This morning I appeared on the TODAY show with 5 awesome new apps you should check out spring. Keep reading and check them all out!
Beats Music
For iOS, Android and Windows
The newest subscription music streaming app from the same company that brought you Beats headphones! Beats Music includes access to 20 million songs, as well as curated playlists from artists like Dr. Dre and publications like Pitchfork and XXL. One killer feature is a personalization tools that suggests songs based on your mood, activity and location! Learn more about Beats Music.
Pic Stitch
(for iOS)
Fun app makes it easy to turn your photos into collages and helps you present your photos in new and exciting ways! Perfect way to share photos for upcoming events like Mother’s Day and Graduation. Beyond just sharing your photos on Instagram and Facebook, you can order the collages in a variety of sizes to be picked up at Walgreens in about an hour!
Sky Guide
For iPhone and iPad – $1.99
I love doing things like this with my son, Chris. This is an awesome activity on a clear, crisp spring evening when all the stars are out! From the water on Saturn’s moon to the Earth-like planets being found by NASA’s Kepler, astronomy has been big in the news lately and this is an easy way to get the little ones excited or just start a new hobby as an amateur astronomer!
The best part is that you can use it anywhere! Sometimes the clearest skies are out in then middle of nowhere, and Sky Guide works with or without GPS or data signal so no matter where you are you’ll be able to open up the app and start checking out the skies!.
Appy Couple
(For iOS, Android and the web)
Appy Couple a great way to create and publish your own mobile wedding app and website. It’s private, social and easy. It helps you manage events and collect RSVPs for not just your wedding, but any events leading up to the wedding including the bachelorette party and rehearsal dinner. A one-time fee of $35 gives you the entire suite, with unlimited photo uploads, unlimited guests, unlimited stories, and unlimited events! But it’s totally free for guests to sue, which is great.
MY FAV feature? There’s built in photo sharing. Once you’ve gotten your guests to use the app, anyone who takes photos can instantly share them within the app so that you get access to those pictures too! Its a great way to capture moments your paid photographers aren’t getting.
Hot5 Fitness
iOS only – FREE to start, with in-app-purchases
Spring is the perfect time to start getting in shape, and Hot5 makes it easy. Hot5 Fitness gives you access tons of quality workouts that start at just 5 minutes each to get you in the swing of things. Once you’re feeling up to it, you can ramp up to 25 or even 45 minute workouts. Includes a variety of workouts for everything from Yoga to conditioning to core. It has something for everyone!
My favorite feature: it’s quick and easy to see the difficulty level for any workout you’re currently doing!
Featured image based on photo by Randi Hausken (via Flickr). Modifications made available with some rights reserved.