Android LifeStyle Apps

Plug Headphones Android app Review

Description:

The Plug Headphones app is a great way for you to make your music listening experience on the Android that much more simple.  All you have to do is just use the app to designate a certain media player and it will open up automatically every time that you plug in your headphones.  This also works for when you have a bluetooth earpiece that you connect.  You can use whatever media player you like in order to save yourself a few mindless clicks.

Features:

• This plug headphones app is a really cool lifestyle app that you can use to open up your favorite media player every time that you plug in your headphones.
• This app works with bluetooth headsets as well as long as you have an Android device that is 2.0 or better
• Essentially this app will auto launch whatever media player that you have designated.
• You can also use this app to bring up a navigation app, a calling app, or any other app that you would like to open up every time a Bluetooth earpiece is hooked up or you plug in your headphones
• You will never have to look up your little music app ever again on your phone!  It is simple and yet so very convenient
• Definitely worth checking out, especially since it isn’t very expensive

Conclusion:

This is a very simple app for the Android that will allow you to launch an application that has been installed.  You can pick which app to launch from your list whenever you are plugging in your headphones.  Another cool feature that this app has is that you can set it so that it launches an app even if it detects a Bluetooth earpiece that has been connected.  This is for all Android devices that are 2.0 and above.  This is just a convenience app that is nice because it saves you from having to click a few more times to find your media player that you prefer over the others.  The only thing you have to be careful of is if you use your headphones for something other than listening music because it will always open that same app every time that you plug your headphones in.

This app has been given a rating of 3.9 stars out of 5 stars by Android app users that have downloaded the game and tried it out.  The game also only costs $1.49 to download onto your smart phone.

Cardio Trainer Android app Review

Description:

In the Cardio Trainer Android app you will be able to track and see your progress as you take the much needed road back to health and fitness.  You can have it track your pace, your distance, your calories burned, and also the climb of the run.  This is great for runners, joggers, and cycling, and you can upload all of your information onto the site to back it up and refer to at a later time.

Features:

• This is a great companion for anyone that is serious about getting into shape.  This app is loaded with cardio features that will help you to track and improve your fitness performance
• This app works great for anyone that enjoys jogging, running, walking, hiking, cycling, and anything else that is related to a cardio workout
• One of the main features it the ability to race against previous times and tracks that you have already done.  This way you can really track improvement
• The GPS that is built into your Android phone plays a big part in this app and its ability to measure each stride you take.  It turns the app into ta pedometer that operates in real time
• This app will also record the pace that you are running or biking at, and it will also tell you the path you are traveling.  It can tell you how much of a climb the run was and also the different terrain
• You can also use the app to help you count calories and then you can upload that kind of information right onto the website so that you can track your results
• This app also includes an autopause feature for whenever you have to take a call or something of that nature, and it also has a voice output system that will give you frequent updates during your workout
• This app will give you the approximate number of steps that you took in your run and you will also tell you the distance that you ran.  After that you can analyze these statistics
• This voice over technology lets you manage it so that you can decide if you want it to talk louder than the music that you have playing in the background
• You can enter in workouts manually if you forgot your device or something during one of your workouts.  This way you can have accurate records
• Also, you can use this app with friends and upload all of your stuff onto the website in order to motivate each other along the way

Conclusion:

This app has garnered some pretty good reviews from users and actually got a score of 4.5 out of 5 stars by Android app users and is free to download off of the Market supplied by Android.

Buddy Runner Android app Review

Description:

The Buddy Runner Android app is a great application for anyone that likes to get out and run.  If you are training for a marathon, half marathon, 10k, 5k, or just trying to get around the block, then this is a great tool for you to keep track of time, distance, pace, route, and so much more!  There is also a dashboard feature that will keep track of all of your personal history, shows you all of your results, and even makes sure that your privacy is protected.  This is your own personal trainer that you can fit in your pocket so you have it on hand for any fitness endeavor.

