What tool are you currently using?
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I'm currently using vanilla Openstreetmaps and Organic maps.
Are you looking for ways to speed it up on mobile specifically?
Otherwise, I'd suggest using the ID editor in a desktop web browser since a mouse+keyboard is quicker than touchscreen.
Also, kudos to you for making maps accessible to your community!
In terms of keeping track of which areas you have done and which you haven't I think SimpleTaskManager is really good for single person projects. Divide and Map Now looks like it should be good for more collaborative stuff but I haven't tried it in a while.
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/SimpleTaskManager
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Divide_and_map._Now.
I think the quickest way is with JOSM + the Building Tools plugin. If the buildings are all rectangles or "L" shaped then the Mapathoner plugin is really quick too.
Building tools is quick enough that if I'm fixing an area that's been mapped wonky it's often a lot quicker to re-trace the skewed buildings in a fresh layer and use the Conflate plugin to merge them back into the main layer than it is to fix the geometry directly (and that include individual checks).