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Once upon a time the world of smartphone users was divided into two distinct camps: the Blackberry-packing white collared business executives, and the iPhone-weilding, urban hipster...
Top 10 iPhone Apps
for business
The
I t was a well accepted fact then that the iPhone was the
domain of those creative types who appreciated aesthet-
ics over application, style over substance. The Blackberry
on the other hand, was a specialty device that could per-
form a great deal of business functions, but with little fun
to be had outside the office with its no-nonsense, closed-
platform.
How times have changed.
These days, even though the Apple iPhone is still best-known
for doing a few things exceptionally well, the wealth of applica-
tions available from the iTunes appstore makes the iPhone a sur-
prisingly powerful business device. Accessing files, sophisticated
synching and collaboration software and the opportunity to
have traditional desktop functionality in the palm of your hand
are rapidly making the iPhone the indispensible ‘must-have’
business tool for today’s mobile road-warrior and on-the-go CEO
alike.
So just what’s on offer to the business-person looking to cus-
tomise their iOS experience?
Read on to find out what iStart’s 10 handiest business apps for
iPhone can offer you...
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2. Analytics App
If you’re the owner of a website you know that
analytics is everything. That being the case, many
of us want our analytic data wherever, whenever.
Sure, Google Analytics is great for the desktop
PC, but if you want your web stat information
to be available on your mobile, your best bet is
‘Analytics App’, from Inbolsam.
The Analytics App provides a wide range of
Google Analytics reports right on your iPhone.
Getting started is a breeze; just type in your
Google account credentials to gain access to 47
different kinds of website reports, including the
super-convenient ‘today’ report that just shows
you your traffic stats for the last 24 hours without
having to add in any further information. Plus,
you can even create custom reports for multiple
accounts.
Price: US$6.99
http://tinyurl.com/394njb7
1. WiFi FinderIt doesn’t matter how awesome that smart-
phone is, if you haven’t got an internet connec-
tion you’re not really in business. If you’re out and
about, in the strange city or just an unfamiliar
part of town, being able to find a free public WiFi
connection is crucial.
WiFi Finder is the handy solution. It works any-
where in the world and will identify nearby WiFi
connections, whether you’re online or not.
Features include:
• Access to over 145,000 free WiFi locations
worldwide
• Filter by location type, such as cafe or library
• Phone numbers and address information
• Users can bookmark their favourite locations
• Best of all it’s free
Price: FREE
http://tinyurl.com/39oeyrz
3. Quickoffice Mobile Office Suite
Wouldn’t it be great if the iPhone played a little
bit nicer with Microsoft Word? Sure, if someone
sends you a Word Doc via email you can read it,
but unfortunately that’s all you can do. If you have
to edit it, you’re just plain out of luck.
Quickoffice for iPhone is a handy solution to
this problem, offering users a way to view, edit
and exchange Word Docs and Excel documents
via the iPhone. The package is available for
US$12.99, or you can purchase just the individual
Quickword and Quicksheet applications, cur-
rently US$4.99 each. Alternatively, the cheaper
Documents 2 (US $3.99) offers a similar office
suite, only with fewer features included.
Price: US $12.99
http://tinyurl.com/de3yke
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5. DropboxDropbox is a free service that lets you take all
your photos, docs, videos (or any other kind of
file) anywhere. After you install Dropbox on your
computer, any file you save into your Dropbox
folder will automatically save to any other com-
puter, iPhone or iPad that you’ve loaded the soft-
ware onto, meaning you can browse, access and
copy any important file from anywhere you’ve
got an internet connection.
Files are automatically updated each time the
version changes, it’s easy to share files with your
friends (simply send them the URL and they can
download their own copy of the file), and if you
lose your device, the contents of your Dropbox
folder is still secure, no matter what.
Price: FREE
http://tinyurl.com/23ppkd8
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4. ClockIn
One of the burdens of freelance and contract
work is the difficultly in accurately clocking your
time spent on the job. Managing time sheets and
paperwork, and putting that into a format that will
be appreciated by the person paying the bills can
be tricky at the best of times, and trickier when
you’re spending your days out in the field.
Clockin is a simple program that allows you to
track time spent on projects with a few taps of the
finger. You can punch in and out of jobs and the
app can track your shifts among multiple clients.
Current shift information is displayed at the top
of the screen and you can filter reports based on a
client’s details.
Managing multiple clients is easy, with the app
storing client information, such as name, website,
and email addresses along with hours worked.
The information can then be easily exported in an
Excel-compatible format that attaches to an email
that you can send to yourself or your employer.
Price: US $1.99
http://tinyurl.com/7yu6e44
6. SkypeWhen you need that one-to-one communica-
tion but can’t be there, nothing comes close to
Skype. Whether you need to video-chat with
employees across town or business contacts on
the other side of the world, Skype is the leader in
the field.
