Parent, What Rocks Your iPhone?

With over 50,000 iPhone apps available, it's hard to guess which ones to try.  This week the PCMag.com editors named the 10 iPhone apps for Parents. Here is their list (quoted):

• Shazam: This app is able to identify whatever song is playing in the background wherever you are; use it to snag a sound bite from that new Top 40 hit your child loves, and get the details on whether it is in line with your family's listening standards.
• White Noise: Babies scream, toddlers pout, and parents can often lose their minds, White Noise is perfect for taking things down a notch.
• Kindle: One of the most exciting apps for the iPhone, Kindle lets you easily bring along most any book or magazine for you and your kids to enjoy on the go. Create your own family book club or read while stuck in a doctor's office, a book of your choice or read to your child.
• GoodFoodNearYou: When you’re on the road with the kids, avoid the fast-food joint and replace it with the convenience of this app to help you find health-conscious dining choices. Input your location and it will return scads of sides, sandwiches, and suppers from every dining destination in the vicinity.
• AllRecipes.com Dinner Spinner: If the question is "What are we having for dinner?" this free AllRecipes.com-powered app will let you choose recipes based on main ingredients, what you have on hand, and how much time you can spare for food prep. Or let it randomly selected meal plan for you.
• Sit Or Squat: When a parent hears "I really gotta go!" finding the nearest bathroom has to happen fast. Using your current location it gives you the nearest options, stats on cleanliness, changing tables and handicap-accessible facilities—mark your favorite toilets for quick returns.
• AirMe: You no longer need to wait until you get home to start sharing photos from birthdays, sporting events or school plays. Use AirMe to upload instantly to Photobucket, TinyPic, Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, or Picasa without the hassle of file transfer or e-mail, and without the cost of an external gadget.  
• myLite Flashlight: Never lose a pacifier in a dark movie theater again with this app that uses the screen to emit white light. This free app has a straightforward series of settings to control light color and brightness.
• Remember The Milk: This popular and effective list-making and task-management Web site, has a complementary mobile app free to the site's paying members to help keep things sorted when you're shuttling between work, home, and your family's numerous appointments and activities.
• iTalk Recorder: This limited free download allows you to record and store numerous sound files for later use. Files upload easily to you.

This list is by the editors of PC Magazine. iPhone users, what do you think?

Comments

[Kirsten (same person, new blog)]

iPhone talk is everywhere!! Sadly it will be *quite* some time before I am able to get one, so I have no opinion :(

[Mere]

How sad is it that I have all (or something similar) except for the "Sit or Squat"? Guess I should get that one soon - Layne is almost pottying age. LOL!

[anniem]

I love the free or cheap kid games' apps. Even if I forget their DS or books, I've got an instant entertainment system if and when we are suddenly in a 'be quiet and wait' situation. Last week I had an unexpected meeting, El sat outside the door playing with my phone.

[Erich]

Here's a nice article at abcnews.com about iPhone and kids:

http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=7870869

My kids love TowerSmash, which is good since I made it for them :-P http://brattonbrothers.com/towersmash/

[Graham]

An iPhone kids application you should check out is iStoryTime. It’s a library of narrated and illustrated kids books for the iPhone. There are 6 books available in the Apple AppStore today: http://www.istorytimeapp.com/appstore With new ones coming out every week.

Great for driving in the car, on the airplane, or at a restaurant waiting for the bill when the kids are going crazy.

Books are $1.99/ea from iTunes and can also be purchased on your phone from anywhere. Great for entertaining the kids in a guilt free way. All the wholesomeness of a book with the convenience of your phone.

Enjoy!

Website: http://www.istorytimeapp.com
On the AppStore: http://www.istorytimeapp.com/appstore

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There's a good way to know if the phone you are using is good... You become addicted to it. It's the cash for the Iphone.