Admit it, you carry your phone with you at all times throughout the day… even in the bathroom. It’s your DJ, your connection to society, your 24/7 entertainment. So if you’re going to have it on you, you might as well be making the most of it, right? There are thousands of useless apps out there, but your phone is strictly premium apps. The types of apps that make you a better, more organized person making the chaos people call “life” a little easier.
1. Circle of 6
What it is: A personal safety app acts as a line of defense against violence or harassment.
Why you need it: Because you can add 6 friends to your circle with your precise location and automatically send pre-programmed messages if you find yourself in trouble. OR you can alert your circle to call you as an interruption if you feel the need to excuse yourself from a god awful first date. Both classify as an emergency to me, so…
What it is: An app to track your monthly period and fertility.
Why you need it: Two words: unplanned pregnancy. Well, or planned pregnancy, whatever you’re into. This app tells you when you’re most likely to get preg (or when to avoid unprotected sex at all costs). It tells you when you’re about to lose your shit. No, not really, but it can track your PMS symptoms and give you a heads up around when you’re going to start getting them. (Shoutout to our boyfriends for putting up with us, ya’ll are the real MVPs)
3. Nike Training Club – Workouts And Fitness Plans
What it is: A personal training app that features 160 free workouts for all levels, personalized training plans, workout recommendations based on your routine, and the ability to record your progress.
Why you need it: First of all, it’s a personal trainer in your pocket for 100% less than the cost of a real personal trainer. Also, have you ever gone to the gym and looked at all the people and said to yourself, “okay 7 minutes is enough for today.”? With this app, they make it so easy to get a full workout in and leave without feeling discouraged. Need I say more?
4. Your Closet – Smart Fashion
What it is: A fashion assistant that works as a closet organizer by taking photos of your clothes and organizing them into categories in the app. It keeps track of what you have and even bundles items together based on color.
Why you need it: Are you a stage 12 outfit repeater? Or do you hate wearing the same top twice? This app helps you track how often you wear your an outfit (if ever) and can help you choose what to wear by organizing your clothes. Oh, and if you plan on traveling you can create a packing list of the items you want to bring instead of losing track and completely overpacking (like every other time).
5. Sweet Selfie – Selfie Camera, Beauty Cam, Photo Edit
What it is: An easy to you photo editing app that helps you look your best in every selfie you take. It comes with beautifying effects, filters, stickers, and collage options.
Why you need it: Because we all get those pimples in the middle of our faces that steal the spotlight. Like hi, I see you, can you leave now? You know the ones that no matter how many layers of makeup you put on you can still see it from Mars? With this app, you can literally make it disappear with a swipe of your finger. If only you could make one for real life…
What it is: The greatest organizational strategy known to man? It’s an app that allows you to create notebooks, checklists, to-do lists and projects all at once. You can even take screenshots and links from other sites and add them to your lists so you’ll never lose them.
Why you need it: It’s like Pinterest + Microsoft Word on crack. You can use it for work to keep your ideas fresh and be super prepared for a meeting to wow your boss. Or you can use to it to keep your Christmas gifts for your family organized and prioritized (because you know whatever your mom wants you’re going to have to pre-order months in advance).
7. ShopSavvy Barcode & QR Scanner
What it is: It covers more than 40,000 stores including the likes of Macy’s, Walmart, Amazon, and Best Buy, and enables you to scan barcodes or search for products. You can then compare prices and details of sales, and get up to 20% cashback from participating stores, create wish lists, and more.
Why you need it: If you (or your mom) are the “Can I speak to the manager?” type, stress no more. This app will show you the best prices and exactly where to find them. No more buying something and then seeing it online for half the price. This app will save you millions! (well, no not literally millions but definitely a lot of money)
8. My Finances
What it is: An app to help you budget all of your expenses in the easiest way.
It allows you to manage your money from one convenient hub and you can enter transactions, check the current balance of accounts, and sum up costs and gains.
Why you need it: Because let’s be real, does any of us have really any idea where our money goes? Sometimes you don’t realize how much two cups of coffee 5 days a week adds up to. This app gives the financially confused twenty-something organization to all the chaos. It’s a #need.
9. Lifesum: Healthy Lifestyle, Diet & Meal Planner
What it is: A highly recommended app aimed at healthy living and achieving lifestyle and fitness goals. It uses your diet and health data to produce a meal planner, with tips for losing weight and recipes for nutritious meals. The app helps to keep you motivated and additional features include a calorie counter and workout ideas.
Why you need it: You’re busy. It’s as simple as that, let eating and working out be something that you enjoy out of your day. With this app that’s made easy for you to just grab and go and know exactly what it is you’re doing. It’s the motivational push you need to keep you going when you feel like quitting, too.
10. Pregnancy Tracker & Baby Development Countdown
What it is: An app for expecting moms includes fetal development videos to match your own stage of pregnancy. You simply enter your due date to begin, and you’ll get a whole lot of pregnancy tools including tips, a photo diary, kick counter, birth plan checklist, contraction timer, and baby name finder. Daily parenting tools to assist you in your first year with a new baby follow this.
Why you need it: Honestly, when it comes to bringing a child into this world is there anything bad about being over prepared from day one? This app helps you feel good and secure about where you’re at in your continuum. Your future baby will thank you.
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