Use any goods iOS apps recently?

**JGJG** · 17th December 2018, 23:08

Couldn't see any app recommendations more recent than the last couple of years, and I'd like to know if there's anything I'm missing out on. I don't go in for a whole bunch of apps, but would like to make sure I had anything that was genuinely useful, whether paid or free.

To kick off, a couple that I find useful that not everyone seems to be aware of:

Office lens - from Microsoft, great way to scan anything into a pdf, and free.

Baby and Child First Aid - from the British Red Cross, free, great peace of mind when we had our little ones, and still good to have in the pocket now they're getting to school age. The general /adult version is also free and great.

Watch tuner - I suppose the reason for posting this thread, I bought this earlier today (£9.99), and after some cursory fiddling with mic positioning and sensitivity adjustment, it seems like a good quick n dirty field timegrapher for a tenner. It's not going to replace the real deal, but it might be worth having on your phone for the odd unexpected potential purchase...

I also use Watch Tracker, which I think has already been discussed on TZ...

What apps do you rate ?

**thegreatdogwood** · 17th December 2018, 23:57

Waze - no brainer to download

**mondie** · 18th December 2018, 00:02

Waze definitely!

I come across DuoLingo last week. A comprehensive, free App that helps you to learn new languages. It even has Welsh, I may give it a bash! From the ten monites i haven spent on using it the app looks very promising.

**Kingstepper** · 18th December 2018, 00:07

Originally Posted by thegreatdogwood

Waze - no brainer to download

Not for me, can’t stand the childish animation.

**thegreatdogwood** · 18th December 2018, 00:14

Originally Posted by Kingstepper

Not for me, can’t stand the childish animation.

Still better than a slick looking map that doesn't reflect the very latest traffic conditions.

**magirus** · 18th December 2018, 01:33

iCab browser and Spark for email on iPhone/Pad, goodbye crappy inbuilt apps.

**Kingstepper** · 18th December 2018, 01:48

Originally Posted by thegreatdogwood

Still better than a slick looking map that doesn't reflect the very latest traffic conditions.

Others do it without cartoons.

**number2** · 18th December 2018, 01:57

Originally Posted by Kingstepper

Others do it without cartoons.

This ^^^ I've tried Waze a couple of times and invariably go back to Google maps.

**tobetobes** · 18th December 2018, 08:14

Autotrader.

Apart from an alarm it’s literally the only thing you need on your iPhone to fill an entire day.

**catch21** · 18th December 2018, 08:39

Waze seems to smash my battery, even when not in use?? Have tried it a couple of times now. The first time I deleted it after it took me into a massive jam on the M1 near Loughborough. That was definitely a time to override satnav advice. The motorway signs were telling me it was closed ahead and time to leave. Waze happily was taking me straight on...

**thegreatdogwood** · 18th December 2018, 10:15

Originally Posted by catch21

Waze seems to smash my battery, even when not in use?? Have tried it a couple of times now. The first time I deleted it after it took me into a massive jam on the M1 near Loughborough. That was definitely a time to override satnav advice. The motorway signs were telling me it was closed ahead and time to leave. Waze happily was taking me straight on...

Then change your settings as you must have them set to allowing Waze to access GPS on your phone even when the app is closed. Any constant GPS service will trash your battery

Originally Posted by Kingstepper

Others do it without cartoons.

Which other systems use direct feedback from drivers and their phones?

**Kingstepper** · 18th December 2018, 10:23

Originally Posted by thegreatdogwood

Which other systems use direct feedback from drivers and their phones?

No idea, don't care where information comes from but other systems do know road conditions - maybe more reliable sources: -

Originally Posted by catch21

The motorway signs were telling me it was closed ahead and time to leave. Waze happily was taking me straight on...

**Saint-Just** · 18th December 2018, 10:28

Originally Posted by Kingstepper

No idea, don't care where information comes from but other systems do know road conditions - maybe more reliable sources: -

As far as I know (and admittedly it’s not much) Waze is the only app with direct feedback

In several years (can’t remember when I started) I have never, ever, experienced catch21’s situation. Quite the opposite, really. And that includes at least 4000 miles to the continent every year as well as domestic driving.

**Kingstepper** · 18th December 2018, 10:35

Originally Posted by Saint-Just

As far as I know (and admittedly it’s not much) Waze is the only app with direct feedback

In several years (can’t remember when I started) I have never, ever, experienced catch21’s situation. Quite the opposite, really. And that includes at least 4000 miles to the continent every year as well as domestic driving.

