Claude Code subscribers are about to face higher costs when utilizing Anthropic’s coding assistant alongside OpenClaw and other external tools.

As indicated in a customer email circulated on Hacker News, Anthropic announced that beginning at noon Pacific on April 4 (today), subscribers will “no longer be able to use your Claude subscription limits for third-party harnesses including OpenClaw.” Instead, they will have to pay for additional usage via “a pay-as-you-go option billed separately from your subscription.”

The company stated that while the change starts with OpenClaw today, the policy “applies to all third-party harnesses and will be expanded to more soon.”

Boris Cherny, Anthropic’s head of Claude Code, mentioned on X that the company’s “subscriptions weren’t designed for the usage patterns of these third-party tools” and that Anthropic is now focused “on being intentional in managing our growth to continue serving our customers sustainably in the long run.”

This announcement follows OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger’s statement about his transition to Anthropic competitor OpenAI, while OpenClaw will persist as an open source project with backing from OpenAI.

Steinberger stated that he and OpenClaw board member Dave Morin “tried to reason with Anthropic” but could only postpone the price increase by one week.

“It’s amusing how the timings align, first they replicate some favored features in their closed harness, then they exclude open source,” Steinberger remarked.

However, Cherny asserted that members of the Claude Code team are “great supporters of open source” and that he himself “recently submitted a few [pull requests] to enhance prompt cache efficiency specifically for OpenClaw.”

“This is more about engineering limitations,” he noted, adding that Anthropic continues to provide full refunds for subscribers. “We understand that not everyone realized this isn’t something we support, and this is an effort to clarify that.”

In the meantime, OpenAI has recently discontinued its Sora app and video generation models, reportedly to optimize computing resources and as part of a broader initiative to reorient toward attracting software engineers and enterprises that are increasingly depending on products like Claude Code.

Since 2010, Glen Anderson has been facilitating trades in shares of private companies, a time when the count of institutional investors focused on the late-stage private market was minimal. He now claims that the number has grown to thousands.

As the head of the investment bank Rainmaker Securities, which specializes in private securities markets — executing transactions involving around 1,000 stocks — Anderson has a prime view of one of the most intense periods in the secondary market’s history. Currently, he points out that the narrative centers around three major players: Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX.

However, the plot is far more intricate than it appears in the headlines.

Anderson’s assessment of Anthropic aligns with Bloomberg’s report from earlier this week: the demand for the company’s stock has reached an almost unquenchable state. Bloomberg quoted Ken Smythe, CEO and founder of Next Round Capital, mentioning that buyers signaled they had $2 billion in cash ready to invest in Anthropic, despite approximately $600 million worth of OpenAI shares struggling to find buyers.

Anderson sees a parallel at Rainmaker. “The most challenging stock to secure in our market is Anthropic,” he shared with TechCrunch yesterday from his residence in Miami. “There are simply no sellers.”

Anderson argues that part of what has fueled this demand is Anthropic’s highly publicized conflict with the Department of Defense — a situation that initially seemed detrimental but has turned into an unexpected advantage.

“The app gained more popularity, and people began to rally around the company as a sort of hero, standing up to big government,” he said. “I think it enhanced the narrative and made it stand out even more from OpenAI.”

This differentiation is becoming increasingly significant for investors maneuvering through a market that has, for years, favored betting on all players. Anderson points out that numerous institutional investors still seek exposure to both Anthropic and OpenAI. “The jury’s still out,” he mentioned, regarding which AI model will ultimately prevail – but the momentum, at least in the secondary market, has altered.

That does not imply that OpenAI has plummeted. Anderson slightly counters a simplistic view of the situation.

“I wouldn’t categorize it as a one-or-the-other scenario,” he stated.

Yet, the enthusiasm is lacking. “It’s not nearly as dynamic a market as Anthropic at this moment,” he acknowledged.

