The apps every City worker needs on their phone

Jinn is a service that will deliver anything you want, from and to anywhere you wish, at any time, in just 35 minutes. Whether it’s a last-minute present for a loved one, or some extra alcohol to keep your party flowing, a Jinn courier will buy the item in-store and then deliver it to your location of choice. No cash is exchanged as all payments are taken by pre-registered debit cards and drivers can be tracked throughout their journey. Say goodbye to rushed and inconvenient shopping trips. Jinn

Supper allows you to get a chef-made meal delivered for free to a location of your choice. Just browse the app to select your preferred chef (you can search by cuisine or name) and then make your order. All meals contain less than 825 calories and are low in fat, sugar and salt. Deliveries are trackable and you can contact the driver if need be. You can now eat healthy, restaurant-quality food wherever you so wish. Supper

The app provided by Dr Now allows you to connect with qualified GPs without the need to leave your home or office. Video appointments can be chosen to suit your schedule and if the GP decides you would benefit from a medicine or prescription, they can be delivered to your home or office with guaranteed next-day delivery. With experienced doctors and confidentiality ensured, Dr Now gives you all the peace of mind and assistance of a GP trip, at a time and place that suits you. Dr Now

GoFantastic is the app from tradesman provider specialists ‘Fantastic Services’ and is London’s first to allow you to book a variety of services from the same company. From domestic cleaning, to pest control and rubbish removal, Fantastic Services allows you to book a fully-vetted and insured worker to come to your location. Their variety of options means that you’ll no longer have to browse multiple companies to solve your different home and office issues. Fantastic Services

A car-sharing app you'll want all to yourself. Pay a one-time fee of £29, which covers fuel costs, parking, insurance and car tax, and enjoy access to 290 vehicles. The fleet includes 50 all-electric BMW i3s, one of the largest electric car fleets in London. Use your customer card to unlock the cars by swiping it over the icon on the window. Then in you hop and off you go. You can park for free in pay and display bays and residents’ parking bays. In London, the cars are currently available from 29p/minute.

Drive Now

From world-famous Michelin starred restaurants to neighbourhood favourites, Velocity makes the process of finding and last-minute booking some of the world’s most in-demand restaurants, right through to splitting the check and paying in-app, almost effortless. Targeting London, New York, Los Angeles and Miami, the curators certainly have their fingers on the pulse of the best places to go in each city. Snap up last minute reservations or book up to a week in advance to enjoy a great dining experience without any of the hassle that goes with it. That really is bon appétit.

Velocity

Serving London Zones 1 and 2 from Thursday to Sunday 5pm to 5am, Bevy is delivery service of alcohol, tobacco, mixers and snacks, sold at local shop prices without any mark-ups. The app allows customers to track their order progress from their phone, and even GPS track the journey of their ‘Bevy Butler’, with average delivery arriving just 30 minutes from the order being placed.

Bevy

Fresh Fitness Food is a London-based premium meal delivery service, featuring personalised meal plans that target the customer’s nutritional needs, whether they are looking for muscle gain, fat loss or a summer body. With the menu designed by a Michelin star trained consultant, every meal is shaped around local suppliers who focus on provenience, sustainability and quality, and can be conveniently delivered to any home or work location within the M25 in a temperature-controlled bag, saving the precious hours spent planning, shopping, cooking and cleaning when calorie-counting.

Fresh Fitness Foods

Whether it’s cleaning the house, hanging shelves or running errands that the busy Londoner has been putting off, Task Rabbit is there to help. The start-up promises to connect you to a skilled and professional Tasker within minutes of the request to ensure same-day help, granting you the time to do the things that really matter. All pricing is transparent at a set hourly rate and allows the customer to choose their own Tasker by appointment, while no cash is necessary as payment can be taken directly in the app with a credit or debit card once the task is done.

Task Rabbit

Curated by nightlife industry professionals, Kleek streamlines their customer’s search for high-end venues, clubs and events in London and Ibiza by hand-picking only the best. The app allows you to select a venue, table standards and drinks in advance so that you are greeted outside the venue by your own host, avoiding long queues and entry fees, and it also offers the option to securely pre-split your table booking up front.

Kleek

Zipjet is an on-demand laundry and dry cleaning service that offers flexible 30-minute time slots for a door-to-door delivery service, giving busy Londoners back the hours spent on washing, drying and ironing. The company promises to provide the highest quality service whether it be for your laundry, dry cleaning or shoe care, even with clean clothes arriving in as little as six hours after their pick-up.

Zipjet

Laundrapp helps time-pressed individuals to with their dry cleaning and laundry. Get laundry collected and delivered from-and-to a location of your choice, at a time that fits with your busy schedule. Just book a collection time in-app and they will bring a bag to collect your items, before cleaning them with a quality-guarantee and then delivering them back to your chosen location. The service is available every day and nationwide, with awards available for regular customers. Laundrapp

Classpass is a new gym membership that grants you access to thousands of different classes at studios and gyms in London, from yoga in Soho to dancing in Canary Wharf. The app allows you to make and manage your reservations with ease so customers are able to set their own schedule based on their lifestyle.

Classpass

Soon to be expanded into womenswear, Thread is a non-subscription London start-up that provides online stylists that search different retailers for free, and respond with style suggestions, based on the information you input: your personal preferences, the amount of money normally spent on certain items, and what’s in your existing wardrobe.

Thread

Uber has won many fans but sometimes you want to travel in classic London style. Gett offers a similar service for black cabs: fixed fare journeys at the click of a button. Cabs are bookable up to two weeks in advance, if you really are a forward planner. With an average arrival time of three minutes, and over half of London’s black cabs connected to the app, you’ll certainly want to get this one. (Sorry.)

Gett

Well of course! The Inner Circle is an exclusive dating app bringing together successful, ambitious and like-minded singles in London. The Inner Circle’s members are all individually reviewed before being accepted onto the site, ensuring eligible singles have similar interests, goals and lifestyles. Being a member of The Inner Circle allows you to take dating offline at one of many varied and exclusive events, ranging from after work drinks at trendy London hotspots to the annual summer polo event. There are now well over 50,000 members in London and over 125,000 across Europe.

The Inner Circle