UPDATED 11:13 EDT / OCTOBER 07 2011

Pocket Informant Tops Week’s Best iPad, Android Tablet Apps for Business

This week in business apps for the iPad and Android tablets, the app that took the top spot in our list is Pocket Informant for iPad. The award-winning app integrates calendaring and note-taking tools within one streamlined UI. It comes with a long list of features, functionalities and supports, and offers  a rich user experience on the iPad version in particular.

iPad

Pocket Informant 

Pocket Informant offers users integration with Google Calendar and Toodledo, as well as Outlook, and syncs data every 45 seconds, according to the developer.  Another aspect of the app is the level of flexibility it provides, thanks to customizable views, time bars, templates and a number of other features.

F5 BIG-IP Edge Client

Big-IP Edge is a VPN client for enterprise mobile networks that require optimized security, user experience and a lot of accessibility.  The app supports all iOS devices including the iPad and packs more advanced features  such as the ability to view network traffic.

HanDBase for iPad

HanDBase is a convenient database and organizer that can arrange everything from recipes to inventory count, using 19 different field types and an optional form design that provides even more customization options, and desktop sync, among other things.

Android 

Conquer

Conquer is a handy Honeycomb task manager that offers functionality wrapped with a sufficient dose of simplicity. A user can easily browse through notes using the search bar, and view scheduled notes and tasks. Offline access is also provided, and there are several access options to avoid clutter.

Google Docs

Google Docs is nothing new, but the latest release of the Honeycomb version features an entirely new design that includes a handy three-panel view which provides access to search, filtering and document details. The auto-complete function has also been updated.


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