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By now every man and his dog are using smartphone apps to make life easier for themselves, so if you’re yet to discover how smartphone apps can make your life more comfortable it’s high time you got a move on!
Here are ten smartphone apps (five) for work and (five) for play that people should appreciate more, provided they’ve heard of them in the first place!
- Xero
A clever accounting system that’s both simple and sophisticated, Xero enables freelancers to effectively manage their business finances by bringing in bank feeds and reconciling their accounts. This is a handy accounting tool that could save you both time and money.
- Expensify
There are a number of apps similar to Expensify but this one always manages to make its way to the top of the list. This handy app is perfect for freelancers who need to keep track of their business expenses with the aim of avoiding problems with the taxman at the end of the financial year.
- iMockups
A reasonably priced app that’s been found extremely handy by web designers, iMockups enables freelance designers to showcase their design flair and skills with a complete set of tools for creating frameworks and mockups.
- Square Register
Not a cheap app but one many freelancers have found to be worth the somewhat high usage costs, Square Register brings Point-of-Sale systems to smartphones. This app works with a small card reader attached and has proven very handy for entrepreneurial retailers on the move.
- ManageWP
ManageWP is a popular app for WordPress developers and editors. This handy app enables them to access all their clients’ WordPress installations simultaneously from their smartphone, saving them time and the hassle of logging in and out of each individually.
- Metal Detector
A handy app that everyone will likely find a use for at some point in time, Metal Detector is a free Android app that uses the tiny sensors built into smartphones to measure the Earth’s magnetic field to take compass readings – and to also find your keys.
- Leafsnap
Every wondered what that tree is? With Leafsnap you can take a leaf, snap a photo of it and receive a thorough identification. Although it currently only works for north-eastern US species there are plans in the works to expand it throughout the entire country.
- 3D Sun
Amazingly this high-tech app is free. 3D Sun is a wonderfully high-tech app that enables you to receive reports from the sun’s surface so you can watch for solar activity like solar flares and tsunamis. This heliocentric app also allows you to get direct updates from NASA spacecraft!
- Virtual Zippo Lighter
Whilst it won’t make life any easier for you in any way, it’s a cool app to have because it opens and lights just like a real Zippo making it perfect for concerts when you want to show your appreciation without being escorted to the door.
- Melon Meter
Tired of cutting into a melon only to discover it’s still not ripe despite all those ‘traditional telltale signs’ leading you to believe just the opposite? A handy app ($1.99 for the IOS) that melon lovers won’t be able to get enough of, just start the app, place the microphone on the melon and start knocking!
Don’t miss out on the world of apps and the benefits they provide for work or play, plus iOS and Android development is continually pushing the boundaries of believability and there’s so much you can achieve just by downloading a few handy apps and using them in your daily life.
About The Author
Lucy Iliffe is a writer for Creation Application is a leading provider of Android development services. They deliver mobile solutions to tech start-ups and blue-chip companies. A company with offices in Sri Lanka, Canada and the UK.
