POLOKWANE – Technology helps to make life a little easier. Whether you make use of fancy gadgets or applications (or apps), there are apps and gadgets available for almost everything.

Some are free while others have a once-off or monthly cost.

Whether you make use of Google Play Store or Apple’s App Store, we have just the right apps for you and your kids.

App of the week:

• SARS Mobile eFiling

The innovative app from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) lets you view, complete and submit your annual basic Income Tax Return (ITR12), save and edit your ITR12 on your device, use the tax calculator to get an indication of your assessment outcome, view the status of your return once submitted, view a summary of your Notice of Assessment (ITA34) and view a summary of your Statement of Account (ITSA).

Cost: Free.

Download: App Store or Play Store.

App for the kids:

• Puzzle Kids – Animals Shapes and Jigsaw Puzzles

Build your child’s logic skills and help them recognise shapes and patterns with a selection of drag and drop object puzzles.

Cost: Free.

Download: App Store or Play Store.

For business:

• Microsoft Teams

According to Microsoft, Teams is your hub for teamwork and brings together chat and threaded conversations, meetings and video conferencing, calling, content collaboration with the power of Microsoft 365 applications and the ability to create and integrate apps and workflows that your business relies on.

Cost: Free to install.

Download: App Store or Play Store.

Gadget of the week: 

• Popl

The fastest way to share your social media and contact info. The other person doesn’t need an app or a Popl to receive your info and Popl can be placed on any surface from laptops and cars to restaurant tables and office settings.

Cost: R395.

Buy it here on Takealot.