In other words, if you’re sitting on the couch, you can login to the computer in the other room. You can only access computers that are part of your network. Splashtop was easy to set up and use, but its remote capabilities were limited at this time. There may be other remote access apps as well, but these were the main ones I found and explored. There are several apps you could use to access QuickBooks remotely from your iPad including: Then, you can navigate and work with QuickBooks as if you were sitting in front of your computer. There isn’t an app for QuickBooks but you can login to your computer from your iPad (or iPhone or iPod Touch) remotely.
If you can’t install QuickBooks, can you access QuickBooks Pro, QuickBooks Premier or QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions on your computer using an iPad? This is the most relevant question for me and a lot of QuickBooks users. Learn more about QuickBooks Online here and remember ProAdvisor membership includes a subscription to QuickBooks Online Plus and Essentials.
Note: Some invoice actions, such as including billable time/expense charges on an invoice, are not currently available in the mobile version of QuickBooks Online and must be done through the full version of the program.” (Thanks to QBO-Sherrie for her input).
If you need to enter or view data beyond what is listed above, you should log into your company through a PC or Mac.
QuickBooks Connect is a service available with QuickBooks 2011 (Windows only - it is not compatible with QuickBooks for Mac at this time). There are a couple of apps for QuickBooks training videos (full disclosure - they are training videos I recorded for KAlliance) in the App Store. The only QuickBooks app is QuickBooks Connect (discussed below) and it is free. There are over 65,000 apps specifically for iPad and many are free. Instead of traditional programs there are apps for the iPad from the iTunes App Store. You can’t install QuickBooks on an iPad - not even QuickBooks for Mac. I love my new iPad and one of the first things I wanted to know was ‘Is there an app for QuickBooks?’ How can I access or use QuickBooks on my iPad (or iPhone or iPod Touch)? This post will discuss different options or methods to use or access QuickBooks on an iPad (or iPhone or iPod Touch) - QuickBooks Connect, QuickBooks Online mobile access and QuickBooks Pro/Premier or Enterprise Editions via remote access.