Regarding valuation, Anderson largely affirmed Bloomberg’s report indicating that OpenAI shares on the secondary market are trading as though the company were valued at $765 billion — a notable discount compared to the company’s latest $852 billion primary-round valuation. He noted he was recalling from memory, but insisted the Bloomberg figure was “in the correct range.”

OpenAI itself has attempted to exert more control over secondary trading. “People should be very cautious of any firm claiming to have access to OpenAI equity, including through an SPV,” an OpenAI spokesperson told Bloomberg, emphasizing that the company had set up authorized channels via banks, without fees, to counter what it referred to as a high-fee broker model.

Notably — at least for the time being — banks such as Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs have started offering OpenAI shares to their high-net-worth clients without imposing carry fees, according to Bloomberg. Goldman, on the other hand, is implementing its standard carry – often between 15% and 20% of profits – for clients wishing to invest in Anthropic.

None of this accounts for SpaceX, which stands out amid the changing sentiments surrounding these other significant brands. Anderson describes it as one of the very few entities in Rainmaker’s portfolio that did not undergo the severe correction that affected much of the private market from 2022 to 2024, a time when shares of many private firms dropped by 60% to 70% from their highs (after their valuations had surged just as quickly).

The aerospace and satellite giant has “been strikingly consistent in its upward trajectory,” Anderson remarked.

Anderson, naturally, has a financial interest in portraying the company and its early investors positively, credits SpaceX’s management with maintaining disciplined pricing and avoiding the temptation to extract every possible dollar from each funding round or tender offer.

“Many companies will succumb to the urge to maximize their stock price in every round,” he observed. “The downside is that it doesn’t allow for any margin of error.”

In contrast, SpaceX has taken a conservative approach by “not being overly greedy,” resulting in substantial rewards for earlier investors. “Consider if someone invested in 2015 how much profit they’re seeing today,” Anderson stated.

To clarify that statement: SpaceX was valued at about $12 billion in 2015, when Google and Fidelity jointly invested $1 billion in the firm. An investor who entered at that valuation is now experiencing a gain of more than 100x, with the company valued at over $1 trillion ahead of its anticipated IPO.

That IPO now seems imminent. SpaceX submitted a confidential filing this week for an initial public offering, paving the way for what could be one of the largest market entries in history, with Elon Musk reportedly aiming to raise between $50 billion and $75 billion, potentially in June. Only Saudi Aramco’s 2019 debut, which valued the energy giant at $1.7 trillion, has approached that scale.

Unsurprisingly, the anticipated filing has already altered the dynamics of the secondary market for SpaceX shares, according to Anderson.

“Today, I noticed a surge of SpaceX investors reaching out, asking, ‘Can you provide me SpaceX?’” he observed. “It’s been an extremely active buying side.” However, supply is diminishing. The closer a company moves towards an IPO, the lesser the incentive existing shareholders have to sell, as they can see the liquidity event approaching.

This is where the situation becomes a bit precarious for OpenAI and Anthropic. Both companies are reportedly considering their own public offerings and have indicated they could proceed this year. However, by filing first, SpaceX is about to evaluate the market’s appetite extensively, and Anderson suggested that any following will face a disadvantage.

“SpaceX is going to absorb a lot of liquidity,” he asserted plainly. “There’s only a limited amount of money allocated to IPOs.” The first mover accesses the resource first; those who follow may encounter both increased scrutiny and, potentially, diminished capital.

This dynamic plays out in every so-called vertical, and the AI companies are not entirely shielded from it despite the current attention directed toward them. If you time your IPO too early, you’re the one testing the market’s receptiveness. If you wait for others to go first, you might find that the largest investments have already been made.

Listen to more of our conversation with Anderson in the upcoming episode of the StrictlyVC Download podcast, releasing every Tuesday. Meanwhile, catch recent episodes featuring Whoop CEO Will Ahmed and investor Bill Gurley.

Lucid Group concluded 2025 with a bright spot — producing twice the number of EVs compared to the previous year and reporting a 55% increase in sales. Then the first quarter of 2026 came.

