This article was taken from the April 2015 issue of WIRED magazine. Be the first to read WIRED's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing online.
Far and away our favourite new productivity app, Workflow lets you automate actions on iOS, such as converting websites to PDF, booking taxis, creating GIFs and ordering food. Too lazy to build your own workflow? Grab a ready-made one from the gallery. iOS, £2.49
An interesting take on music discovery, Pause blends curated editorial and reviews with streaming music videos and album releases. This approach gives it a potential leg- up over its automated competitors. Android, iOS, free
Use your phone's camera as a document scanner. Sounds dull; is very useful. Scannable compensates for documents being captured at angles and harvests details from business cards. It also works with the ScanSnap Evernote Edition scanner. iOS, free
This app blends three things: a to--do list, a calendar and an intuitively simple aesthetic. The result is an elegant new way to streamline tasks to complete in the days, weeks and months ahead, with none of the usual on-screen clutter. iOS, free
Peter Molyneux, creator of the Fable game series as well as Theme Hospital and Populous, has launched his independent god game. A distinctive and vibrant art style makes playing god on-the--move blissful and addictive. Android, iOS, free (in-app purchases)
Waking up can be dull. So why not get woken by a complete stranger? This "social alarm clock" enables just that: the voice of a fellow app user to raise you from your slumber. What could possibly go wrong? Android, iOS, Windows Phone, free
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