The best gig economy apps for the iPhone

From Michelin-star restaurants to local cafes, you can easily find and apply to hourly gigs or permanent work with the Instawork app. The Instawork app helps you: increase your take-home pay with permanent jobs and hourly gigs that fit your schedule; connect with exciting new food and beverage businesses and build connections with other restaurant pros; have a flexible schedule and easily choose where you work and when; increase your chances to get hired permanently by working with new hospitality businesses in the area.

• Quickly create your profile to apply for jobs or gigs - no more paper resumes
• Add co-workers and managers as references
• Apply to work hourly gigs on your own schedule and earn up to $30/hr
• Book gigs and manage your schedule
• View your earnings as you complete each job and get paid weekly
• Search and browse for permanent jobs near you - No more Craigslist searches!
• Directly book interviews for permanent jobs
• Easily schedule and manage your interviews
• Communicate with businesses right from the app

Fill job vacancies in minutes and never be short-staffed again. Get direct access to insured, vetted Workers across any staffing category. GigSmart makes the hiring process efficient and cost-effective, so you can focus on what’s important: your business. The GigSmart platform gives you the freedom to hire insured Workers across 3,000+ skills to meet your needs. We’ve modernized the local job board and streamlined the staffing process for countless businesses. We make requesting, communicating, managing, and paying on-demand Workers easy and efficient.

• Post job listings
• Search for Workers in your area, you can even require background checks
• Look at Worker ratings and staff the ones you want
• Find Workers for any sector: construction; commercial drivers, delivery drivers & movers; administrative & office staffing; skilled labor; food service & hospitality; event staffing & security; warehousing; customer service & retail; seasonal staffing, and more
• Hire temporary Workers more cost-effectively than ever before
• Most GigSmart Gigs have one or more applicants in less than 10 minutes.

Timon allows you to access immediate information and opinions from experts (gurus) in a variety of fields.  From tax accountants, lawyers and insurance gurus, to top models, celebrities, sporting legends and coaches, horticulturalists, famous rappers, ad execs and business stars – they’re all waiting on Timon to speak to you. The beauty of Timon is that you don’t have to pay exorbitant hourly rates just to say hello, or pick someone’s brain. Nothing is more valuable than time and your intellectual property.

• Engage in live, on-demand voice or text chats with real people whenever you want to ask a question or discuss a topic.
• You pay per three minutes or voice or six minutes or chat. You do it when you want, on-demand.
• You can chat for as long as you want.

The JobStack Worker Mobile App – powered by PeopleReady - gives you the ability to see jobs in your area that match your skills. You can take a job with a simple swipe or tap. After you've taken a job, you will receive information on where to go, what to bring and what to expect once you arrive. Rate your workday and confirm hours. JobStack requires you to be registered to work as a PeopleReady employee.

• Login with the phone number we have on file
• View and take jobs that match your preferences and profile
• Edit your travel preferences and profile
• Receive clear instruction on where to go and what to bring
• See your work hours approved by the customer
• View job site on a map
• Rate the jobs you work

Steady is here to help you look after your financial health - from matching you with opportunities to make Extra Money, to providing you an income tracker to monitor your earnings, to ensuring you have the benefits you need while you work. Get inspired and connect with members to find extra income opportunities. Discover and share ways to increase your earnings and motivate others to do the same

• Constantly adding new extra income opportunities.
• The Steady app helps you search and filter extra income opportunities that meet your financial needs.
• Helps you tackle your financial goals.

When you join the Castifi community, you’re invited only to projects that the Castifi team has personally vetted. The app communicates everything you need to know about the job, takes your availability info, serves as a great communication platform, handles your paperwork, and keeps you informed. Castifi’s purpose-built app allows you to view every detail of a job. Because Castifi works with dozens of production companies all over the nation, there are always new opportunities coming up for talent. So, what to expect from Castifi?

• Trusted, vetted projects
• Fast communication
• Get hired quickly
• Get paid on time