15 Time-Tested Apps Your Business Can't Live Without Make these apps work for you, in areas like travel, money, communications and more.

In app-land, there's a never-ending quest to serve up the next thing that makes life easier. But we think you'd be better served with our collection of battle-tested apps. They'll help you run your business more efficiently and let you do so from your iOS or Android smartphone.

Money

Take a photo of any receipt with your smartphone. From there, the simple and intuitive Expensify lets you assign it to a trip, category or client and save it. When your event is over, sign in to the app's connected website and download a clean expense report or sync it with one of many business accounting software programs, including QuickBooks. Bonus: Each account allows for multiple users, enabling business owners to get a one-stop snapshot of where the money goes. Pricing starts at $5 per user per month.