Ha! I wish I had an iPhone! Oh, the things I could do… however, it doesn't fit in the budget so I will be happy with not having internet access with me wherever I go. For the most part the apps I will share don't require Internet to use. If they did, I wouldn't use them often enough to be classified as “favorite apps.” I got this idea of sharing my favorite/ most used apps from my friend,
Beth. She recently posted about some of her favorite apps
here and
here. I will probably review some of the same apps that she did but, since I know we don't have the same readership they will be totally to some of you. These will work on both the iTouch and the iPhone (for those lucky enough to have that- HA!)
Here are my top 10:
1. Budget Touch ($5.99)- this is probably the most expensive app on my iTouch. However, it is used D.A.I.L.Y! I have the desktop version, Budget, on my mac and rejoiced GREATLY when they FINALLY came out with a mobile version. The program operates on the envelope-budgeting system. When Travis gets paid, I have a paycheck “profile” that I activate and it funds my various envelopes so that we have money to spend. Then as we spend money, I enter the transaction into whichever envelope it applies to. Now that they have a mobile version, I can update on the go instead of saving all of my receipts and trying to remember to do it before bed. I have been using the desktop version for 4 years but every now and then I would get SO behind in updating that it was a lot easier to just delete everything and start over. The new mobile version was released this past January and I am proud to announce that I haven't deleted and started over this entire year! It is so convenient. The two programs will sync with each other or either bluetooth or wireless networking so I can easily keep them both updated. I love this program!!!!!
2. Grocery IQ (FREE)- I don't do paper and pencil grocery lists anymore. This app allows me to set up multiple stores (i.e. Target, Aldi, Wal-Mart, Harris Teeter, CVS, etc.) and plug in items to get based on the store. It also has a general “any store” list so that I can just stick items I need on it and get them wherever I am. A recent release has even started allowing me to input prices in as I buy things. Honestly, I never used that feature until this past week at Aldi. It was kind of neat. Since Aldi never has sells and seldom changes their prices, I plan on using the price feature more often at this store so I can get a more exact idea of how much groceries will cost before I go in. The menu that I use lists prices for Aldi items but they are two years old and aren't exact anymore. Travis even likes this app because he can stick to a list and walk around looking “cool” checking things off our grocery list on the iTouch. I put “cool” in quotes because I think it is relative when you are a guy walking around with an iTouch incased in pink rubber. HA HA!
3. CardStar (FREE)- I don't have those annoying membership tags on my keys anymore thanks to this app. It allows me to select the store that I have a tag for (from Harris Teeter to the Wake County Library System), then input the barcode number. It creates the barcode on my iTouch and saves it. Now, when I go to stores and use my membership card, I just open that store's page in this app and the cashier scans it. Usually, they have to use the scan gun but that might be because I have a screen protector that darkens the screen a little. I think it has just naturally scanned once.
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