Personal apps

AidMaid is one of those apps that one hopes neither you nor your friends will ever need to use. I guess that's a strange first line for a review but, if I told you that it's a personal alarm and tracking app, I'm sure you'll come around to my way of thinking. As I'm sure you are aware, these are dangerous times. In some neighborhoods around the world, you can be taking your life in your hands every time you walk home at night. However, with the AidMaid Trusted Companion app on your Android or iOS, you'll be able to contact a hero nearby in a matter of seconds if you think you might be in ...  More

When I first looked at AgeLog I figured that it was just another birthday reminder for your iPhone. I was trying to work out why there was yet another app like this when there were so many others on the market already. However, while it does include many of the features that many birthday apps have, AgeLog puts a slightly different emphasis on proceedings. It's 'raisin d'être' is to log the ages of all the people around us.  More

There was a time when folks used to always have a small notebook or a diary tucked away in their pocket wherever they went. It was vital to keep a note of all those important things like phone numbers and addresses and to write stuff down that you didn't want to forget. At home they might keep a scrapbook to paste in photos and the like or a travel log if they'd been on vacation. I wonder if anyone does that stuff anymore - especially when you can keep all that stuff and more on an app for your iPhone in your pocket. The curiously named aRoo is a new lifestyle app for iOS where you can ...  More

Are you getting a little bored with downloading sports' tipping and gambling applications and finding that they are pretty much all the same when it comes right down to it. Most are variations on the same theme and there's a severe lack of social activity involved. Well, here's your chance to get involved with a brand new type of sporting contest. Easy Streak provides a community to play in pools, brackets and survivor contests against friends and fellow sporty types from all over the world. You can pit your skills and sporting knowledge to get to the top of the leader board and win great ...  More

Before we even begin this review i'd like to point out one thing. While I know it's an odd thing to say about an app that one is reviewing ... I hope none of you ever have to use SnapMail! But before you turn away and look at another shiny object I'll tell you why it could be well worth consideration to add to your plethora of iOS or Android apps. Well, for a start, If you're ever in a physically threatening or vulnerable situation, it could be the thing that saves your life. The unique SnapMail app, with its 'Take SnapMail Photo' button, allows you take a photo and e-mail it to yourself, ...  More