Toilet/Bathroom Finder: Tell me this hasn’t happened to you. You are on an outing, having a great time, when suddenly someone in your party announces he needs a restroom break. Find the nearest facilities fast with this app and you’ll be back to your normally scheduled activity in no time.
Kosher Near Me: Some of us love the thought of packing portable grills, cans of tuna, peanut butter and other shelf stable goodies when we go on summer trips, but for others, eating out is a great way to enhance the day’s activities. Kosher Near Me gives you the lowdown on the closest kosher eateries, including what type of food is served, the name of the person or agency who is in charge of kashrus certification and user-generated reviews on pricing, cleanliness, and quality of both the food and service provided.
MMinyan: Going away for the day or the week doesn’t have to mean missing minyanim. MMinyan, a full featured app, not only lets you find the nearest minyan and davening times but also provides zmanim for the local area, a siddur and a list of nearby kosher eateries.
Around Me: This is yet another app worth its weight in gold when you find yourself in unfamiliar territory, pointing you to the nearest banks, ATMs, deals, gas stations, hospitals, hotels, movie theaters, parking, pharmacies, supermarkets and nearby attractions.
Accuweather: In a season when one moment the sun can be shining and the next minute you can be running for cover to escape a deluge, Accuweather saves the day by letting you know what to expect at your exact location. Customizable to your exact address, Accuweather displays both the actual temperature and the real feel temperature, while MinuteCast can give you minute-by-minute temperature readings for the next two hours.
Weber Grills App: While some of us find ourselves firing up the grill even when it is surrounded by snow, the saner among us prefer to barbeque only in the warm weather. Keep your kitchen cool and your food piping hot with this free younger sibling of the popular paid Weber’s On the Grill App, which offers a rotating selection of recipes, as well as grilling tips and a grocery list function.
Onavo Extend: If you are out and about, chances are good that your phone and those of your family members, are all rapidly eating their way through your monthly data allowance. Put everyone’s ravenous data-hungry phones on Weight Watchers with this highly rated app, which compresses your data in order to reduce data usage.
Free Wifi Finder: Of course, if you can find those free WiFi spots, you won’t have to use data at all. Make sure that every person on your data plan has this app installed on his phone and that he uses it, saving your data plan for those remote locations which, sadly, have no WiFi available.
WebMD: You know the old saying, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”? Download this app to your phone and have a neat medical reference guide at your fingertips, including a symptom checker, local health listings, first aid information and simple instructions for dealing with emergencies.
UV US: Like flossing, sunscreen is one of those things that we know we should do, but often don’t. Download UV US, select your city, your skin type, the local environment (are you in a desert, at the beach, in a city, at a park?) and the SPF you are using, and UV US will remind you when you need to reapply your sunscreen, based on the current UV index in your area. Pretty neat, huh?