7 must-have mobile apps for creatives in Nigeria

The minds of Nigerian creatives are always on the go, hence they need to be the most organized, productive and up to date with their 16,000 ideas per day. Having a ton of apps on your mobile device however may contribute to your being disorganized and stressed, you worry about stay up-to-date with news and articles related to your niche of interest, you worry about taking notes and Curating written content on the go, you also have to make sure your files are well organized and safe, not to forget having to deal with visuals to deliver a more compelling content.

Whether you are strategist, a blogger, a social media specialist, a web / app developer an administrative personnel, you'll do a better job by having these apps at your disposal.

1. Evernote
Evernote is a very powerful tool for digital nomads. It offers you so much more functionality than your old pen and paper notebook. You can take notes on your smartphone and it will automatically sync them with the desktop version of the app, so that you can view them later when you are at your computer. So, for example if you get an idea for a blog post while you are on a train to your next destination, you can make notes on your phone and then immediately open it up on your laptop when you arrive at your destination and start expanding on those notes.
You can also quickly save web pages, emails, files, photos and other important stuff into Evernote and it will file and organize it for you. You can even scan handwritten notes and add them into your Evernote.

2. Google Docs
If you are a digital nomad who produces written content on a freelance basis or you do so as an employee somewhere, Google Docs is a wonderful app that you should be using all the time. You can create documents online which are stored in the cloud and updated in real time, so there’s no need to worry about emailing the most recent version of the file back and forth with your collaborators and clients or loosing the files as a result of system glitch.
Plus, you also get access to full office suite package for viewing and editing files like spreadsheets, word document and slides, just by adding these programs from the playstore.

3. Canva
Speaking of building a visual brand, Canva is simply awesome for creating professional looking graphic designs quickly and easily. Whether it’s a Facebook post, a Twitter cover photo, a Pinterest graphic, an infographic, a photo collage, an invitation or just some inspirational text over a gorgeous photo… Canva can help you make it look beautiful.
I know you’re probably saying, “I’m not a graphic designer. It will look awful.” Seriously though, give it a try! The drag and drop interface is so easy to use and there are so many templates that it’s pretty easy to create something beautiful — even if you have no experience.

4. Grammarly
Say goodbye to text fails with this text app, whether it's spelling errors or misplaced punctuations, Grammarly scans through your texts and highlights the errors as well as gives you detailed reasons why it's wrong to prevent you from making same mistakes in the future. so you can now upload better articles and write ups on any digital platform without having to second guess.

5. Google Maps
People in the digital line of work are known to be involved in many creative thought processes and sometimes deep thought processes, if you fall into this category you will find that sometimes memorizing landmarks and routes may not always be effective. Google maps is a good backup tool for finding landmarks and roads but should not be used as a complete replacement for everyday navigation.

6. Feedly
Keeping tabs for all of the content categories you consume will hurt your computer and mobile phone. Feedly, however makes it possible for you to have a rich feed of information on a daily from any niche of your interest, you only have to select different keywords or in line with the niche you want to stay informed about and the best content from that niche will be brought to your feedly daily.

7. Mindly
Brainstorming and mind mapping gets very interesting with this app. You get to note down different ideas in form of words and phrases on circular cards and you can further group similar ideas into a category with detailed demarcation

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