--- description: It seems like hundreds of new iPhone apps pop up every week, but which ones should you bother trying? We found five to try this week. title: 5 Apps You Just Can't Miss This Week image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3009848353a34249/698779a1f887dc571be897d0/455677284.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 5 Apps You Just Can't Miss This Week by [Alexander Aciman](/author/alexander-aciman/) ## Alexander Aciman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 14, 2015 1:00 PM CUT  A customer looks at the new IPhone 6 Plus at the launch of the new Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus at the Apple Omotesando store on September 19, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. A customer looks at the new IPhone 6 Plus at the launch of the new Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus at the Apple Omotesando store on September 19, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan.Chris McGrath—Getty Images by [Alexander Aciman](/author/alexander-aciman/) ## Alexander Aciman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 14, 2015 1:00 PM CUT It seems like hundreds of new iPhone apps pop up every week, but which ones should you bother trying? We explored the App Store and found five apps actually worth downloading. **Evernote Scannable** Over the last few years, Evernote has become one of the most popular note-taking apps available. It combines the need for quick, on-the-go note-taking with cloud storage, never sacrificing the option for more in-depth composition. Now, Evernote has introduced Scannable, which allows you to scan documents, receipts, or all other manners of paper, save them, and then share them with your contacts. That needlessly tall tower of papers and receipts on your desk waiting to be sorted for April 1st? Yeah, no more of that. [_Evernote Scannable_](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/evernote-scannable/id883338188 "undefined") _is free in the App Store._ **CommitTo3** Many productivity apps expect far more than we can reasonably deliver. Yes, for some it is indeed great to have all of a day’s tasks outlined and color-coded in a single app, but for others, this level of scheduling seems overzealous and daunting. CommitTo3 is an app that allows you to set three reasonable goals for the day, then tracks your completion/success rate. It’s an easy way to gain momentum. Think of it as the Couch-to-5k of productivity apps. [_CommitTo3_](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/committo3/id924684301?mt=8 "undefined") _is free in the App Store._ **Water Tracker** When I get a little ornery, I have a friend who will condescendingly ask me: “Are you dehydrated?” The answer is, almost always, _yes_. We keep hearing about eight glasses a day, or ounces-to-body-weight ratios, but we’re all almost always in a constant state of dehydration. Water Tracker is the app we all need on our phones. It tells users how much water they should consume in a day and then holds them to that number. It also has input settings for other beverages, so you can finally see that your coffee-to-water intake ratio is medically irresponsible. 4 p.m. headaches, frustration and physical discomfort can all be curbed if we obey Water Tracker. [_Water Tracker_](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ihydrate-water-intake-tracker/id907211565?mt=8 "undefined") _is available for $1.99 in the App Store._ ### The 15 Most Bizarre Moments From the Consumer Electronics Show  A brand ambassador tests Samsung's Gear VR headset at the Samsung Galaxy booth on Jan. 6, 2015. Jae C. Hong—AP  Frank Lee, Brand Marketing for LG Electronics MobileComm USA, demonstrates the enhanced selfie feature on the new LG G Flex 2 mobile phone on Jan. 5, 2015. Michael Nelson—EPA  Attendees lay on Serta mattresses at the Serta stand on Jan. 6, 2015. Robyn Beck—AFP/Getty Images  Joe Clayton, CEO of Dish, arrives on stage banging a bass drum followed by company mascots during the Dish news conference on Jan. 5, 2015. Rick Wilking—Reuters  A transparent TRW model car is seen on Jan. 6, 2015. Yang Lei—Xinhua Press/Corbis  At the 'Unveiled-event' a young woman has a look at salad on Jan. 4, 2015. Britta Pedersen—dpa/Corbis  The drone 'Nano' from 'Zano' on Jan. 8, 2015. Britta Pedersen—dpa/Corbis  Attendees interact with wity screens that run on Intel's Realsense technology on Jan. 6, 2015. Michael Nelson—EPA  An attendee wears Altspace Virtual Reality head ware on Jan. 6, 2014. Michael Nelson—EPA  Sony Electronics President and COO Mike Fasulo displays the Sony 4K Action Cam at a press event on Jan. 5, 2015. David Becker—Getty Images  Consumer Electronics Association President and CEO Gary Shapiro exits a Mercedes-Benz F 015 autonomous driving automobile after it was unveiled at a Mercedes-Benz press event on Jan. 5, 2015. David Becker—Getty Images  A display shows Panasonic's virtual make-up mirror at a Panasonic news conference on Jan. 5 , 2015. Steve Marcus—Reuters  Selfie sticks of the company 'Noosy' displayed on Jan. 8, 2015. Britta Pedersen—EPA  World freediving champion Stig Severinsen holds his breathe underwater for a total of 5 minutes, 35 secs to demonstrate the functionality and accuracy of the Masimo SET pulse oximetry device on Jan. 8, 2015. Robyn Beck—AFP/Getty Images  Workers install an advertisement for a new S'UHD TV from Samsung Electronics on the side of the Las Vegas Convention Center on Jan. 4, 2015. Steve Marcus—Reuters **Player** For musicians and amateurs, Player is an incredibly useful tool. For the rest of us, it’s one of the most fascinating digital experiments around. The app takes songs from your library and then analyzes them, breaking them down by chords for piano or guitar while also revealing other relevant information. It’s a way of learning to play songs, or simply developing a far more intimate relationship with your music collection. [_Player_](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/player-musicians-music-player/id933858620?ls=1&mt=8 "undefined") _is free in the App Store._ **iGreet** iGreet is an amazing app perhaps more for what it represents than the purpose it actually serves. It allows users to create customizable greeting cards that can then be printed out at a nearby Walgreens. The card is then scanned by the recipient, revealing secondary “augmented reality” content. True, it’s a way of jazzing up boring greeting cards and making birthday cards that much more affectionate, but it also evidence that our phones are the key to getting a lot more out of even the most mundane aspects of non-digital life. [_iGreet_](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/igreet-augmented-reality-greeting/id950337056?ls=1&mt=8 "undefined") _is free in the App Store._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3665770/5-apps-evernote/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3665770/5-apps-evernote/"},"headline":"5 Apps You Just Can't Miss This Week","datePublished":"2015-01-14T13:00:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:45:21.407Z","description":"Try Evernote Scannable, which lets you digitize receipts and business cards","url":"https://time.com/3665770/5-apps-evernote/","keywords":["Tech","Apple","apps","iPhone","App store","iOS"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3009848353a34249/698779a1f887dc571be897d0/455677284.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexander Aciman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alexander-aciman/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3009848353a34249/698779a1f887dc571be897d0/455677284.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Apple iPhone 6/6 Plus Launch in Japan","caption":"Apple iPhone 6/6 Plus Launch in Japan","creditText":"Chris McGrath—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3665770/5-apps-evernote/","name":"5 Apps You Just Can't Miss This Week"}}]}] ```