The firm, known for the Air sedan and Gravity SUV, announced on Friday that it sold 3,093 vehicles in the first quarter, marking a 42% decline from the preceding quarter and approximately 0.5% below the same timeframe last year. It had manufactured a significantly higher quantity, around 5,500 in total.

Lucid indicated that the sales decline, along with the disparity between production and deliveries, does not stem from a lack of demand. Rather, the company attributes this to a supplier quality concern regarding its second-row seats, which delayed deliveries of the Lucid Gravity for 29 days.

The supplier complication also led Lucid to recall over 4,000 Gravity SUVs. Lucid informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that it found some of the anchors for the SUV’s second-row seat belts were improperly welded.

Lucid spokesperson Nick Twork confirmed to TechCrunch that the reduction in sales was linked to supplier issues. He noted that due to an unauthorized alteration made by a supplier, the company had to pause Gravity sales for most of February to ensure vehicle quality before resuming them. Twork emphasized Lucid’s recent achievements, stating that “after eight record quarters, we demonstrated strong outcomes in both January and March, which nearly achieved year-over-year growth by themselves.” 

Lucid mentioned in its securities filing on Friday that the issue has been resolved, and the company appears optimistic that this disruption will not impact its production targets.

Lucid reaffirmed its previously stated production guidance of between 25,000 and 27,000 vehicles this year. Lucid produced 18,378 EVs in 2025. This would signify an increase of up to 47% from the previous year.

Lucid’s seat supplier challenges arise as the company gears up to commence production of its inaugural vehicle on a new lower-cost platform targeting the mass market. Lucid has indicated that this initial vehicle will be priced at approximately $50,000, a figure that will place it in direct competition with the forthcoming Rivian R2 SUV, as well as existing models like the Tesla Model Y, Tesla Model 3, and Chevrolet Equinox EV.

When Fizz made its quiet entrance in Saudi Arabia in mid-March, founder and CEO Teddy Solomon didn’t anticipate the app’s rapid rise. Within just 48 hours, it soared to the No. 1 spot on the App Store charts, and users in the nation have since exchanged over 1 million messages. For a social app designed for anonymity that began on college campuses, this launch was unexpected.

Solomon and his co-founder, Ashton Cofer, initiated Fizz in 2022 during their time as Stanford students before leaving school. After securing $40 million and introducing the app across 700 campuses, Fizz has been expanding its reach beyond academia with Fizz Feed, a feature that allows access to non-students via location-specific communities. It’s somewhat like Reddit, but lacks the option to create or join specific topic-driven groups. Saudi Arabia, where Fizz now ranks No. 1 in the news category, serves as its inaugural international test for this ambition.

“Our vision has always been to create a generational social product, not just a college social app, and now we are finally putting that into action,” stated Solomon. 

Fizz has not previously disclosed details about its plans for international growth.

Solomon mentioned that during a conference he attended in Dubai, he recognized an opportunity for Fizz’s growth in the Middle East. Shortly thereafter, Fizz’s marketing analyst Michael Fonseca relocated to Saudi Arabia to establish connections in the region and gain a deeper understanding of the local culture, facilitating Fizz’s international introduction.

“Mike was warmly received,” Solomon noted. “I believe [Saudi Arabia] has evolved significantly in recent years.” The nation is currently “thriving,” according to Solomon. “Business is flourishing. The social scene and social environment are thriving. Snapchat is massive there. Social apps are extremely popular in the area, whether it’s Snap, WhatsApp, TikTok, or any other app.”

This transformation in the perception of the country is deliberate. In 2016, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman initiated a government strategy named Saudi Vision 2030, which aims to reduce the country’s economic reliance on oil. This initiative involves enhancing the nation’s image — for example, women are now allowed to drive — and investing in Western tech firms, including Google and Uber.  More recently, the crown prince established a state-supported AI enterprise named Humain.

Notwithstanding these developments, Saudi Arabia continues to operate as an absolute monarchy, governed by a royal family that curtails free expression. In 2024, authorities sentenced Manahel al-Otaibi to 11 years in prison for the “terrorist offense” of tweeting about women’s rights and sharing images on Snapchat where she was not donned in traditional attire, as reported by Amnesty International.

