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Best iPhone invoicing app for freelancers

By Allyson Kazmucha, Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 a 5:12 pm

Freelance work and consulting have become a common place among many professionals nowadays. If you own an iPhone, the App Store offers tons of great ways to invoice clients inexpensively and sometimes even free.

As most people know, free isn't always the best deal, especially when it comes to handling clients and collecting money. We've taken a look at quite a few of the most prominent invoicing apps available in the App Store, free and paid. We've created invoices, estimates, and set up inventories to figure out which invoicing app for iPhone is the best all around solution for freelancers.

That app is Invoice2go by Apps2go. And here's why we picked it over the others...

Facebook Poke vs. Snapchat: What's the best sexting app for iPhone?

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Dec 28, 2012 a 1:20 pm

Need an app for your iPhone that allows you to send images, videos, text, and other types of media in a secure, highly controlled manner? Facebook Poke and Snapchat both let you send messages that, like in Mission Impossible, self-destruct after a few seconds. Whether you use it for sexting, spycraft, or something else, we're not here to judge. We're just here to help you find the best app possible.

HERE Maps by Nokia vs Apple Maps vs. Google Maps apps update

By Allyson Kazmucha, Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012 a 6:03 pm

HERE Maps by Nokia was just released for iPhone and iPad and aims to take on Apple's own iOS Maps for a place on your Home screen. The real question is, does it stack up to offerings that are already available natively or in the App Store?

Clear vs. Any.DO vs. Wunderlist: task list apps for iPhone shootout!

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Nov 16, 2012 a 4:38 pm

People with busy lives like to use their iPhone to keep them on task and organized. Task list apps are a perfect way to make sure things are getting done when they need to and on time. The App Store has no shortage of task list apps which makes the decision of which to use even harder.

Any.DO, Clear, and Wunderlist are three of our favorites and all make great companion apps for people on the go. The most important thing to consider is which one is right for you and which has the features you need most in a task list app. Follow along and we'll help you make that decision.

Campfire vs. Glassboard vs. HipChat: Group chat apps for iPhone shootout!

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Nov 9, 2012 a 1:18 pm

Your iPhone is a great tool for helping you get things done and group chat services are no exception. If being able to keep up with work topics and having the ability to check in with colleagues while on the go is important to you, services that have good iPhone support are most likely super important to you.

Campfire, Glassboard, and HipChat are three popular group chat services that also happen to have iPhone app counterparts. Whether you're considering switching from the group chat service you're using now or are stuck deciding which one to start off with, if you need access on your iPhone, you've got some decisions to make. Which is best and which will suit your productivity needs the best?

Letterpress vs. Words With Friends vs. Scrabble: best word play games for iPhone shootout!

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Oct 26, 2012 a 1:36 pm

Whether you're a hardcore iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad gamer or just need something to kill time or secretly make meetings less deathly dull, word games are not only addictive but available by the truck load in the App Store. Letterpress, Words With Friends, and Scrabble are all equally addictive and, frankly, no-brainer buys. But even if they're cheap or free, no one has unlimited time so the question becomes, which iOS word game is the best?

Agenda vs. CalenGoo vs. Calendars: alternative calendar apps for iPhone shootout!

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Oct 19, 2012 a 12:57 pm

If you don't like the default Calendar app that comes with your iPhone, the App Store is filled with alternatives. Whether you want something more simple and elegant, more powerful and robust, or just something that works more the way you work, you have options to consider. Agenda, CalenGoo, and Calendars by Readdle all give you even more control over your calendars, events, and notifications than the default Calendar app does, and all organize things in a different way. But which one is best, and more importantly, which one is best for you?

Netbot vs. Felix vs. Rivr: App.net apps for iPhone shootout!

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Oct 12, 2012 a 4:32 pm

While App.net (ADN) may be pretty new, it doesn't mean many users aren't already on it, including iMore and our staff. Even though the service hasn't been around for very long, there are already some choices when it comes to choosing an ADN iPhone app.

Netbot, Felix, and Rivr are all fully functional ADN apps for iPhone but is one better than the other, and more importantly, which one should you use? Follow along and we'll help you decide.

iOS 6 Maps vs. iOS 5 Maps vs. maps.google.com: Location data shootout!

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Sep 28, 2012 a 12:44 pm

iOS 6 removed the Google-powered Maps app that launched alongside the original iPhone in 2007 and replaced it with new Maps app and location services more fully under Apple's control. That's means iOS 6 got features like turn-by-turn navigation, vector-based maps, and Flyover, but lost features like built-in transit directions and StreetView. It also means the quality of the location data changed drastically for many users. While this was hardly unexpected, reaction has varied from "beautiful and perfectly usable" to "dreadful and a deal-breaker."

Recognizing that Apple's new location data, licensed from TomTom and others, seems to vary in quality considerably from place to place, with big, populous American cities tending to be much better than small, rural, international areas, iMore still wanted to put them to a test.

So I got in the car and drove for nearly 6 hours and did just that. Here are the results.

Period Tracker vs. iPeriod vs. Period Diary: Period tracking apps for iPhone shootout!

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Sep 7, 2012 a 4:29 pm

The iPhone can be used to store all kinds of personal information, even the most personal kinds. The App Store has tons of apps to help women not only track current periods, but predict future ones as well. If you're trying to conceive, a lot of period tracking apps can also give you information on fertility, ovulation cycles, and more. Period Tracker, iPeriod, and Period Diary will all handle the basic tracking, as well as provide additional information about your cycle, but is one better than the other, and which is best for you?