12DCP-061 -15 Apps Every Entrepreneur Should Use

Whether you have a tech question or a fashion concern, there's probably an existing app that can help you out.

But frankly, with all the apps out there, it's easy to get stuck with the same icons on your home screen — and never so much as click on the newer ones that would benefit your business most.

1. Lift

We all know our habits ultimately determine our lives and destinies. The same is true in business. Our businesses are what we repeatedly do. My business partner and I use Lift any time we want to make a new habit stick. This could be anything from writing a thank-you note every day to something as simple as checking in to Basecamp. Since we both follow each other on Lift, it's easy to hold each other accountable and make critical habits stick.

- Jonathan Mead, Playbook

2. WinStreak

If productivity and growth are important to you, Strategic Coach's free iPhone app WinStreak is helpful. You identify three "wins" you accomplish each day and set three wins to achieve tomorrow. This app helps you focus on what's important and the steps you need to accomplish to move toward your goals.

- Charles Gaudet, Predictable Profits

3. CloudMagic

Until Apple decides to make the search function useful for iPhone users, CloudMagic is an indispensable search engine for all your data. CloudMagic lets you search across Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Dropbox, Evernote, etc., through one simple search box.

- Patrick Vlaskovits, The Lean Entrepreneur

4. Venmo

The most under-utilized app right now is Venmo. The peer-to-peer payment system has yet to be solved, and Venmo provides frictionless transactions. We use it at the company. It's free, it's easy, and I'm surprised it hasn't completely caught on.

- Rameet Chawla, Fueled

5. Brook

My favorite app is Brook (currently in beta). I love Twitter but don't have time to sift through all of the superfluous posts. Brook helps me focus on the most important updates.

- Brant Bukowsky, Veterans United Home Loans

6. Fleksy

Fleksy is a fantastic app that allows you to type without looking at your smartphone screen. It saves me so much time, and every entrepreneur should be using it.

- Brent Beshore, adventur.es

7. Full

Full just came out, and I'm already obsessed! It helps me set goals and track my progress. I've been using it for both my business and personal life.

- Kelsey Meyer, Contributor Weekly

8. TripIt

TripIt gives you the ability to organize your travels just by forwarding your booking confirmations to an email address. I don't know how I ever knew where I was supposed to be before I discovered this app.

- Ioannis Verdelis, Syntellia

9. Flowdock

Flowdock is a chat-meets-inbox tool that runs on most browsers and mobile platforms. The greatest aspect of Flowdock is its ability to allow my team to collaborate instantly on projects and emails. Flowdock also has team inbox features such as drag and drop, file uploads, activity streams that allow team members react to changes on projects immediately, message tagging, instant notifications and more. I'd recommend this app to any entrepreneur wanting to stay organized, especially as your team scales.

- Doreen Bloch, Poshly Inc.

10. Gliph

Gliph allows you to safely send private messages across a variety of platforms. It's perfect for confidential negotiations that must be handled electronically. It comes with document storage and encryption features as well.

- Andrew Schrage, Money Crashers Personal Finance

11. Refresh

Refresh crawls social networks to provide users with a dossier on anyone before you meet with him. In 30 seconds, I know the person's spouse's name, where he or she went to college and when we last met.

- Adam Root, Hiplogiq

12. Audible

As an entrepreneur, you should always be learning and reading books. It's really hard to find the time to actually focus on a physical book. I've found Audible extremely helpful to listen to books while on the go.

- Ryan Shank, Mhelpdesk

13. Box

The ability to edit files and securely them send to customers or staff anywhere in the world is truly priceless. With our Box subscription, we are able to see the progress of projects and give feedback to our staff from anywhere in the world using a tablet, phone, laptop or desktop.

- Derek Capo, Next Step China

14. Wunderlist

I use it to capture ideas and tasks for myself. It's gorgeous and performs well on both the iPhone/iPad and Web version. The Chrome plugin is very helpful as well. Whenever I have an idea, I save it to Wunderlist. I use it for personal tasks and ideas.

- Jeff Fernandez, Grovo Learning, Inc.

15. focus@will

I started using focus@will a few months ago to help me really zero in during times when I need to be productive. The app uses specially formulated music to boost productivity by way of increased focus. I don't know if it actually works or if it's simply the placebo effect, but since I've been using it for the last two months, my productivity has gone through the roof.