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7 deadly apps to simplify your life

There’s an app for that. And that.

APPS ARE MAKING our lives easier every day.

There is pretty much an app for everything. From the comfort of your couch you can order your groceries, or a takeaway, pay your bills, or book a holiday without moving much more than a finger.  Taking our lives to a whole new level of on-demand, here are 7 apps to get you started on the path to the simple life.

Sit back, relax and download.

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1. 24me

24me is your very own smart personal assistant. With this app you can manage all of your calendars, personal accounts and bills in one place.

Syncing your real life with your utilities, 24me can prompt you to pay bills and remind you of your friends birthdays, just like a real personal assistant.

The only thing it’s short of doing is making you a cup of tea.

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2. Boomerang

Do you ever wish you could just take an hour out of your day to send all of your emails at once? Well with Boomerang you can. This app simplifies your Gmail while enhancing the functionality and allows you to schedule your emails to send at a specific time.

And if you open an email that you want to leave alone until later, you can schedule that email to resend to yourself whenever suits and it won’t be clogging up your inbox at the same time.

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3. Togethera

Togethera is a great way to save and share family memories and updates with relatives near and far. It allows you to share privately and securely with your chosen family members and friends.

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4. MyFitnessPal

Counting calories and managing your diet and exercise couldn’t be any easier than it is with MyFitnessPal.

The app has the largest food database of any calorie counter so keeping track of what you have eaten and what exercise you have done is very quick and easy.

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5. SleepBot

Do you ever get a fright when your alarm goes off in the morning? SleepBot is an app that will stop that morning terror with an intelligent alarm. The SleepBot alarm will wake you gently during the lightest sleep phase, making it much easier to get out of bed.

The app also allows you to track your sleep patterns and times as well as your movement and sound levels during the night leaving you with a detailed history of your sleep cycle. SleepBot can give you recommendations and tips based off your personal sleep history about how you can improve your slumber.

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6. Spotify

Whether you are a music fanatic or a casual listener, Spotify is the best way to listen to all of your favourite music as well as discovering new and old artists you might not have known.

You can listen for free with the occasional ad or there is a monthly premium option as well.

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7. Yummly

Yummly allows you to search endless recipes and filter them to suit even the pickiest eaters.

You can save them by event or by meal and create your own cookbook as you go. And every time you save a recipe you can add the items to your shopping list automatically.

And for when you’re really stuck, you can even search by the ingredients you have at hand and whip up something delicious easily.

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And now with the new Adverts Cars app from Adverts.ie buying or selling your car couldn’t be easier. Adverts Cars has Ireland’s biggest collection of new and used cars for sale. You can get details on price history, save your searches and set up alerts so when your dream car becomes available, you’ll be the first to know. And buying from Adverts Cars is safe too. All buyers and sellers have profiles with their history and feedback displayed so buying from a stranger doesn’t need to be scary. Adverts Cars is available on Android and iOS now.

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