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Essential Business Apps


Ambiance: The app costs $2.99 but you can download the lite version to try it out. Featured in major publications like the Wall Street Journal and New York Times, this little app is intended to enhance your environment with nature sounds. There are over 2500 free sounds to download and the ability to record your own. If you travel and need help relaxing to fall asleep in a hotel room or you experience a stressful day this may be the perfect app for you.

Harvest Time and Expenses: If you charge by the hour and need a good way to calculate your time then this app will serve you. Great for freelancers and others who rely on hourly wages they calculate themselves. You can look through time records and all your entries including billable hours. The app also allows you to keep trace of expenses you incur.

QuickBooks Online: Need to create invoices or have access to customer information on the go? You can quickly and easily do both for free with this app. You will need a subscription to QuickBooks Connect online to use this app.

TurboScan: Your iPhone becomes a scanner for documents, notes, receipts and other text with this app. You can scan and store them as email, PDF or JPEG files. The images are sharp and easy to read. You can also email the images to yourself or Evernote with a single tap.

WhitePages Mobile: It has been called a must have by many. This app will allow you to look up places and people near your location. You also have access to maps, a reverse phonebook, driving directions, and more to make life on the road so much easier.

PayPal: Get notified when you get paid by PayPal right away as well as send invoices with this app. If you use PayPal in your business you love the flexibility this app offers you.

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About Richele McFarlin

Richele is a Christian homeschooling mom to four children, writer and business owner. Her collegiate background is in educational psychology. Although it never prepared her for playing Candyland, grading science, chasing a toddler, doing laundry and making dinner at the same time.