You don’t need a Mac to develop iOS apps, but if you already have one it will make your life easier. I like the idea of testing my app’s user interface and flow on an actual device. If you plan on writing any code for an iOS application, here are some tools that will help you along the way.
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Best Apps For It Professionals
- Pocket
Who has time to read all the articles from Twitter and Facebook that we want to, on the fly? Pocket lets you save content for future reads, from multiple programs. And the content is available offline for subway or airplane reading. - Trello
Trello is a project management app which makes team collaboration a snap. Brainstorm, allocate tasks, and monitor checklists all from the app. - TeuxDeux
This iOS-only app is the to-do list for the ages. Mark things off with a snap and be sure that unfinished tasks will roll over to the next day. - TurboScan
Take a picture of a document with your phone and turn it into a JPG or a PDF. You can stop hoarding receipts and unnecessary paperwork and digitize your files in a snap. - LastPass
Store all of your passwords (securely) in one place—especially the ones that require you to change them every 60 days. - 30/30
30/30(iOS only) helps you focus and tune out distractions by setting a timer for you to work on one task at a time. Tune out all the outside noise and the distraction of being pulled in multiple directions. - Doodle
Give up the endless scheduling email chain. Doodle let’s participants set their availability and then it comes up with meeting times that everyone can make. Easy. - SwiftKey
Free yourself from cringeworthy autocorrects. This app replaces your keyboard with one that will adapt to your particular typing quirks. You’ll type faster and typos won’t end up grotesquely out of context. - SignEasy
Forget printing, signing, scanning. SignEasy helps you e-sign documents (PDF or Word) wherever you are. - Circa
Get the day’s leading news headlines in a quick and easy format so you can catch up over coffee breaks and at lunch and still be in the know. - Venmo
Don’t be the jerk at the dinner party with no cash and no Venmo. Or the one who can’t contribute to the boss’s holiday gift on the fly. Send money to anyone with the app—instantly and securely. - Mint
Monitor your bank accounts, your spending patterns, pay your bills on time, and set a budget you can keep.
Best apps for it professionals 2021
- Instagram:
The photo-sharing app is easily one of the world’s most used apps now. Of the 1 billion monthly active Instagram users, 71% of them are under the age of 35. The average Instagram user spends at least 53 minutes on it in a day. There is no web version, so you need to download the app to use it. - Duolingo:
If you want to learn different international languages, Duolingo is your go-to-app. With more than 300 million users, it is the most downloaded education app in the world. They have gamified their learning sessions because of which its user engagement rate is high.
The Duolingo app offers 98 different language courses in 38 languages. It combines various methods such as pronunciation, reading sentences, forming phrases by ordering words, matching images to words, voice recording, etc. It was named one of Forbes’s “Next-Billion Dollar Startups 2019.”
- Amazon:
Even without our prodding, the chances of you having installed the Amazon online shopping app is extremely high. What started as an online marketplace for books, it sells everything from jewelry, electronics, food, etc. Through technological innovation and mass scaling, it has become the world’s largest online marketplace. Their mobile app is light and easy-to-use. Their search system allows you to filter a variety of products. It has a number of products and services under its name, such as: Amazon Fresh, Amazon Web Services, Alexa, Amazon Drive, Fire TV, etc. - Bumble:
Dating apps can be unsafe for women. This is where Bumble gets interesting, only women can make the first move in this app. You can swipe through profiles from across the globe. Also, it is more than just a dating app. The users on the Bumble app can use it in three ways:
Bumble BFF: You can find new friends in your location with the BFF feature.
Bumble Bizz: In this mode, you can make new connections and find different career opportunities.
Bumble Date: You can find healthy relationships and dates through this mode.
The app is free for both iOS and Android users, but if you want extra features, then you can purchase their premium plans.
- Google Find My Device:
Losing one’s smartphone can be devastating because it is not just a device to make phone calls. There is a lot of personal information and memories lodged in it. Google’s Find My Device is one of the best free Android apps available in the market if you were to lose your phone.
The app is extremely easy to use, you can not only locate your device, but also use it to reset your pin or the phone’s code so that you can disable access to someone else. From remotely erasing the data on the device to playing a soundtrack to trace the phone, the app is worth the name it has.
Also read:
‘The Ultimate Guide to App Development’ to learn more about the best practices in app development processes and their benefits in detail with examples.
- Spotify:
One of the most popular apps on the planet, it has more than 320 million monthly active users, and more than 144 million paying subscribers. With Spotify, you will be able to listen to your favorite music from different artists across the world. You can even create your own playlist. Its ‘Discover Weekly’ feature allows you to curate a playlist according to your interests. Spotify is also one of the most loved destinations for listening to podcasts.
Founded in 2006, Spotify generates revenues by selling premium streaming subscriptions to users and also with the help of advertising spots. In March 2020, Spotify was the most downloaded app on the iOS platform in the US.
- Instasize:
One of the most advanced photo editing applications, it offers extremely professional editing features. The app has more than 80 plus filters and editing tools that will make you a social media diva. The app also houses a comprehensive toolkit using which users can enhance images and videos. You can add backgrounds to any photo or video and even format your photo so that it is in line with the guidelines of different social media channels.
Instasize is available to both iOS and Android users for free. If you would like to use its exclusive tools and editing options, then you can become a premium user. You can connect with other content creators like yourself, and be a part of the community.
- LastPass:
Losing your passwords which offer someone access to sensitive and confidential information is a nightmare that we don’t wish even on our worst enemies. You can use an app like LastPass, a password manager and password locker which saves your information. It has a master password which handles the rest of them.
With two-factor authentication like mobile pin unlocks and fingerprint login, you can certainly expect your passwords to be safe. All your passwords are saved in its cloud-based storage which is secured with encrypted security systems. The app even allows you to import data from your browsers and other password manager apps.
- Zoom:
With almost all businesses forced to work from home, video conferencing became ubiquitous than it already was. During this time, Zoom became the most-sought after video calling app. During the March quarter this year, Zoom added more than 1,83,000 enterprise customers.
Zoom has a single unified mobile application for video, phone meetings, and chat. It has a variety of features like call transfer, call forwarding, voicemail, call recording, call blocking, salesforce integration, call delegation, hold, monitor, whisper, barge, takeover, and so on.
- Slack:
The business communication tool became the fastest growing B2B SaaS business ever. It went from a $0 to $7 billion company in less than five years. It was recently bought by Salesforce for $27.7 billion, which is a testament to how important the app is in the business world.
Slack is a tool that makes communication between teams extremely facile. You can create different teams for various groups and set up your teams. It allows for integrations with some of the most popularly used 3rd-party tools, right from Asana, Jira, Blossom, Trello, etc.
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