10 Must-Have Apps for Moms
Life's about to get way easier
While you probably have dozens of apps on your phone that you look at all the time (cough, Instagram), the following apps can help you organize the baby photos, figure out what to have for dinner, and save money.
Notabli
Best for: Keeping up with the baby photos
Notabli stores your images for safe keeping in the cloud, and allows you to share them easily with grandparents and friends. You can also order hardcover books of prints.
Price: Free. Hardcover books and other photo gifts for an extra cost
Artkive
Best for: Organizing the kid art
Snap a photo of your kid's art, tag the artist if you have multiple kiddos, and even have masterpieces printed in keepsake books if you want a physical reminder that doesn't have macaroni glued to it.
Price: $4.99
Eat Sleep
Best for: Keeping track of feedings
This simple app helps you keep track of your baby's essential daily info-eating, sleeping, and diaper changes-which can be entered easily with a one-finger tap.
Price: Free
Cloud Baby Monitor
Best for: Watching your baby sleep
If you have two Apple devices (one for the baby's room, one for you), this app can replace a baby monitor at home-or be an easy fix while traveling. It allows you to see and hear your baby, talk to him, and play a lullaby.
Price: $3.99
Food.com
Best for: Making dinner
The free app gives you access to more than 500,000 recipes and lets you organize your meal plan by week or month. The "What's In Your Fridge?" feature builds a dish based on what you have at home.
Price: Free
Coupon Sherpa
Best for: Organizing coupons
While waiting in line to ring up your items, search for available coupons at hundreds of retailers; the app provides the barcode for easy scanning at checkout.
Price: Free
Couch to 5K
Best for: Getting in shape
The app gives you the training plan from Active.com trainers to get in good-enough shape to run a 5K (3.5 miles). You'll get curated playlists with motivating voiceovers and more.
Price: $1.99
HumorCast
Best for: A daily laugh
While the practical use of this weather app needs no explanation, the daily quotes, clever backgrounds, and timely updates will give you a chuckle.
Price: Free
Mom Maps
Best for: Finding fun things to do
MomMaps helps you discover kid-friendly activities whether you're in your neighborhood or on vacation.
Price: $2.99
Kindara
Best for: Family planning
While there are hundreds of apps out there that help predict your monthly visitor-Dot, Body, iPeriod Tracker-Kindara makes family planning easy. After recording your cycle date and length, it shows your peak days and helps track fertility indicators like your temperature.
Cost: Free