Software Apps

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These 5 Apps Are the Key to an Organized Home (Always Find What You Need!) Real Estate
The best time to get a home inventory done is right now.
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett
Jun 19, 2025
I Tried 4 (Free!) Paint Color Apps That Should Be on Everyone’s RadarDecorating
They’re all super user-friendly.
Alyssa Longobucco
Aug 21, 2024
Did You Know You Can Use a Tablet Stylus With the Apple MacBook?Home Projects
The Macbook Air and the Macbook Pro laptops are both known for their best in class touch pad. Accurate and smooth to the touch, nothing really compares. Love your Macbook touch pad? Find even more reasons to love it and pick up a stylus for tablet style pen input on your Mac. Pair it with a software package that takes advantage of the capacitive touch pad and stylus compatibility.
Sean Rioux
May 27, 2023
8 Best Trivia Apps to Keep Your Brain Sharp
Living
Your "Family Feud" dreams have come true.
Jennifer Prince
Sep 26, 2022
The 3 Money Apps That Helped Me Save Enough For My Next VacationLife
I've set aside $3,000 in the past year.
Annita Katee
Jul 9, 2022
10 Calming Mobile Games & Apps to Help You Keep Your CoolLife
Need a calming distraction? Try these.
Laura Martisiute
Jun 2, 2022
This App Keeps Track of All of Your Home Maintenance Tasks for YouHome Projects
Keep track of your home tasks easily.
Arielle Tschinkel
Mar 13, 2022
“Revenge Sleep Procrastination” Could Be Keeping You AwakeLife
Can’t sleep? There could be a number of reasons why. Maybe it’s the caffeine, or that nightmare you keep on having, or maybe you’ve just been watching the latest dance craze.Sleep Junkie, a sleep science website, has a new study that reveals the top apps that will prevent you from getting a good night’s rest.
Inigo Del Castillo
Jan 17, 2022
This App Brings Beloved Family Recipes to Life and Preserves Kitchen Memories ForeverDecorating
The family recipes can be read aloud and explained by your loved ones themselves.
Arielle Tschinkel
Jan 16, 2022
The 10 Best Apps for Mental Health in 2022, Recommended by TherapistsLife
Try some new ways to care for yourself in the new year.
Ashley Abramson
Dec 10, 2021
This Is the Free Decorating App You Absolutely Need in Your Life NowDecorating
It'll unleash creativity and help you hone your interior design aesthetic, too!
Joey Skladany
Jul 10, 2021
Chris Hemsworth’s New Meditation Series Aims to Make the Practice Less Intimidating
NEWS
The multi-part series includes an array of options to help anyone find a mindful moment or two to relax, unwind, and re-center at any point in their day.
Arielle Tschinkel
May 14, 2021
This New App Reconnects Lost Dogs with Their Owners by Scanning Their NoseLife
Similar to our human fingerprints, each of our pups has a unique pattern on their nose — and it’s that pattern that might just be their ticket home if they find themselves lost. Petcare brand IAMS just launched a beta version of its brand-new app called NOSEiD, which uses advanced technology developed by adam&eveDDB to reconnect owners to their dogs by scanning a pooch’s nose print.
Olivia Harvey
Apr 27, 2021
These Hour-Long Pop Songs Are Here to Help You Fall Asleep
NEWS
The popular meditation app just announced a first-of-its-kind partnership in honor of World Sleep Day serving up hour-long "sleep remixes" of your favorite songs by Ariana Grande, Kacey Musgraves, Katy Perry, and more.
Arielle Tschinkel
Mar 19, 2021
Explore Mars From Home With Smithsonian Channel’s New Augmented Reality AppLife
Mission to Mars, available for free for iOS and Android devices, will delight space enthusiasts.
Jessica Wang
Mar 3, 2021
This Fun Tool Lets You Find Your Musical Soulmate
NEWS
The free app lets you know which of your pals' tastes are most closely aligned with yours.
Arielle Tschinkel
Feb 26, 2021
Zillow’s New 3D Tours Add Another Dimension to Your House Hunt
NEWS
The listing app just launched a free new tool that will bring your virtual browsing to life.
Arielle Tschinkel
Feb 24, 2021
This App Can Help You Fall Asleep During Your Nightly Doomscroll
NEWS
It replaces your social media feeds with content that is specially designed to actually help you sleep.
Arielle Tschinkel
Jan 15, 2021
Google Play’s Best Apps of 2020 Reflect a Year of Personal GrowthLife
Physical and mental wellness apps reigned supreme this year.
Jessica Wang
Dec 6, 2020
“Zettelkasten” is the German Secret to a Super-Organized LifeOrganizing
Possibly the best productivity method you've never heard of.
Laura Martisiute
Oct 12, 2020
This Free App Reminds You to Water Your PlantsPlants & Yard
Like social media for plants, only a lot less drama.
Kenya Foy
Oct 5, 2020
This Free App Helps Avoid the Biggest Disagreements with Your RoommatesLife
It's like having another, extra responsible roommate.
Laura Martisiute
Sep 11, 2020
This Viral Urban-Adventuring App Promises to Take You Somewhere UnexpectedLife
With over a million downloads in the last two months alone, and with #randonautica gaining 176.5 million views on TikTok, Randonautica has to be the most surprising break out app hit of 2020.
