five favorites {iPhone apps}

I wanted to start a new little series called {five favorites},

where I share five favorite things based on a theme,

like music, movies, hair products, etc.

Today I'm going to share some of my favorite apps,

which started as less than five & turned into seven...

but I'm just going to go with it. ;)

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Instagram >> this is probably my all time favorite app.

it's one of the first things I downloaded when I got my iPhone,

and I just really enjoy it. love taking pictures & making them look

better with filters, even if it distorts the color a little. ;)

plus, I love my Instagram community!

I feel like I can connect better on Instagram than on Twitter.

Chrome >> I think my favorite thing about Chrome on my phone

is that I can sign in and have access to my desktop history/bookmarks

right from my phone! makes it so much easier when I just want to look

something up quickly... before I would just google it until I found the right link.

plus, I'm not limited to just 8 tabs, which never seemed to be enough!

MyFitnessPal >> I'll be honest, this is more like the app I love to hate.

I like that it's super easy to keep track of calories, but I hate counting calories.

my current goal is to be better about portion control & such,

so I'm trying to stick with it, but I refuse to become a slave to MyFitnessPal.

It is a good resource, though; rarely is there a food that I can't find in the database.

MapMyRUN >> before I had my phone, I would just try to guess how far

I'd walked/ran/rode... this app makes it super easy!

even though I only have the running version right now,

you can track anything from it (biking, running, even dog walking).

it even talks to me now, telling me how many miles I've gone + my pace,

which is perfect for when I ride my bike & can't see my phone.

YouVersion >> this Bible app is my favorite mainly because of the

reading plans in the app (I don't really read the Bible on my phone,

because I like to have the physical book in my hands,

highlighting + making notes), and because it's easy to look up different

versions of the verses I'm reading, just to get a different perspective.

Pandora >> I don't really have a lot of music on my phone,

and Pandora is my go-to. It's free, I can make different stations

depending on what I want to listen to

(my Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli station is a favorite),

and even though I don't have complete control over the music played,

I just switch stations if they play a lot of songs I don't like.

Buy Me a Pie >> I've tried a lot of different list apps, but

this is the only one that I've used for any length of time.

it's simple, & my husband & I can both access it from our separate phones.

I use this app during the week whenever a need pops into my head

(otherwise I forget), but I still sit down & make a paper grocery list

before I go shopping, because I can organize it the way my mind works. :)

What are your five favorite apps?

I'm always interested in new ones!

linking up with Krystina for What I Love Wednesday.

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I just realized that I never

picked a winner for the

Sand & Starfish giveaway...

oops! 

Amy P. was the randomly

chosen lady, and I've already

sent you an email. :)