Top iPhone Apps for Women

With thousands of iPhone applications to address your every need, it’s hard to figure out what to install and what to skip. Here is Nanz Inc.Com’s shortcut to some of the best iPhone apps a girl could ever want.
By Lianne Ong

Social Networking

1. Tweetie

Do you Tweet because you have an iPhone or do you get an iPhone because you want to Tweet? Between Twitterific and Tweetie, it is hard to say which is better, but if you Tweet at all, you’ll need either of them. Now you can inundate your friends with incessant updates on what you’re doing.

2. Facebook

Not surprisingly, this is the top free social networking application available. If you already have a Facebook account, you will no problems navigating this app.

3. WhatsApp Messenger

Save your SMSes with this smartphone to smartphone messenger. If your hubby is on a Blackberry you can communicate with him too. Costs US$2.99 to download.

Fitness & Health

4. iPeriod

Gone are the days where you marked a mysterious “X” on the calendar every month. Strictly for women only, this app helps you record when it’s that time of the month. All you do is tap on the start date of your period and it marks out your cycle in pink (choose a standard cycle or customise it). It will calculate your next expected period, ovulation and fertility dates. Set an alert so you will never be caught without a tampon or pad in your bag. For those with painful periods or unusual symptoms, you can record your moods, spotting, and cramp severity levels – which will come in handy, should you ever need to see a doctor about it.

5. iPregnancy

This app helps you keep track of your pregnancy, along with your doctor. Once your due date is entered, the app will keep track of the gestational age of the baby, and countdown to the remaining days to delivery. Handy information about the baby’s growth each week and a name picker keeps your mind busy as your nesting tendencies grow.

6. iBody

If a diet didn’t help you to lose that post-festive season weight, then this program just might. This award-winning app enables you to record key statistics such as keep track of your weight, blood pressure, and activities at all times. Find out which sport will get you to burn more energy and keep on track with your exercise regime.

Shopping & Lifestyle

7. Style.com

For the fashionista, Style.com’s own app is a fashion runway in the palm of your hand. You will be filled in on the season’s latest trends and looks.

8. Gilt On The Go

For the fashion insider, the Gilt Groupe offers the hippest of the hip brands at great prices — but sale only opens at a particular hour GMT and you’ll be racing with hipsters the world over to get that McQ dress at a steal! This app sends you sales alerts on the go, so you can be the first (or almost first) to grab that bargain.

9. HungryGoWhere

Can’t decide where to eat? HungryGoWhere’s app from the popular local review site saves you from arguing where to go for date night.

Utilities & Home

10. Awesome Note

Are you one of those people who can’t get to work until you’ve written a killer to-do list? If you’re fussy about how you organise your tasks, then you will love Awesome Note. The different tabs help you categorise your tasks and you can customise how it looks with different folder icons, fonts and paper backgrounds. With Awesome Note, you can keep notes simple with a post-it style memo, or complex with photo attachments.

11. AllRecipes.com

Your husband’s just told you the boss is coming for dinner, and you’re at the supermarket deciding what to cook. The “DinnerSpinner” function narrows down what you can turn out according to dish type, ingredients and time. As with the website, the recipes are community-rated so you can never go wrong.

Games:

12. Bejeweled

One of the highest grossing game apps, this is popular with many women. Play a better game in landscape mode.

13. Sally’s Spa

Run a virtual spa and see what it takes to make money selling beauty products, giving facials and massages. A bit like Tamagotchi, but much more stylish.

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