10 Free Mobile Apps to Help You Manage Your Business

You’re probably always thinking of ways to improve and optimize your day-to day activities, whether you’ve just started your business or have been in operation for a few years. Fortunately, we live in a digital age, where there are so many tools that can assist business owners, ranging from desktop software to mobile phone apps. There is nothing wrong with using a desktop computer for business purposes, however, many entrepreneurs would benefit from flexible mobile apps that assists them in managing various aspects of their business, whether working home, the office or on the go, regardless of the time and location. Small business owners understand the significance of tight budgeting and saving wherever they can (without overspending or compromising on quality). Using free business apps is a fantastic way to get several useful functions without breaking the bank. There are a plethora of apps that are available to assist with productivity, efficiency, and communication. We’ll look at some of the most popular free apps below to help you decide which ones are a right match for your business.??

Before we get into our list, let’s look into why investing in mobile apps for your small business makes sense. Firstly, mobile applications are changing the face of business and are allowing business owners more time to focus on the things that matter. For example, instead of spending so much time on administrative tasks (which can be done via mobile apps), you can invest that time talking to your clients and potential clients, improving your products and services, and other strategic activities that are geared towards growing your business. Mobile apps enable this new post-pandemic reality and businesses that desire to reduce in person interactions due to continued health concerns and regulations. They also allow people to do their work from any location and any device. Most of the apps outlined below are available on both iOS and Android but keep reading to find out which ones will benefit you the most.?

Disclaimer: We always recommend that you do your own research especially if you don’t want to go the free plan route.? It is also possible that by the time you read this some of these apps may not be free.??

1. Canva?

Key features:?

• Allows you to design and publish anything using an intuitive drag and drop editor.?
• Choose from thousands of design layouts for any project, including presentations, social media videos, posters and flyers, invitations and more.?
• Users are able to publish and print directly through Canva, whether it’s sending a video directly through their YouTube channel or sending a photo to a relative.?

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2. Evernote?

Key features:?

• A note taking app that is useful for collecting and retrieving ideas.?
• Control who has access to see and update the notes and notebooks.?
• A “note” can be a photograph, text or audio.?

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3. Slack??

Key features:?

• Pinning messages and reference links to channels.?
• Can replace email, text messaging and instant messaging for your team and keep all those communication styles together in one app.?
• Helps the team collaborate and coordinate their work no matter where they are.?

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4. Trello?

Key features:??

• Allows you to see the progress of all the projects that the team is working on.?
• Unlimited boards, team members and activity logs.?
• You can see what everyone is working on, set deadlines and assign tasks to team members at a click of a button.?

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5. Zoom?

Key features:?

• Video Webinars.?
• Host unlimited one on one meetings and meetings can be recorded.?
• Share your screen so others can see your presentation.?

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6. Business Card Maker

Key features:?

• Share digital cards (business card) via text, email, Twitter and more.?
• Recipients can see and save your card without having the app themselves.?
• New friends and business partners can follow you on social media and save your contact info.?

7. Google Drive

Key features:?

• Team collaboration- know who is working on what document and can watch their changes as they happen.?
• Share with people outside your organization-files and folders can be shared to up to 200 email addresses.?
• Drag and drop uploads (time saver).?

8. Asana (similar to Trello)?

Key features:?

• Organize your work into shared projects as lists for your initiatives, meetings and programs.?
• Break work into manageable pieces for you and your team.?
• Break up a task into smaller parts or show additional steps to complete an overall task.?

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9. Freshbooks?

Key Features:?

• Invoice Clients.?
• Record and Track Expenses.?
• Produce reports.?

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10. Scanner App?

Key features:?

• Allows user to scan documents by taking a picture with the phone camera.?
• Allows users to sign and edit documents.?

Depending on the type of small business you operate, some of the apps will work and some of them won’t work. Try them and ask for feedback from your team, clients, and partners about which ones they like or don’t like. Once you’ve found the ones that work then you can even upgrade to a pro plan. Small businesses all over the world are embracing mobile apps. Make sure your company is not left behind.?

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