Examples of mobile apps for businesses

Stocktaking means printouts, a pen and days of retyping results into the system.

The employee scans barcodes or QR codes with the phone camera, enters quantities and sees discrepancies in real time. Results go to the ERP when finished.

Health and safety, quality and works acceptance checklists are on paper, and photos sit in the phone's gallery.

A checklist in the app with photos attached to items, location and signature. Non-conformities automatically create tasks for correction.

The driver confirms delivery on a paper delivery note, and the office learns about problems with a delay.

The driver has the route and delivery documents and confirms receipt with a signature and photo. Damage and delays are reported immediately, and the customer receives a notification.

Sales reps plan their own routes, and some customers go unvisited for a long time because no one checks.

The app suggests a visit plan based on location, customer potential and the date of the last visit. The manager sees plan completion and customers skipped in a given month.

After visits, the sales rep updates the CRM in the evening, or not at all.

The sales rep records a short note after the meeting. AI transcribes it, extracts agreements and tasks and prepares a CRM entry for approval.

Signed contracts and customer documents reach the office when the sales rep returns, or as photos in a messaging app.

The sales rep takes a photo in the app. OCR reads the data, and the document is assigned to the customer and saved in the repository.

The customer describes a fault over the phone, and the service team goes out without knowing which parts to bring.

The customer reports a fault in the app with a photo and the equipment number scanned from the rating plate. AI pre-classifies the problem, and the service team plans the visit with the right parts.

Loyalty cards are on paper, and bookings are taken by phone.

An app with a loyalty card, purchase history, bookings and offers tailored to the customer. Notifications remind them of their appointment.

Customers call to ask when they will receive their order or when the service will be ready.

The customer sees the status of their order or job and gets a push notification with every change, with documents to download.

Working time on building sites and at customers' premises is recorded on paper, and the settlement is prepared by hand.

The employee records the start and end of work on a job, optionally with location. The data goes to HR and job costing.

Leave requests, advances and announcements circulate on paper or in messaging groups.

The employee submits a request in the app, and the manager approves it on their phone. Announcements reach everyone with a read confirmation.

Procedures are in binders at the office, and new employees learn by watching others.

Instructions, videos and short tests in the app. The employee asks the AI assistant about a procedure and gets an answer with the source, even at the workstation.