How many apps do you think are available on the Google Play Store and the Apple Store? Millions, right? And while they are all marketed to be essential and useful in our day to day lives, we cannot have them all. First, you don’t have the space to save them all on your Smartphone and second, even if you did, it’d take you years to go through all of them.
So here’s what we’ve done. We’ve broken the list down to the bare essentials. The applications listed are used by many more often than other applications. If you don’t have any of them, you should consider getting them.
As a result of fast, reliable and affordable internet connection, conventional methods of communications like texts and phone calls have been replaced (though not entirely) by popular internet applications. In the U.S, many of the most frequently used applications are Instant Messengers.
And the most popular Instant Messenger today is WhatsApp. With WhatsApp, you can easily message, send video messages, and make an internet voice and video call for free (Assuming you are connected to public free Wi-Fi. Otherwise, you’ll have to pay for your internet).
It started off as a smartphone app, but it can now be used on PC and desktops via an easy to use web platform.
Google Maps
When traveling to the U.S, you need a guide to take you from point A to B. However, hiring a personal guide can be rather expensive. Luckily, there is a cheaper alternative – Google Maps. With Google Maps, you can leave the house with a destination in mind, but with no idea of how you can get there. It will guide you through the streets detailing every turn you should take and how far you are from your destination.
A few years back, its developers threw in a nifty feature – traffic update which helps drivers to avoid getting stuck in traffic for long hours.
Google Maps also offers recommendations of nearby restaurants, hotels, bus terminals, gas stations, and food joints. Basically, it places everything you might need in your hands. If you are visiting a new city in the U.S, you’ll feel right at home with this app. The best part is that it’s free.
Uber
If you don’t have a car, or for some reason, you don’t want to drive yourself, hailing for a taxi can be a pretty big inconvenience. So instead of hailing cabs, how about you download Uber?
Uber is one of those apps that don’t need an introduction. It’s popular the world over and is loved for its convenience and comfort. However, Uber is not free. But that’s okay. The amount you’ll pay is less in comparison to what you’ll pay with yellow cabs in the U.S. In fact, before you finish the process of calling an Uber, it will provide you with a cost estimate of your trip. This estimate is usually super accurate.
Amazon Shopping App
Online shopping is a big thing in the U.S. it’s convenient and time-saving. It takes the hard work of having to hop from one physical store to another. And while there are lots of online shopping platforms, Amazon is the most popular. In addition to this, it’s also the largest e-commerce company in the world.
With the Amazon Shopping App at the palm of your hand, you can buy everything you need with a click of a button.
Evernote
Evernote is more than a note-taking app. It also stores videos, images, and audio clips. In addition to this, it syncs your notes to the cloud where you can access them through any web browser, iOS or windows. It helps you to keep your notes organized.
Evernote is an essential app for people whose daily activities involve taking notes all the time.
These apps are all designed to help make your life easier. They are affordable and offer solutions to real problems. Be sure to take advantage of their creation and make them work for you. Speaking of work, if you need to send money or get your cash in another currency, Deemoney is the app for you. The rates are quite low and it supports over 34 currencies.