Features:

• This is essentially a GPS  trainer for you own personal fitness
• The buddy Runner keeps track of your entire route, from start to finish
• You can also keep track of your total distance so you can measure how far you are going when you are training
• This app will also keep track of your total time and the pace of your run so you know how fast you are running each mile
• There is also a dashboard where you can save your history so you have a record of all your previous routes
• This dashboard will also show you visual results and will protect your privacy so other people can’t dabble in your running information
• Buddy Runner also boasts connectivity to social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook so that you can post your times
• There is also an audio feedback feature that will actually read you  your progress as you are working out
• You can also track the amount of calories you burn so you can accurately track weight loss goals
• You can listen to your music as you run to keep you pumped up
• You can also sync up your phone with the buddy runner website so that you can get charts of your workouts and also see Google Map paths.

Conclusion:

This is the perfect application to have on hand when you go for a run.  You can get all the important stats that you need to effectively train for whatever race is coming up.  Even if you aren’t training for a race it is still fun to know how fast and how far you are running each time.  This app is free and is a great companion for anyone that likes to get out and move their legs a bit.

Voted 4.3 out of 5 stars by Android app users and is currently free to download.

Personal Assistance Premium Android app Review

Description:

How organized is your life?  With all of the bills, errands, tasks, and opportunities in our lives, it is important to have a way to keep all of it together.  Otherwise, you can let great opportunities slip right through your hands.  The Personal Assistance Premium app is a great way to organize your life and make sure that you take care of all of your needs.

The app is full of features as well as 10 management applications to cover every part of your life.  These mini applications help manage your travel itineraries, all of your bills and expenses, and even figure out your frequent flyer miles.  You can also manage all of your accounts and make sure you receive notifications whenever something happens into your account.

You will find that this app will take care of all of your life management needs.  It is loaded with features and is easy to navigate.  Keeping your life organized has never been so easy!

Features:

• This app has over 10 different applications that deal with management
• Contains a credit card control option so that you can see your balance and how much you owe
• You can edit and get into your bank account to see how your money is balancing out
• If you are big into the financial industry then you can also check out the investment portfolio
• You can track your frequent flyer miles to make sure you are taking advantages of your bonuses
• There is also a tracker for your cell phone so you can see where you are on your minutes
• You can get travel itineraries to help you in any of your travel plans
• There is also a management category for your shopping expenses
• There is an app for tracking all of your bills to make sure you are paying them on time
• This app has compatibility with Netflix and also receives alerts
• You can monitor your accounts to make sure that there is no fraudulence

Conclusion:

Everyone that has a smartphone needs to have an app to manage and organize all of their accounts and other needs.  You might as well be organized if you are going to fork out the bill for the phone anyway.  This app actually does boast quite a few features that can help you  with all of your business and personal needs.

Voted 4.1 out of 5 stars by Android app users and is currently is around $9.99 to download.

DailyHoroscope Android app Review

Description:

Have you ever wondered what your future holds for you?  Do you ever wish that there was some warning or advice you could receive on a daily basis that would apply just to you?  Well you are in luck because the DailyHoroscope Android app does just that!  With the simple tap of a finger you can get some direct advice and tips based entirely on the time of year you were born and how it has shaped your life.  Your zodiac sign says a lot about you and can predict your characteristics as well as how you will react to certain situations.  This is a great way to help you know what is coming in your life and how you can prepare for it.

As well as seeing your own horoscope, you can even look and see what the daily horoscopes are for all of the other zodiacs as well.  If you find a horoscope that you think a family member or friend would be interested in you can send it through SMS text messaging or email.  All you have to do is copy and paste it onto your clipboard.  Once it is on the clipboard you then have full reign on what you want to do with it.  The DailyHoroscope Android app is a great way to get a peek into your future.

