: 50 Short, Funny & Honest Lines
50 short, funny and honest quotes about phone addiction, scrolling and screen time — original lines from ScrollCop, the app blocker that pulls you over.
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How to Stop the Urge to Check Your Phone
How to stop the urge to check your phone and stop picking it up: name what you’re escaping, ride the urge out for a few minutes, and make the next pick-up boring.
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App Blocker You Can’t Turn Off on iPhone (Free)
Every app blocker has an off switch, and at 11 pm you’ll find it. How to set up an iPhone app blocker that even you can’t turn off until time’s up.
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How to Stop Doom Scrolling (At Night, With ADHD)
How to stop doom scrolling: why bad news keeps you hooked, what works at night and with ADHD, and how to block the feeds so stopping isn’t up to willpower.
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Things to Do Instead of Scrolling: 60 Ideas by Time
60 things to do instead of scrolling, sorted by how much time you have: 2 minutes, 15 minutes, an evening, at night, before bed and first thing in the morning.
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Dumbphone or App Blocker? Which Actually Works
A dumbphone, a device like Brick, or your own iPhone with a blocker — what each costs you, what you lose, and which one people stick with.
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How to Stop Checking Your Phone First Thing in the Morning
Stop reaching for your phone the second you wake up: an alarm outside the bedroom, a morning block on the feeds, and a small routine instead.
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How to Make Your iPhone Black and White (Grayscale)
Turn on grayscale on iPhone, toggle it with a triple-click, set it to come on at night — and whether black and white really cuts screen time.
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How to Make Your Phone Less Addictive: 10 Settings
Ten iPhone settings that make your phone less addictive — and boring enough to put down — plus the one change that matters more than all of them.
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How to Make Your iPhone a Dumb Phone (For Free)
Turn your iPhone into a dumb phone without buying one: one Home Screen, no feeds, grayscale, quiet notifications, and apps that stay blocked.
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How to Block Apps on iPhone at Certain Times
Block Instagram, TikTok or YouTube on iPhone during study time, work hours or bedtime — automatically, every day, without an Ignore button.
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ScreenZen Alternatives When Delays Stop Working
ScreenZen’s free delays are great until you learn to wait them out. Five iPhone blockers that add a real lock — including one where a friend holds the key.
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Better Than Screen Time? iPhone Blocker Apps Compared
Screen Time limits have an “Ignore Limit” button one tap away. Five iPhone apps that build on Screen Time to make blocks harder to skip — mostly free.
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Free Brick Alternative: Block Apps Without a Device
Brick blocks your apps until you tap a physical device. Five ways to get the same “someone else holds the key” effect on iPhone — free, with no hardware.
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Free Freedom App Alternatives for iPhone
Freedom blocks apps across every device — for a subscription. Five iPhone blockers you can use free, and how each one decides when you can get back in.
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one sec App Alternatives: Free Screen Time Blockers
one sec is free for one app only. Five iPhone alternatives — pauses, delays and hard blocks — and which kind of friction actually works for you.
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Opal Alternatives: 5 Free App Blockers for iPhone
Opal’s strongest blocks sit behind Opal Pro. Five iPhone app blockers you can use free — Screen Time based, friction based, or with a friend holding the key.
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How to Stop Doomscrolling: What Actually Works
We read the top posts on r/dopaminedetox, r/nosurf and their neighbours. Here's what people who quit scrolling keep saying, and what ScrollCop does about it.
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What Is a Dopamine Detox, and Does It Work?
The phrase is everywhere. The biology behind it is mostly wrong, but the practice underneath it works. Here's the honest version.
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How to Block Instagram on iPhone (and TikTok)
Screen Time limits are one tap from being ignored. Here's what a block that holds looks like on iOS, and where Apple's limits are.
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Let a Friend Lock Your Apps: Does It Actually Work?
Commitment devices are as old as Ulysses tied to the mast. Here's the research behind handing your unlock code to someone else, and how ScrollCop does it.