While operating in Saudi Arabia, Fizz must remain vigilant as the monarchy may supervise the app for potentially offensive posts, require the removal of certain content, or even detain individuals based on their Fizz activities. Solomon lacks a definitive strategy for addressing such occurrences.

“We will address that challenge when it arises,” he remarked. “We hold great confidence in our guidelines. Our moderation is very strict and designed to satisfy the local populace while adhering to the region’s regulations and the country’s laws.”

Solomon mentioned that Fizz has made substantial investments in Arabic natural language processing technologies to enhance its content moderation efforts. The company has also recruited “hundreds” of volunteer moderators from the Saudi Fizz community. Fizz adopts a comparable approach within its college settings — employing AI moderation tools while also identifying volunteer moderators who possess deeper insights into the specificities of campus culture, providing them with enhanced context during moderation evaluations.

Fizz asserts that it has not received funding from any Saudi Arabian sources and has not engaged with any government officials.

“There’s considerable dedication to their community,” Solomon expressed. “There’s significant pride in their country, substantial pride in the city they inhabit, and they appreciate the platform. They aim to maintain the platform’s safety, and take great honor in doing so.”

The total number of employees at Tesla’s plant near Austin, Texas saw a significant reduction last year as the firm experienced its second consecutive year of falling sales, as per a compliance report highlighted by the Austin American-Statesman.

Tesla’s workforce at the factory decreased from 21,191 individuals in 2024 to 16,506 in 2025, marking a 22% decline. This occurred even as the company’s overall global staff increased from 125,665 in 2024 to 134,785 in 2025, based on documents submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

It remains unclear which departments were hit hardest by Tesla’s workforce reductions at the factory. Nonetheless, the company has emerged as one of the largest employers in the Austin region since the factory’s opening in 2022. CEO Elon Musk also moved Tesla’s headquarters to the factory site in 2021 prior to its launch. The company has poured over $6.3 billion into the facility thus far, according to the latest report.

A few executives at OpenAI are moving into different positions, as reported by Bloomberg. An OpenAI representative verified the changes in personnel to TechCrunch.

Fidji Simo, CEO of AGI development, disclosed in a memo that Brad Lightcap, the COO of OpenAI, is taking on a new role overseeing “special projects,” which will entail “complex deals and investments within the organization.” He will report straight to CEO Sam Altman.

Denise Dresser, the previous CEO of Slack who recently became OpenAI’s chief revenue officer, will assume some of Lightcap’s commercial responsibilities.

NEW: OpenAI’s Fidji Simo announced executive changes to staff today: she is taking medical leave for several weeks, COO Brad Lightcap is moving to a new position, and CMO Kate Rouch is resigning to prioritize her cancer recovery.

More here: https://t.co/EfAqZI7jN3 pic.twitter.com/KmWoXUG0Iu

— Shirin Ghaffary (@shiringhaffary) April 3, 2026

Simo revealed her own news as well: She will be on medical leave for the upcoming weeks to address a neuroimmune issue.

“I have tried everything I can to prevent this, but unfortunately my body is not cooperating,” Simo stated in the memo acquired by Bloomberg.

“The timing is infuriating because we have a thrilling roadmap laid out that the team is working on, and I dislike the idea of missing even a moment of it,” she expressed.

During her absence, OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman will oversee product management.

Kate Rouch, who leads marketing at OpenAI, will also resign from her position to concentrate on cancer recovery but is expected to return to a “different, more focused role when her health permits,” as stated in the memo. The firm intends to look for a new CMO.

“We have a robust leadership team dedicated to our top priorities: advancing cutting-edge research, expanding our global user base of nearly 1 billion users, and enhancing enterprise use cases,” OpenAI communicated to TechCrunch in a statement. “We are in a strong position to continue executing with continuity and drive.”

Update, 4/3/26, 6:25 PM ET with further details regarding Dresser’s responsibilities.

