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10 Must Have Apps for Moms (and 5 Guilty Pleasures)
When I was a child, I used to love visiting other families and pouring over their bookshelves. I was always so intrigued by which titles they had and which authors were their favorites.
And in a way, seeing what apps other people have on their phones is a bit like that.
I’m always curious to see which apps other people use most and which ones they couldn’t live without.
So, I’m showing you my ten favorite apps that I use as a mom and five of my favorite guilty pleasure apps.
I’d LOVE to hear your favorites in the comments. If you could only have one or two apps, which would they be?
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Evonne commented on Jan 07 12 at 7:34 pmI have to look into some of those. They sound great! My favorite app on my phone is from Allrecipes. I have found some great recipes through it.
I would love a Pinterest and Instagram app, but I don’t think they’re available for Droids yet.
Rachel {at} Mommy Needs a Vacation commented on Jan 07 12 at 8:31 pmOkay I need to check out Cozi. We need that! Love the Real Simple app!!!
Rachel {at} Mommy Needs a Vacation commented on Jan 07 12 at 8:32 pmPS- WHY do I NOT have the Pinterest app? WHAT is wrong with me?
Gina commented on Jan 07 12 at 9:24 pmWords with friends
Pandora
Bill tracker
MY Fitness Pal
Amazon
Imdb-flixster
Goodreads
Yelp
NikeTrainingClub
Thanks!
GINA
Robin @ Farewell, Stranger commented on Jan 08 12 at 1:42 pmYou might have just solved all my life’s problems with the Cozi suggestion.
Others I love:
- Diptic – allows you to play around with photos and build a multi-photo “frame” for posting to Instagram, etc.
- Flipboard – pulls in content from your Twitter, Facebook feeds & other sources you can choose to create a sort of magazine version
- Genius scan – when you need to scan and email something and don’t want to have to find a scanner
- Harold and the Purple Crayon – keeps my kid entertained when I need quiet ;)
Angela commented on Jan 08 12 at 3:11 pmOoh fun list for my new phone. I love instantaneous already and am hoping My Fitness Pal helps me kick my own butt into shape over the next couple of months.
Kim commented on Jan 08 12 at 10:54 pmGasBuddy (tells the cheapest gas in the area)
CardStar (keeps all your bonus and club cards on your phone)
Waze (Tells where there is traffic and why)
MyHomework (helps keep kids homework and projects organized)
Ireward (chore chart for kids)
Med e-folder (all your family’s health history in one place)
and my absolute favorite Livestrong (calories and fitness tracker…helped me lose 45 lbs)
Could not live without any of these apps!!!
Rose commented on Jan 08 12 at 11:03 pmI can’t live without the following:
Baby ESP (allows you to keep track of things like feedings, sleep time, medicine, etc and it costs $4.99 [which I have found is so worth it!!!])
Offender Search (allows me to check to see if there are sexual predators nearby and can also set it up on my families phones so we can check in with one another and it’s free)
Battery Indicator (allows me to see how much battery I have and how much longer I can use it via usage and it costs $1.99)The ones I have that I can live without:
Sudoku Free
Mouse
Pool Master
Break the Blocks
Angry Birds
Jess commented on Jan 09 12 at 1:49 amGreat list of apps. Of course I love all of the social media ones already.
kristy commented on Jan 09 12 at 12:48 pmI’m just going to add that I love the Baby Monitor app. My husband and I discovered it when we were traveling with our infant and forgot our monitor at home. You set up your phone with the app in the room with the baby and if the baby makes noise for x # of seconds, it calls your other phone (my husband’s) and you can listen to the sound. If you hang up, it resets. So handy!
Kelly Tirman commented on Jan 10 12 at 1:32 amI am gonna check out Cozi.
My favorite apps include…
Good – perfect my when working remote and checking my corporate email and calendar
Recall Genie – but I heard the next release is going to be a million times better!
iMovie – for quickly editing movies directly on my phone
Starbucks – now I never forget my pre-paid card since I can pay with my phone
Path – I wish the facebook app was this easy to use
Shopkick – because it reminds me that shopping is supposed to be fun
LinkedIn- because this works better than my corporate directory
MomMaps – Seriously saved my life while I was on maternity leave!
B commented on Jan 14 12 at 7:24 amInstapaper.
B commented on Jan 14 12 at 7:52 amIs this Your actual phone? Love your home screen pic. Where’d you find it?
Nichole commented on Jan 14 12 at 8:22 pmThanks, B! It is my actual phone. :)
I use the WallpaperHD app. Here’s the link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/retina-wallpapers-hd-glow/id384922950?mt=8
Different b commented on Jan 14 12 at 11:27 pm
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