A presentation prepared for the Swiss Banking Forum, hosted by Richmond Events in Interlaken in June 2012. These are my favourite apps, and those with the best reviews and top download ratings. This is not the normal work my team and I do, but it was done on request of the client, and we were happy to oblige.
53. Dr Graeme Codrington
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Editor's Notes
Not 10 and 10 -- over 35 apps in 45 minutes!!\n
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Android Revenue Still One-Eighth to One-Tenth of iOS\n\n
An impossible task\n
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Android Revenue Still One-Eighth to One-Tenth of iOS\n\n
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My selections based on:\n * Personal preferences\n * Ratings in App stores\n * Number of people who have downloaded it\n * Reviews\n\nNOT separating paid from free \n -- Need to pay for some of the good ones\n
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iOS 5 newsstand\n
Read it later\n
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FlightTrack Pro works seamlessly with TripIt. Forward your airline confirmation emails to plans@tripit.com, and flights appear automatically in FlightTrack Pro. Works with over 1000 travel sites! It’s pretty magical.\n
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Also for payment\n
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Tracking your time as a freelancer can be difficult with stacks of time sheets and paperwork to manage. ClockIn is a simple and efficient program that allows you to monitor the time you spend on a project and among multiple clients.\n
Expensify\n\nWhile compiling expense reports is typically an annoying and unorganized process, this versatile app makes it a breeze. Expensify syncs with your various credit cards and bank accounts to track business-related purchases. It also collects digital receipts from merchants and lets you send copies of paper receipts using your phone’s camera. Simplifying organization, the app sorts expenses by customized categories like meals, mileage, and company. When you’re ready to send in an expense report, Expensify will compile all necessary purchases and email a PDF to the appropriate contact. You can even be directly reimbursed to an online checking account.\n\n
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Pageonce Money & Bills\n\nThe Cadillac of money management apps: Connect your bank accounts, bills, credit cards, loans, cellphone minutes, and travel reward programs into one system that has bank-level security. You get a complete financial overview. Pageonce is adding bill payment for about the price of a stamp per bill.\n\n
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Wikinvest Portfolio\n\nIf you have one or several stock portfolios, Wikinvest Portfolio, which monitors all of your investment accounts in one place, is the app for you. The secure interface automatically imports your holdings from over 60 common brokerages, including Merrill Lynch, Fidelity, Etrade, Moran Stanley Smith Barney, Schwab, and more. The app lets you compare your portfolios’ performance to major indices and view real-time quotes and news for all of your investments. You can also research future investments with the app by viewing company charts, community analysis, and news.\n\n
Many tools from companies... \n iTrade\n\nIf you want to learn more about the stock market without putting your finances at risk, look no further than iTrade. The app lets you manage a virtual stock portfolio, compete with information from other members, and research stocks with news and history graphs. Although just a game—at the end of the month, the app calculates top players—iTrade looks and feels like a real trading platform. It only operates during actual trading hours and even includes virtual broker fees. Practicing on the app will prepare you for the real stock market while eliminating risks—even the app is free.\n\n
Many examples\nPayPal\n\nPayPal’s app is one of the most popular financial apps available for the iPhone, and for good reason. The app lets you send money to people as gifts, collect funds for a group gift, and receive payments. You can also use it to create and manage fundraising campaigns. The app’s “split bill” feature is particularly convenient when dining out with friends—it even has a tip calculator. Download this straightforward app to save time writing checks and trekking to the ATM. \n\n
More sophisticated than other banking applications because it allows users to send and receive money person-to-person using mobile phone numbers, so no bank details are shared.\nIt means you could simply text other members money when they need it.You don’t have to bank with Barclays to be able to use it — however, you do have to transfer money into a PingIt account to then be able to send it. You need to register to be able to receive cash.\n\n\n\n
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Use the Venmo iPhone App to make and share payments with friends. Pay friends for rent, dinner, drinks, movies, concert tickets, birthdays, ice cream, laughs and anything else. It's free to use. USA only\n
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iSlick\n\niTunes contains tons of apps for sales, freebies, and group-based coupons, but iSlick combines all of these categories into one smooth interface. The app lets you track sales from shopping and deal websites, like Amazon.com and Groupon, to get the best prices on everything from electronics and household products to spa services. It also lets you choose from specific deal-types—such as freebies—and enter keywords. On the hunt for a new laptop? Use the app for up-to-date deals on the best machines.\n\n