10 iPhone Productivity Apps

<ul><li> By Richard McCann http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rmccann Updated - 2010 10 Productivity Apps for the iPhone </li> <li> Intro <ul><li>10 Apps that I frequently use on the Iphone to help with productivity </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Pros/Cons </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Comparable Apps </li></ul></li></ul></li> <li> 10 Productivity Apps <ul><li>ToDo </li></ul><ul><li>Tripit </li></ul><ul><li>Analytics Pro </li></ul><ul><li>Dropbox </li></ul><ul><li>eBuddy Pro </li></ul><ul><li>Skype </li></ul><ul><li>Hootsuite </li></ul><ul><li>Linkie </li></ul><ul><li>BugBox </li></ul><ul><li>Dragon Dictation </li></ul></li> <li> 1. Todo 4 <ul><li>Pros: </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Best tool to manage your Todo lists </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Easy to use </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Syncs with Toodledo.com </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Cons </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Sync can be interruptive </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Have to force sync if you keep the app open </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Doesnt sync with Outlook tasks </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Price: $4.99 </li></ul><ul><li>Also see Toodledo </li></ul></li> <li> 2. Tripit <ul><li>Pros: </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Must have travel mate </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Manages your itinerary and can update you to changes </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Track your loyalty programs </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Cons </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Loyalty Program Mgmt only with Pro account </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Limited Flight status info compared to FlightDeck Pro </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Price: Free </li></ul><ul><li>Also see TripDeck </li></ul></li> <li> 3. Analytics Pro <ul><li>Pros: </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Access your Google Analytics </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Easy to use interface </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Detailed graphics </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Manage multiple sites </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Support for google accounts </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Cons </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Can save filtered searches </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Doesnt show annotations </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Price: $6.99 </li></ul></li> <li> 4. Dropbox <ul><li>Pros: </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Manage your files across computers </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Connects to your Dropbox Account </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Can view and edit your documents (with Connect) </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Mark files as favorites </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Cons </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Never sure what files are local </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Cant email attachments (sends link to document) </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Price: Free </li></ul></li> <li> 5. eBuddy Pro <ul><li>Pros: </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Iphone app for Live Messenger, Facebook chat, Googletalk, AIM + more </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Easy to use interface </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Cons </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Changing profile image is not easy </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Be great if whatsapp was available with it. </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Price: $4.99 Pro / Free for Basic </li></ul></li> <li> 6. Skype <ul><li>Pros: </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Skype on your Iphone </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Easy to setup and use </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Sound is superb (better than using laptop) </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Cons </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Requires WiFi </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Price: Free </li></ul></li> <li> 7. Hootsuite <ul><li>Pros: </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Manage your social media accounts in a single interface </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Supports Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Linkedin </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Cons </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Streams tab needs work, not easy to move around </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Stats page only works with Hootsuite based posted </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Price: Free </li></ul><ul><li>Also see TweetDeck </li></ul></li> <li> 8. Linkie <ul><li>Pros: </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Manage your bit.ly (URL shortener) account </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Shows stats on where your traffic is coming from </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Email data to colleagues </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Cons </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Be great to see graphical charts </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Only Bit.ly URLs currently </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Price: 0.99 </li></ul></li> <li> 9. BugBox <ul><li>Pros: </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Manage your JIRA tickets with your iphone </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Check status on an issue in a meeting </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Cons </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Limitations with Custom Fields </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Can only login into 1 JIRA account. </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Full version is expensive </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Price: Free/$24.99 </li></ul></li> <li> 10. Dragon Dictation <ul><li>Pros: </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Records your message and convert it to text </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Email, SMS, Twitter, Copy your message </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Cons </li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Not always perfect </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Difficult to clear message / likes to append </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><ul><li>Cant set a default email address </li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Price: Free </li></ul><ul><li>Check out MailMe (audio to email) </li></ul></li> </ul>