Running a successful website requires a lot of effort, and sitting in front of a computer all day can be difficult and time-consuming.
Thankfully, with the right mobile apps, you can easily update content, moderate comments, track analytics, and ensure your site runs smoothly from your smartphone or tablet.
But, with so many options on the internet, it can be hard to choose the mobile apps you will need for your blog, business site, or store.
To help you out, our team tested popular mobile apps for managing WordPress sites and looked into ease of use, functionality, and integration capabilities.
Our thorough testing highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of each app. Now here we are, sharing some of the best mobile apps to manage your WordPress site using your phone.
If you are in a hurry, you can take a quick look at our top picks before making a decision.
| # | Mobile Apps | Best For | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | WordPress.com Apps | Creating posts on your self-hosted WordPress site | Free |
| 🥈 | WooCommerce | Managing your store from mobile | Free |
| 🥉 | Google Analytics | Viewing site analytics | Free |
| 4 | Evernote | Taking notes on mobile devices | $10.83/month + Free |
| 5 | Pingdom | Uptime monitoring from your mobile | Free |
How We Test And Review Mobile Apps to Manage WordPress Sites
To give you some great recommendations, we tested popular mobile apps for managing sites in real time. When doing that, we paid special attention to the following criteria.
Ease of use: We have added tools that come with a beginner-friendly interface and layout.
Compatibility with WordPress: All the mobile apps in the list can seamlessly integrate with WordPress, including compatibility with key plugins and themes.
Features: We have added mobile apps that help you view analytics, run your store, take notes, monitor uptime, and more.
User feedback: We read reviews from real users on app stores and WordPress forums to get an idea about the app’s effectiveness.
Reliability: We have only added the mobile apps that we have tested ourselves in real time.
Why Trust WPBeginner?
WPBeginner is made up of a team of experts with years of experience in WordPress, SEO, online marketing, hosting, and more. We thoroughly test and review all the software that we recommend, including the mobile apps on this list. For more details, see our editorial process.
Having said that, let’s take a look at the best mobile apps to manage WordPress sites.
1. WordPress.com Apps
WordPress.com offers apps that connect to your self-hosted WordPress site. You can create posts, upload photos, and moderate comments from Android or iOS devices.
During setup, we found that certain features of the app require you to create a WordPress.com account. We liked their built-in reader showing the blogs you have followed on WordPress.com.
For detailed instructions, see our guide on how to use the WordPress app on your mobile device.
2. WooCommerce
If you run an online store using WooCommerce, then you can use the WooCommerce app for iOS to manage your store on the go.
When testing it out, we discovered that the app offers a beautiful interface to view your store performance, including for orders and sales.
Our overall impression was that it cannot replace the desktop version as it lacks some features. That said, it is useful if you need to look at orders when you are away from a computer.
3. Google Analytics
Google Analytics is the most powerful and free analytics tool available for website owners. It allows you to answer questions like,
– How many people visit your website?
– Where do they come from?
– What do they do while visiting your website?
If you are not already using it, then see our step-by-step guide on how to install Google Analytics in WordPress.
Google Analytics app allows you to view your site reports using your mobile device. It allows you to create and view custom reports. You can select date ranges and view real-time reports.
4. Evernote
Evernote allows you to take notes using your mobile device, and it syncs across all your devices. It works on all mobile platforms, PC, and Mac.
Ideas for great blog posts, products, or strategies can appear out of nowhere. You can create to-do lists, draw doodles, take notes, and save pictures, bookmarks, and videos.
Alternatives: Google Keep | OneNote
5. Pingdom
Pingdom is a popular website uptime monitoring service. You can set it up to monitor one site’s uptime for free.
Pingdom’s mobile apps alert you when your site is down. It also shows you the status of your website and the services you monitor.
6. Buffer
Buffer allows you to schedule posts for your social media profiles. Their mobile apps allow you to do that from anywhere using your mobile device.
You can view the posts you have queued, posts you have shared, analytics, and add new content on the go. It helps keep your followers engaged even when you are away from your desk.
7. IFTTT
IFTTT allows you to make the internet work for you. The IFTTT mobile app brings that power to your mobile devices.
You can use it as a monitoring tool, automate your workflow, and get instant notifications. Aside from WordPress, it also works with many other online services and tools. It even allows you to automate your smart home and office.
Take a look at our tutorial on how to automate WordPress and social media with IFTTT for more details.
8. Feedly
Feedly is a smart and modern feed reader. Using the Feedly app on your mobile phone, you can stay in touch with your favorite news sources, blogs, and websites.
You can also organize your favorite websites into different topics as collections. Feedly also makes it easy to share your articles directly from the app.
9. Facebook Pages Manager
Facebook Pages Manager allows you to manage your pages more efficiently. The easiest way to boost activity on your Facebook pages is by engaging with your audience.
It shows you notifications and activities from your Facebook Pages. You can also view reports on how well your posts are doing. Most importantly, you can publish posts, upload photos, and respond to comments.
Need more Facebook tips? See our list of best Facebook tips and tutorials for WordPress users.
10. Facebook Ads Manager
Facebook Ads Manager app allows you to view reports, create ads, and manage your ads from mobile devices.
Facebook ads allow you to retarget website visitors on Facebook. If you are using them right, then you can easily boost your page likes several times over.
