According to Statista, 81% of American phone owners have a smartphone. In many sectors of the workforce, that number is far higher. Companies have had customer mobile apps for years, but not one for their employees. This article will discuss a few ways that you can use your employees’ smartphones to improve company success.
Reach Employees Anywhere
Mobile apps are more accessible and engaging than a traditional website. With an easy-to-use company app on their phones, workers can communicate and collaborate from wherever they are.
This is especially important for frontline employees, who rarely work in one area and often don’t have access to a company email. With a mobile app installed on their personal phone, on-the-go employees are always accessible. They can tap into company knowledge and communication on an as-needed basis.
Improve Internal Branding
One of the most important elements in employee retention, engagement, and overall productivity is a sense of belonging among employees. This lets workers know that they’re not only appreciated, but also an important part of a larger community.
A company app branded with your logo and colors is a simple, powerful way to reinforce this idea. More personal forms of internal branding lead to a more connected workforce, which strengthens onboarding and improves morale.
Beyond A Website
Mobile apps can offer employees features that aren’t possible on a desktop, like accessing your GPS for an office location, instant photo uploads, and calling phone numbers from the directory. They also include push notifications and other features essential for an on-the-go workforce.
Replace Email With Mobile Apps
In the past, companies have had to rely on email to send out updates. While it has a certain degree of reach, email is messy and often unreliable while out of the office. Mobile apps, on the other hand, are simple and reliable. With a company mobile app, workers receive instant push notifications, helping them cut through the clutter and see news right away.
A Mobile Company App With MangoApps
Building the right mobile app can help boost a business into the modern era. At MangoApps, we’re here to help that happen. To learn more, contact us, or schedule a personalized demo today!
The MangoApps Team
We're the product, research, and strategy team behind MangoApps — the unified frontline workforce management platform and employee communication and engagement suite trusted by organizations in healthcare, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, and the public sector to connect every employee — deskless or desk-based — to the people, tools, and information they need.
We write about enterprise AI for the workplace, internal communications, AI-powered intranets, workforce management, and the operating patterns behind highly engaged frontline teams. Our perspective is grounded in a decade of building for frontline-heavy industries and shipping AI agents, employee apps, and integrated HR workflows that real employees actually use.
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