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It seems like so much happens at the beginning of a new school year. Sports teams are starting up, after school activities are taking shape, and not only do you have to manage your own time but your child’s time, as well. Don’t worry though! We have five incredibly helpful apps to keep track of your family’s ever-changing schedules and allow you to get a jump start on the new school year, here are our favorites!

5 Best Apps to Stay Organized This School Year

  1. Hub: This app helps you coordinate and share schedules, as well as send messages, photos, notes, grocery lists, to-do lists. You can also assign tasks to help you better manage chore duties!
  2. OurHome: Speaking of chore duties, this app allows you to assign chores to everyone in the family, in addition to creating to-do lists, grocery lists, monitoring screen time, and giving rewards in the form of points that your kids can redeem for money!
  3. ATracker Time Tracker: This app has over a thousand great reviews and aims at helping you keep track of how you’re spending your time every day. You can log how many hours you're spending commuting, at work, watching TV, and working out. It also allows you to set alarms for activities and will give you a statistics report to show how well you’re managing your time.
  4. Mint: Chances are if you have kids, you’re familiar with budgeting. Mint is absolutely brilliant for tracking spending, credit scores, bank accounts, and more. It will also give you reports on what percentage of your money you’re spending on groceries, gas, rent, and more—making it a great choice for anyone hoping to better manage their money.
  5. GoKid: This free app is perfect if your kids are involved in numerous activities! GoKid will help you schedule and track carpools for your child, so you’ll know whose parents they are riding with and what time they will be at home!

We hope you enjoyed our top 5 best apps for families going into a new school year, and we also hope it takes some of the stress away, so you can enjoy all of the excitement ! And don’t forget to check out our school photo frames at GiftWorksPlus, perfect for helping you get all your favorite back-to-school photos organized!