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How to Stop Scrolling on Your Phone in Bed
The last hour of the day is where most phone time goes and where it does the most damage. Three changes, in order, that actually take.
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How to Get Better at Being Bored: 6 Exercises
If quiet minutes feel unbearable, that's trainable. Six short practices from the Boredom Gym, and the studies each one leans on.
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Is the ScrollCop App Private? How Your Data Stays Safe
No account, no server, no analytics. A short tour of how a Screen Time app can work without ever learning what you do on your phone.
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How to Help a Friend Who’s Addicted to Their Phone
Someone asked you to hold their key. Here's what that means, what to say when they ask for the code, and how to be useful.
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Brolic: gym
Lifting with a leaderboard
From building Brolic, our free gym leaderboard — see the live boards at brolic.io.
How to Break a Strength Plateau in the Gym
Stuck on the same weight for weeks? How to break a plateau in the gym: check sleep and food, take a lighter week, change your reps and fix the weak point.
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How to Increase Squat Strength: 6 Changes That Work
How to increase squat strength and weight: squat more often, add weight in small steps, keep depth and bracing the same, build your legs and log every set.
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How to Do Progressive Overload (With Examples)
What progressive overload means, a simple rep-range method, a bench press example, ways to progress without adding weight, and how to track it.
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How Strong Should I Be for My Weight? Bench, Squat, Deadlift
How much should you bench, squat and deadlift for your bodyweight? Rough milestones for men and women, how to work out your ratio, and a calculator.
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How to Increase Your Bench Press: 9 Changes That Work
Nine ways to increase your bench press: technique fixes, how often to bench, progressive overload, the accessories that help, and realistic timelines.
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How Many Plates Is 225, 315, 405? (Plate Calculator)
135 is one plate, 225 is two, 315 is three, 405 is four. How plate maths works in pounds and kilograms, with a calculator for any weight.
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How to Calculate Your One-Rep Max (1RM Calculator)
Estimate your one-rep max from any set of 1–12 reps with the Epley and Brzycki formulas, and use it to pick training weights — no max-out needed.
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How to Track Workouts on iPhone (Sets, Reps and PRs)
How to log sets, reps and weights on iPhone in seconds, catch every personal record, and know whether you’re actually getting stronger.
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Boostcamp Alternatives for Your Own Routines
Boostcamp is built around 11,000+ programs. Five iPhone gym apps for lifters who’d rather log their own routine, see their rank, or keep it simple.
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Liftoff App Alternatives: Gym Ranks Without Gimmicks
Liftoff ranks your gym performance with streaks and badges. Five iPhone apps for lifters who want a straight leaderboard, a clean log or a program.
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Free Fitbod Alternatives (No AI Subscription)
Fitbod writes AI workouts for a subscription. Five free iPhone apps for lifters who’d rather run a proven program or log their own — and what each costs.
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Free JEFIT Alternatives for Lifters
JEFIT’s AI coach and analytics are paid. Five free iPhone gym logs — faster, simpler or more competitive — and the one thing each is best at.
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Hevy Alternatives: Free Gym Trackers Compared
Hevy is great, but not for everyone. Five free iPhone gym trackers — for leaderboards, programs or pure logging — with each one’s real drawback.
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Free Strong App Alternative (Unlimited Routines)
Strong’s free version stops at three custom routines. Five gym trackers for iPhone with more room for free — and what each one charges for.
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Best Social Workout App: Track Workouts With Friends
Ten iPhone workout apps for lifters who want to share progress with friends. Every App Store link verified, with real features, pricing models and drawbacks.
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SmartFolio & VaultFlow: money
Tracking stocks and net worth
Portfolio and net-worth trackers compared, from building SmartFolio and VaultFlow.
How to Make a Strong Password You Can Remember (Examples)
How to make a strong password: why length beats symbols, a passphrase you can remember, weak and strong examples, and where to keep them on iPhone.
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How Much Emergency Fund Should I Have? (Canada)
How much emergency fund you need: 3 to 6 months of essential costs, when to keep more, where to keep it in Canada, and a calculator to set your target.
