Up until recently, I had been an android user for years. I resisted the switch from Android to iPhone because I was comfortable with what I knew. I mean, what could possibly be better than setting up your entire phone by entering an email address and password? But still, my Apple enthused husband was determined to orchestrate an iCult conversion and bestowed a 5S upon me for Christmas. And…..I love it! The only downside to abandoning my cute little green droid friend was replacing the apps I had come to love. But it can be done! Here’s a list of apps every blogger/mom/social media user should have regardless of which side of the tracks you’re on.
BOTH ANDROID
AND iPHONE:
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PicsArt Photo
Studio: If you take pictures with your phone, this
is a must. This is my go to app for watermarking photos, applying filters,
drawing, collages, or whatever. If you can think of something to do to a
photo, this app can make it happen
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InstaSize: Assuming you
have Instagram (it’s so mandatory it’s not even going on this list because
you better have it), there are times your photo is too big to post. InstaSize
is the solution! It will size your photo to fit Instagram crop free!
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Flickr: Yahoo is
giving everyone a free terabyte of space (you’ll never use it all) and you
can sign up by using your gmail address. Flickr has an “auto upload” tool
that backs-up every photo you take by uploading it to your Flickr account. If
you like to safely hoard pictures like me, your welcome.
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Dropbox: Much like
Flickr, this is a “backup your stuff before shit happens you didn’t see
coming” app. I am a super paranoid data hoarder and hence why I use two apps
to make sure I don’t lose anything. I like Dropbox better than Flickr because
it’s uploads photos in the background (Flickr requires the app to be open in
order to backup photos), but you don’t get a free terabyte. Still, there are
ways to get additional storage (refer a friend, share an album, etc.).
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ANDROID ONLY
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GIF Camera: You may have
seen some of the gif’s I’ve posted on my blog in the past. I love gifs! Here
is a free and basic app that you can use to create them, either by using
pictures already in your gallery or by shooting a gif within the app.
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Feed Baby: This is the
ultimate baby tracking app. You can input height, weight, and/or head
circumference data and it will generate percentiles and growth charts. I
primarily used the app for sleep tracking and was able to monitor Dylan’s
sleep patterns without giving it much thought. I used the free trial for
months before ultimately buying the pro app, which I hardly ever do…but it
was THAT good!
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iPHONE ONLY
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VSCO: If you are
looking for a sophisticated photo editing app, this is it. The options, the
filters, the effects, oh my! You can’t watermark but you can do so many other
things that it’s totally okay.
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Sprout: This is a
baby tracking app. I like to stalk my son’s sleep so I use it for that, but
you can stalk anything with Sprout. Feeding, growth, diapers, whatever! This
app even has a section for medication and immunization tracking, as well as a
Memories section where milestones are inputted and can be exported into a pdf
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QuizUp: This is a
just for fun app because we all need a little fun, fun is good! It’s a trivia
based game that involves answering 7 questions in 20 seconds against an
opponent on a topic of your choice (logos, general knowledge, celebrities,
etc.). Beware though, it’s highly addicting and you will lose track of time.
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