Practical and useful apps

[Hibbyradge]

I travel all over for work so I stay in a lot of hotels.

I've lost count of the number of times I've woken up in the night, needing a pee, only to bounce around the room having forgotten where the bathroom is, in my fourth different hotel room that week.

I don't turn the light on cos it will hurt my eyes and wake me up, until my bladder leaves me no choice, which doubly defeats the purpose.

So, I downloaded a night light which can be adjusted to give the perfect amount of light to help me find the cludgie and not keep me awake.

It really is a perfect solution.

What other practical and useful apps do people use?

[Hibrandenburg]

Magnifying app? :dunno:

[Scouse Hibee]

I travel all over for work so I stay in a lot of hotels.

I've lost count of the number of times I've woken up in the night, needing a pee, only to bounce around the room having forgotten where the bathroom is, in my fourth different hotel room that week.

I don't turn the light on cos it will hurt my eyes and wake me up, until my bladder leaves me no choice, which doubly defeats the purpose.

So, I downloaded a night light which can be adjusted to give the perfect amount of light to help me find the cludgie and not keep me awake.

It really is a perfect solution.

What other practical and useful apps do people use?

Think you need a memory app if you can't remember where the bathroom is in a hotel room!

[Peevemor]

I've downloaded loads of "useful" apps over the years only to find myself hardly ever using them. There are some that I use like the flashlight things (the street lights switch off at 10.00pm where I live, so sometimes I can't even find my front door when I get home) and there are others like tuners and metronomes that are handy to have.

Another that I do use quite often is direct.ly, which enables you to acces files on your pc from your mobile and download them if need be. Now if someone asks me for a file, I can get it and send it to them straight away instead of forgetting when I get home.

[Hibbyradge]

Think you need a memory app if you can't remember where the bathroom is in a hotel room!

Most times I don't spend much time in the room before going to sleep, and waking from a deep sleep in a strange room can be confusing if you've stayed in a few different hotels in a short period of time.

In fact, there have been occasions when I've woken in the morning and genuinely not known which city I was in.

And before anyone suggests otherwise, these lapses are not drink related!

Anyway, this thread was intended to harvest helpful apps for us to use, not to comment on my aging memory (and dodgy bladder)! :na na:

[jonty]

A decent game for killing time (it used to be towermadness, but sadly now is tiger woods golf, or candy crush)
Futbol24 app for fast score updates for more leagues than you could ever want (including u20s)

[Jack]

I play with cat piano in some unlikely places; pubs, restaurants, buses, airports, hospitals.

Always a good hoot watching folk looking for a cat where there shouldn't be one :-)

If there is a cat present, pavement bars overseas and the like, its quite often even better as it gets somewhat confused as well.

If anyone hears a cat at Easter Road its probably me. I'm a bad man who seriously needs to grow up!

[stu in nottingham]

Probably the one I use most constantly is the one that tells me the state of play with how charged up the mobile phone's battery is.

[Pete]

Find my friends. The best and also the worst.

Lying about where you are is no longer an option.:greengrin

[Gatecrasher]

ones that I find usefull:

Livescore - for getting football scores
IMDB - If i think I have seen a character in a film before I can look him up
The Weather Channel - one of the better weather ones IMO
Swiftkey - Keyboards for Android (better than stock IMO)
Nova Launcher - Android Launcher, customize pretty much everything on your phone.

[jodjam]

If those cheeky wee songsters at Tiny are correct then I guess Grindr is the only app for us Hibees :greengrin

[wpj]

Totally a London thing but the underground app is essential here

[sleeping giant]

Subway store locator :aok:
Use it everyday :greengrin

[sleeping giant]

Radge , i stay away quite a bit too and im quite lucky that i dont have a limit on my hotels but i started using Best Western last year and got their loyalty card. Within 4 months i was a Diamond member and had enough points to get a £60 M&S voucher.
I've already cashed in a £40 amazon voucher this year and still have enough point left for 2 free nights away.
Also used my points to get a family room for 2 nights earlier this year and only had to pay for the kids dinners , the point covered the rest.

