There are thousands of iPhone apps to choose from, but sometimes it’s hard to find the must-have apps for specific business tasks. This post is intended to save you time and frustration. I’m sharing apps that every entrepreneur should install on their phones.
With fewer than 50 total apps between them, the best iPhone apps for entrepreneurs aren’t necessarily worth thousands of dollars like some will make you think. There are changes in the app stores every day, but the following are generally the most useful apps for business owners; take it from professionals who know!
SignEasy – Sign and Fill Docs
The app has been downloaded more than 6 million times and has been featured among ‘Best Business App’ by Apple. Not just this, it has been the only eSignature app to get featured in the list. The app offers you the simplest way to sign your digital documents, and it is as legal as the physical document. It allows you to get anyone’s signature from across the globe in a few minutes. You can also sign documents from apps like Gmail, DropBox, OneDrive, Outlook, etc.
Price: Free (In-App Purchases Starting $5.99)
ScanBizCards
Business Cards are an excellent way to establish a connection. However, managing them may prove tedious. The ScanBiz Cards app is designed to ease you with it. It lets you export unlimited cards to Salesforce CRM. You can also create new contacts or merge scans with your existing contact list. Few additional features include assigning contacts to groups, add notes to each contact, forward contacts, search and sort cards in 3D, etc.
Price: $0.99
Dropbox – Backup, Sync, Share
DropBox bestows you with the easiest way to keep your files handy always by uploading them on the cloud. Besides storing, you can also share them with your colleagues, partners, and clients. The app lets you share large files, scan documents, IDs, receipts, photos, and much more. Besides, with Dropbox, you can access any file format even when you are offline. It supports over 175 different file types with no need for additional software. Pretty handy, right?
Price: Free (In-App Purchases Starting $11.99)
Mint: Personal Finance & Money
The app is a known name in the finance category. It is designed to help you set financial goals and offer advice and insights you can act upon. The application lets you track your spendings on a real-time basis and plan a budget considering the money flow. Besides, you can also keep an eye on your financial health with personalized reports and get your mortgaged loans refinanced quicker.
Price: Free (In-App Purchases Starting $24.99)
Skype for iPhone
This is one of the most common apps used by professionals across the globe. It’s widely used for video calls and conferences that can house up to 49 people at once. You can also use it for chats, voice calls, and basic file sharing purposes. You can make unlimited calls to fellow Skype users if you are using WiFi or have an unlimited data plan.
The marvels of this app with others like Slack and Zoom could be noticed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The apps have undoubtedly served an unmatched role in making work-from-home possible.
Price: Free (In-App Purchases Starting $3.49)
Dropbox
Have you ever been somewhere and needed to access a file, only to realize it’s on your computer at home? Accessing files anywhere and everywhere you go becomes much easier with Dropbox. The mobile app lets you create, view, edit and send all sorts of documents.
The app also has a document scanner, you can comment on different files and have offline access. You can even share files with people who don’t have a Dropbox account.
Buffer
Buffer can make managing your social media marketing a whole lot easier and a lot less overwhelming. The app lets you share your posts across several different social networks. You can also schedule content using Buffer to make sure it gets posted at the optimal time for your followers to see it.
Evernote
Evernote makes it on the list because of one simple reason, besides being your little note book for scribbling your thoughts: Its freeware version is available for Web, iOS and Android. Stay organized across all your devices. Sync files, save Web pages, capture photos, create to-do lists and record voice reminders. What more do you need? Apart from all this, you can also search your tasks on the go.
Audible
Ever wondered where entrepreneurs get their ideas from? Surely, they aren’t born with them! Any established entrepreneur you come across is probably very well-read. Hint: Take a chance at reading books and gaining knowledge to spruce up your mind. To help you do just that on the go, try Audible. It lets you listen to books without having to actually focus on reading while you are out travelling or just doing chores.
TripIt: Travel Planner
Being an entrepreneur means a lot of travelling. It gets hard to keep track of travelling schedules and bookings. With TripIt you no longer have to worry, because it organizes your travels by forwarding your booking confirmations to an email address.
Unroll.Me
If you are using outlook or have subscribed to various newsletters like me, you may receive numerous marketing and promotional emails every day. Even though certain mail apps have filters, some mails still make their way to the inbox. This eventually leads to missing some important emails in a pile.
Unroll.Me helps you declutter your mailbox by cleaning and storing mails separately in a digest called rollup. You can also choose to unsubscribe them and keep only the subscriptions you want in your inbox. Neat, right?
Strides: Goal & Habit Tracker
For an entrepreneur, habits and goals are of crucial importance. The app lets you track anything you want in four types; track habits using streak calendar, reach targets on time, real-time tracking, completion with milestones. It offers you over 150 templates to create your tracker, progress reports, charts representing success rate and history, ability to add notes, etc. All in all, the app can undoubtedly serve you with numerous features and functionalities.
Price: Free (In-App Purchases Starting $4.99)
Conclusion
As an entrepreneur, your iPhone can be your most important tool—and it’s something you just can’t leave home without. From exploring new business opportunities to tracking down that killer deal, many of the most popular apps are designed to help entrepreneurs succeed on the go.