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About
Tim Chaten
Tim Chaten is the host, writer and producer of the daily Apple news podcast iWake with AppAdvice and writes many of the AppGuides and AppLists found here on AppAdvice. Tim spends most of his day discovering new apps and staying up to date with news in the tech world.
Random acts of kindness can be both a fun challenge to better yourself and to make the day of someone else. You may wonder how an app can help you be a blessing to someone else. There are quite a few apps that can help you help others. We gather our favorites up in this AppGuide.
Own a car? Well there are tons of apps to help you out. You can find anything from finding low cost gasoline, making your monthly payments on time, navigating, and getting roadside assistance. We round up our favorites in this AppList.
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Augmented reality apps can be quite handy. There are a bunch of tools available on the iPhone that take advantage of this technology. These include rulers, map enhancers, plane finders and many more. We gather the best AR empowered tools in this AppList.
Whether you are a surfer or beach walker, having knowledge of how high or low the tides will be is important. Many will carry around paper books that have this, but these need to be updated every year and can get lost. There are a few apps that can help you have this info everywhere you go. We compare our favorites in this AppGuide.
Fish come in many different variations and sizes. It can be hard to tell what you are looking at when you catch a fish. The App Store has a few different apps that can help you become a fish identifying master. We compare our favorites in this AppGuide.
Finding a good deal on plane tickets can be a tricky thing. One quick little tip is to buy your tickets on Tuesday or Wednesday. These days you will typically be able to purchase lower-priced flights for any day of the week. There are some great iPhone and iPad apps to help you get the best rates. We compare our favorites in this AppGuide.
Many people struggle with being able to relax at the end of a busy day. The iPad is here to help. We have gathered up the best nightly routine/ritual apps out there for the iPad. These apps will help you find entertainment, peace, and joy at the end of a stressful day. Check them all out in this AppList.
Most people have a morning routine, a set ritual of what needs to be done every morning before heading out. Well, for many people, this now involves an iPad. We take a look at some of the most popular morning routine apps in this AppList.
The iPhone come with tons of very useful apps that the iPad does not have, for some reason. Did Apple get lazy? Will we see these missing apps added with iOS 5? Until Apple adds these missing native apps, the App Store is here to help. We have rounded up the best apps to fill in the gaps with this AppList.
Sports were made for augmented reality. These games allow you to interact with your real environment, but virtually. Learn how to toss a boomerang, shoot some hoops, or even run around playing soccer. We showcase the best augmented reality sport apps in this AppList.
The App Store launched in 2008 with a collection of around 500 apps. At the time about 1/4 of all the apps were freebies. We have seen thousands of apps released since then. In this AppList we take a look at the App Store classics: which apps came out on launch day and continue to be great additions to any iPhone.
The iPhone comes with tons of fantastic free apps provided by Apple. For those tired of the stock apps, want more power, or just want to change it up, there are some good alternatives. We share our favorite apps to replace those stock iPhone apps in this AppList.
Learning the United States Presidents in school or just for your own gratification can be a time-consuming and tricky thing. Thanks to the App Store we have apps that can help us learn in a fun and effective way. We have found a selection apps that run great on both the iPhone and iPad and compare them in this AppGuide.
Augmented reality apps take advantage of your camera and knowing where you are. These apps are incredibly fun and very useful. We take a look at the best ones in this AppList.
Choosing a baby name can be tough. Your child will be forever affected by the name you choose for him or her. There are certainly apps for that and we compare our favorites in this AppGuide.
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Many people have never been taught how to tie useful knots. This skill is an important one to have. There are a few apps that will teach this to you. We compare our favorites in this AppGuide.
Many people think mirror apps are gimmicks. Many mirror apps are indeed bogus. We have found a few notable mirror apps that may be worth your time. We compare our favorites in this AppGuide.
Many people struggle with trying to tie ties. It has come to the point where many buy ties that don’t even need to be tied. Thanks to apps you can actually learn the art of tying a tie. We compare our favorites in this AppGuide.