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With an app for almost anything, it is no surprise that you can now run a business from your phone \u2013 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.<\/p>\n
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 \u2013 complete with ratings and reviews across both the Apple and Google Play app stores.<\/p>\n
No matter where you are in the world, mobile accounting apps can help you keep track of all your finances in one place \u2013 whether you need to create invoices or manage your expenses.<\/p>\n
Google Play Store: 4.0 Stars<\/p>\n
Apple Store: 4.7 Stars<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The Quickbooks Accounting<\/em> 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 \u2013 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.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re self-employed or just starting out, there is also the Quickbooks Self-Employed<\/em> app which is designed to help you organise your finances and expenses.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.6 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.7 Stars<\/p>\n With the Xero Accounting<\/em> 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 \u2013 with the ability to send them across platforms such as email or messaging apps.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 3 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.6 Stars<\/p>\n Sage Accounting<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n For any business that sells a product or service \u2013 whether that be in a shop, on-the-go or from your home \u2013 you would be lost without a handy point of sale app. These apps help to turn your phone into it\u2019s own cash register, helping you to make and track sales.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.0 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.7 Stars<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The Zettle<\/em> app helps to turn your phone into your personal register \u2013 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 \u00a329 and they charge a fee of 1.75% per transaction.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.4 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.8 Stars<\/p>\n Square <\/em>turns your phone into your personal point of sale \u2013 all you need to do is purchase a card reader, starting from \u00a316 + VAT, and connect it to your app. From there Square charge 1.75% per transaction.<\/p>\n A big part of any business is keeping track of your documents. Whilst we know most of these will be accessible from a desktop \u2013 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.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.5 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.7 Stars<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n iScanner<\/em> is the most downloaded mobile scanning app \u2013 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 \u2013 with the app also letting you sign documents with it\u2019s e-sign feature. The app offers both a free and paid version, depending on how many documents you scan per day.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.3 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.7 Stars<\/p>\n Google Drive<\/em> is your businesses best friend \u2013 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.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.3 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.7 Stars<\/p>\n Google Docs<\/em>, as part of Google Drive, allows you to create and edit documents on the go \u2013 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<\/em> and Google Slides<\/em>.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.5 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.6 Stars<\/p>\n OneDrive<\/em> is Microsoft\u2019s 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 \u2013 allowing you to seamlessly integrate all of your documents across mobile and desktop.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.5 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.4 Stars<\/p>\n Microsoft\u00a0<\/em>SharePoint<\/i> 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.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.4 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.6 Stars<\/p>\n Alongside your Microsoft cloud storage, you can also find a wide range of Microsoft apps such as Microsoft Word<\/em>, Excel and PowerPoint which all let you create, edit and share documents with your team on the go.<\/p>\n 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 \u2013 whether it be through instant messaging or video call.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 3.9 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.7 Stars<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 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 \u2013 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\u2019s most downloaded mobile app in 2020, according to research by We Are Social and Hootsuite.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.2 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.6 Stars<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.2 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.0 Stars<\/p>\n Slack is one of the top business messaging apps \u2013 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 \u2013 with conversations easily split into their own \u2018channels\u2019.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.1 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.2 Stars<\/p>\n 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 \u2013 Skype for Business<\/em> allows you to keep in touch with your team on the go.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.5 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.7 Stars<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Asana lets you manage your own projects and your team\u2019s projects from one place. You can use lists and tasks to assign things to different employees \u2013 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 \u2013 including priority tasks.