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We haven’t seen much innovation as off late from app developers when it comes to to-do and reminder apps. Just about every feature has been integrated in apps that preexist on the App Store.

However, Handle is a reminder app that offers a unique feature that we didn’t come across in other apps along the same lines. With it, you can create reminders directly from your email account. Also, you can sync Handle with the Calendar app and add events that aren’t tied down to the calendar.

How to use Handle for iOS

After you install and launch the app, the first few items in the to-do list will tell you how to add a reminder from an email, or go to Settings and connect an email account.

To connect the Calendar app, launch the navigation drawer and connect it from Settings. Alternatively, you can just select the Calendar tab from the navigation drawer.

The app is divided into the following tabs: Calendar, Email, and To-Dos. You can switch between each via the navigation drawer or use the page navigation at the display screen’s bottom to go through them.

What sets the app apart from other similar offerings is that you can create reminders from emails. It also lets you add emails to calendars and call them events, which is a great way to line up important tasks. Got a meeting to attend? Add to the calendar from within the email and get a summary of what’s up ahead.

Handle also lets you create and add to-do items that are separate from the ones in email via the ‘To-Do’ tab. The app’s settings can be used to customize the time for reminders that can be set for to-do items.

The app does have a shortcoming. The link to the email in the calendar doesn’t open the email; rather it opens the browser where you’re asked to sign in the email.

Final thoughts

So if you want to instantly convert your emails into To-Do appoints, this app is the way to go. Apart from the shortcoming, everything else works perfectly.

You can download Handle free of cost from the App Store. It is optimized for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Let us know if you give it a try and feel free to leave comments.

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