We literally carry our phone everywhere and use it dozens of times throughout the day, why not use it well in the process? We’ve put together a set of apps that help you do a little thing every day, adding a little bit to make your day better, more productive, or more fun.
Alarm bags
We all did it – he put off the alarm to get just a few minutes of sleep and woke up to realize it was too late for work. There are a multitude of alarm apps available in the Android Market, each with a unique and inappropriate way to make you wake up on time. Gentle Alarm approaches the easy wake-up sleep with a light pre-alarm, 30 minutes before the desired wake-up time. Once you have noticed it, throw a puzzle test or a math test, which must be solved to stop the alarm, during the process making sure you are very awake. Answer a few arithmetic questions every morning, and your mental math skills will definitely improve!
Price: € 1.99
Alarm bags
Daily yoga for going back
What better way to start the day than with body and mind exercise? If you are in a job that you have been sitting in front of a computer all day, lower back pain is probably second to none. The Daily Yoga for Back Buildup app allows you to get this often ignored part of your body in fine shape with just 10 minutes of exercise each day. It includes 10 specially selected yoga asanas to help you exercise your back muscles and improve your posture.
Price: Free
Daily yoga for going back
Sudoku of the day
Okay, now that you’re awake, let’s get into solving some difficult puzzles, right? In the last few years, a curious Japanese puzzle has replaced the word cruelty every morning for millions of people around the world. There is something to be said about the complexity of the addiction in the 9×9 range of numbers that Sudoku has. If you are one of those who need the daily dose of Sudoku every morning, this is just the app for you. You will get a new puzzle every day in each of the six difficulty levels from beginner to diabolical. The application is free (strictly for those “one puzzle a day”). For offline access to several puzzles in one day, there is the option to purchase them from within the application.
Price: Free (in-app purchases for multiple functions)
Sudoku of the day
The word of the day
I know many people who, for years, have been subscribing to newsletters and forums that share a new word every day, along with definition, pronunciation and more. The Word of the Day application brings the same language phone to your phone every day. The application is as simple as it really is. You have a new word and its meaning every day. There is a widget that you can put on your home screen that shows the word for the day, on which the app itself is an archive of all the words up to date in reverse chronological order.
Price: Free
The word of the day
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DailyRead
If you are still one of those who rely on the morning newspaper for the daily dose of news and entertainment, maybe this app will push you to the other side. DailyRead lets you start your day with a word, a quote, a joke, a horoscope and the latest news and weather. Try to cover a wide range of things you would like to read in the morning, in an attempt to replace pretty much the dead newspapers.
Price: Free
DailyRead
Drinking water
Proper water intake is a prescription that I have seen frequently given by doctors. Ample water is essential to keep your body hydrated throughout the day and can help you avoid a lot of long-term health problems. The problem is often that we lose track of the amount of water we drink in a day. This is where drinking water comes in. It reminds you to drink water during the day (based on the number of glasses you need to drink in a day) and helps you keep track of how many glasses of water you had in a day. Turn your phone to landscape mode and get a nice graph that shows how much water you had each day.
Price: Free
Drinking water
The idioms of the day
“One idiom a day keeps the doctor …”. Thus the description of the Idioms of the Day application starts on Android Market. The application brings you ten popular English expressions every day, along with an explanation of each. You can mark your idioms as favorites and see all your preferences in one place when you need to refer to them. This is not for everyone, but those with an interest in literature and language will certainly find that this is well spent 10 minutes every day.
Price: Free
The idioms of the day
The daily Bible
For those who are religiously inclined, the Daily Bible is a mobile application that brings a daily verse of the Bible and a plan for reading and easy access to the entire Bible right on your mobile phone. In addition to reading the bible, the app also allows you to listen daily to biblical Christian devotions and devotional podcasts on a variety of related topics. You can also share verses or select Bible paragraphs from Twitter, Facebook, and more.
Price: Free
The daily Bible
This day in history
Someone once said – to understand today, you have to look yesterday. This day in history has that very serious quote, allowing you to navigate through history nuggets related to each day of the year. Through a very interesting interface, the application presents historical facts and anecdotes for this day. You can also choose any day from a calendar. The interface goes as far as accelerometer-based animations are typical for each event category, although this only serves as a novelty that is quickly removed.
Price: Free
This day in history
HowStuffWorks
From its humble beginnings over a decade ago, the howstuffworks.com site has become an invaluable archive of information about something, complemented by a number of successful podcasts and mobile applications. The HowStuffWorks app for Android is no exception to the legacy and appears as a beautiful app, with enough topics to keep you busy for months. If reading articles gets boring, you can easily stream any of their podcasts for more information on how things work.
Price: Free
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Conclusion
There are, of course, many more things you can do with your phone and the right apps – get a daily dose of laughter with jokes and cartoons, solve a crossword puzzle if sudoku isn’t your thing, plan a meal for the day, learn through flash cards … I could go on. Do you have anything else that fits the bill? Let’s hear it in the comments.
