Every person that has and uses their smartphone for business purposes is continuously looking for ways to improve their productivity and professional life. That can be accomplished with the use of some innovative mobile apps. In order to get things done quickly and more efficiently, you should be equipped with the right digital tools, in our case with mobile apps.
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Apps that can help you digitize your documents or make them editable, that can pull up all your travel information right away, that can show your financial status or prevent you from spending hours on searching for specific data. So you wouldn’t lose time looking for them, we created a list of five business apps that are used by thousands of businesses worldwide and we strongly recommend trying them.
1. Image to Word Converter
This app is great, it can literally save you countless hours spent on retyping paper documents you want to reuse or send in an electronic form. It will effortlessly convert pictures of your invoices, reports, contracts or any other business documents to editable MS Word format which will ultimately save you time since there is no need for manual retype. There is no limit on the number of files or the file size you can convert. The app supports most popular cloud services like iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive and more, which means you can convert files directly from the cloud as well.
Price: Free
Available on: iOS and Android
2. Pipedrive
If you are in the service or sales business it is crucially important to keep track of your contacts and to always be active. Pipedrive CRM is incredibly easy to use app which will assist you with keeping track of your contacts making the whole process very straightforward and efficient. It seamlessly integrates with calendar app and keeps you updated about the following meetings and events. It even reminds you about the follow-ups you have to send. Besides that, you can access your deal history, to-dos and contacts, take meeting notes, create tasks all from your smartphone wherever you are.
Price: Free
Available on: iOS and Android
3. Tripit
This one is for frequent business travelers. It will save you countless hours spent on finding your trip arrangements, reservation confirmations, hotel bookings etc. by keeping them all in one centralized itinerary. The app will allow you to easily organize or share your travel itineraries. Simply forward your booking confirmations from various services as they come in to [email protected] and the app will do the rest. It can recognize reservations from over 3,000 booking websites and it can even understand restaurants and concert reservations. The app works offline and has a Siri shortcuts support so you can access your travel information hands-free.
Price: Free
Available on: iOS and Android
4. Square Point of Sale
This app is great for B2C businesses who rely on accepting payments on the go. The app enables you to accept credit and debit card payments on your mobile device by using a free card reader or by using a free pint of sale tools in your store. Funds are deposited really fast to your bank account, you will see them in 1-2 business days. You can also use the apps point of sale system to track inventory, view analytics or manage items and employees. The user interface of the iPad version of the Square app looks similar to a traditional cash register which is great since new employees wouldn’t lose much time by getting familiar with the new interface.
Price: Free
Available on: iOS and Android
5. CamCard
CamCard app has an intuitive user interface and is packed with useful features that will make digitizing and managing your business cards as easy as a walk in the park. You can effortlessly scan business cards and keep contact information safe within the app. Beside its scanning feature, the app allows you to exchange digitized business cards with others and add notes and reminders to your contacts. Batch scanning is also possible as well as “Secretary Scan” mode which lets you invite your secretary to save contacts on your behalf. The app keeps track of all the contacts you have and once someone gets promoted you will be notified. Everything is securely stored in the cloud and accessible on multiple devices.
Price: Free
Available on: iOS and Android
There are plenty of useful business apps available on the market, but these 5 are most important to us and we use them all the time. We hope you can start integrating these apps to your business strategy right away and that they will help you work more productively.
