In this ever busy metropolis, in London where we work, commute and sleep all around the clock, one might find it difficult to sort out simple everyday things that other times he or she would solve in no time. Every second Monday we, at GA Repair London, pick three really handy iPhone apps that can make your everyday life a lot easier. This week's collection of iOS applications follows here:
Top 3 iPhone apps that make your everyday life easier in London
London Bus Buddy
It might have happened to you too that you over-slept on the bus in London after an unforgettable party night with your friends. Well, it used to happen to us all the time until we finally found the solution on iTunes: the London Bus Buddy app.
The best functionality of this application is that it can "wake" you when you are getting closer to the desired bus stop, so you won't ever over-sleep again and travel on the bus till it terminates. Trust us, it saves you so much time if you don't have to travel back home from the other side of London after a long night out!
The London Bus Buddy app was originally designed for tourists and Londoners to be able to keep up with the changes of the London Bus network. If you often struggle using buses then this is the application for you! With more than 100,000 downloads, this comprehensive iPhone app includes information on all 19,000+ stops that TFL maintains, but the best features are yet to come:
The LBB app has built in Countdown (powered by Transport for London), which allows you to see when your next bus is coming. You can also set an alarm to go off X minutes before your bus arrives. This feature is great if you want to pop in for a coffee or sandwich before catching the next night bus home.
A snooze alarm will tell you when you're close to your destination. This is the feature we mentioned above. It also works in the background though special configuration is needed for iOS 5 to allow notifications.
Apart from these, LBB includes Journey Planning, Closest Bus Stop Allocating, All Bus Route Displaying functions, static timetables and the option to favourite routes for easy access when you're offline.
Additionally, it completely integrates with both the Maps app on your iPhone and/or the Google Maps app if it's available on your iOS.
The best of its features is that all of this is FREE! The only disadvantage we found is that the app uses Location Services so the continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. So it's a "No-Go" if your battery is already dying! Download it from here:
London Bus Buddy - iTunes Review
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| London Bus Buddy iOS app screenshots: GPS Alarm and Static Timetable functions |
Shazam
We chose this app because the radio, music channel or YouTube is always on while we are working. We can't live without music literally. Does it ever happen to you that you hear a track that you'd really like to get but you don't know its Title or the Artist? The Shazam app will sort this.
Shazam is the best way to identify music around you. Tap the Shazam button to instantly identify, explore, buy and share the tracks you've been just listening to.
Indeed, you can turn on Auto Shazam and the app will keep finding music and TV even when you leave the app as it runs in the background.
This app is free to download and you can use Shazam as much as you like – it’s unlimited though it comes with ads. Check it out here:
Shazam IOS app - iTunes Review
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| Shazam iPhone app screenshots: Shazam at work & My Tags functions |
CalenMob
The CalenMob app is a very useful calendar and appointments book. When we downloaded this application we have already been searching for a good calendar iOS software which could completely sync with Google Calendar. Unfortunately it seems Google is a bit selfish and has forgotten about the iOS device owners this instance.
CalenMob is a native Google Calendar app with intuitive design. It inherits the simple and clean look of Google web calendar and makes it more accessible, responsive and reliable on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. It can also be used with no Internet connection. All changes will be synced back to your Google account the next time you connected.
It does exactly what it says on the tin. You can view events and the calendar in multiple ways (days, weeks, months, years, etc) it synchronises real-time but it also works fine offline.
Its advanced reminder system will never let you forget your next appointment, just like Google Calendar, CalenMob allows you to set reminders via push notifications, SMS or email for all events.
This application is the comprehensive mobile calendar app solution. We've been searching on iTunes for days to find a Google Calendar substitute. CalenMob works perfectly. And to tell you the truth, we have stopped using Google Calendar, we only use it support the CalenMob app. Have a look at it here:
CalenMob iPhone app - iTunes Review
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| CalenMob iOS calendar application screenshots: Start-up page & and Calendar Month view |
Did you also find these apps useful?
What are the apps that you'd recommend to have on any iPhone?
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