Apps: Take the Business with You

Companies developing accounting solutions know that successful businesses cannot stop for a moment; therefore your account has to be accessible anytime from anywhere. This is where accounting applications come in: with them you can continue managing your business while you are still out of your office. Easy-to-create invoices? Check. Receipt capturing and processing? Check. Managing your contacts? Check. Tracking the time you are spending on a project? Check. Even checking business reports like profit and loss? Check, check and double check.

But the best thing of all: once you have subscribed to an accounting solution, using the mobile application is completely free of charge. All you need is an internet connection and you never have to leave your office again.

Without further ado, here are the apps of the leading online accounting solutions, Xero, Sage One and FreshBooks:

Xero touch – no. 1 on your mobile as well

The Xero app, available for iOS and Android devices, knows all the basic features you need for easier accounting. The super simple dashboard shows your business transactions, your outstanding invoices and your revenue. Speaking of invoices, you can easily create new ones and immediately send them to your clients. Once they have paid their bills, you can simply enter a new payment by tapping the $ sign next to the invoice. You can also record expenses: just capture the receipt in question with the camera of your mobile device, attach it to the new expense, enter the details and you are done.

An interesting feature of the Xero app is the quick access: here you have to provide a 4-digit PIN code and you don’t have to ever enter your email address and password anymore.

Sage one – the sage experience on the phone

The Sage One mobile application, available for an unlimited number of iOS or Android devices, is similar to the Xero one: you can access your account in the regular way or by a passcode for quicker access. In the application, the dashboard immediately shows your overdue invoices, and you have quick buttons for creating a new invoice, adding a new contact or manage your existing ones. Invoicing is quick and simple: just select your client, type in the necessary data and with a simple tap your invoice is on its way. Furthermore, you can view the status of said invoice anytime. You can simply record your expenses as well: just capture a receipt, provide the necessary data and it will immediately appear in the desktop version as well.

FreshBooks – complete accounting on-the-go

The mobile app of FreshBooks, available for iOS and Android, is a real shocker; not because it is so bad, but quite the contrary. The FreshBooks app is one of the best available on the accounting market. Not only can you create and send invoices, capture and process your receipts, manage your clients, but you can also manage projects, track working time, and even create estimates for your customers as well. The only downside of the app is that your business reports open in a mobile browser, but aside from that FreshBooks developed a perfect app that is capable of completely substituting the desktop version.