Well worth it. Most Best Westerns have the essentials , Bar , Restaurant , Gym and Pool.

[Hibbyradge]

Radge , i stay away quite a bit too and im quite lucky that i dont have a limit on my hotels but i started using Best Western last year and got their loyalty card. Within 4 months i was a Diamond member and had enough points to get a £60 M&S voucher.
I've already cashed in a £40 amazon voucher this year and still have enough point left for 2 free nights away.
Also used my points to get a family room for 2 nights earlier this year and only had to pay for the kids dinners , the point covered the rest.

Well worth it. Most Best Westerns have the essentials , Bar , Restaurant , Gym and Pool.

I'm a loyalty card whore! Or I used to be.

I was a Platinum member of Hilton Honours and a Diamond member with Holiday Inn.

However, I'm now paid a set fee, so the hotels are up to me and there's no point me spending more than I need to for a kip.

[Barman Stanton]

EdinBus app is really good for bus times. For music i use Soundcloud and Mixcloud. For results the Skysports app. And the Kairosoft games are decent.

[HH81]

Love rugby league for all RL fans :-)

[BroxburnHibee]

Skype is good when you're away.

Skygo and Movietube for android users only.

Dependant on your data allowance obviously.

[Peevemor]

ones that I find usefull:

Livescore - for getting football scores
IMDB - If i think I have seen a character in a film before I can look him up
The Weather Channel - one of the better weather ones IMO
Swiftkey - Keyboards for Android (better than stock IMO)
Nova Launcher - Android Launcher, customize pretty much everything on your phone.

I use and really rate Nova and Swiftkey is the business (especially sincethe predicitive text will work with 2 different languages at the same time).

[Scouse Hibee]

None for me as I don't own such a phone however a guy at my work has been saying how good his app is that allows him to control his boiler/central heating.

[easty]

EdinBus - use it all the time, no longer standing at bus stops for ages waiting.
LiveScore - I use SkySports app as well, but LiveScore is quicker to get around.

[Nazz]

TouchPal keypad http://www.touchpal.com/en/mtouchpal/mindex.html

[Nazz]

ES File Explorer for managing files.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&hl=en_GB

[The_Todd]

If you have TiVo then the Virgin App is a brilliant addition to your phone or tablet.

The new official lothian buses app is pretty good too.

[Hibrandenburg]

Here in Germany there's an app called Lieferando for getting food delivered. Got something like 150 restaurants to choose from in my postcode. Must be something similar in Edinburgh.

[brian6-2]

new star soccer. hours and hours of fun. most addictive game on the iphone.

autorap is a great laugh also.

[johnbc70]

new star soccer. hours and hours of fun. most addictive game on the iphone.

autorap is a great laugh also.

Downloaded New Star Soccer, cannot stop playing it.

[brian6-2]

Downloaded New Star Soccer, cannot stop playing it.

its unreal mate. easily the most addictive game ive played.

[johnbc70]

new star soccer. hours and hours of fun. most addictive game on the iphone.

autorap is a great laugh also.

Downloaded New Star Soccer, cannot stop playing it.

[Jones28]

Shazam is quite handy. If you hear a song you like, turn it on and it'll tell you the artist.

[EH6 Hibby]

A few free apps that I use regularly that haven't been mentioned.

AroundMe - really handy for finding things like cash lines/ supermarkets / chemists / pubs which are nearby, especially if you're in an unfamiliar place. Has several preset options but you can also search for particular shops/restaurants or whatever.

Cyclestreets - good for working out routes for cycling, you can choose the fastest, quietest or balanced routes.

Mysupermarket - tells you what's on offer and where. Has the option to scan barcodes so you don't have to search for products.

