Five iPad Apps for Charts, Diagrams and Visualizations

In search for business apps for iPads, the device begs to be used for treating visual information. And if you are used to creating diagrams and charts with your Microsoft Excel or Visio, then these five apps will deliver comparable tools that you can portably use.

1. Instaviz

The Instaviz is an ideal iPad app for creating concept thoughts on the go. It is a diagram app for creating flowcharts and mind maps.

2. Easy Chart HD

For only $0.99, Easy Chart HD is a simple and lower-end way to build and share pie, bar, line and sidebar charts.

3. Roambi Visualizer

The Roambi Visualizer can visualize data from sources like SAP Business Objects, SAP Crystal Reports, IBM Cognos, Excel and Salesforce.com. The free version works with Excel, CSV files and HTML, while the pro version – tagged at $99 annually – provides additional support for Google Docs and Salesforce.com. The enterprise edition, which supports many other formats, may have different prices.

4. OmniGraffle and OmniGraphSketcher

For $49.99, the OmniGraffle can help you build charts, diagrams and other visualizations. Also available for OSX, the OmniGraffle has a dedicated following. But if you’re looking for a cheaper business app for iPad with the same function, you can purchase the OmniGraphSkether for only $14.99.

5. Numbers

Numbers is a spreadsheet application that can create different types of charts and visualizations from data within spreadsheets.

So now that you have a list of business apps that you can install on your iPad, are you ready to make a flow chart on the go?