Find My Car
Android Market- FREE
It’s Black Friday. You’ve traversed far and wide towards the local mall. You brace yourself for the worst crowds imagineable. You’re in luck, you’ve found a spot less than a mile from the front doors. You relish in your small victory, park your car, lock your doors, and head towards the great madness that is retail shopping around the holidays. One problem. Upon your return, bags in hand, you’ve forgotten where you parked. No problem, because you used the “Find My Car” app that pinpoints the GPS location of your car. Smart app, easy to use, and now with multiple plot points you can GPS locate more than one location if you choose to shop with others equally as insane as you. My personal use of the app pinpointed my location within 15 feet. That’s pretty solid. Also, the Google Maps integration was seamless, and this was a HUGE benefit.
Candy Swipe
Amazon App Store – FREE ($2.99 ad free)
Sweet tooth bugging you while you simultaneously find yourself waiting in an long and winding line at the cash register? No problem. Curb your cravings with the Candy Swipe game. Link together similar candies in just about any direction. The more you link, the the higher the point total. Candy corn, kisses, gingerbread men, and candied apples all make a tummy grumbling appearance. Don’t worry. The game is simple, short, and, of course, sweet!
Sports Tap
Android Market – FREE
Missing college basketball because your significant other dragged you to Sears for a $10 toaster? Maybe you missed this year’s Lions game because you’re stuck in traffic? No worries. Sports Tap is the best app for sports scoring needs. Latest team news, player info, and automatically refreshing scoreboards; this one’s a keeper. Yes, it has ads, but the notification of scores puts this one over the top.
Any.DO
Android Market - FREE
It’s easy to say, “I don’t need to write it down, I’ve got it all stored right up here (pointing to head)”. But can you say that same thing, and stick to it, with throngs of people yammering in your ears? I can’t. Thus comes the straight-forward and simplistic any.do app. Clean, sharp, and user-friendly, this app does all the things you want it to without the filler or ads. And with the voice recognition built in, you can go hands free when making a list…or checking it twice.
Nextag
Android Market – FREE
If you’ve not used Nextag, whatcha waiting for?! Price comparison is a must for those looking for a good deal. Now you can do all that the Nextag site does on your mobile phone. Using photo recognition or barcode scanning, you can find price comparisons on nearly all types of products. And with the addition of GPS, you’ll be able to see where the closet deals are at and if those items are in stock. Amazing, right? The app does need some work, but in the end saving is the eye catcher.
Mytubo
Android Market - FREE
For most, Black Friday is an experience not just a shopping excursion. It’s an annual pilgrimage to places not so far, and not so foreign. And along the way, you have fun with your gal pals, family members, and significant other. So why not document the insanity. Built on the Instagram framework, Mytubo is an overseas app that allows photo filtering and sharing. A tilt shifted Starbucks cup or an 80′s filtered picture of Macy’s before 4am; all can be captured using this fantastic service. Register your account via the app, or online and get to snapping.
Android Market – FREE
By the time you hit Black Friday you’ve probably had more turkey than your midsection can handle. Take out that frustration by playing Turkey Blast: Reloaded. Like Duck Hunt on steroids and with festive flare, navigate through multiple stages using multiple weapons to simply blast those turkeys. It’s fun. It’s timely. And it’s a catharsis of Thanksgiving bulge. Take back your regret of over-eating on Thanksgiving by stickin’ it to the food that got you in this debacle.
What about you? Any apps that you’d like to recommend for surviving Black Friday? Leave them in the comments, and we’ll add them to the list! Happy Thanksgiving & godspeed as you shop like you’ve never shopped before.
