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Get started with apps

Learn a better way to run your business. Our guides take it back to basics and tell you everything you need to know about apps and how they can benefit your business today.
Apps 101

What are apps and why should you care?

No one gets into business for their love of admin. Find out exactly what apps are, and all the ways they’re benefiting businesses.
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A piggy bank in the shape of an S - S for savings.
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How to choose the right apps for your business

Different businesses need different apps. Our 5 step guide makes it easy to find the apps to suit you.
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Apps to help solve your top pain points

Apps are designed to solve business problems like cash flow. We’ll show you some of the apps that can help solve four common business pain points.
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A hand holding a debit card in the shape of a P - P for paid

Apps to get started

We’ve done the hard work for you with this curated list. Discover apps that are easy to get started with and popular with other Xero customers.
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  1. Chaser

    4.98 out of 5 stars
     374
    Automate invoice chasing and streamline your accounts receivable process. Get paid faster. Reduce days sales outstanding. Maintain great customer relationships. Xero App Partner of the Year 2023, Management Today Best Use of Innovation (2023), CICM Credit Awards B2B Supplier of the Year (2022).

  2. ServiceM8

    4.56 out of 5 stars
     288
    The job management app for trade contractors & service businesses, with everything to help you cut paperwork, complete more jobs & provide amazing customer service.

  3. Unleashed Software

    4.58 out of 5 stars
     385
    Inventory management that’s perfect for manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors everywhere. Thousands of product businesses in more than 100 countries worldwide rely on Unleashed every day.

  4. Dext Commerce

    4.84 out of 5 stars
     74
    Reconcile itemized digital commerce transactions in Xero with data from over 30 integrations including Amazon, Shopify, Stripe, PayPal, eBay, Etsy, Walmart, Square, Wix, Squarespace, Faire and more. Dext Commerce is a global leader in digital commerce accounting automation.

'It's allowed us to simplify our business and help realise our goals'

Donovan Croot from Clovalley Farms uses apps Figured and PaySauce together with Xero to run a more efficient business and to free up time to spend with his young family.
    Donovan Croot from Clovalley Farms sitting at a table on his farm
    Donovan Croot from Clovalley Farms sitting at a table on his farm

    Featured apps

    Still not sure where to start? Check out the apps we're featuring this month for their great benefits and customer experience.
    Take a look at our recommendations

    1. Syft

      4.84 out of 5 stars
       406
      Reports | Graphs | Forecasts | Consolidations | Budgets | Valuations | Financial Statements | Tax | Industry Benchmarks | AI Insights

    2. Figured

      4.68 out of 5 stars
       54
      Figured is the smarter and easier way to manage your farm finances. A complete dairy, livestock, and crop, production tracking, budgeting and forecasting tool trusted by over 30,000 farmers and their advisors.

    3. Mayday

      4.97 out of 5 stars
       243
      “A multi-entity must have”. Intercompany & intra-entity charge automation | Balance sheet recs | Cross-entity bank rec. Xero Emerging App Partner of the Year 2023.

    4. Ignition

      4.95 out of 5 stars
       510
      Ignition helps accounting and professional services businesses reclaim time, profitability and cash flow. Automate proposals, billing, payment collection and workflows in a single platform to transform how your firm engages clients, bills and gets paid.
    Although Xero reviews each app in the Xero App Store, we can’t give any guarantees. It’s up to you to assess the performance, quality and suitability of any app before going ahead.