Communications

Winner: Voxer

OS: Android, iOS, Windows Mobile/Phone

Price: Free

These days, the office can be anywhere you are. And apps such as Voxer keeps teammates in constant contact regardless of the mobile device they happen to be carrying. This innovative communication and collaborative Android, iOS and Windows Mobile/Phone app for businesspeople and enterprise workers enables instant communication through push-to-talk, recorded voice messages, text, photos and location sharing. Unlike two-way radios, Voxer's push-to-talk messages can be recorded and played back at will. A recent update to the subscription-based Voxer Business for Android includes a redesigned interface, a walkie-talkie mode and an Easy Talk Widget, permitting headset communication without unlocking the screen. For the enterprise, there's complete data retention, single sign-on and encryption. A back-end app permits administrators or dispatchers to listen in and communicate with groups from a single console. Voxer is free.