Laura Martisiute
Aug 28, 2020
4 Fun Real Estate Games to Play If You Love Surfing ZillowLife
You'll get some practice in for when it comes to buying a place in real life.
Karen Morales
Aug 22, 2020
Google’s New Feature Brings Dinosaurs to Your NeighborhoodLife
As well as being a free way to have fun with your phone and feel like you're in "Jurassic World", the 10 AR dinosaurs are also realistically sized, move in a detailed real-life way, and are a great way to learn about the past.
Laura Martisiute
Aug 8, 2020
This App Can Turn Any Text Into an AudiobookLife
It was founded by a dyslexic student who wanted to make it easier for others to enjoy written texts.
Laura Martisiute
Aug 7, 2020
This Google App Is So Useful, It Deserves a Permanent Spot on Your Home ScreenLife
I’ve already used it several times.
Laura Martisiute
Jun 11, 2020
This Hotline Will Walk You Through Emergency Home Repairs During QuarantineHome Projects
This company is offering free tele-maintenance video calls for if and when things go awry at home.
Olivia Harvey
Apr 17, 2020
12 Apps That Help You Stay Connected While Social DistancingLife
Here's how to keep in touch.
Arielle Tschinkel
Mar 20, 2020
This App Helped Me Get Lost in My Own City—And Discover New Places Along the WayLife
It allows people to “be drawn by the attractions of the terrain and the encounters they find there.”
Laura Martisiute
Feb 9, 2020
A Quick History of Auto-TuneDecorating
You’ve no doubt heard Auto-Tune — it’s implemented in just about every pop song to both obvious and not-so-obvious effect. You may even be familiar with the term, thanks to performers like T-Pain who’ve made a career and an app out of it. But did you know that Auto-Tune was created by a research scientist who worked in the oil industry? We look at a brief history and also show you where you can download Auto-tune software to use on your home computer.
Chris Perez
May 5, 2019
What’s in Your Fridge? 6 Apps to Help You Manage the RefrigeratorDecorating
Jason Rodway
May 5, 2019
6 Ways to Send Party Invitations Right From Your PhoneDecorating
Is your calendar looking as packed as mine with holiday functions to celebrate with friends and family? Party Planning 101 states it’s good habit to prepare invitations with the “who”, “where”, “when”, “what”, and “how” for any planned gathering during Thanksgiving, New Years, or for your winter holiday party.
Jason Rodway
May 5, 2019
You’re One Click Away From Never Forgetting Anything AgainLife
The art of forgetting isn’t hard to master. No matter how organized and prepared we attempt to be, sometimes well, it happens. We forget stuff. But what if there was an iPhone app designed to ensure you don’t ever walk out the door without everything you need? Don’t Leave It! is a location-based reminder app that helps you keep track of your everyday necessities, so you always remember to take them with you when you leave. And best of all: it’s free.
Caroline Biggs
May 3, 2019
How to Declutter Your Camera Roll and Actually Do Something With Your PhotosReal Estate
Imagine a year that trades the dreaded full camera roll for treasured photos that are aren’t trapped in the overflowing digital archives of your phone. Deciding to do something with your photos — right now, before you take too many in 2018 — will not only you give you a keepsake of your memories, but will also lead to some compelling and surprising consequences.
Shifrah Combiths
May 3, 2019
This App Will Pay You for Photos of Help Wanted SignsLife
These days, it’s hard to come across a person who doesn’t already have a side hustle, whether it’s running an Etsy store, driving for Uber or Lyft or renting out a spot on Airbnb. But most of those take a lot of work. A far more flexible way to earn some pocket change would be something like Indeed’s Job Spotter app. Instead of uploading selfies to Instagram, Job Spotter gives you more than just likes and follows.
Kenya Foy
May 3, 2019
This New App Makes It Easy To Pick a Color, Any ColorDecorating
You never know when color inspiration will strike—and we can pretty much guarantee it won’t happen while you’re nervously sweating, staring down the paint chips in your local hardware store. Thankfully, there’s a new app, Swatches, that turns the gorgeous rainbow-filled world around you into your own personal color catalog.
Tara Bellucci
Dec 6, 2017
Try Before You Buy: Say Goodbye to Color Uncertainty With These 6 Paint Color AppsDecorating
The world of paint can feel endless. So many blues, grays, whites…how do you settle on one for your wall? I’m a firm believer that nothing will ever replace buying samples and testing a paint color out before diving into gallons of a certain shade, but to get a rough idea of a paint color family or hue without having to head to the hardware store, give one of these six apps a try!
Arlyn Hernandez
Oct 20, 2016
SnapDot Turns Any Photo Into Stipple Style IllustrationDecorating
Love that Wall Street Journal stipple-style illustration? The results are not exactly as beautiful as Kevin Sprouls fine illustrations, but the SnapDot app does a decent facsimile using stippling algorithm to convert any photo into a stipple drawing, even color! SnapDot gives your iPhone the ability to draw professionally with the ideal fine art format: dots!
Gregory Han
Jul 16, 2012