Buying guides

Two kinds of guide. Category guides rank one kind of product and live under Apps or Devices. Job guides mix apps and devices on purpose, and every product in them is labelled.

By job

6 guides

Apps

4 category guides

Capture & think

Apps

Note-taking apps

Docs, knowledge bases and AI meeting notes.

Obsidian — product imageGranola — product imageNotion — product image 3 reviewed

Plan & track

Apps

Task & project managers

To-do lists through to issue trackers.

Todoist — product imageLinear — product imageThings 3 — product image 3 reviewed

Communicate & schedule

Apps

Calendar & email

Faster inboxes and smarter schedules.

Fantastical — product imageSuperhuman Mail — product image 2 reviewed

Automate & focus

Apps

Launchers & writing apps

Launchers and editors that get out of the way.

Raycast — product imageiA Writer — product image 2 reviewed

Devices

4 category guides

Read & write

Devices

E-ink tablets

Paper-like screens for writing and reading.

BOOX Note Air5 C — product imagereMarkable Paper Pro — product imageKindle Scribe (2025) — product image 3 reviewed

Audio & capture

Devices

Recorders & headphones

Recorders that capture, headphones that block out.

Illustration of over-ear headphones labelled Sony WH-1000XM6Plaud Note Pro — product image 2 reviewed

Input & control

Devices

Keyboards, mice & controllers

Typing, pointing and one-press shortcuts.

Logitech MX Master 4 — product imageLogitech MX Keys S — product imageElgato Stream Deck MK.2 — product image 3 reviewed

Desk & ergonomics

Devices

Desk lighting

Light for long evenings at the desk.

BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 — product image 1 reviewed
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