In addition to all the functionality you expect
with the PC-based version, the iPhone Skype app
also allows you to:
• Video call people via your IOS devices con-
tact list
• Call any Skype contact for free via a valid WiFi
connection or 3G
• Text and call phones anywhere with Skype
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• Enjoy near CD quality sound on your call
Plus lots more.
Price: FREE
http://tinyurl.com/3gjfqzc
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7. reQallreQall for iPhone is a free, downloadable appli-
cation designed to make your iPhone the hub of
your digital life.
reQall captures tasks and ideas using your
voice or text, automatically organizes your infor-
mation, integrates with your email and calendar,
shares reminders with others and reminds you of
what you need to do.
• Speak or type your reminders into your
iPhone; reQall will convert what you say to text
(up to 30 seconds recording time).
• Get your items organized automatically. reQall
recognizes dates and times (including recurring
dates) and certain keywords. You can also create
your own categories and tags.
• Receive timely reminders via email or IM. In
addition, reQall constantly displays a summary of
what you need to remember right now.
• Share reminders with your friends, family and
co-workers, using your iPhone’s contact list.
• Call, email, or browse from within reQall items
that include phone numbers, email addresses,
and URLs.
• Connect anywhere your iPhone has a data
connection, worldwide. If you work offline, reQall
syncs itself when you reconnect.
Price: FREE
http://tinyurl.com/5cakge
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9. Hootsuite Hootsuite is a great app that lets you plan and
execute campaigns across multiple social media
platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and
Google+, as well as the social media aspects of
sites such as YouTube, Flickr and Tumblr, all from
a single, secure cloud-based dashboard.
You can publish messages, monitor the conver-
sations that follow, track results, and even trans-
late messages to and from over 50 languages, all
from your iPhone.
You can also:
• View your LinkedIn connections’ activity
• Comment on posts in Facebook News Feed
• Translate messages for Facebook and Twitter
• Schedule updates for future sending
• Forward messages via email
• Examine message click statistics by date
• See which countries are clicking on your links
• Track user ratings for links
Price: FREE
http://tinyurl.com/22kqxnp
8. iFaxUse iFax to send an unlimited number of faxes
from an iPhone for free. Use your iPhone to take
photos then send the image as a fax. Pictures
already in the photo library can also be attached
to faxes.
iFax offers a customizable cover page, includ-
ing logos and signatures, that can be used as a
template for all faxes, and users can add docu-
ment text directly from the app interface.
iFax also features:
• PDF and Document Integration - import from
mail, upload or download from the web: PDF,
DOC, XLS, JPG and other documents supported.
• Integration with Dropbox. Transfer documents
from Dropbox and include in your fax.
• Push-Notification Fax confirmations - real-time
messages sent to the app with fax notifications
and status updates.
• Document Scanner technology - Crop and
adjust brightness, sharpness etc to optimize
images for faxing.
Price: FREE
http://tinyurl.com/6vwgj2o
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10. LinkedInNo list of the best business apps for iPhone
would be complete without at least of mention of
LinkedIn. The LinkedIn app gives you easy access
to the popular, business-oriented social-network-
ing site with just the touch of a few buttons.
The easy-to-use interface gives you a search
bar, invite button, and all the other important
functionality of LinkedIn, allowing you to read the
latest industry news, keep up-to-date with your
groups, and share content with your network
from anywhere in the world.
Set up is made easy too with clever sync-
ing. You can quickly transfer the names, email
addresses, and photos of your LinkedIn connec-
tions directly into your iPhone address book all at
the touch of a button.
Price: FREE
http://tinyurl.com/2b465wa
5. Angry birdsLong flights, boring meetings, you name it, Angry Birds has mul-
tiple uses across a range of business applications.
Price: US$0.99
http://tinyurl.com/yddqg54
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Honourable mentions...1. CamCard Lite
CamCard is a professional business card reader and business
card scanner. Simply take a picture of a business card, CamCard
recognizes the card and saves contact information in Card Holder
or your Address Book.
Price: FREE
http://tinyurl.com/6q82cgs
2. Roambi Roambi Analytics is another analytics app that quickly trans-
forms your business reports and data – from many popular busi-
ness applications – into intuitive and engaging mobile analytics,
instantly delivered to any iPhone or iPad. It lets you easily view and
interact with your company’s latest information – giving you the
insight you need for on-the-go analysis, impromptu presentations
and smart decision-making – while in the office, or on-the-move.
Price: FREE http://tinyurl.com/87yvgy2
3. Straight to VoicemailFinally, an app that lets you make that dreaded phone call to your
boss, wife, girlfriend, co-worker or parent without having to speak to
them. Want to cancel that meeting, but don't want to speak one-on-
one? sTv is perfect for you.
Price: US$1.99
http://tinyurl.com/6rop9bs
4. Call Recording ProCall recording Pro lets you record incoming and outgoing calls
anywhere in the world. As soon as you hang up the line, an MP3
download link is sent to you. Simple genius.
Price: US $2.99
http://tinyurl.com/77f6mds
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