The importance of apps in the modern workplace cannot be understated – there simply aren’t too many functions that a business performs that cannot be mitigated in some way with the use of software apps. There are programs for video conferencing, surveys, remote desktop and many more for productivity.

With so many options, it can be difficult to choose which apps should have a place on your mobile devices. By general consensus, here are a few of the most popular ones.

1. Survey Applications

Every business owner is aware of the importance of in-office and customer surveys, and the potential they have for steering the direction of your marketing and service offerings. To this end, you need to have a powerful android survey app handy that will allow you to keep your finger on the pulse of the consumer, and apply pressure when needed. It will ramp up your ability to conduct field surveys, in particular, just make sure you choose a convenient pay-as-you-go feature to avoid the unending monthly trap that so many applications spring on you.

2. Microsoft’s Office Suite App

Unarguably the premier office suite in the world, this comprehensive collection of digital office tools has dominated the market – especially amongst businesses – for decades. If you’re not signed up for Microsoft 360 or one of the earlier versions, then you’ll only be able to view documents with this app. If you are signed up, then editing, document creation and pdf file format editing will be options. With Spreadsheets, PowerPoint and Excel at your fingertips, your in-office productivity should skyrocket even as you’re on the go between meetings.

3. Google Drive Applications and Storage

Google’s answer to Microsoft’s office productivity suite is now known collectively as GSuite. The storage aspect is free; despite having one of the most generous storage allocation offers around. With certain promotions, you could have a whopping 100GB of cloud space for all your documents, files and movies.

In order to really take advantage of what Google has to offer in this regard, however, the paid version is where it’s at. With this, you can collaborate with employees and business partners all over the world – and all of the changes that are made to a shared document are saved in an extensive history, so that you can track them. GSuite has Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Docs and many user-created apps that are tailored to specific offerings.

4. AirDroid – Integrating Your Mobile Devices with Your Workstation

As you well know, one of the primary killers of productivity is the phone. Even in the office, text messages, phone calls and other mobile distractions always take more time to deal with than it first seems. With the AirDroid app, as you install the client software on both your desktop computer and your mobile devices; any messages you receive will show up on your desktop – there’s no need to stop what you’re doing and fiddle with the phone keys. There’s a delay and archive option, too, so you can save all responses for later. Perhaps while on a coffee break.

5. Slack for Chat – Business

Slack is relatively new to the scene, but shows a lot of promise as a professional chat application. Think of it as what LinkedIn is to Facebook; they’re both social media platforms, but the latter is for casual relationships whereas the former is for business networking. Slack is particularly useful for businesses with several different offices; thus, you can create one channel for your marketing team and another for the design group. There’s a ton of plugin support, too – and you can expect that to grow in the future.

6. Asana for a Mobile Office

Asana is a business application that brings several crucial functions together; so much so that, in fact, you may not even need an office in order to manage scores of workers. This mobile-based management system lets you create a virtual environment of separate departments within an office, via which you assign tasks specific to that department. There’s a free version and a paid version; the former allows you to collaborate with 15 people.

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