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The Curated: fave apps

10th June, 2020

What’s the most used app on your phone? While Instagram definitely gets a work out, and Facebook is just a given, what other apps are people scrolling and loving? I turned to The Curated panel to see what their current top fave apps are. While there are some definite tried and tested faves in the mix, scroll down to discover an app for doing everything from making lists, to editing videos to getting beautiful visual daily reminders of past events.

The Curated panel: presenter, journalist and producer Ksenija Lukich; artist and style curator and founder of Where did your style go? Tash Sefton; influencer Nadia Fairfax, stylist Elliot Garnaut, influencer Rey Vakili; Ostelin and Johnson’s baby ambassador, Phoebe Burgess

Me:

Timehop: “I love seeing all photos of my kids over the years and adore getting the daily reminders.”

Tezza: “Great for editing photos and it has so many great filters.”

TouchRetouch “A useful app for removing objects from photos. So good for when you have the perfect photo and there is something in the background you wish you could remove!”

Anna Heinrich:

Safari: “I’m constantly googling absolutely everything.”

Masterclass: “A great app to learn from the best in the business.”

AutoSleep: “Great for tracking you sleep. It shows me that I definitely need more.”

Elle Ferguson

Splice: “I have been loving Splice, its a video editing app that allows you to link videos together, speed them up and edit them.”

Dropbox: “It’s where my team and I share images, creatives and projects we are working on.”

Tetris: “I know it sounds strange but I LOVE Tetris. It calms me down and zones me out if I’m feeling a little stressed.”

Nadia Fairfax

Whatsapp: “I love my friends.”

Evernote: “I like lists.”

EZGlitch: “Fun for editing videos.”

Tash Sefton

Pinterest: “An amazing source of inspiration for me as you can search specific things and find soooo many wonderful images.”

LinkedIn: “Because it’s an intelligent version of Facebook. Facebook is sooo PG and LinkedIn has so many interesting business posts.”

Instagram: “…But can they just stop already with the stupid algorithm!!”

Ksenija Lukich

IMDB: “I love movie and TV trivia. This is the hub for it all. Also helps with those times where you see an actor but can’t remember where else you’ve seen them.”

Insight Timer: “I’m a terrible sleeper and this gives me access to hundreds of different meditations. Next time you can’t fall asleep listen to Jennifer Piercy “Yoga Nidra For Sleep”, thank me later.”

Whatsapp: “This has been wonderful during iso. I have groups for my family, cousins, in-laws, girlfriends and overseas mates. It helps me feel more connected talking to a group.”

Rey Vakili

Strava: “I just started using this one. It was recommended by a friend. Apparently its really popular but I’ve only just heard about it! I think its because I used to go to the gym, but its especially helpful when you’re running outdoors.”

Podcast: “Does that count as an app? My favourite is The Daily by The New York Times. If we’re not counting that as an app, then Audible. I’m a huge fan of audio books.”

Elliot Garnaut

Covidsafe: “Stop making excuses and start saving lives.”

MatchesFashion: “If I’m not scrolling Instagram, I am scrolling MatchesFashion for my next purchase.”

HouseParty. “Absolutely the best way to connect with friends all over the world. Log in, chat over a vino and play some games that are built into the apps software. Who needs bars??”

Phoebe Burgess

Deliveroo: “I use this whenever I’m in Sydney!”

Lifestyle

The apps I use as a mum

4th August, 2015

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Parenting is often all about juggling multiple things at the same time so I’ve found that being able to access information via an app on my phone has been amazing in helping me to keep track of everything. I think there’s an app for just about every parenting concern or query out there! And while each parent will have their own set of apps that they can’t live without, I found the below apps extremely useful. Some of these apps are ones I still have now, while some I used when Sophia was still a baby, but I found them to be quite handy in helping me navigate being a first-time mum.

The Wonder Weeks

This is a calendar that tracks your baby’s growth and development. I get a little alert on my phone each time Sophia goes through a little growth milestone. It’s been really handy for helping me keep track of Sophia’s behavioural developments.

Feed Safe

I used this app when I was breastfeeding. The app was developed by the Australian Breastfeeding Association, Reach Health Promotion Innovations and Curtin University and is based on the latest research and the alcohol guidelines set by National Health and Medical Research Council. If I wanted a glass of wine, I’d put the timer on and it would tell me when it was safe for me to feed again.

Save our Sleep

This app is based on the book series written by baby whisperer Tizzie Hall. It was great for when I was still getting the hang of putting Sophia on a routine and acted as a great reference as it tells you which routine your baby should be on depending on their age and weight.

Save the Date to Vaccinate

This is an app from NSW Health and I use this to keep track of Sophia’s immunisation schedule. I find it really handy as it’s helps me stay on top of when I need to book Sophia in to be vaccinated.

 

 

 

Lifestyle

The apps I can’t live without

29th July, 2015

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Like virtually everyone with a smartphone I can’t live without certain apps on my iPhone. While I get plenty of use out of most of the apps on my phone, there are a select few that are currently in regular rotation. Here’s what’s always got me clicking.

Instagram

Instagram is definitely my number one app. It’s a limitless source of fashion and beauty inspiration for me and it’s a great way to keep up to date with what my family, friends and fave fashion influencers are up to. Not only that, it’s also a big part of my job to be across everything that’s trending on Instagram.

Twitter

I like checking Twitter throughout the day to keep abreast of news. It’s also a good way to update my readers on what’s happening on the blog and what I’ve been up to.

Snapchat

Sara from Harper and Harley has recently got me onto Snapchat. I’m still getting the hang of it but I’m loving it. It’s a great social media tool. You can find me on Snapchat at @kate_waterhouse.

Squaready

This is a really great framing app. Squaready also enables you to post a full photo on Instagram without having to crop it. It’s handy when you’ve got a pic that doesn’t quite fit into a square frame

Adobe Photoshop Mix

This app enables me to have all the magic of Photoshop on my phone. Like the desktop version, Photoshop Mix allows you to enhance, edit and fix photos. You can even merge multiple photos, cut out sections of pics and do special effects. It’s great for editing images when I’m out and about.

Afterlight

This app has more filter options (74 to be exact) than Instagram which is really handy. Sometimes a girl just needs more filters than the standard Nashville and Lo-Fi selection on Instagram! Afterlight is also a great editing tool which allows you to crop, adjust, add frames and fix up the texture of images.

Diptic

Diptic is another app I use when I want multiple frames in a shot. It’s handy for creating collages of multiple pics.

Facetune

Facetune is a really great editing tool. For example if you have a wall but there’s a sign in the background that’s really distracting it will help you edit it out. The biggest warning is don’t go overboard with this tool! Sometimes people use it to smooth their face and it can make an image look unrealistic. You can really distort an image with this one if it’s used incorrectly. It’s good for those instances when you want to patch something out.

Tell me – what are some of your favourite apps?