Showing posts with label phone apps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label phone apps. Show all posts

Monday, April 1, 2013

What is Your Favorite Phone App?

Which phone app can't you live without?  How often do you use it?  Is it a navigation aid?  Coupon app?  I love being able to check email and Facebook on the phone, as well as texting, but I'm not counting those as apps.  Nor the two games I play.

Winner: Probably the one that I currently use the most right now is a white noise app for the grandchildren during nap time, but that is just a temporary phase.  It's called Relax and Sleep, and it plays everything from rocking chairs to waterfalls.  I've combined three of them (campfire, frogs and owl) to make a very soothing scenario, but the one they seem to like best is a train clicking over the tracks.

Semi-winner: I've got one that reads recipes out of Cooking Light magazine called Digimarc.  I aim it at a photo in the magazine and it puts the recipes, preparations info and shopping list right on my phone.

Loser: I've got an app called Level Up that allows me to pay for certain things with my phone, but I don't use it.  In fact, I've never had the occasion to.

Another lesser used app: I've got a navigation aid, but prefer paper maps as it gives me a bigger picture.  By the way, good luck finding a paper map at your local store these days, they are being phased out.  More's the pity, I like them.  That bitty screen doesn't compare.

Used it a couple times app: Slacker Radio.  I liked it until I had to give them my email.  Phooey.  Now I've got to set up a fake email account.  Bother.

Also used a couple times when we were traveling last year: Currency converter.

So what do you like and use?