Written By: Yashika Sabharwal

Top 10 Mobile Apps that Every Business Needs

Technology has presently made it easy to run any business faster than the traditional methods, which are used in the past. By using a website, you never have to walk into a mortar store to get what you need; thanks to mobile Apps, NOW! You can take inventories, calculate big bulk figures and carry out lots of official work on your fingertips by your own, without being confined to the four walls of your business premises and depending on others.

The finest mobile apps makes your day-to-day work more efficient and easy to done. There’s an app for everyday task you see in your business culture. Let me share you some of the Best apps for companies.

There are many of the Best apps for business these days, this article will provide you a full information on the Top 10 business apps that you’ll need to work with -efficiently in the 21st century. It is totally up to you to decide which one to use, based on our findings – to your line of business and major needs.

AddAppt

Addapt is a mobile application that helps you to manage your business contacts effectively. If your contacts also use that same app, then if they can update their details any time and this will also be reflected in your phone contact directory.

Isn’t it splendid! Let us know it with a near eye for more info! By this app if existing contacts change their numbers, then it will be also changed to your phone by app without them calling to notify you.

For example, if they’ve changed their any contacts like email, office address or even business name, the new details will automatically override the existing ones which you already have stored.

By this app, you can also send the broadcast messages to the multiple contacts. Addapt app is available on iPhone and Android phones for free to download.

MailChimp

Emailing is still one of the best ways of communication tools for business. MailChimp app has automation features which are designed to simplify the process of sending emails.

Whenever, you are launching a limited or a large marketing campaign, MailChimp has the best tools for creating, managing, and tracking the performance of each email.

The free version gives you 2,000 subscribers and 12,000 e-mails per month. The $10 plan makes those options to unlimited subscribers and emails.

BoxMeUp

If your company is in retail or wholesale business, then this app is perfect for you. Yes, Boxmeup enables you to keep on the tabs of your orders and items easily stored out and you can organises them in a particular order.

If you wonder the content of your packages at any time, you can easily print QR labels with the help of this app and also scan with your smartphone. Boxmeup is free to use application, although it is not available on iPhone, but you can still use the mobile website and enjoy its features.

EverNote

This mobile application enables business person’s to synchronise their notes across desktop and mobile devices on one step ahead. Now you can have lift of it by using your phone from any location, you can have access to notes, reminders, to-do business lists and any other meeting schedules on your PC as well as phone. You can also sync it with two devices and enjoy your 60 MB space with the free version of app.

If you also want a business version of Evernote, filled with admin features and extra storage space, then you have to part with about $12 per month.

DropBox

Our Research shows us that Dropbox, is something most popular platform for storing any file. This app enables you to upload, share and download files. You can simply give the link to a contact or member of staff and they can access any information you want them to, without any password or the need to be there yourself in person. The app is free, but if you wish to enjoy features like advanced user management tools and unlimited storage space, you may have to subscribe to a $20 per month per user plan.

FreshBooks

This application makes your bookkeeping a lot easier. This app is pretty much the most popular invoice tracking and management app amongst freelance business owners and owners of small businesses. FreshBooks, can accept credit cards on your mobile phone, you can create invoices that look professional and that incorporate your logo where applicable.

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You can also create business reports, produce profit and loss statement, keep on track of your expenses from any of the location and even do billing of customers for any recurring invoice. The appplication is available on iOS and Android phones for free in App Store and Google Play Store respectively. It costs $15 a month if you add clients up to five in numbers.

Expensify

Financial expenditures are a major part of every business, and this app enables you keep track of what you spend on business trips. For example, if you use a debit or credit card for transactions, you can sync it with your Expensify app. Any charge will automatically appear on a report. Better still, you can take snapshots of receipts and the app will take the information it needs (from the picture) so you can make a report yourself in less than 30 minutes. This app is available on Android and iOS devices at the cost of $9 a month for corporate organisations and $5 a month for smaller businesses.

Google Drive, Sheets and Docs

Google has always found ways to provide top notch services for customers, at little or no price. With the Google Drive app, you can upload files and even organise them into folders. Although via the desktop site, you can access Google sheets and Google Docs (which are like Microsoft office tools), these tools come as separate apps on mobiles. You can organise your expenses, notes and plans, as well as draft reports on these apps and share them with clients or staff. These apps are available for free on smartphones.

Hootsuite

Social media is a must for many small businesses. Hootsuite is a social media managing platform which brings your channels together under one roof.

The app lets you schedule your posts, report on your online presence, gather content and measure performance.

Hootsuite has a free version, but the premium tiers have additional tools for managing and monitoring your social media efforts.

Skype

Another service that you’ll likely be well acquainted with, Skype’s specialist ‘for Business’ app is one of the major players in the communication app game. Take meetings and important business calls wherever you need to, while you can also share content during virtual meetings and initiate crystal-clear video, audio and/or instant message group conversations, ensuring that the communications side of your business is never compromised.

Other apps like Whatsapp, My Minutes (which notifies you if you’re wasting time on a ‘not so important’ task, like chatting) and even PayPal (for easy financial transactions) help you operate from anywhere. Therefore, start downloading those that help you meet your needs and those of your customers, whilst saving time and avoiding extra costs.