New Year's Resolutions
Top list of apps to help achieve your goals for 2014. Shutter Stock

With the end of the year approaching it’s about time to start getting those New Year’s resolutions set in motion. Below we have compiled a list of apps to help with your New Year’s resolutions whether that be weight loss, money management, a new career or quitting smoking. We know sticking to these goals can be difficult but hopefully with the help of your iOS, Android or tablet you will be able to stick with these new year resolutions to see a better 2014.

1. Weight Loss and Fitness - Lose It! is an advanced weight loss app from FitNow. The app helps you by setting a daily calorie budget, tracking your food and exercise, and helps you stay motivated to make smarter choices and achieve your goal. The premium version of the app adds support for wearable devices such as FitBit, JawBone Up, Nike+ and more. Lose It! also adds advanced tracking like body tracking, sleep, fat burning and hydration all to keep you on your goal of loosing weight. (Free; iOS; Android)

2. Dieting - Nutrino is your personal virtual nutritionist. It’s the simplest way to lead a healthier lifestyle. Just put your dietary preferences and goals in the app, and Nutrino creates a healthy menu adjusted to your needs instantly. Nutrino adapts to you in real-time, continuously improving its recommendations and requires minimal user interaction, thus making it reliable and easy-to-use. The app has access to thousands of healthy recipes including vegetarian only recipes. You can also get healthy recommendations from your favorite restaurants. (Free; iOS; Android coming soon)

3. Budgeting - With Budget Boss you can create a budget effortlessly then watch as the app predicts your savings for the future with easy-to-read graphs. The app features an intuitive interface for quick and easy budget creation, the ability to track how well you are following your budget and has credit card payment and savings calculators. Budget Boss also features password lock option, export data to Excel, currency based on your device's region settings and support in multiple languages. ($0.99; iOS)

4. Finance - Mint is an award-winning finance app praised by many users, it’s even been called the overall best app in budgeting. allows you to track, budget and manage your money all in one place, so you can see where you’re spending and where you can save. Open an account, add your bank, credit, loan and retirement accounts and Mint will automatically pull in and categorize your transactions. It’s safe, secure and easy to keep your personal finances organized. (Free; iOS; Android)

5. Organization - Evernote is an easy-to-use, free app that helps you remember everything across all of the devices you use. Stay organized, save your ideas and improve productivity. Evernote lets you take notes, capture photos, create to-do lists, record voice reminders — and makes these notes completely searchable, whether you are at home, at work, or on the go. Although Evernote is free to download there are subscription options which grants you access to more features in the app. (Free; iOS; Android; Blackberry)

6. Weight Loss and Fitness - Human is the easiest way to get and stay healthy. It helps you move 30 minutes or more, every day. Human tracks your outdoor activities like walking, running and biking automatically. The app has such features as; building up a streak for every Daily 30 of the week, notification when you reach your Daily 30, the ability to see all your individual activities including maps and details and the ability to share your activities to your favorite social networks. (Free; iOS)

7. Stop Smoking - Quit Smoking is a widget application for Android designed to gradually wean you from dependency on cigarettes. Each individual's step-down program is calculated based on statistical data from other users, and it's continuously adjusted to your specific smoking pattern. The app is easy to use just enter your current smoking habits and this app will design a unique, gradual schedule to wean you off cigarettes. (Free; Android)

8. New Career - Job Search by Indeed has made it easier to find a new career and if you are unhappy in yours why not change it in 2014? With Job Search you have Indeed’s database of over 15 million jobs at your fingertips. You can search in cities near you using your device’s GPS, apply by using or creating an Indeed resume and even personalize your account to show only job listings you want to see or follow a company to know when they have an opening. (Free; iOS; Android)

9. Stop Procrastinating - Finish. is a great app to keep you on task and away from procrastination. Finish lets you enter tasks and due dates with flexible short term, mid term, and long term timelines then reminds you until the job is complete. Finish features a gesture-based interface, Multiple view modes and useful notifications to help you finish whatever task you need done. Finish gets in your face when you need it, stays out of the way when you don't, and effortlessly keeps you focused on the only thing that matters. ($0.99; iOS)

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