My Top 10 Apps

Hello everyone :)

To take a little break from beauty products I thought I would share with you my favourite apps! Now these apps don't include the obvious (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, GoogleMaps etc.) These are more the random little apps that get me through life! So here you go, in no particular order; my top 10 apps. 

1. Afterlight

Afterlight is a photo editing app that I love to use as it allows you to choose from many different settings such as clarity, saturation, brightness, etc. It also has a large range of beautiful filters to choose from- all of which have a controllable intensity which is great for creating a more subtle look. I actually love every single filter in this app, as they are quite unique to anything else I have seen in other apps. 

2. PifFx

This second one is called PicFx (this app was recently updated and so the icon looks different to this now). This is very similar to Afterlight, except it has more filters which you can layer on top of each other. It doesn't however have the option to change the brightness/saturation etc. I use this app specifically when I want to add light enhancements such as bokeh to my photos. A combination of PicFx and Afterlight creates the perfect Instagram photo for me! 

3. Instasize

Instasize is a great app for re-sizing photos so that you can use a full length portrait/landscape photo within the square limitation that Instagram sets. Don't like that the square cuts off your hair in that fab selfie? Don't like that the square cuts off the sun in that landscape photo of the beach? Use this app!!! 

4. Shazaam

Okay, lets move on from photos and onto music. Shazaam is probably my favourite app right now. Ever walked into a store or a bar and heard a song you've instantly fallen in love with? Or perhaps you've heard a song a million times but never known the name/artist? This app will tell you all! Simply press the circle in the middle (and stop talking for a minute) and the app will actually listen to the song and identify the name, artist and album. Often it will also give you options to buy the song. With the recent update it also stores every song you've "Shazaam'd" so you can go back and download them once you get home. 

5. Soundcloud

If you're a music junkie like me you'll love this app. I love finding new artists, DJ's and music producers and this app is a great way to do that (the website is also great). It gives me a chance to browse through songs, artists and playlists that my friends are listening to through a stream of music that appears on my feed- similar to Facebook or Tumblr- but for music. Often times I have found great up and coming DJ's and found music that isn't on the radio that I can love. If you're anything like me and often get sick of hearing the same songs over and over again on the radio- this one is a good one for you! 

6. TripView

Tripview is a great must-have app for anyone living in Sydney (If you live elsewhere there will be others that are similar). This app lets you plan your trip on public transport. Train trips, bus routes, ferry times are all included! If you pay $1 and buy the original app you can also save your favourite routes so you can instantly check what time your train is coming. This app also updates with real-time data. Train running 10 minutes late? (with city rail this is something most of us are used to by now) Guards not explaining why? 9/10 times this app has explained to me what the situation is before the guard on the platform makes an announcement. "Emergency trackwork on the Northern Line, Expect delays up to 10 minutes". Cool, now I can call work and explain why I'm going to be 10 minutes late. 

7. MyVodafone

Most service providers have their own app that is similar to MyVodafone. This app is great at showing me how much of my plan I have used up- usually it's my data that i'm slowly running out of :P 

8. 13CABS

Any taxi/cab app is great for those times when you just need to get somewhere. Had a night out? No trains running? Need to get home but you live nowhere near where the nightrider bus stops? Order a cab for a specific time at a specific place and it will be there to pick you up. I have actually had a cab come to my house and drive me down the road to the station once (no i'm not lazy, I had a huge suitcase and it was 43 degrees celsius that day). 

9. Dictionary 

Nerd alert!! I love my dictionary app and i'm not ashamed to say so! I'm constantly reading a new word in a book or an assignment (especially on my 1 hour train rides into the city) so having this app handy to look up words is great for me. I highly recommend it if you are someone who likes to study/read on the go! 

10. 2048

This is a game. A very hard game. If you have played this you will know what I'm talking about! If you have played this and gotten to 2048 TELL ME HOW!  If you have no idea what I'm talking about- download it, and prepare to get addicted. 

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