1.Moment
My new favorite app is Moment. With this app, you are able to track the exact amount of time you spend on your phone daily. I recently read “#Donotdisturb” and it really got me thinking about how much time I spend looking at my iphone. Let’s just say too much! Ever since I downloaded the app, I have been spending less and less time on my phone. I’ll talk about this more in a later post, but I highly recommend downloading this app in the meantime.
2. Shine
Do you need a little positivity in your life? Shine is the ultimate cheerleader and advocate of self care. Every morning Shine will send you an encouraging message to start your day on the right foot. Self care is something I value greatly, so this app is a must for me.
3. Libby
This app is great if you love books like me. Libby lets you check out up to 10 audiobooks at once… for free! The only thing you will need is your local library card. Once you enter your information, you are able to check out audiobooks from the library(without the hassle).
4. Hibooks
Apparently my friends are aware of my book addiction because I had this app sent to me by numerous people last week. It is like Netflix for audiobooks! Yes, really. This app is similar to Libby, with a couple more conveniences:
- You never have to wait for a book to become available. All books are at your disposal, all of the time.
- This app has even more book titles than Libby. 50,000!
The only catch is that you have to pay $9.99 a month. For me, this is absolutely worth it. I was paying $25 a month to get 2 book titles from Audible. I am in heaven now.
5. Goodreads
This is my last book app, I promise. Goodreads has completely changed my life over the last couple of years. This app lets you track all of the books you are reading and add new ones to your wish list. Feel free to add me on Goodreads, and we can check out what each other is reading. If you want to know more about how I have read 139 books this year, you can check my post about my tips and tricks here.
6. Kahoot
My sisters got me hooked on this game when I visited Texas. This is a trivia/ question game where you get to compete against other players, and it covers all different topics. Apparently teachers use this quite a bit to test students on school subjects. While we did find it fun to do those subjects, we also enjoyed playing trivia about memes, books, riddles, and Disney.
What apps are you loving right now? Let me know in the comments which ones you think I should get next!
I’ll certainly give Shine a go. Just what I need…
It is the best! I think you will enjoy it:) They also have little motivational talks on there, but I haven’t tried those out yet:)
Great recommendations! I have to check on “moment” app ♥
It is wonderful!
these are great recommendations, never heard of these apps before. Thanks!
They are great! Let me know if you end up trying them out:)
Just the article I needed to read! I’ll take a look at all these apps, thanks for making this!
Of course! I am glad you liked it:) Let me know which ones you try!
Ooo! I think I’ll add kahoot! And I’ll look for ya on goodreads!
Yay! I think I just followed your author page:)
I just started using Libby the other day. Perhaps we can follow each other on Goodreads to motivate each other to read more? Well let me rephrase that I mean I need more motivation to read more books because I been slacking.
Of course! My name is Jubilee Meyer, you should be able to find me:)
Definitely intend to check out these apps. I am keen to try Moment and Shine. Thank you for sharing.
Does Hibooks have a good selection of KidLit titles? I’ve been trying to find an audiobook service, but I mostly read Middle Grade books.
Shine looks great! I might try that one 🙂
For quizzes I used to like QuizUp quite a lot – not sure why I deleted that actually… *opens App Store immediately*…
I should check that one out! I bet I would love it. I love all things trivia:)
Great read! Need Libby – how amazing is that 😊🙌🏽
It is incredible! I love it:)
I’m sure! Can’t wait to look into it, even for my older daughter too – how fun!
It is so important for people to become aware of how much time they spend on phones, what a great idea for an app! My favourite apps are breethe and calm for mediation :).
These are some really cute apps. I am going to check out Kahoot. I love a good game.
Been obsessed with shine since I got it! Thank you so much!
You’re welcome! It has been a game changer for me:)
I also use moment and it’s really helped me to be more mindful and detached from my phone when I needn’t be… i’ll be downloading shine! Thanks for the lovely pointers
You’re welcome! Moment has helped me more than I can say:)
I know I love Shine, so I got to check out the others! Thanks for the great list. I find some the best apps this way!
You’re welcome!
I love Libby (but prefer the Overdrive app) & Goodreads! Kahoot sounds like so much fun. Downloading now! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!!
I do love Overdrive too! You are so welcome Hunida:)
Book Nerds Unite! I love Libby and Goodreads. I will look into the Netflix of books too. And the trivia app sounds so fun, it would be great for road trips.
Yay! A fellow book lover! I really like Hibooks so far, definitely recommend for those books that libby doesn’t carry:)
These sound like great apps! i’ve used Kahoot before in my classroom. SO much fun!
Isn’t it? I love it!
Awesome recommendations, I esp. love the ones with books to read.
That one is probably my favorite!
Yay!!! I love new apps…I’ll check them out. One of my favorites recently is Insight Timer – It’s a meditation app with 1,000s or guided meditations. It’s been a life-saver for my stress levels!
I just downloaded this one too! I haven’t checked it out yet, but now I am excited to!:)
I have heard of some of these apps. It’s a good list. If you like Halloween Game apps, I have two gaming apps in the Google Play Store.
Moment and Shine seem worth it. Moment would be an eye opener for my husband😜
what a great list! im actually getting shine and kahoot now! thanks for this!
Thanks for sharing. I just downloaded Shine to my phone.
This was such a helpful list. I just downloaded Libby and I’m excited about all the books I’ll now have access to. I need to figure out if I’m limited to only reading or listening on my phone. The description on the Appstore didn’t mention that. Nevertheless, I’m excited about this one in particular. Thank you for the recommendation.
I think I will try Shine, I need an everyday motivation guru 🙂 The audiobooks is also a good idea for the nights before sleeping, the only time of the day when I am free 😀
I loved this. I always forged to add what i read to goodreads. hmm. I love travelear, an app to listen to sounds in 3d
I’ll try Hibooks. I canceled my Audible last month and signed up for Scribd. So far, so good. But I’ll take a look at Hibooks, too. Thanks!
Just downloaded Moment and Libby! Thank you. What a great list. I’m another big book person but having trouble fitting them in lately.
Love the book apps. I am absolutely downloading Libby! My favorite app right now is Headspace. It has 5 minute guided meditations that I can do anywhere and everyday it sends me two positivity and mindfulness quotes.
I love using Good Reads! I just discovered a few months back, since I got back into reading and wanted to try my knack at book reviewing.
I’m definitely going to try Hibooks, and shine apps. I love books too.
Let me know what you think of them!:) What is your favorite book?