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With an app for almost anything, it is no surprise that you can now run a business from your phone – whether you are just starting out or are looking to improve your remote working practices, there are a range of apps that can help your business run smoothly.
From sharing documents, networking and keeping in touch with colleagues to accounting and project management tools there is an app for just about anything. Whilst this is obviously great for getting you started, it might be a little overwhelming. That is why, we have broken down the different apps you can use to get you started – complete with ratings and reviews across both the Apple and Google Play app stores.
Accounting
No matter where you are in the world, mobile accounting apps can help you keep track of all your finances in one place – whether you need to create invoices or manage your expenses.
Quickbooks
Google Play Store: 4.0 Stars
Apple Store: 4.7 Stars
The Quickbooks Accounting app is a mobile friendly version of the online Quickbooks that many businesses rely on for their accounting. With the app you can do everything you can do on the online version – such as track your mileage, create invoices and manage your expenses. Not only that but you can also manage payments, track sales and customers all in one place.
If you’re self-employed or just starting out, there is also the Quickbooks Self-Employed app which is designed to help you organise your finances and expenses.
Xero Accounting
Google Play Store: 4.6 Stars
Apple Store: 4.7 Stars
With the Xero Accounting app you can track things such as invoices, bank account balances, profits and cashflow. You can create professional looking invoices from within the app, which can help you get paid faster – with the ability to send them across platforms such as email or messaging apps.
Sage Accounting
Google Play Store: 3 Stars
Apple Store: 4.6 Stars
Sage Accounting provides a simple way to manage your accounts. It can help to reduce time on admin by helping you manage invoices, quotes and expenses all in one place. Not only that, but you can also view your performance and see where your money is.
Point of Sale
For any business that sells a product or service – whether that be in a shop, on-the-go or from your home – you would be lost without a handy point of sale app. These apps help to turn your phone into it’s own cash register, helping you to make and track sales.
Zettle Go
Google Play Store: 4.0 Stars
Apple Store: 4.7 Stars
The Zettle app helps to turn your phone into your personal register – all you need to do is purchase a portable mobile card reader and connect it to the app. You can purchase a Zettle card reader for £29 and they charge a fee of 1.75% per transaction.
Square POS
Google Play Store: 4.4 Stars
Apple Store: 4.8 Stars
Square turns your phone into your personal point of sale – all you need to do is purchase a card reader, starting from £16 + VAT, and connect it to your app. From there Square charge 1.75% per transaction.
Documents
A big part of any business is keeping track of your documents. Whilst we know most of these will be accessible from a desktop – having access from your phone can be incredibly handy. Whether you need to approve a document on the go, or even make some edits, there are a range of apps that can help you out.
iScanner
Google Play Store: 4.5 Stars
Apple Store: 4.7 Stars
iScanner is the most downloaded mobile scanning app – it turns your phone into a portable scanner meaning you can instantly get any physical document on your phone in a digital copy. Not only that but you can also save and share them – with the app also letting you sign documents with it’s e-sign feature. The app offers both a free and paid version, depending on how many documents you scan per day.
Google Drive
Google Play Store: 4.3 Stars
Apple Store: 4.7 Stars
Google Drive is your businesses best friend – it allows your company to work seamlessly across documents and saves them all in cloud storage. With the app you can easily access all of your shared files on the go.
Google Docs
Google Play Store: 4.3 Stars
Apple Store: 4.7 Stars
Google Docs, as part of Google Drive, allows you to create and edit documents on the go – allowing seamless collaboration with your entire team. You can even edit your documents offline, and the app will save them for when you have internet again. Alongside Google Docs you can also find Google Sheets and Google Slides.
Microsoft OneDrive
Google Play Store: 4.5 Stars
Apple Store: 4.6 Stars
OneDrive is Microsoft’s personal cloud storage space. You can store your documents on the drive and access them whenever you need to with the app. Alongside a range of Microsoft apps, OneDrive can be great if your business uses Microsoft products – allowing you to seamlessly integrate all of your documents across mobile and desktop.
Microsoft SharePoint
Google Play Store: 4.5 Stars
Apple Store: 4.4 Stars
Microsoft SharePoint is essentially the collaborative sibling of OneDrive. With the SharePoint app you can access all of your businesses shared files and edit them on the go with a variety of Microsoft apps.
Microsoft Word
Google Play Store: 4.4 Stars
Apple Store: 4.6 Stars
Alongside your Microsoft cloud storage, you can also find a wide range of Microsoft apps such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint which all let you create, edit and share documents with your team on the go.
Communication
A key part of any business, especially when working remotely, is communication. Luckily there are a range of apps that you can get on both your mobile and desktop to keep in touch with your team on a daily basis – whether it be through instant messaging or video call.
Zoom
Google Play Store: 3.9 Stars
Apple Store: 4.7 Stars
Zoom not only allows you to keep in touch with your team, but you can also hold business meetings on the go. The rise in remote working has meant nowadays a video meeting is just as beneficial as meeting in person – but without any hassle. Zoom is one of the most effective video conferencing platforms allowing you to connect with internal and external teams with ease. Perfect for both larger and smaller businesses alike. Zoom is so popular, that it was the UK’s most downloaded mobile app in 2020, according to research by We Are Social and Hootsuite.
Microsoft Teams
Google Play Store: 4.2 Stars
Apple Store: 4.6 Stars
Microsoft Teams allows instant messaging and video calls all in one place. It is mainly used by business and organisations with slightly larger teams and is great for internal communications. You can also have meetings with external teams.