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How to Track Expenses on iPhone (No Bank Login)
How to track expenses and income on iPhone: pick a few categories, log or import every week, budget each category and read the month — no bank login.
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What Are Sinking Funds? Categories, Examples, Calculator
Sinking funds explained: what they are, how they differ from an emergency fund, 15 sinking fund categories, and a calculator for how much to save a month.
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How to Keep Track of Bills (Simple Bill Tracker Method)
How to keep track of bills and payments: one list, a bill calendar tied to payday, reminders, and a monthly check — in a spreadsheet or on iPhone.
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How to Track a Crypto Portfolio (With Your Stocks)
How to track a crypto portfolio across exchanges and wallets: export your history, record transfers and fees, and see crypto next to your stocks.
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How to Check Portfolio Diversification (Free Checker)
How to measure portfolio diversification: your largest holding, top 3 weight, sector, region, currency and asset class — with a free concentration checker.
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How to Calculate Total Return With Dividends (Calculator)
Total return = price gain plus dividends. How to calculate it, what changes when dividends are reinvested, total vs price return, and how to annualise it.
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How Much to Invest for $1,000 a Month in Dividends
The formula behind “how much do I need to invest to make $1,000 a month in dividends”, a table for $500 to $5,000 a month, and a calculator.
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How to Pay Off Credit Card Debt Fast (Canada, 2026)
Stop the balance growing, pick avalanche or snowball, find the extra money, and track every card until it hits zero — a plan for Canadians.
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50/30/20 Budget Calculator and How to Use It
Work out your 50/30/20 budget in seconds: 50% needs, 30% wants, 20% savings and debt — what counts as each, and what to do when rent eats more than half.
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How to Budget Your Paycheck (Step by Step, 2026)
A simple way to budget each paycheque: bills first, savings second, spending last — with a bill calendar so nothing bounces between paydays.
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How to Track Dividends in Canada (TFSA, RRSP, Cash)
Track every dividend across your TFSA, RRSP and cash accounts: monthly income, expected payments, US withholding tax and DRIPs — without a spreadsheet.
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How to Calculate Portfolio Return With Deposits (TWR)
Why your account balance lies about your return, the difference between time-weighted and money-weighted return, and a worked example you can follow.
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Dividend Yield Formula: How to Calculate Dividend Yield
Dividend yield = annual dividend ÷ share price. How to calculate it, yield on cost, monthly vs quarterly payers, and why a very high yield is a warning.
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How to Track Your Net Worth (Without Linking Your Bank)
Net worth = what you own − what you owe. How to calculate yours in 30 seconds, how often to update it, and how to track it without giving an app your bank login.
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How to Track Investments Across Multiple Accounts
TFSA at Wealthsimple, RRSP at your bank, crypto on Coinbase? How to see all your investments in one place — without handing over any logins.
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Goodbudget vs VaultFlow: Free Budget Apps Compared
Goodbudget free vs paid, and how it compares with VaultFlow: envelope budgeting shared with a partner, or free budgets, bills and net worth.
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Empower Personal Dashboard vs VaultFlow
Empower (formerly Personal Capital) vs VaultFlow: a free net worth dashboard that links your accounts, or one that never asks for a login.
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Rocket Money vs VaultFlow: Free Alternative
Rocket Money vs VaultFlow: subscription cancelling and bill negotiation against a free budget app with no bank login. Price and privacy compared.
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Copilot Money vs VaultFlow: Price, Canada & Privacy
Copilot Money is a subscription and works with US banks only. Copilot vs VaultFlow — a free budget app with no bank login — compared.
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Monarch Money vs VaultFlow: Price & Privacy Compared
Is Monarch Money free? No — it is a membership after a 7-day trial. Monarch vs VaultFlow, a free alternative with no bank login, compared.
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YNAB vs VaultFlow: Price, Method & Privacy
Is YNAB worth it, or is there a free YNAB alternative? YNAB vs VaultFlow compared: price, bank linking, budgets, bills and net worth.
