By Richard McCann http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rmccann Updated - 2010 10 Productivity Apps for the iPhone

Intro

• 10 Apps that I frequently use on the Iphone to help with productivity

• • Pros/Cons

• • Comparable Apps

10 Productivity Apps

• ToDo

• Tripit

• Analytics Pro

• Dropbox

• eBuddy Pro

• Skype

• Hootsuite

• Linkie

• BugBox

• Dragon Dictation

1. Todo 4

• Pros:

• • Best tool to manage your Todo lists

• • Easy to use

• • Syncs with Toodledo.com

• Cons

• • Sync can be interruptive

• • Have to force sync if you keep the app open

• • Doesnt sync with Outlook tasks

• Price: $4.99

• Also see Toodledo

2. Tripit

• Pros:

• • Must have travel mate

• • Manages your itinerary and can update you to changes

• • Track your loyalty programs

• Cons

• • Loyalty Program Mgmt only with Pro account

• • Limited Flight status info compared to FlightDeck Pro

• Price: Free

• Also see TripDeck

3. Analytics Pro

• Pros:

• • Access your Google Analytics

• • Easy to use interface

• • Detailed graphics

• • Manage multiple sites

• • Support for google accounts

• Cons

• • Can save filtered searches

• • Doesnt show annotations

• Price: $6.99

4. Dropbox

• Pros:

• • Manage your files across computers

• • Connects to your Dropbox Account

• • Can view and edit your documents (with Connect)

• • Mark files as favorites

• Cons

• • Never sure what files are local

• • Cant email attachments (sends link to document)

• Price: Free

5. eBuddy Pro

• Pros:

• • Iphone app for Live Messenger, Facebook chat, Googletalk, AIM + more

• • Easy to use interface

• Cons

• • Changing profile image is not easy

• • Be great if whatsapp was available with it.

• Price: $4.99 Pro / Free for Basic

6. Skype

• Pros:

• • Skype on your Iphone

• • Easy to setup and use

• • Sound is superb (better than using laptop)

• Cons

• • Requires WiFi

• Price: Free

7. Hootsuite

• Pros:

• • Manage your social media accounts in a single interface

• • Supports Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Linkedin

• Cons

• • Streams tab needs work, not easy to move around

• • Stats page only works with Hootsuite based posted

• Price: Free

• Also see TweetDeck

8. Linkie

• Pros:

• • Manage your bit.ly (URL shortener) account

• • Shows stats on where your traffic is coming from

• • Email data to colleagues

• Cons

• • Be great to see graphical charts

• • Only Bit.ly URLs currently

• Price: 0.99

9. BugBox

• Pros:

• • Manage your JIRA tickets with your iphone

• • Check status on an issue in a meeting

• Cons

• • Limitations with Custom Fields

• • Can only login into 1 JIRA account.

• • Full version is expensive

• Price: Free/$24.99

10. Dragon Dictation

• Pros:

• • Records your message and convert it to text

• • Email, SMS, Twitter, Copy your message

• Cons

• • Not always perfect

• • Difficult to clear message / likes to append

• • Cant set a default email address

• Price: Free

• Check out MailMe (audio to email)