The 10 Fastest-Growing New or Redesigned Apps in 2018The era of 'Angry Birds' is over.

ByMadison Semarjian

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Forget the useless, though wildly popular and entertaining, apps that previously filled up our smartphones or computers. People now want apps with function and purpose.

Here are the fastest-growing new or recently redesigned apps of 2018, according to business app platformZapier, which compiled the data using its platform.

1. Discord

Nostalgic for the days you stayed up late playing The Sims and messaging with your friends?Discordis a voice and text chat app that connects more than 14 million daily players in the gaming community through video and audio.

2. Things 3

If you need help organizing your busy schedule but don't have a personal assistant, check outThings 3. This award-winning personal task manager app can help you get things done and achieve your goals in an organized manner.

3. Leadpages

Not your typical email marketing service,Leadpageshelps you create customized landing pages, webinars and ads to generate leads. It focuses on growing your email list, then links to a third-party site, such as MailChimp, to send your campaigns to those that signed up.

4. Klayivo

Klayivopulls in data from your ecommerce platform, point-of-sale software or other marketing tools and helps you create highly targeted and super-relevant email, Facebook and Instagram marketing. You can set up automated trigger emails for when customers sign up, abandon shopping carts and check out.

5. Square

Squarehandles all of your company's digital finances. With four different platforms (Payments, Point of Sale, Payroll and Capital), Square helps you track all of your money on your smart device. Compatible with both Apple and Android, you can make customer transactions, pay employees and fund your company.

6. Salesflare

If you feel like you waste too much time updating your CRM,Salesflareis for you. A CRM that basically fills out itself, Salesflare inputs data for you so you can focus on making sales. It reminds you what follow-ups are the most important and who talked to what customer, so your team can efficiently work together to increase profit.

7. Coda

If you want to build your own website instead of relying on Squarespace or Weebly,Codalets you hand-code with a little help. It edits your text to make sure your coding is in tip-top shape.

8. Landbot

Landbotcreates a Chatbot for you within minutes that lives in your website and enhances your customer's experiences.

9. ClickUp

ClickUp'seasy-to-use product management software keeps your team productive, efficient and headache-free. It lets you integrate with more than 1,000 other services, such as Slack and Zapier, to keep everything your company needs in one convenient place.

10. Ghost

A modern-publishing toolbox,Ghosthelps you create and manage an online blog or publication. It edits, manages content, schedules, builds proper SEO and more, all through its simple platform.
Madison Semarjian

Founder of Mada

Madison Semarjian is the founder ofMada, an outfit curation app.

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