Top 5 Free Android Apps for Business

Smartphones and tablet computers are now commonplace in businesses as well as homes. The Android operating system is one of the most popular and there are hundreds of thousands off apps available for download. Here we highlight five of the best free apps to help you on a daily basis in business.

Skype is a communication app based on the desktop application of the same name. It allows you to communicate for free via messages, voice and video with other users of Skype. It is best used over a wifi internet connection although it also works over mobile internet connections too. It can reduce your communication costs drastically.

Kingsoft Office is a free application that allows you to create and edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations. It works with files in the popular Microsoft Office formats (doc, xls, ppt) and is the best free app we have tried for this. It works well both on mobile phones and tablet computers.

Adobe Reader for smartphones and tablet computers works in a very similar way to the Adobe Reader desktop application. It is great for viewing portable document format files (pdf) on Android based devices. With pdf files being very widely used across both e-mail and the web, this is an invaluable app.

Do It Tomorrow is a basic app for managing your to do list. It is a very simple app but sometimes the simple things things are the best. Having a to do list can really help make you more productive by breaking your day down into smaller tasks. If you do not manage to finish a task you can simply push it to the next day.

YouTube is the app version of the YouTube website. In business knowledge is power and having access to thousands of videos on thousands of topics can be invaluable. Of course you can access the YouTube website on your smartphone or tablet computer, but the app makes it a lot easier while you are on the move.

So there is our recommendation for the top five free Android apps for business. Covering productivity, communication, collaboration and education: Kingsoft Office, Skype, Adobe Reader, Do It Tomorrow and YouTube.

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