Free Clutter-Clearing Apps to Help You Get Organized

It’s National Simplify Your Life Week and with all of the organizational products available today, your Smartphone may be the most useful. Here are the best free clutter-clearing apps available to help you get organized.

CardStar - Just about every retailer has a loyalty card these days. But who can possibly keep track of those little pieces of plastic that seem to explode out of your wallet? The free CardStar app eliminates wallet and keychain overload. Simply load your cards into the app to keep your rewards and membership cards in one central place—your phone.

ReQall - How many times do you have a brilliant thought or plan only to have it completely leave your mind a few moments later? ReQall is a free app that will help you corral those flashes of genius into one place. ReQall gathers and manages your to-dos, thoughts or tasks, capturing them by voice, text or email.

PaperKarma - Is junk mail cluttering up your kitchen counter or your desk? Put a stop to it with help from the free PaperKarma app. Take photos of junk mail you wish to stop and PaperKarma will eliminate it from your life by contacting the sender and removing you from their distribution list.

Remember the Milk - No more scribbling your to-do list on the back of a receipt or on your hand. The free Remember the Milk app will help you categorize your to-dos into folders for personal or work use. Quickly and easily organize your priorities, due dates and repeating tasks with the help of this recently overhauled app.

Lemon - The Lemon app is a way to back-up your wallet so you can transform your Smartphone into a digital organization hub of all your cards, receipts, coupons and more. In addition to storing your credit and debit card information, you can also quickly load in dry cleaning stubs, event tickets and loyalty cards. The free app puts a new twist on your wallet, helping you to track your spending, save money and stay secure. Since all your data is stored behind an unbreakable password, if you lose your Smartphone your information remains safe.

By Alison Storm

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