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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 like yours.
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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. Dext

    4.81 out of 5 stars
     1110
    Dext - AI bookkeeping automation. Captures receipts, invoices, expenses and mileage, automates payments, extracts, codes and syncs everything to Xero, VAT and all. Start your 14-day free trial today. More than 1.1K reviews on the Xero App Store.

  2. Stripe

    2.54 out of 5 stars
     366
    Stripe makes it easy to accept payments from debit cards, credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay for online invoices sent from Xero—so you can get paid faster.

  3. Gusto

    4.2 out of 5 stars
     77
    Behind every successful business is a thriving team. Hire, pay, insure, and support your employees with Gusto’s all-in-one people platform.

  4. ApprovalMax

    4.79 out of 5 stars
     641
    ApprovalMax gives Xero finance teams complete control over every payment that leaves the business, from the moment a bill arrives to the moment it's paid.

'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. joiin

      4.92 out of 5 stars
       466
      Single & multi-entity financial reporting with AI insights. Group consolidation, multi-currency, intercompany eliminations, COA mapping, and fully customisable report packs.

    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. Mercury

      4.79 out of 5 stars
       86
      Mercury is a radically different way to use your money. It brings together cards, invoicing, bill pay, spend management, and AI-powered insights so startups and SMBs can spend less time on financial busywork. Trusted by more than 300K businesses.

    4. Tofu

      4.89 out of 5 stars
       92
      Tofu is AI bookkeeping automation for accounting firms. Process invoices, receipts, and bank statements in 200+ languages and post them straight into Xero. Used by accountants across 50+ countries, including 7 of the top 10 global accounting networks.
    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.