Six clicks: Top social media management iOS, Android apps and services

Hootsuite is a social media management dashboard available in both free and premium versions. The dashboard is set out in a column style and can display multiple Twitter accounts, feeds, direct messages and responses. You can also auto schedule messages and track click rates on links you've shared. 

A new share extension has been added for iOS 8, which allows you to post to all of your social networks at the same time. 

Price: $Free | Premium 

Download: App Store | Google Play

Followerwonk is a web-based service which while not a standard app, does demand some notice. Once signed in with your Twitter account, you can analyze Twitter-based stats to work out the best time to send out messages, scrutinize your followers and target audience, as well as view the most active times your followers are online -- and therefore most likely to read what you have to say. 

Price: $Free

Download: Followerwonk

When you first launch your business into the world of social media, the idea of securing a reputable following can be daunting. To help the SMB appear professional and to give you a kick start, Pagemodo can be used to launch social media profiles and pages quickly -- with clean, customised designs. 

Price: $Subscription

Download: Pagemodo

TrendSpottr is a service which allows you to set up alerts to track trends across social networks. You can check for topics, hashtags, keywords and phrases. The service can also be integrated with Salesforce and HootSuite. 

Price: $various

Download: Trendspottr

Buffr is a social networking tool which allows you to manage multiple LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook accounts. You can set up update schedules, send out messages through the platform and use the system with a variety of browser extensions to make sharing quicker and track your most engaging Tweets. 

Price: $Free | Subscription

Download: App Store | Android

EveryPost does what it says on the tin -- firing your update across all of your social networks at once. You can send messages across the Web using services including Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest and LinkedIn. 

Price: $Free trial | Subscription

Download: App Store | Google Play