Myfitnesspal - an absolute must for anyone looking to lose weight or keep fit. You record what you've eaten and it keeps track of how many calories you've consumed. Just about everything you could think of eating is already programmed in, you also record your exercise which adjusts your net calories. I use this app every day, it's amazing.

[southfieldhibby]

Downloaded New Star Soccer, cannot stop playing it.

same.

[Hibrandenburg]

A few free apps that I use regularly that haven't been mentioned.

AroundMe - really handy for finding things like cash lines/ supermarkets / chemists / pubs which are nearby, especially if you're in an unfamiliar place. Has several preset options but you can also search for particular shops/restaurants or whatever.

Cyclestreets - good for working out routes for cycling, you can choose the fastest, quietest or balanced routes.

Mysupermarket - tells you what's on offer and where. Has the option to scan barcodes so you don't have to search for products.

Myfitnesspal - an absolute must for anyone looking to lose weight or keep fit. You record what you've eaten and it keeps track of how many calories you've consumed. Just about everything you could think of eating is already programmed in, you also record your exercise which adjusts your net calories. I use this app every day, it's amazing.

Just had a look and play with that myfitnesspal app and am well impressed. Was looking for exactly that for ages. Thanks for the tip.

[EH6 Hibby]

Just had a look and play with that myfitnesspal app and am well impressed. Was looking for exactly that for ages. Thanks for the tip.

If you are doing a lot of exercise, Runtastic is another great app to use with myfitnesspal. You select your workout and it you can set it to sync with myfitnesspal so you're not having to work out how many calories you've burned during your workout. It stores all your activities as well so you can compare your times.

[Phil D. Rolls]

Navfree, is like having a free SatNav. You download the app, and maps for the country you are driving in. It then works by using your device's GPS, as opposed to using the net. That means there are no data charges.

I trialled it on an iPad. I was impressed by how quickly it updated itself, and corrected route to fit in with the deviations I made. As an ex taxi driver, I could see it was trying to use main roads, and I knew a shorter route.

All in all an impressive bit of kit. Just like real SatNav it's no replacement for "the knowledge", but it'll be very useful if I have to go to unfamiliar towns. I am also planning to use it in Portugal this year.

I wouldn't use it for business, because the maps aren't as up to date as the real thing. But as a free app, it's a useful bit of kit.

[jonty]

A few free apps that I use regularly that haven't been mentioned.

AroundMe - really handy for finding things like cash lines/ supermarkets / chemists / pubs which are nearby, especially if you're in an unfamiliar place. Has several preset options but you can also search for particular shops/restaurants or whatever.

Cyclestreets - good for working out routes for cycling, you can choose the fastest, quietest or balanced routes.

Mysupermarket - tells you what's on offer and where. Has the option to scan barcodes so you don't have to search for products.

Myfitnesspal - an absolute must for anyone looking to lose weight or keep fit. You record what you've eaten and it keeps track of how many calories you've consumed. Just about everything you could think of eating is already programmed in, you also record your exercise which adjusts your net calories. I use this app every day, it's amazing.

I've been using that to keep track of what I eat, and aim for the calorie count. Some days I go over, some days I'm under. I'm far more aware now of what I'm eating and drinking (199 calories in Guinness, ya dancer)

[wearethehibs]

If you like listening to the radio then the "tuneinradio" app is brilliant. Radio stations and podcasts from all around the world.

Quite interesting listening to a Canadian show about European "soccer" its like that US Soccer guy of twitter is on the radio haha.

[Time For Heroes]

I also use Myfitnesspal, think its brilliant!
Accupedo is class also, pedometer that you can adjust to your personal stride. Always have my phone in my pocket and some days im amazed at how many steps it do. Over 14miles on Monday! :D
3G watchdog is a clever wee app that records my internet usage and warns me when im close to going over.

[Bighoose]

ES File Explorer for managing files.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&hl=en_GB


Best file manager out there. Use it on my Nexus tablet to stream video files from central network drive.