Every destination has its own particularities and understanding how they work can be overwhelming at times. In this article we review some of the most interesting mobile apps that can help improve remote workers’ knowledge of all the teleworking options and the communities linked to remote working, or take full advantage of the leisure, culture and sport alternatives the Canary Islands offer.
Useful apps for the daily routine of remote workers
The Canary Islands offer a wide variety of infrastructures and services for remote workers. One of the basic choices when embarking on the adventure of remote working is the search for a coworking space that matches each individual’s personal needs: individual work stations, high-speed internet connection, meeting rooms, café, etc...
The website coworker.com is an aggregator site with over 25,000 spaces and coworking meeting throughout the world. On it, you can filter the place you want to visit, the commodities that are indispensable for you, and then select your stay in an easier, more assertive manner.
Apps enable one to locate coworking and coliving spaces, or cafés suitable for working with just a few clicks. This saves you time searching for physical places and guarantees you can find places with good conditions in terms of connectivity and comfort.
Apps for working in a community
One of the best opportunities presented by remote working is connecting to communities of similar people, sharing knowledge and experiences, and – why not? – planning activities together in order to get to know the destination you are in better. There are several apps available that can help you integrate into remote worker communities on the Canary Islands archipelago, such as:
Slack: this is one of the best-known communication and management tools for remote workers. On their website, you can find an interesting guide to setting up a virtual office using their multiple resources, which is extremely useful for anyone enjoying the advantages of remote working in the Canary Islands.
Meet up: on the market for over 20 years now, this is one of the most relevant applications for meeting people, making friends, seeking support, developing businesses and exploring interests. This tool enables you to join events in almost any field all over the world, and you can also find contacts or start groups of people who share interests. It has a simple search engine that functions by cities and topics.On Tenerife they have a group with more than 2000 members, which creates weekly events.
Facebook: although this app is not exclusively for remote workers, it is a very useful one to have installed, as numerous remote worker groups use it. In fact, on the archipelago of the Canary Islands there are currently several remote worker communities that are very active, with groups they have created on this social network.
Nomad list: Find and connect with other nomads in your area. This is the number 1 digital nomad community. It collects data on thousands of cities around the world, offering a ranking of the best teleworking destinations.
If you are looking for something a little more global, we simply have to mention Digital Nomads Around the World, a Facebook community of over 155,000 remote workers from all around the world where - naturally - we will find entrepreneurs who are already partaking of the excellences and advantages of the Canary Islands.
Some other interesting options for remote workers hoping to enjoy the Canary Islands’ unbeatable working conditions are:
- Web3 Island Makers, the first decentralised autonomous organisation for Web3 entrepreneurs, designers, programmers, marketers and product managers who are constructing the future of the Internet. They are established in Tenerife.
- Punta App: with this app, one can create a digital nomad profile with upcoming travel plans, favourite photos, description and interests, and also find other digital nomads with similar interests, chat with them and exchange stories.
- World Packers: this app is heavily geared towards volunteering, which can be a remote worker’s gateway to destinations like the Canary Islands’ archipelago. It is a community with over 9 years of history, upwards of 160,000 reviews and hosts in more than 140 countries.
Apps for exploring the archipelago of the Canary Islands
The excellent climate and different landscapes mean the Canary Islands are a region well worth exploring for any remote worker. There are several apps that can help with this venture, and we highlight the ones below:
Infoplayas (Government of the Canary Islands)
Use this application to check diverse information of interest on nearby beaches, such as:
- Flag colour
- Weather conditions.
- Location.
- Number of people.
Skylinewebcams
Skylinewebcams an interesting website that is connected to numerous webcams all over the world. In the case of the Canary Islands’ archipelago, this portal makes it easy for one to find out in real time which are the busiest areas on the islands, such as beaches, ports, avenues or other places of interest. It also allows one to check sea or weather conditions before going to the beach, for example, or whether there are any traffic jams in the city.
It isn’t exactly an app, but the website works perfectly on mobile devices.
Wikiloc
Wikiloc is an outdoor navigation app that enables you to record hiking and cycling routes and many more activities, with over 50 million routes all around the world. The app contains multiple offline maps which can be saved to your smartphone for using without the need for an Internet connection, so you can enjoy the outdoors anywhere in the world. Wikiloc is available in more than 20 languages and is ideal for people who love hiking in the Canary Islands.
Windguru
Windguru is a service specialising in weather forecasts, and is used in particular for practising open-air sports, by windsurfers, surfers, kitesurfers, paddle surfers and people engaging in other types of sports, such as fishing or sailing.
Windguru informs you of the wind and wave forecast for almost anywhere in the world, as well as the direction, period, temperature and probability of rain. It will also help you with forecast details on undertow, tides and currents.
Disconnecting is every bit as important as concentration and productivity in your work. Digital tools exist that can help us to be more efficient, and improve our wellbeing:
Forest is an app that promotes concentration by avoiding distractions, and as one of its more outstanding features, we find concentration mode with a timer, where users plant a virtual tree when the timer starts, and commit themselves to not using their mobile phone during that time. Each successfully completed session contributes to a virtual forest that represents the user’s progress and the trees planted reflect the hours of concentration accumulated. It also helps one avoid distractions by blocking specific applications.
Users can review detailed statistics, such as focus time per day, week or month, in order to evaluate their progress. It includes stories and tips to inspire people to stay focused,
Calm is an application that promotes meditation and relaxation with programmes to reduce stress, improve sleep and foster full attention, with beginner and advanced user options. It also offers sessions with experts in areas related to handling stress and emotional resilience. The perfect combination for carrying out work in the best way possible and optimising one’s free time on the islands.
Installing certain mobile apps can really help any remote worker who comes to the Canary Islands to adapt, delivering first-hand knowledge of all the opportunities the archipelago offers.