Want to make life easier? OK, how about just making your work-life easier? That’s well within your reach with these 11 must-have apps for contractors. Turn your iPhone into your most important business tool with these handy-to-have mobile applications.

Get ‘Er Done – Basic Productivity Apps

CalenGoo

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• CalenGoo – Perfect for syncing your Google calendar on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch on the fly. Book appointments, check your schedule and merge with other Google users to amalgamate schedules. This app will let you know where you should be and when. – $6.99 on iTunes for newest version 1.5.3

Bento

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• Bento – Want to have everything you need to organize life in one app? This does is it. For less than the price of lunch, you can use one of the 25 preloaded templates or sort through the app and create your own customized tools to get the ultimate in organization. – $4.99 on iTunes for the newest version 1.0.5

Dropbox

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• Dropbox – This app is an excellent way to share files across multiple computers and mobiles. Hooked up to your Dropbox account, you can access, view and share files of all sorts from anywhere. OK, not just an excellent way, Dropbox should be the only way. Did I mention that it’s completely free? – Free on iTunes for newest version

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Business Card Reader

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• Business Card Reader – Think of all that time you’ve spent inputting contact info into your iPhone. No more. With this handy app you can take a photo of someone’s card and have all of the info right at your fingertips, no fiddling with data processing in any way. – $5.99 on iTunes for newest version 1.3

OnTask

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•    OnTask – This one will keep you productive in every sense of the word.  Hooked up to your OnTask account (which is a subscribed service), you can easily keep track of schedules and present that information to your team and client easily.  $4.99 on iTunes for newest version 2.0 that comes with 6 month subscription
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Geek Squad – Techy Tools for Your Job

Bump

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• Bump – It’s marketed as a social networking tool, but this app can do wonders for inter-company communications. Just “bump” your iPhone (literally) with other users of the app and you can share photos, calendar info and even chat/text phone to phone for free. Great for streamlining and keeping in touch. – Free on iTunes for newest version 2.0.1

Quad Level

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• Quad Level – You might never need that bulky level again with this handy app. Displaying horizontal, vertical, 2D and diagonal readings, this baby also reads in metric and imperial for those necessary times of conversion. – $0.99 on iTunes for newest version 1.1

HVAC Duct Sizer

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• HVAC Duct Sizer – If you’re working in the HVAC field, get this app. Pronto. You’ll be surprised at how many times you use it for quick calculations or to double check your figures. Perfect for employees in training, too. – $6.99 on iTunes for newest version 1.6

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Carpenter's Helper Pro

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• Carpenter’s Helper Pro – The big daddy of this article, the Pro version gives contractors almost everything they need to make calculations, create accurate estimates and plan out your projects. The Quick Job feature has a selection of the usual contractor suspects including drywall, fencing and roofing. There’s a Lite version at no cost, but for the serious contractor the Pro level is a must. – $9.99 on iTunes for newest version 2.0

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Piggy Bank – To Help the Cash Flow

Expensify

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• Expensify – Organize your receipts the easy way and create expense reports that “don’t suck,” as the app review so clearly states. Make your bookkeeper happy for a change with this one. The price is another kicker that’s good for the cash flow. – Free on iTunes for newest version 2.4

Co-Pilot Live

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• Co-Pilot Live – So it’s not strictly a financial tool for your company, but this app is bound to save you money. Skip the GPS with its subscriptions and huge sticker price. Opt instead for this app that will get you where you need to go, fast. – $19.99 on iTunes for newest version 8.0.0.815

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Whether you’re looking to network, schedule, keep the books or do an accurate estimate, don’t worry – there’s an app for that.  Get moving and do business better with these must have titles for your iPhone.  Look for the list of top Blackberry and Droid apps coming soon, a range of mobile tools to keep your business at the top of its game.