Slack
Google Play Store: 4.2 Stars
Apple Store: 4.0 Stars
Slack is one of the top business messaging apps – it makes communicating with your team as easy as if you were in the office yourself. You can chat to individuals, teams and whole organisations at once – with conversations easily split into their own ‘channels’.
Skype for Business
Google Play Store: 4.1 Stars
Apple Store: 4.2 Stars
Skype has been around for a long time and is still used by a number of businesses across the world. You can instant message people and video chat in one app – Skype for Business allows you to keep in touch with your team on the go.
Project Management
When on-the-go it might feel difficult to know what your teams are doing, and when they are doing it. With project management apps you can have full transparency and your teams with feel organised and on track.
Asana
Google Play Store: 4.5 Stars
Apple Store: 4.7 Stars
Asana lets you manage your own projects and your team’s projects from one place. You can use lists and tasks to assign things to different employees – so they can see what they need to do and when. Asana gives a great deal of transparency, helping employees understand what they are doing and why – including priority tasks.
Trello
Google Play Store: 4.5 Stars
Apple Store: 4.5 Stars
Trello is a popular project management tool for businesses, allowing ‘boards’ to be used to track a variety of projects. There are different ways you can use Trello to suit your business – and the mobile app helps you to see it all on the go.
monday.com
Google Play Store: 4.7 Stars
Apple Store: 4.5 Stars
monday.com is a work management and productivity app that helps your team to collaborate and stay organised. With the mobile app you can see everything your team is working on in a visual manner and collaborate on tasks.
Organisation
Staying organised when you’re out and about might seem impossible, but there are a variety of apps that can help you to do just that. Keeping your thoughts all in one place so you can come back and feel inspired anytime.
Evernote
Google Play Store: 3.8 Stars
Apple Store: 4.2 Stars
Notes apps are great for keeping you organised – simply jot your thoughts down and come back to them another time. Evernote allows you to capture and organise your ideas on your phone whenever you need – whether that be to-do lists or meeting notes.
Microsoft OneNote
Google Play Store: 4.3 Stars
Apple Store: 4.6 Stars
OneNote acts as your digital notepad, allowing you to take notes on your phone and sync them across devices. Capture your thoughts, ideas and inspiration and come back to them later – making sure you don’t lose track of anything.
Digital
Since the pandemic it has been highlighted even more just how important a digital presence is for businesses – whether it is to sell your products, build your voice and community or to communicate with your customer base.
Shopify
Google Play Store: 4.1 Stars
Apple Store: 4.7 Stars
Shopify is one of the leading e-commerce platforms – allowing businesses to sell through their online store. The Shopify app lets you run your store from your phone – so you can manage orders and sales as well review your performance.
WordPress
Google Play Store: 4.4 Stars
Apple Store: 4.6 Stars
The WordPress app allows you to manage your site or blog from your phone – creating and editing posts on the move as well as replying to comments and viewing relevant statistics.
Mailchimp
Google Play Store: 4.6 Stars
Apple Store: 4.8 Stars
Email marketing helps you connect and understand your customer base. The Mailchimp app lets you create clever campaigns from your phone – even letting you scan business cards so you can build contacts on-the-go.
Design
Creating visually pleasing content for your business can help to increase your engagement across channels – especially social channels. With these apps you don’t have to be clued up in design to create beautiful visuals.
Canva
Google Play Store: 4.7 Stars
Apple Store: 4.8 Stars
Canva allows you to create a range of graphics from social media content to infographics and logos. The app has a variety of templates so you can design a variety of concepts with ease.
Adobe Spark
Google Play Store: 4.4 Stars
Apple Store: 4.8 Stars
As part of the wider Adobe brand, Adobe Spark allows you to create animations and graphics to help showcase your business and content is a visual manner.
Social Media
Social media is a big part of growing any business as well as keeping in touch with connections and networking with industry peers. There is understandably a great deal of social media apps out there, but there are some that are great for business.
Hootsuite
Google Play Store: 4.3 Stars
Apple Store: 4.6 Stars
Social media is amazing for small businesses – it allows to grow and connect with your customer base. However, keeping on top of it can be very time consuming and hard to track. Apps such as Hootsuite allows you to schedule posts in advance as well as manage your presence from anywhere.
Google Play Store: 4.3 Stars
Apple Store: 4.2 Stars
If you are going to use any social media platform as a business owner, it should probably be LinkedIn. For your business itself you can use a whole host of platforms but for networking, connecting with likeminded people and learning – LinkedIn is the number one choice. You can do all of this from your phone with their mobile app.
Sprout Social
Google Play Store: 3.7 Stars
Apple Store: 4.1 Stars
Sprout Social is a social media management and engagement platform – letting you easily post, schedule and draft posts. With the mobile app you can manage your Sprout Social account anywhere and easily manage your social accounts.
Small Business Essentials
As a small business owner, there are some essential apps that can help to make running your business a little bit easier – as well as attracting new customers.
WhatsApp Business
Google Play Store: 4.2 Stars
Apple Store: 4.8 Stars
The WhatsApp Business app was created specifically for small business owners – it lets you communicate with customers, display company information, show your products and quickly respond to queries.
Google My Business
Google Play Store: 4.3 Stars
Apple Store: 4.6 Stars
Google My Business gets your business appearing in search results. You can keep all your business information up to date from your Google My Business mobile app – allowing you to update business hours, website details and addresses.
We know that running a business can be tiring and often hard to stay on top of, but with a range of mobile apps to help keep you organised wherever you are – staying on top of business can be much simpler.
