iPhone Users, What are must have apps?

I LOVE iBooks! You can download tons of great living books for free or $.99. Right now, in fact, my ds6 is reading a Beatrix Potter short story on my iPhone. The reason I have it on my phone is for times when we’re out of the house and I need something for the kids to do. For instance, I had to take both kids with me yesterday to get my hair cut and colored. It’s so nice to hand them my phone and have a good book to keep them enthralled and occupied. I’m not really into all the apps, as I don’t spend much time on my phone, so I’m interested to see what others recommend.

Blessings,

Lindsey

I’ll be interested to see what others say too.

So far, I’ve found the Kindle app to be wonderful!  We use it much like Lindsey….free books on it for when we are out and about or after lights out (no need for a book light). Or for books I want to preview, but not be tied to the computer. (free public domain works)  I’ll have to check into the ibooks app too.  I’m still learning about the different ebook file formats.

I also have Blue Letter Bible and Olive Tree (free versions) on my phone to use if I’m without a print Bible or want to read after lights out.

I also recently discovered ITunes U, and I haven’t delved into that much, but I did discover there are author talks on there, and I listened to/watched the one by Chris Van Allsburg and thought it was really good.  I have the one by Patricia Polacco on my list next.

I do have an app for home stuff called Home Routine that I paid a little for (which I haven’t utilized yet) and also an app that will sync my google calendar to my phone which also I paid a small amount for….Oh, and a couch to 5K app that I really like (though a little off topic…. 🙂 )

-Kim

I finally found a grocery shopping app I like:  shopshop – simple yet effective.  I also like To Dos for my to do list.  Plus, the Wikipedia and Dictionary apps for info when we are curious for a quick answer on something.  Hi to Future Self is a new one I’ve been playing with.  It is an app that sends reminder notes to you, on the time and date of your choosing.  Like I just set one to remind me an hour before I leave to go to a friend’s house that I need to take a certain game with me.

Also, if you “friend” FreeAppAlert on facebook they send out a list daily of apps that are temporarily free. 

Have fun!

Cindy in VA

That Cozi site looks great – I am trying it out.  

I love the new app from the Motivated Moms housekeeping list that we were all discussing a few months ago.  I hope they continue to improve it and add new features.

I am on a fitness kick and am LOVING my couch to 5k app called “Get Running” – it is like having a running coach in your pocket.  I also use a free app for food and exercise journal and calorie counting – LoseIt.  It is so good I can’t believe it is free!

Of course facebook and twitter…netflix…kindle or stanza or similar bookreader…all free…evernote…flickr…a pdf reader(PDFReaderLite – also a great wireless file transfer app)…I use zumodrive for cloud file storage so I have an app for that.

This part is an unsolicited comment, but it might be food for thought for someone here, since we are all trying to be more frugal:  I am very happy with my combination of iTouch and cell phone.  My phone is $30/month (StraightTalk from Walmart) and I had a one time expenditure for the ipod (I bought it refurbished from apple online – but the new iTouch looks awesome!).  I have a wireless router at home.  I tap into wireless in town at restaurants and the library if I need it, but I rarely do.

I use my phone for a phone, and my iTouch for everything else and do not have to pay that $$$+++ iPhone bill every month.  For those that can’t (or won’t ) justify the +++$$$ monthly charges, you can still benefit from this admittedly fantastically useful technology.

Gem

Oh – someone asked about calendar and task manager – still looking for the perfect app, and I am excited to try the cozy – but right now I have my google calendar sync with my ipod calendar – you set that up on the device.  I have had it sync with outlook which I loved but my outlook died 🙁 and I can’t afford a new version for my new computer so I am making do with google calandar.  I still use a paper calendar in my purse and on the wall because that is just the most convenient to jot things down for me.

I am not in love with any of the to do list apps but one called 2do has worked the best so far for me, but now that I have the Motivated moms list I haven’t checked that one in a couple of weeks, so…?  I guess it has been replaced.   I use “Do It (Tomorrow)” for simple list making – like right now I have all the potential meals that I might make with my current ingredients listed on it – when I make on I scratch it off the list.  This has been working well for me in meal planning with my finicky husband – he can pick what he wants from the list of possibilities and I make it LOL.

I love to hear other’s suggestions for this area; so much potential in the “to do” area and so little follow through with apps.

Yay, Doug! Thank you! I am really excited to put kids to bed tonight and start app-shopping! My husband uses the Guitar Tools app. I forgot about that one. I’m especially excited about the star-gazing and bird identification apps. Thanks again!