Whether you are an iPhone, Android or BlackBerry user, if you have a smartphone, there’s a whole host of apps that can support you in your role as a manager or leader. There is no shortage of variety on the market; in fact, if you’re looking for an app to help you with a particular aspect of your job, it can be difficult to know where to start. With this in mind, we’ve compiled a list of some apps that we think can make your life that little bit easier. [1]

1. Top Tips for Managers (iPhone only)

What does it do? With over 100 top tip articles, this app gives you instant access to advice, ideas and inspiration on a wide range of management issues and challenges. A great tool for revisiting the essentials of being a manager, as well as sourcing information to help your team members in their management roles.

Cost: £1.49 from the App Store

Further information on this app is available from iTunes. 

2. Dropbox (iPhone, Android and BlackBerry)

What does it do? The Dropbox app allows you to store, share and download large files on the move. A desktop version for PC and Mac users is also available.

Cost: Free

Further information on this app is available from the Dropbox website.

3. Kindle (iPhone and Android)

What does it do? Download your favourite business books to your phone with this app – no separate Kindle device required! A desktop version for PC and Mac users is also available.

Cost: Free

Further information on this app is available from Amazon. 

4. Harvard Business Review Blog (Android only)

What does it do? This app gives you access to Havard Business Review’s respected blog on your smartphone. A handy tool for catching up on the latest news and thinking from the leadership and management world.

Cost: Free

Further information on this app is available from the Android Market.

5. WorldMate (BlackBerry only)

What does it do? This app allows you to plan, book, manage and share all the information relating to your business trips, helping you to stay organised while you’re moving from A to B. If you don’t have a BlackBerry, check out TravelTracker – Personal Travel Assistant for the iPhone (£1.79) or TripCase, which is available for free on the iPhone and Android, as well as the BlackBerry.

Cost: Free

Further information on WorldMate is available from BlackBerry App World.

6. Bloomberg (iPhone, Android and BlackBerry)

What does it do? Get the latest news and market data from the business and finance world straight to your phone with this app from Bloomberg.

Cost: Free

Further information on this app is available from the Bloomberg website.

7. Thomson Reuters News Pro (iPhone, Android and BlackBerry)

What does it do? This app gives you instant access to breaking news, pictures and videos from Reuters, as well as financial information and data.

Cost: Free

Further information is available from the Reuters website.

8. Evernote (iPhone, Android and BlackBerry)

What does it do? Billed as an app that can turn your Smartphone into ‘an extension of your brain’, Evernote allows you to store notes, ideas, images and audio clips on your phone, and synchronise them to your PC or Mac desktop.

Cost: Free

Further information is available from the Evernote website.

9. CamCard (iPhone, Android and BlackBerry)

What does it do? Say goodbye to bulky business card indexes and address books. When you receive a new business card, simply scan it into your phone with this handy app and save the details to your contacts list!

Cost: CamCard Lite is free on Android and iPhone, CamCard Free is free on BlackBerry.

Further information is available from iTunes, the Android Market and BlackBerry App World.

1o. Documents to Go (iPhone, Android and BlackBerry)

What does it do? Unlike many other document storage apps, Documents to Go allows you to create and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, as well as view them. Although this makes it slightly more expensive than the average app, it means you don’t need to download separate editing software, or switch between your smartphone and PC or Mac to update your documents.

Cost: The full/premium version costs £9.99 for iPhone, £9.16 for Android and £12.45 for BlackBerry

Further information is available from iTunes, the Android Market and BlackBerry App World.

[1] If you are interested in downloading any of these apps, please refer to your smartphone system’s App Store.