Probably illegal for users to be giving direct feedback whilst driving - do you pull over to do this?

**Saint-Just** · 18th December 2018, 08:48

I haven’t found anything better in terms of Satnav than Waze
It’s excellence is linked to the number of users. The more you have ahead of you, the more accurate his traffic info will be on your journey.
I regret that their mapping isn’t better. Google’s is excellent, and considering that Waze belongs to them I’d had expected either a fusion or at least some improvements on both counts, mapping and traffic info.
Neither seem to have happened. Waze mapping is still a bit vague, especially on unknown roundabouts where picking the right exit after a quick glance at your screen is more down to chance than it should be. And google traffic info is not as up to date as Waze’s (when my wife is bored on the road, or traffic is scheduled to be dense, she often sets Google maps on hers so we have info for both. There hasn’t been a case yet where Google had the scoop to a traffic incident)

**Motman** · 18th December 2018, 09:01

ISS spotter if you’re interested in seeing the international space station fly-overs and ISS HD Live if you want to see live pictures of earth from the space station.

Sky View Lite if you like identifying planets etc.

**number2** · 18th December 2018, 09:15

Voyager- if you want to make multiple visits in a day this free app is an excellent route planner.

CamScanner - document converter.

**MB2** · 18th December 2018, 19:49

Although they could easily have argued you were “distracted” and so gone for due care or similar so path of least resistance was probably the correct choice.

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**Saint-Just** · 18th December 2018, 20:31

Originally Posted by MB2

Although they could easily have argued you were “distracted” and so gone for due care or similar so path of least resistance was probably the correct choice.

Waiting at a red light?

**CreepyOL** · 3rd June 2019, 08:31

I've just discovered the GasBuddy app and it's very awesome, I've found the review here. This app allows saving up to 300 bucks on gas, strongly recommend to every driver.

**Templogin** · 3rd June 2019, 15:50

Gladys - free or 99p for the full version. It's a place to clip stuff to. Useful if you move text, images etc. between apps.

**Thewatchbloke** · 3rd June 2019, 16:21

Vehicle Smart - reminds me when the Mot and Tax are due for all the family's vehicles.

**esulp** · 3rd June 2019, 17:22

Carrot Weather - who doesn't want abuse when checking the weather

Citymapper - excellent for checking tube/bus times at the stops

Infuse - great video player (played most of what I've thrown at it) that can play local files or over a network

Notability - nice for taking handwritten notes and quick doodles

Working Copy - if you need to interact with a Git repo on the go, this is the app you want

Albert - found it great when I was contracting for creating invoices

**Mr Curta** · 3rd June 2019, 20:46

maps.me

Excellent offline maps for those remote places where you can't get a data signal, like Glashütte.

**chrisparker** · 3rd June 2019, 20:59

WaveApp for invoicing

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WaveApp for invoicing

**Carlton-Browne** · 3rd June 2019, 21:35

Originally Posted by Mr Curta

like Glashütte.

Quite!

**VDG** · 3rd June 2019, 21:37

Tinder for business.

**Wolfie** · 3rd June 2019, 22:19

Anything out there that can photo text and turn it into editable copy?

**Mr Curta** · 3rd June 2019, 22:58

Originally Posted by Wolfie

Anything out there that can photo text and turn it into editable copy?

Adobe Scan has OCR

**Templogin** · 4th June 2019, 08:12

Originally Posted by Wolfie

Anything out there that can photo text and turn it into editable copy?

Does Evernote do this? I don’t use it anymore so I can't check it.

**Kingstepper** · 11th June 2019, 07:27

Originally Posted by Wolfie

Anything out there that can photo text and turn it into editable copy?

Microsoft Office Lens can do this. Excellent free app.

**raptor** · 4th June 2019, 07:28

Waze is excellent for navigation

**nickg** · 4th June 2019, 20:45

Evernote Premium certainly does it for business cards.
I use it to scan cards and upload the details direct to my contacts on my iphone

**Lunanas** · 11th June 2019, 03:14

Tik Tok for Music

**deerworrier** · 11th June 2019, 06:52

geonet app.
download it and laugh at how unstable NZ is!

**IAmATeaf** · 11th June 2019, 19:51

Is there a free app to time watches? Did a search and found not a lot.

Edit just found Toolwatch

**mijyou** · 11th June 2019, 21:09

What3words location app

https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/wh...ey-and-do-good

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