Top 50 iPhone Apps for Moms
About a week after I began using my iPhone, I was in love. I had a calendar with me at all times, and I was able to stay on top of my family's schedule - even though there are six of us! I had email access while I was out, so I wasn't constantly playing catch up with PTO business in the evening. And then I discovered apps! With these programs, I could track my baby's feeding schedule, my family's illnesses, and my attempts at exercise. And there were apps that could help keep my children entertained and educated! My iPhone was quickly becoming a vital tool that made my busy mom life more manageable.
In January 2009 I began a website, The iPhone Mom, dedicated to helping moms find apps that could do the same for them. Since beginning the site, I've seen both the quantity and quality of useful apps for moms grow.
Babble.com asked me to put together a list of my Top 50 iPhone Apps for Moms. Here, in descending order, are my favorites and the ones I think you'll find most useful.
--Heather Leister
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Lose It!
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Lose It! is a free app designed to help you lose weight. You tell the app how much weight you’d like to lose and how many pounds per week you want to take off. The app then calculates the amount of calories you’ll need if you want to reach your goal. You’ll be given a projected goal date, and if that seems unrealistic, you can adjust the number of weekly pounds. And in the newest version, you can set your phone to send you a text when your calorie budget gets low. Lose It! allows you to log the foods you’re eating each day. You can search through a database of foods or you can add in a food of your own. You’ll also want to track your daily exercise, and there is a database of those to choose from, too. (But if you don’t find what you’re looking for you can always add in your own information.) Lose It! features a goal section where you record your weight and view your progress. Finally, if you set up an account at loseit.com, you can use the app to keep track of friends who are also using the app. Every time I test out Lose It! I’m shocked that this app is free. It’s extremely thorough, easy to use and a fantastic dieting tool.
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