Because you can’t always be at your desk, it’s important you have access to the tools and information you need when you’re out and about.
The list below highlights the best apps available to turn your iPhone in to portable marking machine.
Best apps for social media
Facebook ( free )
The Facebook for iPhone app is Facebook page managers who are always on the go
Post to your pages’ wall wherever you are
- Upload text or photos straight from your camera roll
- View comments, likes and wall posts on your page
- Follow your favourite pages
- Supports Groups
- Packs all the standard Facebook features – access your profile page, manage friends read and send messages, view events and notes and chat live with friends
Average iTunes Store rating – 4/5
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TweetDeck ( free )
Arguably the best Twitter app on the market. Users of Tweetdeck for desktop will find this app particularly useful because of the ability to sync columns with your desktop machine.
- Manage multiple accounts
- Simple navigation and user friendly interface
- Sync existing columns between desktop and iPhone
- Follow real-time searches
- ‘Quick follow’ feature lets you follow people – useful when meeting new people
- Manage multiple accounts
Average iTunes Store rating – 4.5/5
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LinkedIn ( free )
Puts your professional network in the palm of your hand. For those who use LinkedIn regularly, this is an essential download.
- Connect instantly with other LinkedIn users
- Check your connections’ profile updates, update your own status, monitor discussions, access your connections list, check your inbox and respond to correspondence and manage invitations
- ‘Buzz’ feature lets you keep track of what people are saying on Twitter
Average iTunes Store rating – 3/5
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Skype ( free )
Send messages, Make and receive calls with your Skype contacts, anywhere in the world.
- Enables 3G or WIFI calling
- It’s not completely free – operator charges usually apply
Average iTunes Store rating – 4.5/5
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Ego ( £1.19 )
A great app for the stat junkie that puts all of your web statistics in one place.
- Supports services – Ember, FeedBurner, Google Analytics, Mint 2, SquareSapce, Tumblr, Vimeo and Twitter
- Great interface and slick design
- Ego is continuing to add widgets for other services, including Flickr
Average iTunes Store rating – 4.5/5
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Best apps for SEM & Analytics
Analytics Pro ( £3.99 )
A super slick all in one analytics app with features galore. An essential purchase for all web marketers and well worth every penny of the £3.99 price tag
- Manage multiple Google Analytics accounts and profiles
- Multiple graphs and data for all metrics
- Concise summary reports
- E-commerce stats
- Supports goal setting
Average iTunes Store rating – 4.5/5
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Bam Analytics Pro ( £1.19 )
Another analytics app that uses the Google Analytics API to retrieve analytics data
- Manage multiple accounts and profiles
- Export reports via CMS, XML & email
- Access to over 65 reports
- Create custom reports on the fly
Average iTunes store rating – 4/5
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SEO Search Ranking ( £1.19 )
Search Engine Ranking allows you to monitor your search engine ranking (SERP)
- Supports unlimited keywords
- Supports unlimited websites
- Only displays results for Google at this time
Average iTunes store rating – 4/5
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chartbeat ( free )
Chartbeat is the app for subscribers of the chartbeat real-time analytics service for websites
- Real-time analytics
- SMS & email alerts for when traffic spikes or slows
- Keep track of product launches and viral activity
Average iTunes store rating – 3.5/5
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Best apps for blogging & CMS
WordPress ( free )
Manage and moderate your WordPress account wherever you are. Had some initial teething problems but the latest version seems to have fixed most of them. This is a great app for the avid blogger
- Create and edit posts from your iPhone
- Allows uploading of images or videos
- Moderate and reply comments – for popular posts, you can quickly bulk moderate comments
- Location mapping
Average iTunes store rating – 3/5
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Statistics for WordPress ( £1.79 )
Statistics and analytics for WordPress powered sites
- Multiple site support
- Top posts and pages info
- Search terms
- Clicked links
- Offline access to previously viewed data
- Requires WordPress stats plugin
Average iTunes store rating – 3/5
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Tumblr ( free )
Because not everyone uses WordPress, this is a handy little app for managing Tumblr – the popular blog-come-social networking site
- Post text, photos, video, links, quotes or audio to your profile
- Good search feature for searching across Tumblr
- Advanced post options including queue, save for later, publish on date and post to Twitter
Average iTunes Store rating – 4.5/5
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BlogPress ( £1.79 )
Blogging app that supports multiple platforms and integrates with your social media profiles
- Supports major platforms, including – Blogger/BlogSpot, WordPress, MSN Live Spaces, TypePad, Tumblr, Joomla, SquareSpace & Live Journal
- Twitter and Facebook integration
- Autosave drafts
- Upload the same post to multiple accounts at once
Average iTunes Store rating – 3/5
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FTP On The Go PRO ( £5.99 )
View and edit HTML/CSS/JS/PHP/ASP, or other files on your server with its built in editor to change your website from anywhere
- Browse, upload, and download from your FTP server
- Download, edit and upload text files
- Build-in web browser
- View images and documents (JPG, PDF, DOC, XLS, PPT, etc)
- Supports advanced FTP features, like compression for data transfers
Average iTunes store rating – 3/5
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Please note that all prices and ratings were taken from the iTunes store in November 2010 – these may well have changed at your time of reading.
