Make your iPhone do the hard work for you
STOCKWATCH
Platform: iOS
Cost: 69p
Track your investment portfolio on the go. This app will let you track unlimited stocks and pick your favourite ones to keep a close eye on. It draws detailed, up to date information from more than 50 exchanges across the world. It also comes with an extra security lock to make sure your information is kept private.
EVERNOTE
Platform: iOS, Android, WP7, BlackBerry
Cost: Free
This personal organiser app has it all. Sync notes, photos, to-do lists and voice memos across your devices – all with the ability to make detailed notes. Evernote also allows you to easily email your files to your contacts, making sharing data simple and intuitive.
DOCUMENTS TO GO
Platform: iOS, Android, BlackBerry
Cost: £6.99
If you need to quickly access work documents on the go, this handy app is essential. It is able to read multiple Microsoft formats, including Office, Excel and PowerPoint. You can also edit these documents and use tools including word count, undo, redo and replace.
NOTE TAKER
Platform: iOS
Cost: £1.49
If your memory lets you down, Note Taker could be your salvation. It has a clever system for writing with your finger, where the character you are scrawling is faintly superimposed over your text, allowing you to see what you’re doing, while keeping track of your note. Great for short memos.
DROPBOX
Platform: iOS, Android, WP7, BlackBerry
Cost: Free (for 2GB)
A list of office apps wouldn’t be complete without everyone’s favourite cloud storage solution: Dropbox. Its integration between desktop and your mobile devices is seamless and retrieving and saving documents is fast, intuitive and entirely painless.
SAISUKE
Platform: iOS, Android
Cost: £6.99
This powerful calendar app is on the expensive side but it makes up for it with a wealth of functions. It will sync your calendars across platforms (iCal, Gmail Calendar) and let you colour code and tag your appointments. It also has a back-up feature to prevent accidental data loss.
AUDIO MEMOS
Platform: iOS, Android
Cost: 69p
If you need to record that important meeting, this app won’t let you down. After recording, you have the option to email the audio file, although you will have to spend extra (59p to email, £1.19 if your file requires compression). Even so, this is one of the best recorders on the market – well worth it.
CAMCARD
Platform: iOS, Android
Cost: £4.99
If you’re the kind of person who has a drawer filled with business cards that will never be written up or filed, there is hope. CamCard lets you scan a business card with your phone’s camera, recognises the details and offers to store them as a contact. Also works with your Gmail or Exchange email account.
PERCENTAGES
Platform: iOS
Cost: 69p
Don’t let a bad head for maths hold you back. Percentages will figure out a host of percentage-based queries (including percentage of a number; total after x percent is deducted; x is y percent of z). The interface is slick and very easy to use and allows you to customise settings like the number of decimal places.
LEMON
Platform: iOS, Android, BlackBerry
Cost: Free
Make sure you don’t lose out on your expenses with this app that lets you scan your receipts, group, tag and label them and email them to yourself. You can manually enter receipt information too, meaning you never have to lose out at the end of the month.