Top 10 iOS Productivity Apps for Mobile Workers
The growing BYOD movement has enabled millions of professionals to take their work with them wherever they go. And if you're in the IT field, its likely that a good portion of your work gets done on your mobile device while you're away from your desk.
The growing BYOD movement has enabled millions of professionals to take their work with them wherever they go. And if you’re in the IT field, its likely that a good portion of your work gets done on your mobile device while you’re away from your desk.
We’ve scoured the Internet to bring you the top 10 productivty apps for iOS users to help you get the most out of your mobile devices and become the ultimate mobile worker. Click through the gallery to see The VAR Guy’s top pics and be sure to let us know what your favorite productivity app is in the link below.
If you’re an Android user, don’t worry: We’ll be posting our Top 10 Productivity Apps for Android Gallery soon.
Price: Free
How it Helps: IFTTT, which stands for If This, Then That, is an app that lets you create custom “recipes” through simple statements consisting of “If This, Then That.” These recipes create connections between your apps to allow for your services and devices to communicate together. So, for example, if you want to automatically save your Instagram pictures to Drobbox, all you have to do is create a recipe and let IFTTT do the rest.
Price: Free
How it Helps: You’ll never have to worry about carrying around a pocketful of business cards again with CardMunch, which allows you to digitize any business card with your phone. CardMunch also allows you to create a contact entry in your address book and automatically add your contact on LinkedIn.
Price: Free
How it Helps: This helpful app combines your email with your mobile calendar so you don’t have to worry about switching back and forth between multiple apps when scheduling an appointment. Acompli will also create a custom contact list based on your email patterns for easy messaging.
Price: $2.99
How it Helps: Similar to Evernote, this note-taking app allows users to tag entries and search for specific items via keyword. The app also syncs all of your notes to your Vesper account for safekeeping.
Price: Free
How it Helps: Timeful combines your calendar with a to-do list to help you schedule your activities with ease. The app allows you to sync with other calendar apps including Google Calendar, Microsoft Exchange and Apple iCal and uses algorithms to make suggestions for when to schedule your list items.
Price: Free
How it Helps: Never do complex math again with PhotoMath, an app that allows you to solve problems by aiming your camera at a problem. You can even learn how to solve the equation step by step for future reference.
Price: Free
How it Helps: Get rid of all the clutter on your desk by digitizing Post-It notes with this free app. You can even photograph up to 50 Post-It notes at a single time so you don’t have to spend all day snapping pictures.
Price: $19.99 for iPhone, $29.99 for iPad
How it Helps: OmniFocus is a task management platform that helps to remind you of your important tasks and become more efficient in a way that suites your individual needs. Although it’s a bit pricey, this app promises to help you keep your work and personal tasks on schedule and can also be used on Mac (for a separate fee, of course).
Price: $4.99
How it Helps: iA Writer is a word processor app with a very simple interface to allow you to focus on what matters: the writing. Of course, users still benefit from basic necessities such as spell check, a word count meter and iCloud and Dropbox support.
Price: $4.99
How it Helps: An alternative to Google Translate, CamDictionary allows users to point their phone camera at a piece of text for automatic translation. CamDictionary supports 16 different languages and also comes with text-to-speech translating so you can learn how to pronounce phrases when you travel. As an added bonus, the app includes several Collins dictionaries so you can brush up on different languages directly on your device.
Price: $4.99
How it Helps: An alternative to Google Translate, CamDictionary allows users to point their phone camera at a piece of text for automatic translation. CamDictionary supports 16 different languages and also comes with text-to-speech translating so you can learn how to pronounce phrases when you travel. As an added bonus, the app includes several Collins dictionaries so you can brush up on different languages directly on your device.
The growing BYOD movement has enabled millions of professionals to take their work with them wherever they go. And if you're in the IT field, its likely that a good portion of your work gets done on your mobile device while you're away from your desk.
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