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Wealthica vs SmartFolio: Portfolio Tracker Canada
SmartFolio vs Wealthica for Canadian investors: daily account sync against importing Wealthsimple, Questrade or TD files into a private app.
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getquin vs SmartFolio: Which Tracker Fits?
SmartFolio vs getquin: a whole-finances app with bank connections, AI and a community against a private portfolio tracker on your phone.
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Stock Events vs SmartFolio: Free Dividend Tracker
SmartFolio vs Stock Events: an events and dividend calendar against a private record of every trade. Price, import, dividends and gains compared.
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Snowball Analytics vs SmartFolio: Free Alternative
SmartFolio vs Snowball Analytics for dividend investors: portfolios on the free plan, broker import, income reports and where your data lives.
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Delta Portfolio Tracker vs SmartFolio
SmartFolio vs Delta by eToro: automatic broker sync against a private tracker on your phone. Price, asset limits, data and dividends compared.
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Sharesight vs SmartFolio: Which Tracker Fits?
SmartFolio vs Sharesight compared: price, where your data lives, broker import, dividends and gains. Which portfolio tracker suits an iPhone investor.
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Copilot Money Alternatives (Free, No Bank Login)
Copilot is a beautiful money app with a subscription after a month. Five alternatives — including free ones and one that never logs in to your bank.
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Free YNAB Alternatives for iPhone
YNAB is a subscription after a free month. Five money apps for iPhone — free budgeting, free net worth, or a different method — with each one’s catch.
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getquin Alternatives: Private Portfolio Trackers
getquin connects your brokers and banks with AI insights. Five iPhone portfolio trackers — including private ones that never see your accounts — compared.
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Stock Events Alternatives for Portfolio Tracking
Stock Events is built around dividends and earnings dates. Five iPhone portfolio trackers — for cost basis, broker sync or news — compared honestly.
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Free Monarch Money Alternatives for iPhone
Monarch is excellent and costs a membership after 7 days. Five alternatives — free budgeting, free net worth, or a cheaper deal — with their catches.
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Free Empower Alternatives (No Bank Login)
Empower’s free dashboard is also a front door to its advisers. Five net worth trackers — one with no bank login at all — compared honestly.
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Yahoo Finance Portfolio Alternatives (Cost Basis)
Yahoo Finance is great for news, weaker for cost basis and tax lots. Five iPhone portfolio trackers that keep real P&L, and who each one is for.
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Sharesight Alternatives for iPhone Investors
Sharesight lives on the web and its app mirrors it. Five iPhone portfolio trackers — including one that keeps tax lots on your device — compared.
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Best Free Mint Alternatives in 2026 (iPhone)
Mint shut down in 2024. Six iPhone apps that replaced it — budgeting, net worth or both — with which ones are free and which ones need your bank login.
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Delta Portfolio Tracker Alternatives (Free, 2026)
Delta now sits under eToro, with PRO tiers and AI limits. Five iPhone portfolio trackers — some private, some synced — and who each one suits.
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Best Portfolio Tracker App for iPhone: 10 Compared
A buyer's guide to 10 iPhone portfolio trackers for investors holding stock at more than one brokerage: real features, pricing models, honest drawbacks.
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Best Net Worth Tracker App for iPhone & iPad
Ten real iPhone net worth trackers compared — auto-syncing dashboards versus private manual apps. Honest features, pricing models, and every drawback.
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Gathr, Neighbr & CleanConnect
Events, neighbours and volunteering
Roundups for our other apps: Gathr for events, Neighbr for local help and CleanConnect for cleanups.
How to Thank a Neighbor for Shoveling: Notes & Gifts
How to thank a neighbor for shoveling your driveway or sidewalk: what to write in a thank-you note, simple gift ideas, and the free Snow Angel certificate.
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Snow Removal for Seniors in Edmonton & Calgary
Free and low-cost snow removal for seniors in Edmonton and Calgary this winter: Snow Angels, the Alberta seniors benefit that pays for it, and who to call.
