I was recently asked by a new iPhone convert to share some of my favorite apps. Since so much of my world is connected to my phone I realized how much these apps aid me in my everyday tasks. Some people look at technology as a burden and a detractor from the “real world.” While I’ll certainly acknowledge that technology, like just about anything, can easily be abused, I also know that if it is used well it can be an incredible tool. I strive to use it as such.
Here is my list of my favorite 15 apps that allow me to intentionally use my time efficiently.
Organization
- Lift (daily goal management—I wrote about it here)
- Wunderlist (great app for making all sorts of to-do lists)
- MileBug (tracking mileage)
- Dropbox (file management between devices)
- Evernote (great place to organize thoughts/ideas)
Photography
- Camera+ (app I use for taking pictures, allows you to edit pictures easily)
- Diptic (making a collage of photos split-screen)
- Instagram (photo uploads and sharing, syncs nicely with Facebook and Twitter)
Reading
- YouVersion (Bible software that I read daily, many free reading plans as well as multiple versions)
- Circa (great app for keeping up with top news stories)
- Kindle (my preferred reading app, more robust features and portability than iBooks)
- Audible (listening to audiobooks)
Misc
- Flashlight (it seriously amazes me how often this comes in handy)
- Pandora (I’ve moved away from using iTunes and now mostly stream my music… anywhere I go)
- Starbucks (amazing app if you like Starbucks)
How about you? What apps do you use that have become invaluable to your workflow?
Games
Songpop – like name that tune
Dice Free – like Yahtzee
Google translate – translate to & from any language
Flixster- great movie theater app for show times & trailers
Allrecipes – my favorite recipe app ever
Thanks for sharing those Debby!
Thanks for sharing, Jeremy. I love hearing what apps others use. It’s like being at Sam’s Club and looking to see what is in other people’s buggys (as they say in Tennessee) to see what you missed.
A couple of my favs are:
Key Ring-so you don’t have to carry all the little store cards on your key ring
Stranger in the woods (sorry you have to buy this one) It’s really for your kids. The author is a guy Bob grew up & went to school with.
Waze is a fun GPS
See ya Jeremy!
Thanks Susan! I checked out Waze and I’ll definitely play around with it. Also, I’m sure my kids will enjoy the Stranger in the Woods app.
One of my favorites is Flipbook for following blogs, twitter, news and Instagram, but its really better on the iPad.
I used to use Flipbook quite a bit on my iPad but I found that a lot of the channels I was reading through didn’t update often enough to warrant me checking it regularly.
So, I’m a new iPhone user (October 2012), and I feel like I have too many apps and don’t utilize my apps to their fullest. Any suggestions on how many apps you recommend we have or how to get the maximum use out of them? I almost feel overwhelmed with my apps.
1) Organize your icons into folders (drag two icons together and it automatically creates a folder). This allows you to easily organize a bigger number of apps.
2) Go through and delete apps you haven’t used in at least a month or two. We often download apps with the thought that we will use it and then never get to it. If you haven’t used it recently, delete it. You can always re-download it if something changes and you need it.
I love Noteability. Can switch easily back and forth between writing and typing.