Anthropic has acquired the stealth biotech AI company Coefficient Bio in a $400 million stock transaction, as reported by The Information and Eric Newcomer. Insiders familiar with the agreement confirmed to TechCrunch that it was finalized, yet they refrained from commenting on the specifics of the financial terms.

This acquisition aligns with Anthropic’s ongoing expansion into healthcare and life sciences, following the October announcement of Claude for Life Sciences, a platform designed to assist scientific researchers in making discoveries.

Coefficient Bio’s founders, Samuel Stanton and Nathan C. Frey, established the startup eight months prior, both of whom have experience in computational drug discovery at Genentech’s Prescient Design. Coefficient Bio was leveraging AI to enhance the efficiency of drug discovery and various forms of biological research.

The team, comprising about 10 members, is anticipated to integrate into Anthropic’s health and life sciences division.

Anthropic has submitted paperwork to establish a new political action committee — indicating that, similar to its counterparts, the AI organization is allocating substantial resources to influence legislation and regulation.

AnthroPAC intends to make donations to both political parties during the midterm elections, including contributions to existing D.C. lawmakers and emerging political figures. The PAC will rely on voluntary contributions from employees, limited to $5,000, according to Bloomberg. A statement of organization submitted to the Federal Election Commission features a signature from Allison Rossi, the treasurer of Anthropic. TechCrunch contacted Anthropic for further details.

AI firms, which serve as both allies and rivals in a rapidly evolving and often volatile sector, have increasingly aimed to advocate for their preferred policies at both state and federal levels. The Washington Post highlighted last month that AI companies had already donated an astounding $185 million to midterm campaigns. In February, The New York Times also covered Public First, a new Super PAC that was said to have received at least $20 million from Anthropic, which financed advertising campaigns backing a specific regulatory framework.

Anthropic’s political engagement has intensified as the organization remains embroiled in a contentious legal dispute with the Defense Department. The conflict began earlier this year regarding the government’s utilization of Anthropic’s AI models and the regulations (if any) that should govern such use.

Apple’s iPads are equipped with integrated productivity applications like Notes, Calendar, and Reminders. However, if you wish to discover innovative methods for enhancing productivity and organizing your life, numerous apps are available to assist you.

Initially designed as a device for streaming media or browsing the internet on the move, Apple’s iPads have evolved into versatile computers capable of managing a wide range of tasks for personal, professional, and educational purposes. Consequently, many applications exist to aid in establishing a centralized location for organizing your life or maintaining focus on daily activities by minimizing distractions.

We have curated a selection of some of the top apps currently offered in the App Store.

Milanote

Milanote is an excellent choice for individuals who value a visual workspace for constructing a task manager, curating mood boards, or organizing plans.

You have the capability to transform disorganized concepts and tasks into a visual framework. Rather than depending on conventional lists, you can develop a board to outline your projects and arrange to-do tasks in a single location, providing a comprehensive overview. The application allows you to combine notes, images, videos, sketches, and beyond.

For collaborative projects, you can invite others to edit, comment on, or view your boards.

The application is versatile enough to facilitate activities like planning story outlines, creating storyboards, outlining marketing strategies, gathering artistic inspiration, arranging fashion ideas, drafting scripts, and much more.

Milanote can be used free of charge, but for unrestricted notes and file uploads, a subscription fee of $9.99 per month is required.

Goodnotes

Goodnotes ranks among the most popular applications for iPad, and it’s easy to see why. This app excels for users who appreciate writing notes with an Apple Pencil, as it allows the integration of both handwritten and typed content on a single page, along with images, stickers, and even sketches.

You can establish a digital notebook featuring blank or ruled pages for note-taking, checklists, planners, and beyond. The application permits exporting entire digital notebooks or selected pages as PDFs and other formats.

Additionally, Goodnotes includes an AI assistant capable of interpreting your handwritten or typed notes, summarizing, rewriting, or organizing them. It can answer inquiries, resolve mathematical problems, generate templates, and identify significant themes, among other capabilities.