11. Inbox by Google
Inbox by Google allows you to clean up your inbox quickly. This smart email client automatically bundles your emails into groups and allows you to mark them as done easily.
As a WordPress site owner, you will get many email notifications for comments, updates, and contact form notifications. And Inbox by Google can help you out.
It also reduces notifications by only notifying you of important emails, and it is pretty good at guessing which emails are important.
12. Google Drive
Google Drive offers you free storage for all your files. More importantly, it allows you to access those files anywhere on any device.
Alternatives: Dropbox | OneDrive
13. Google Authenticator
Google Authenticator app helps you add two-step verification to many applications, including your WordPress site.
Hackers can easily crack passwords, and it makes your WordPress site vulnerable. Adding two-step verification protects your WordPress site against hacking attempts.
See our guide on how to add two-step verification with Google Authenticator in WordPress.
Furthermore, you can check out our ultimate WordPress security guide to improve your website security.
14. Google AdSense
Google AdSense provides an easy way to make money for small websites and blogs. If you are already using Google Adsense to serve ads on your WordPress site, then the Google Adsense app is a great companion for you.
The app provides you with an overview of your Adsense account. It gives you instant access to detailed earning reports on all key metrics.
15. PayPal
PayPal mobile app is a must-have app for online store owners. You can see all your PayPal activity from your mobile devices.
You can also make payments, transfer your balance from PayPal to your bank account, and much more.
16. 1Password
1Password makes it easier to manage all your passwords so you don’t have to remember passwords anymore. It works on desktops, browsers, and even on your mobile.
You should always use strong passwords for all your accounts, including your WordPress site. However, it is not possible to remember all those difficult passwords, but 1Password takes care of this issue.
For more details, you should check out our guide on how to manage passwords for WordPress beginners.
17. Pomodoro Timer
As a business owner, you may find it difficult to concentrate on one task at a time. This is where Pomodoro Timer comes in.
The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method. It uses a timer to break down work into intervals, separated by small breaks.
Our CEO, Syed Balkhi, has written a great post on how to use time-blocking.
Alternate versions: Pomodoro Timer for iOS | Pomodoro Timer for Google Chrome
18. IA Writer
IA Writer makes it easier to write on mobile devices and makes it a pleasant experience. It has a clean, clutter-free, and intuitive UI, which helps you work on long articles from your mobile devices.
Most importantly, you can connect the app to your WordPress site and publish or save drafts directly.
19. Trello
Trello is a productivity app for individuals as well as teams. It uses boards, lists, and cards to organize tasks in a fun and rewarding way.
Whether you are an individual blogger or a team, getting things done requires discipline and organization. Trello helps you collaborate, manage, and organize your workflow.
We hope this article has helped you find some of the best mobile apps to manage your WordPress site. You may also want to check out our other WordPress guides to manage your business efficiently.
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- Ultimate WordPress SEO Guide for Beginners (Step by Step)
- The Ultimate WordPress Security Guide (Step by Step)
- Best Email Marketing Services for Small Businesses
- Best Business Phone Services for Small Businesses
- The Ultimate Guide to Boost WordPress Speed & Performance
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Anika
Thanks for your post. All apps are very good I will install all apps on my phone. All works very well.
Jiří Vaněk
For a while, I used EverNote for notes, but I found it impractical. Over time, I switched to Microsoft ToDo for my notes. It is a native application directly from Microsoft, which has apps for both iPhone and Android. It syncs across all platforms and is great.
As for the WordPress and WooCommerce apps, they are not necessarily bad, but working with WordPress on a mobile device is very complicated and is more of an emergency solution (for example, Elementor is practically unusable on mobile).
Google Drive, on the other hand, is an enormous help. Thanks to Google Drive and the Duplicator plugin, you can set up automatic backups excellently. Duplicator will automatically create a backup at a scheduled time, upload it to Google Drive, and you have your website backups conveniently handled. Automatically, without your intervention. That’s just brilliant.
Moinuddin Waheed
I have used many of these like Evernote, trello and others.
They have easy to use interface and comes with all the options that we typically find on web versions.
Most of the time we access web on our mobile devices and having to these easy access apps will definitely help boost productivity and efficiency.
This also have more control and access to the content we often consume.
AnjanaDhanvi
Thanks for this post.I need nore details for WooCommerce?
WPBeginner Support
For an article that covers WooCommerce more, you would want to take a look at our guide here: https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-start-an-online-store/
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Barden
Hi guys which wordpress app can I use to answer users questions on our website blog?
WPBeginner Support
If the questions are in comments then you could use the WordPress.com created apps.
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Gary West
Well most of the Apps you mentioned, i’m not using. Your blog convinced me to install and try. Good blog. Keep Posting.
WPBeginner Support
Thank you
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Tare
I recently created a blog for a client and made them an admin user. But they cant access the site through the wordpress app?
How can i make them post directly with the app without login on through web?
Asween
All apps are very good I will definitely install all apps in my mobile and will get benefits from it.
Carla Hufstedler
What do you recommend for blogging apps on the Mac? I tried Bloggo, and it changed all my tags to categories, which was not fun to remedy. I am test-driving Mars Edit and like it, but it is 39.95, and I can’t help remembering the old days when it was substantially less and did most of the same (I’m old
). There seems to be a wide dearth between free and 40.00. I will pay for Mars Edit if I must, because I need an alternative to the built-in Wordpress browser interface. What other good candidates am I missing? Thank you!