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Best Guest List App for iPhone (Free, 2026)
The best guest list apps for iPhone, free: RSVP links, plus-ones, dietary needs, VIP and vendor tags, guest limits, and a list for each wedding function.
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How to Make a Countdown on iPhone (Widget, Lock Screen)
Make a countdown on iPhone: a timer on the Lock Screen, days until a date, a countdown widget with or without an app, the camera timer and Instagram.
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How to Make a QR Code for a Link (Free, Never Expires)
Make a free QR code for any link — a website, Google Form or reviews page — on iPhone without an app, with print sizes and codes that never expire.
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How to Find Someone to Do Odd Jobs Near You (Canada)
Find someone for small jobs around the house — hang a TV, fix a door, move a bed, set up Wi-Fi: where to look, how to ask, what to pay, how to stay safe.
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How to Find Someone to Assemble Furniture Near You
Find someone to assemble flat-pack furniture: who to ask, how to describe the job and price it, what to have ready, and why tall pieces must be anchored.
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How to Find Someone to Mow Your Lawn or Do Yard Work
How to find someone to mow your lawn, rake leaves or clean up the yard: where to look, what to agree on, how to price it, and the fall clean-up.
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How to Jump Start a Car: Cable Order and Who to Ask
How to jump start a car safely: which jumper cable goes on first, the order to take them off, using a booster pack, and what to do if it still won’t start.
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Free RSVP Website & App: Collect RSVPs Online
How to collect and track RSVPs online for free: the options, what to ask guests, when to set the RSVP deadline, and how to chase people who don’t reply.
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Punjabi Wedding Functions & Events in Order (Full List)
The Punjabi wedding functions in order — roka, mehndi, jaago, maiyan, chooda, baraat, Anand Karaj or pheras, doli, reception — and how to plan each one.
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How to Split Wedding Costs Between Families
Five fair ways to split wedding costs between families and the couple, who traditionally pays for what, how to talk about it, and tracking who owes whom.
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Wedding Planning Checklist and Timeline (Canada, 2026)
A month-by-month wedding planning checklist for Canada: what to book first, when to send save the dates and invitations, the last month and a 6-month plan.
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How to Plan a Sangeet: Checklist, Timeline and Ideas
Plan a sangeet night step by step: date and venue, guest list, performances and music, food, a run-of-show, and who does what on the day.
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How to Send an RSVP Text (12 Templates You Can Copy)
Copy-and-paste RSVP texts for weddings, birthdays and parties — the invite, the reminder and the last call — and how to track the replies.
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How to Plan a Birthday Party (Checklist, 2026)
Plan a birthday party step by step: guest list, date and place, invitations and RSVPs, food, a budget and a countdown checklist — for adults or kids.
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How to Make Money in Your Neighbourhood: 15 Odd Jobs
Fifteen odd jobs you can do for neighbours this week — snow, yards, pets, moving, tech help — how to price them, and how to find people who need a hand.
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How to Find a Dog Walker in Your Area (and Pick a Good One)
How to find a dog walker near you, the questions to ask, a trial walk, and what to agree on price and keys — from a neighbour or a pro.
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Edmonton & Calgary Sidewalk Snow Removal Bylaw (2026)
Who has to clear the sidewalk, how fast, and the fines in Edmonton and Calgary, plus what to do if you can’t shovel it yourself this winter.
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How to Find Someone to Shovel Snow Near You (Canada)
Find someone to shovel your driveway and sidewalk this winter: neighbours or a snow service, what to agree, and how to set it up before the first storm.
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How to Make a Wedding Guest List (Step by Step, 2026)
How to make a wedding guest list without family fights: the A/B list, plus-ones, a list for each event, and RSVPs that track themselves.
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How to Get Help Moving a Couch (Without Hiring Movers)
Need a second pair of hands for a couch, a dresser or a mattress? How to find help nearby today, what to offer, and how to do it safely.
