Here are
seven apps that you should try if you have just bought yourself an
iPad. They are better than any of the iPhone versions because they
have larger displays, they are easier to read and some of them have
more functions. Some of them are just iPad apps and some are also
available on the iPhone and Android. The apps are in no particular order
because they each do different things.
1. PowerOne Finance Calculator
This is an RPN and algebraic calculator, and is good if you work within the finance field. It can help you to work out ROI, and do various types of conversions. It allows you to calculate compound growths, profit margins, auto loans, depreciation, etc. You can also see the data as graph for better understanding.
2. Easy Books
This app is handy if you have to maintain a lot of accounts at once. If you are self-employed you may have to manage different accounts, and it is unlikely that any of them start and finish at the same time. This app can go some way to synchronizing your efforts so that you do not accidentally come up short on one of your accounts or budgets. This is an app that is good at making accounting tasks a little easier, and is great for people who do not like the Sage program.3. PocketMoney
This is a personal financial manager app
that is very easy to use. It looks great and has a fairly simple
function. It has a “budget bar” panel with which you can see a visual
representation of your budget. You are able to see if you are draining
one of your budgets in the same way you may check a car for petrol. This
is a good single-glance app, because it shows you (in one glance) just
how much of your budget you have left.
4. The Wall Street Journal
This is a finance app that allows you to read the Wall Street Journal.
It is a financial newspaper which is similar to the British Financial
Times newspaper. This app allows you to read the paper with a very high
quality display. It is not a text-to-screen job, because they have put a
lot of attention into making the pages seem pleasant and readable. It
also has interactive pages, slideshows, videos and pictures too.
5. Account Tracker
This is a budgeting tool that you can use to manage your expense
accounts with consummate ease. It allows you to track how you are
spending your money and how much of your budget you have left. It is
very good for taking a quick glance at your finances every now and
again. The app is very customizable so that you can change and adjust it
to your specific needs. You
can set up things such as alerts that will tell you if you have overdrawn or have gone over your budget.
6. PayPal
There are a lot of apps that allow you to access your PayPal account,
and as you may imagine, there is one for the iPad. The PayPal app is
good for gaining access to your account so that you can check your
balance, upload and withdraw money. It is also good for receiving money
that is in a different currency, as you can change it right there and
then. PayPal also have a very quick withdrawal time if you have a
business account and are a regular user. PayPal acts as a very good
intermediate, which people should use if they do not want to keep giving
away their card details to websites.
7. Bloomberg for iPad
This is also an iPhone app that you can use to look at stocks and
shares. The iPad version is better than the iPhone version because the
interface is bigger and subsequently easier to use. It allows you to
take a closer look at an awful lot of information in one go. It is good
for experts and amateurs. It is also very well presented and very good
at its job.