Goodnotes is equally effective for drawing and sketching. While it may not be as advanced as some more creative applications like Procreate, it is user-friendly and suitable for quick sketches or diagrams.

Should you participate in a class or meeting, you can also record audio notes synchronized with your writing. Furthermore, you can utilize AI to summarize your notes and provide writing assistance.

You can create three digital notebooks and access basic AI functionalities such as the option to ask five questions per month and solve math problems free of charge. To unlock unlimited notebooks and advanced AI features, a subscription fee of $11.99 per year or a one-time payment of $35.99 is required. The app also offers a monthly AI Pass add-on for $9.99, granting additional monthly credits and advanced AI functionalities such as image generation.

TickTick

If you’re not satisfied with your iPad’s built-in Reminders application, or if you seek a more powerful to-do list and task management tool, TickTick could be an appealing option. It is suitable for both personal and professional tasks.

The application enables synchronization of tasks across all your devices and integration with your preferred calendar application. You can establish checklists, schedule recurring tasks, attach files to tasks, collaborate by sharing your task lists, and much more.

If you’re working on developing a habit—like meditating before sleeping—you can set your objectives in the app and monitor your advancement. Additionally, if you receive an email but are too busy to reply, you can convert it into a task to ensure you remember to answer.

Tags can be added to your tasks for better management, and you can assign priorities to them.

For concentrated work, the app’s “pomo timer,” based on the Pomodoro Technique that divides work into focused segments, can be activated to enhance productivity.

TickTick is available for free, but to access extra features such as adding up to five reminders to a task or more lists and assignments, a fee of $3.99 per month or $35.99 annually applies.

Forest

Forest is a unique application that gamifies productivity while contributing to environmental sustainability. If you find it difficult to maintain focus or are prone to distractions, this app could be beneficial for you.

When you need to concentrate, you can launch the app and plant a tree. Your tree flourishes as you focus and complete your tasks. If you exit the app before the timer concludes, your tree will die.

You can establish “Allow Lists” for particular applications you use to enhance productivity, such as email or Microsoft Word. The app also tracks your productivity.

Over time, you cultivate a digital forest that reflects your productivity. If you enjoy competition, you can share your forest with others to gauge how it measures up against theirs. By maintaining focus and nurturing virtual trees, you can earn coins to support actual tree planting efforts through the organization Trees for the Future.

Forest costs $3.99 for download, and you can make in-app purchases to accelerate your forest’s growth and plant real trees more quickly.

Notion

Notion serves as an excellent tool for note-taking, task management, workflow organization, habit tracking, and collaboration. Instead of juggling multiple applications for your calendar, tasks, and notes, you can accomplish everything within Notion.

The app features an AI assistant capable of writing, editing, and organizing content within your workspace. It can summarize extensive notes, respond to inquiries, draft text, locate information across your workspace, brainstorm ideas, and assist in creating lists, among other tasks.

You can integrate the various apps you use, such as Slack and Dropbox, to consolidate all your workflows in one location. One of Notion’s standout features is its degree of flexibility and customization. You can tailor it to meet your needs, whether for personal life management, academic responsibilities, or passion projects.

If you’re uncertain where to begin, templates are available to help you create resources like travel planners or product roadmaps. Additionally, Notion provides an AI feature that assists in brainstorming and writing. Notion AI can offer answers regarding your content and convert large data sets into manageable action items.

Notion offers a complimentary plan for personal use, along with a free trial of Notion AI. The company also provides a $10 per month Plus plan designed for small groups and a $20 per month Business plan intended for organizations.

Crouton

Meal planning can sometimes be time-consuming, which detracts from your ability to complete other tasks. For this reason, having an app like Crouton, designed to simplify cooking and meal organization, can be very helpful in managing recipes and grocery planning.

You can import recipes from online sources or scan them directly from cookbooks. This way, instead of depending on bookmarks or physical recipes, you can consolidate them in one location.