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Jiffy vs Neighbr: Home Help Apps in Canada
Jiffy vs Neighbr in Canada: vetted, insured home maintenance pros, or neighbours nearby for small everyday jobs with no fees.
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Airtasker vs Neighbr: The Airtasker Equivalent in Canada
What is the Airtasker equivalent in Canada? Airtasker vs Neighbr: post a task, get offers, pick one — free, with no fees, in Canada.
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Thumbtack vs Neighbr: Thumbtack Alternative in Canada
Looking for a Thumbtack alternative in Canada? Thumbtack vs Neighbr: hiring pros for projects, or neighbours for everyday jobs, free.
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Nextdoor vs Neighbr: A Nextdoor Alternative for Help
Is there another app like Nextdoor? Nextdoor vs Neighbr: a whole neighbourhood network, or an app just for asking neighbours for a hand.
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TaskRabbit vs Neighbr: Small Jobs Compared
TaskRabbit vs Neighbr in Canada: booked Taskers paid through the app, or neighbours nearby with no fees. Which suits your odd job.
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TaskRabbit Alternatives in Canada (Free, 2026)
Five apps Canadians use to get odd jobs done — from booked Taskers and insured pros to neighbours with no fees — and who each one suits.
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Joy Wedding App Alternatives for Multi-Day Weddings
Joy builds a lovely wedding website and registry. Four alternatives compared — and one built for multi-day weddings with a guest list per function.
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Free Paperless Post Alternatives (No Coins)
Paperless Post’s best cards cost coins. Five invitation apps with free designs or free RSVPs — and one built for planning the whole event with a co-host.
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Zola Alternatives for Planning a Wedding
Zola is free and built around its registry and website. Four wedding planner apps compared, and one focused on guests, functions and money.
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Free Partiful Alternatives for Bigger Events
Partiful is perfect for one party. Five free invite apps compared — and one built for weddings, multi-day events and planning with a co-host.
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The Knot App Alternatives for Wedding Planning
The Knot and Zola are free, and funded by vendors and registries. Five wedding planner apps compared — and one built only for guests, functions and money.
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Evite Alternatives: 5 Free Evite Competitors
Evite’s best designs are Premium and ad-free events cost extra. Five invite and RSVP apps that are free for you and your guests — and their catches.
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Best Event Planning Apps for iPhone: 11 Compared
The best iPhone apps for guest lists, RSVPs and shared costs — for weddings, birthdays and multi-day events. Honestly compared, drawbacks included.
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Best Neighbourhood Apps to Find Local Help
Ten neighbourhood help apps on the App Store, compared: who each one suits, how it makes money, and the honest catch. Every listing checked in July 2026.
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Free themes, browser tools and other guides
Roundups where our own thing is a theme, a tool or a website — and a few market guides with no app of ours in them.
Free Premium WordPress Themes: Where to Download Safely
Where to download free premium WordPress themes safely: why nulled themes are risky, safe GPL sources, what the GPL allows, and red flags to check first.
GuideReadHow to Calculate HST and GST in Canada (With Examples)
How much is HST and GST, and how to calculate it: add 13% HST in Ontario, work HST back from a total, GST + PST, and every province’s 2026 rate.
GuideReadFree Online Tools That Don’t Upload Your Files
Free online tools compared by the thing that actually matters: whether your file is processed inside your browser or uploaded to somebody else's server.
GuideReadBest Free Shopify Themes
Shopify's free themes compared for 2026, plus the two MIT-licensed themes we build ourselves. What each one suits, and the honest trade-off on each.
GuideReadBest Free WordPress Themes
Eight wordpress.org themes plus our own free library, compared on installs, rating and the honest trade-off. Every figure read off the listing.
GuideReadBest UFC App for Fans: Picks, Rankings and Stats
Eleven real MMA apps on the App Store for fantasy picks, live rankings and round-by-round scoring — every link checked, plus the honest drawback of each.
GuideReadBest Fleet Management App for iPhone
Ten trailer, fleet and yard management apps for iPhone, each with a verified App Store link, what it genuinely does well, and where it falls short.
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