While the number of apps available through the Android operating system may have increased considerably in recent times, it is Apple’s iOS platform that offers the most variety to users. With this in mind, let’s take a look at 22 of the best iPhone apps and how they can improve your everyday life: –
1.Slice
2.Amount
Thissingle clever little app can take the stress out of your cooking, shopping and even the calculationof your fuel consumption. Okay, so maybe it cannot take all the stress out of these activities, but you can use it to quickly and easily convert a whole host of different units for you and access vital data.
3.Waze
Traffic can be the bain of our lives, as it makes us late for our meetings and, lets face it, it can leave us feeling more than just a little frustrated. Well not anymore as, thanks to Waze, you can join forces against traffic with your local community by easily sharing real time traffic information including accidents and hazards that will ensure you can all take routes that avoid the jams.
4.Open Table
5.HiFutureSelf
Have you ever forgotten to be somewhere or to do something until you receive a text message checking where you are or seeing if you have completed the task in hand? Well thanks to HiFutureSelf, you’ll be able to send yourself one of these prompts, only this will be to remind you about a specific date or activity ahead of time.
6.Pocket
If you want to relieve the tedium of your daily commute whilst keeping up to date with the latest news, events and funny videos, then this app can help you. It enables you to store any interesting articles, websites or videos in one place where you can quickly and easily access them, without an internet connection and whenever you find yourself with a spare minute.
7.Audible
A way of relieving the tedium of travelling to work for drivers, the Audible app offers you instant access to best-selling novels and non-fiction titles in the marketplace. With this app you will no longer feel the stress of being caught up in traffic jams as you will be being entertained by your favorite books or pieces of literature.
8.AroundMe
9.Fastcustomer: Fast Customer Service
Who these days has the time, never mind the patience, to waste attempting toautomated systems and being placed on hold? Certainly not us! Thankfully, this app means you will no longer have to. Simply select the company and the department you need from the drop down menu, enter your number and the app will get the company to call you.
10.Genius Scan
11.Songkick
Thanks to this app, you will never have to feel the crushing disappointment that comes with finding out your favorite artist is coming to town only to realize the tickets sold out weeks ago. Songkick connects to personaliTunes and Spotify accounts and tracks your musical preferences, before automatically prompting you whenour favorite artists announce a new set of tour dates or album releases.
12. Oddschecker
13.Kayak
The Kayak, by bringing together flights, hotels and car rental companies all under one easy to use app, takes the stress out of booking the best price for your holiday or business trip. There is even a handy explore feature for those lacking inspiration and a sense of direction.
14.TripIt
15.MyFitnessPal
16.Mint
17. Quick Scan
Another way of using your phone to take the hassle out of saving money is with the Quick Scan app. Simply use the camera on your phone to scan the barcode of an item that you would like to buy and it will bring up all the places that you can purchase it from and their cost. No more trudging from shop to shop to find the best deal with this app, as you can save money from within the comfort of your own home!
18. My Co2 Calculator
With the average energy bills having risen from £800 to just over £1,300 in the last five years, there is a pressing need for home-owners to reduce their energy consumption. This makes it more important than ever that we manage our Co2 emissions for the good of the environment, and this handy iOS helps us to achieve this. By providing an overview of our energy consumption and offering advice on where cut-backs can be made, this app can also help us to save money over time.
19. 1Password
If you have difficulty thinking of, never mind remembering, the tons of unique passwords that you need for all of your accounts, then this app will create and remember them for you. As it is even Touch ID compatible, you can log into the app and then you into your chosen account with just a couple of taps.
20. BabyMonitor HD
Anyone who has ever had a newborn baby will testify, the agonizing pull between needing two minutes to themselves and not wanting to leave their little one with even the most trusted of babysitters is one of the most challenging aspects of parenthood. Although this app may not relieve the guilt of leaving your little one for the first time, it will certainly make you feel more secure as it will allow you to see and hear your sleeping baby on their baby monitor on the go on your phone. 21.Sleep Cycle
Nothing improves our productivity like a good night’s sleep; the problem is that such a goal is not always easy to attain. That is where Sleep Cycle, the alarm clock like no other, can really help. It analyses your sleep and wakes you up, within a specified 30 minute window, at the lightest part of your sleep and ensures that you are refreshed onceyou are stirred.
22.Find My iPhone
With all of these cool and handy apps on your iPhone, the last thing you will want to do is lose it! This is where our final app comes in. It allows you to remotely locate your iPhone, lock it and even set up a message on the locked screen asking whoever has came across it to call you. Featured photo credit: Pixabay via pixabay.com