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.5 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.5 Stars<\/p>\n Trello<\/em> is a popular project management tool for businesses, allowing \u2018boards\u2019 to be used to track a variety of projects. There are different ways you can use Trello to suit your business \u2013 and the mobile app helps you to see it all on the go.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.7 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.5 Stars<\/p>\n monday.com<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n Staying organised when you\u2019re 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.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 3.8 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.2 Stars<\/p>\n Notes apps are great for keeping you organised \u2013 simply jot your thoughts down and come back to them another time. Evernote<\/em> allows you to capture and organise your ideas on your phone whenever you need \u2013 whether that be to-do lists or meeting notes.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.3 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.6 Stars<\/p>\n OneNote<\/em> 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 \u2013 making sure you don\u2019t lose track of anything.<\/p>\n Since the pandemic it has been highlighted even more just how important a digital presence is for businesses \u2013 whether it is to sell your products, build your voice and community or to communicate with your customer base.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.1 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.7 Stars<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Shopify<\/em> is one of the leading e-commerce platforms \u2013 allowing businesses to sell through their online store. The Shopify app lets you run your store from your phone \u2013 so you can manage orders and sales as well review your performance.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.4 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.6 Stars<\/p>\n The WordPress<\/em> app allows you to manage your site or blog from your phone \u2013 creating and editing posts on the move as well as replying to comments and viewing relevant statistics.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.6 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.8 Stars<\/p>\n Email marketing helps you connect and understand your customer base. The Mailchimp<\/em> app lets you create clever campaigns from your phone \u2013 even letting you scan business cards so you can build contacts on-the-go.<\/p>\n Creating visually pleasing content for your business can help to increase your engagement across channels \u2013 especially social channels. With these apps you don\u2019t have to be clued up in design to create beautiful visuals.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.7 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.8 Stars<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Canva<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.4 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.8 Stars<\/p>\n As part of the wider Adobe brand, Adobe Spark<\/em> allows you to create animations and graphics to help showcase your business and content is a visual manner.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.3 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.6 Stars<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Social media is amazing for small businesses \u2013 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<\/em> allows you to schedule posts in advance as well as manage your presence from anywhere.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.3 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.2 Stars<\/p>\n If you are going to use any social media platform as a business owner, it should probably be LinkedIn<\/em>. For your business itself you can use a whole host of platforms but for networking, connecting with likeminded people and learning \u2013 LinkedIn is the number one choice. You can do all of this from your phone with their mobile app.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 3.7 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.1 Stars<\/p>\n Sprout Social is a social media management and engagement platform \u2013 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.<\/p>\n As a small business owner, there are some essential apps that can help to make running your business a little bit easier \u2013 as well as attracting new customers.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.2 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.8 Stars<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The WhatsApp Business<\/em> app was created specifically for small business owners \u2013 it lets you communicate with customers, display company information, show your products and quickly respond to queries.<\/p>\n Google Play Store: 4.3 Stars<\/p>\n Apple Store: 4.6 Stars<\/p>\n 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 \u2013 allowing you to update business hours, website details and addresses.<\/p>\n 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 \u2013 staying on top of business can be much simpler.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With an app for almost anything, it is no surprise that you can now run a business from your phone \u2013 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. 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Sage Accounting<\/h3>\n
Point of Sale<\/h2>\n
Zettle Go<\/h3>\n
Square POS<\/h3>\n
Documents<\/h2>\n
iScanner<\/h3>\n
Google Drive<\/h3>\n
Google Docs<\/h3>\n
Microsoft OneDrive<\/h3>\n
Microsoft\u00a0SharePoint<\/h3>\n
Microsoft Word<\/h3>\n
Communication<\/h2>\n
Zoom<\/h3>\n
Microsoft Teams<\/h3>\n
Slack<\/h3>\n
Skype for Business<\/h3>\n
Project Management<\/h2>\n
Asana<\/h3>\n
Trello<\/h3>\n
monday.com<\/h3>\n
Organisation<\/h2>\n
Evernote<\/h3>\n
Microsoft OneNote<\/h3>\n
Digital<\/h2>\n
Shopify<\/h3>\n
WordPress<\/h3>\n
Mailchimp<\/h3>\n
Design<\/h2>\n
Canva<\/h3>\n
Adobe Spark<\/h3>\n
Social Media<\/h2>\n
Hootsuite<\/h3>\n
LinkedIn<\/h3>\n
Sprout Social<\/h3>\n
Small Business Essentials<\/h2>\n
WhatsApp Business<\/h3>\n
Google My Business<\/h3>\n