You can outline your meals for the week, and when you’re stuck on ideas for a particular day, the app can generate a meal plan for you. After compiling your weekly meals, you can construct a grocery list containing all the necessary ingredients.

Crouton features an in-app timer, eliminating the need to switch to another app for time-sensitive recipe steps. Plus, you can easily share your recipes with others—whether to inform family about dinner or to share a favorite dish with a friend.

Crouton provides basic functionalities free of charge, but a subscription of $14.99 annually grants access to unlimited recipes and additional features.

Freedom

Freedom is an effective application for blocking distractions to enhance your focus and productivity. You can initiate a Freedom session to obstruct distractions on all your devices for a predetermined duration.

You can select which websites and applications you wish to block during this time. For instance, if you are completing work on your iPad but attempt to open TikTok on your phone, you will be unable to do so and will instead encounter a green screen.

The app allows you to start a session immediately, schedule sessions for the future, or establish recurring sessions. If you know you need to be undistracted at a certain time each day, you can configure a Freedom session to activate at that specific time daily.

For those who rely on specific sounds for concentration, Freedom provides a variety of auditory options. For example, you can listen to the ambience of a café in cities like New York or Berlin, the soothing sounds of birds singing, calming instrumentals, and more.

The application has a fee of $3.99 per month, is user-friendly, and includes various articles featuring tips on boosting productivity and gaining insights into digital wellness.

Notability

Notability is a comprehensive note-taking application that enables you to jot down ideas, import and annotate textbooks, record audio, and sketch concepts. This app is beneficial for students, professionals, and even hobbyists alike.

You can opt to take notes using an Apple Pencil, text, or audio. If you’re searching for something specific, the app allows you to search through your notes, including handwritten ones and any uploaded documents.

Notability also provides AI-generated note summaries and the capability to work on two separate notes concurrently. Plus, you can evaluate your knowledge through personalized quizzes based on the content of your notes.

If you’re in need of inspiration, Notability offers a collection of templates for planners, study notes, to-do lists, and more.

While Notability is free, it includes a $4.99 monthly subscription that unlocks additional features such as math conversion, automatic audio transcription, and unlimited notes.

Todoist

Todoist is a user-friendly app that allows you to capture and arrange tasks using natural language. You can input tasks like, “Schedule next week’s work every Friday afternoon” or “Complete assignments every Wednesday at 6 p.m.” to easily manage and plan your activities.

Tasks can be sorted into categories such as “Today,” “Upcoming,” or custom filters to keep your focus on what’s currently important, ensuring that you only view relevant tasks when needed.

Todoist can be utilized for organizing various tasks, including work-related, personal, educational, or management objectives and reminders. Additionally, you can integrate Todoist with your calendar, voice assistant, and numerous other tools like Outlook, Gmail, and Slack.

Beyond the iPad, you have the ability to access the service from your iPhone and Apple Watch, with synchronization across desktops and all other devices.

The basic features of Todoist are available at no charge. You can unlock extra features, including an AI assistant and calendar layout, for $4 per month through Todoist’s “Pro” subscription plan.

Trello

If you enjoy using sticky notes to organize your tasks, Trello might be an ideal choice due to its straightforward and visual approach to task tracking.

Trello enables you to create “Boards” for various aspects of your life, such as work, education, projects, and personal aspirations, then establish lists like “To Do,” “Doing,” and “Done” to monitor your progress.

You can utilize “Cards” within boards to represent distinct tasks or items you wish to complete. Each card can contain descriptions, due dates, checklists, notes, and additional details. Moreover, labels can be applied to visually categorize cards and prioritize them, classifying them as “high,” “medium,” or “low.”

The app’s “Calendar view” provides a glimpse into upcoming tasks over the coming days and weeks.

Trello offers unlimited cards and up to 10 boards within its free plan. For $5 a month, the standard plan includes infinite boards and enhanced functionalities, such as capturing tasks from email, Slack, and Teams.

Update: This story originally ran in September 2024 and is regularly revised with new information.