Smartphones and especially tablets may not be able to replace computers for work, but they can certainly make it more productive, lighter and more "portable". Smartphones are always on, always available and provide applications for immediate use that load in a flash. With the right set of applications dedicated to work, production or utility activities, you can easily write a document, a note, a reminder, access and modify the files stored on your computer and create lists of things to do. In this article we see 15 of the best applications, for Android, iPad and iPhone, to be used for business purposes, for the office, for study and for daily and professional activities .
1) Google Office for iOS and Android is a free app that allows you to create and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, and also to view PDF documents. Thanks to the tight integration with Google services, with Quick Office it is possible to access the files stored in Google Drive.
In addition to Quickoffice, there are also other apps for writing and editing documents, including Microsoft Office on iPad, iPhone and Android .
2) Google Drive for Android is not only the app to access the Google Drive cloud service, but also an app with several useful tools for any office work. In particular, the scanner function is useful, which allows you to capture a paper document with a photo in order to also edit it directly on your mobile phone. For this purpose, in addition to Google Drive, there are numerous other apps for iPhone and Android that allow you to scan documents with your mobile phone
3) Any cloud storage app chosen from the same Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, Copy.com, Skydrive and others listed in the comparison article of cloud storage services.
4) JotterPad X: Writer is an Android app designed for students, writers and developers who need an advanced writing tool that is also easy to use. The application has a convenient interface to write on the screen without distractions, without unnecessary buttons and bars.
Once you're done writing, you can save the document in a folder or save it in PDF format.
5) App to take notes like Evernote and Onenote to write notes that are synchronized online and readable at any time, even from another computer. There are dozens of excellent note-taking applications, both for Android and for iPhone and iPad, but Google Keep, Onenote and Evernote are the best.
They allow you to take photos, save text fragments, create to-do lists and make notes quickly and easily.
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6) Google Tasks for Android and iPhone is the app that allows you to mark to-do lists so that they are synchronized with Google Tasks, the Gmail service, easy to use and very fast.
7) Any.do is widely the app most used by iOS and Android users to mark things to do on the phone and have a virtual secretary to remind us of appointments. The app has an elegant interface with relatively advanced features, including the ability to take notes with your voice. Any.do synchronizes notes between mobile phone and tablet or another phone.
8) Google Translator for iPhone and Android is an almost indispensable app in every mobile phone, which can be useful not only for having an instant translator in any language of the world, but also for speaking by voice with a foreigner, thanks to its engine voice recognition.
9) Teamviewer is the free app that allows us, at any time, to connect to your personal PC from a mobile phone or tablet, remotely via the internet, wherever you are.
10) Timetable is a great application to manage and display the schedules and commitments of the day, especially useful at school for teachers and students, which distinguishes appointments with colors.
There are really many similar apps for iOS, such as Handy Timetable.
11) TimeTree for Android and iPhone is among the best applications to manage an agenda on your mobile phone, with a calendar of appointments, events and things to do, in a shared way with other people.
12) Dragon Anywhere for iPhone is the app that writes under dictation by voice, ideal for taking quick notes or for transcribing a speech.
13) Expensify, an app for Android and iPhone to keep expense reports, invoices, time, kilometers, etc. With this app, you can scan receipts and photograph invoices to keep them in memory.
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14) Anti-theft app, essential to protect personal information, related to work or other production activities, stored in the various applications.
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15) Trello to organize activities, projects and even group work is a great application for working and studying, the best of its kind, for free.
BONUS) The Navigaweb.net app for Android, which does not take much to work, but if you want to be updated with these lists, it is the number one application.
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