Top 5 Apps to get your day off to the right start
Eat Right
Taste.com.au has been a favourite for many Australian home cooks for years. Recipe of the day have saved many over worked and under planned Aussies from eating weet-bix for dinner… again. Taste have now launched their mobile App, and at $2.99 it brings over 23,000 recipes to the palm of your hand, meaning eating right is easier than ever (and so is cleaning out those piles of cookbooks!).
Pro’s: Unplanned grocery shops don’t have to mean unplanned purchasing
Con’s: doesn’t have a log in function to allow you to store and access your favourite recipes – fingers crossed for an upgrade.
Cost: $2.99
Sleep Right
Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock is a magic little app that analyses your sleep patterns and eases you out of the land of Nod when you are in the lightest phase of your sleep cycle. Capturing statistics on your sleep patterns, Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock helps you to understand your body’s sleep needs and helps you to wake up feeling rested every day. With over 1 million downloads and rave reviews, this little app might just change your whole attitude to alarm clocks.
Pro’s: Always wake up on the right side of the bed
Con’s: You need to place it near your sleeping position – wrestles sleepers may find Mr iPhone on the floor in the morning.
Cost: 99c
Think Right
Smiling Mind
This meditation App has been developed by a team of psychologists to help you bring some calm and clarity to your busy days. With a merit based system, Smiling Mind rewards you for taking time out and is a great way to introduce meditation to beginners. It’s suitable for all ages but has been targeted towards adolescents (which also makes it valuable for their parents – relaxed teens make for a happier household all around).
Pro’s: The Australian accent of the voiceover makes the meditation feel familiar.
Con’s: Clearing your mind for 10 minutes each day is harder than it sounds!
Cost: Free
Connect Right
Australian Broadcasting Corporation For iPad (or iPhone or Android)
Everyone needs to know what is happening in the world around them. ABC has released a snappy little app which gives you the state of the nation, and indeed the world. Either take a quick peak at the headlines in 90 seconds or read the detailed articles that matter to you. If you are not really a morning person and reading the news seems all too hard, this little app also streams 25 national ABC news radio stations and various metro stations.
Pro’s: Unlike many commercial apps, there is no advertising with ABC apps.
Con’s: Not many – some large articles can be slower to load, but this has really improved in version 3.0.1
Cost: Free
Dress Right
Gone are the days of kicking yourself over forgetting to pack your magazines for the train commute to work, or having to read the same magazine at the GP’s office for the 3rd time… Cosmopolitan Magazine Australia is now available to download each month, with the best value subscription going around. The viewer app is free and makes keeping in touch with the latest lifestyle and fashion trends.
Pro’s: You will never be stuck without reading material, or the right shoes to match your dress, ever again
Con’s: The free one month trial gets you hooked