Features:

• One of the nice things about this app is that it is constantly updated every day so that you get a fresh horoscope every morning
• Basically, it’s only feature is to display the horoscope that relates to your zodiac
• All you do is pick your zodiac sign and read what it has to say
• You can see the characteristics of all of the different zodiac signs and see if they relate to you
• You can also copy the horoscopes that you get and paste them into SMS text messaging or email them to friends and family that you would think would be interested

Conclusion:

An extremely simple app but it gets the job done.  If you are one of the thousands of people that are addicted to these daily zodiac prophecies then you will love having this app on your phone.  Even if you don’t believe what is written, it is still fun to see what the horoscope says.  For a free app it’s worth a download.

Voted 3.8 out of 5 stars by Android app users and is currently free to download.

Home++ Android app Review

Description:

If you want a stock home app that allows you to customize as much as you want then you should look into the Home++ Android app.  This is a great alternative to the default Android setup.  It includes some easier user interface options and great navigating options.  One of the best parts about this app is that the app can handle up to 7 different screens for you to put your apps on.  You can flip between all of these different pages very easily and you will love the app storage space it offers.

This app also includes a full calendar option so you can keep track of important events and see what you have coming up in the coming weeks.  There is also an alarm clock included as well.  This is a full featured home page for your Android phone and you will love how easy it is to use.

Features:

• This home app offers a variety of things that other home apps don’t offer, including support for animated widgets
• It also has a great system for helping you to manage all of the other application that you have downloaded onto your phone
• You also have a number of features such as bookmarks that you can use to help you manage icons and save your favorite apps
• You can try out the workspace looping features to be able to cycle through all of your business documents
• You can have anywhere from three to seven screens full of apps and there is also the ability to swap between them
• This is the premier home replacement screen app on the Android to date
• This app also offers some retro flip time as well as a widget that records the date
• There is also an alarm clock that you can customize for every day as well as a variety of other calendar apps
• You can also use the other quick launch icons to help you use the search function, the voice search function, the browser, the apps drawer, and also the voice dialer

Conclusion:

If you are unhappy with the current homepage setup then this is definitely a good alternative.  It gives you a lot of different options that you can use to manage your applications and complete your setup.  It includes calendar options, alarm clock, animated widget support, and much more.  For being a free app it is easy to manage and would be good substitute for the default setup.

Voted 3.9 out of 5 stars by Android app users and is currently free to download.

Talk To Me Android app Review

Description:

Talk To Me is a real-time speech-to-speech translator that will help you avoid language barriers.  Do you travel often?  Perhaps you are planning on taking an exotic vacation or perhaps a cruise that will take you to a foreign country’s shore.  Maybe you have always wanted to learn a foreign language and finally have time to start. Talk To Me is the app for you!  This great Android app works great when translating speech to text and text to speech phrases with quite a few different languages available.  You can choose the language you want to have your phrase translated into and then say it in English.  The Talk To Me app translates for you and Voila! you know how to say the phrase in the foreign language.  You can transmit your translations to your friends through SMS text messages or even email the audio file so they can hear it.  The languages translated to from English with speech to text are Spanish, French, German, and Italian.  There are many more languages available in the text to speech mode.  You can even toggle this mode to translate from languages other than English.  For instance, you can translate from Italian to French using the text to speech mode – going from Italian to English to French.

Talk To Me is a language app that is easy to use.  All you have to do is tap the large green button, speak a short phrase into your phone, and within a few seconds it will translate into the dialect  and language chosen.  It is quite useful for people trying to learn another language or who travel.  It is easy to use as casually or frequently as your personal needs demand.  You don’t have to buy an expensive translation machine, this translator app is absolutely free!

 Features:

• Translates from English to  several other languages in Speech to Text Mode
•      Spanish
•      German
•      French
•      Italian
•      English (United Kingdom)
•      English (United States)
• Even more language options support the Text to Speech Mode
• Voice translation
• Email the audio files or SMS text message the translations to your friends
• Easy to use

 Conclusion:  If you plan to travel or simply want to learn another language, this language app is a great choice.  It  is simple to operate and has been found to be even easier to use than the Google’s voice to text. The Talk To Me app is an easy to use translator app which is currently rated 4.1 out of 5 stars by Android app users and is currently downloadable for free.