Sure, the iPhone’s more expensive than most mobiles, but do you know any others that can actually make you money too? Nah, we didn’t think so.
Install these awesome apps, and you’ll soon have the iPhone cranking out cash.
Whether it’s actually generating the folding stuff, or saving cash you’d otherwise fritter away, Apple’s mobile can line your pockets like no other. What are you waiting for? Come and get rich iPhone-style!
Bloomberg (£free)
Stop tapping away at texts and web sites, didn’t you know your mobile could be a moneymaker? Fire up this stock-filled app and get trading like fat cat city types, but without the constant screaming down the blower, red braces, or odious air of self-importance.
iGold (£4.99)
Thar be gold in them there iPhones, so get trading and you’ll too make a profit. Maybe. Just log in, check the prices and make your move. It doesn’t stop at gold though, with silver and platinum markets available there’s more than one way of getting rich from your phone.
Paluwai real estate search (£free)
It might be the Brit thing to want to rent out a holiday property in somewhere sunny and generic like Marbella, but why limit your strategy to the same old location? With this property puller you’ll be eyes-deep in property market know-how at the swish of your finger. Buy a holiday home abroad, rent it out, and use your mobile to keep an eye on its value before selling it and making a killing!
Budget (£1.19)
You might have to spend money to make money, but it helps to have some in the first place. Make sure you stay in line with this financial friend and keep track of all the extravagant expenses you’ve made. Before long you’ll have scrimped and saved enough to make an investment, have a night on the town, or maybe buy a few more apps!
GarageBuy (£free)
Your dreams of being an internet entrepreneur may have gone out the window but there’s still time to make megabucks in the online market. Stay on top of all your online auctions, such as those on eBay, and find fortune via your worldwide clients. Being an international retail magnate has never been so easy.
SplashMoney (£5.99)
Get in touch with your bank and watch the pennies roll in with this mini money manager. Create budgets for yourself, print them out and you’ll have no excuses for budging from your allowed expenditure. You can even sync SplashMoney with a desktop version to keep all your accounts within easy reach.
Triplog/1040 (£7.49)
Tired of moving from business deal to business deal, just to make your fat cat cigar-chomping chairman happy? Play the claim game and use this handy mileage tracker to keep track of distances traveled to get reimbursed for your long haul trips, and then send it to your boss for reimbursement. It’s a crafty cash saver.
Loan Sim (£0.59)
The world of loans can get rather lonely, what you need is your own trusty loan advisor to tell it like it is. Whether you need a loan to finance your start up, or that weekend break away from the shop floor, this loan comparison tool lets you size up three loans at once so you won’t be paying it back in limbs afterwards.
MyAccountsToGo (£free)
If you’ve always dreamt of running your own business, now you can from your iPhone. How else would you be able to keep in touch with clients, sales, how much stock you’re shifting and your already bursting-at-the-seams accounts?
CheckPlease (£free)
The next time you and your colleagues schmooze clients on an off-duty business dinner you’ll never overpay when it comes to tipping thanks to this top tip buddy. And it’s free, bonus!
