What Apps Should You Be Using?

The one question I get asked more than any other is which app or software is the best.  It is such a hard question to answer.  Everyone has different needs in their business and every app offers something different.  So my answer is never going to be the same.

I came across an article at Entrepreneur, 17 Apps Every Entrepreneur Needs in 2017, by Deep Patel.  Out of 17 I’m already using 3 of them:

1. Toggl – Toggl is an easy way to keep track of the time you spend on projects.  I love this app for tracking time for my clients.  I can download a detailed report to give my clients to show them exactly what I did and how long it took.
2. Trello – Trello is productivity app.  What makes this app different from other productivity apps is that it uses “cards” and “boards” instead of lists.  It’s very visual and reminds me a lot of using index cards.
3. Wave – Wave is a free accounting app.  I use it to keep track of my income and expenses.  The reports they offer make doing my taxes super simple. I also love the invoice system.  The invoices look so professional and sleek!

I also found a couple apps I want to check out more:

1. Workflow – According to their website, Workflow combines “a bunch of steps across apps into a single tap.”  It looks to be similar to Zapier or If This Then That, both I love.
2. Newton – Newton is an email app that looks really cool.  I love their tag line “Supercharged emailing with space-age features that put you on top of the world.”  I love Gmail but might have to check out Newton.

Are you using any of the apps listed in the Entrepreneur article?