iOS apps

Spring cleaning fever has hit hard at my house and this week I've purged closets, vacuumed under furniture, and checked the expiration date on every canned good and spice in my pantry. Goodbye, can of beans that expired in 2012. Now I'm …

Hold the phone! No, seriously. Hold the iPhone, because there's something new(ish) and neat and cool happening with its Message app that you'll definitely want to hear about if you haven't yet. While this fun feature has been around sinc…

W e are a house divided. My husband is an Android user (but I love him anyway), and I am an iPhone user. We need a calendar app that works with both, allows for the importing of Google calendar an iCal and automatically refreshes it. Is …

I 'm looking for a good app to help learn the periodic table for my middle schoolers! Any suggestions? -- Reader question via Facebook The coolest thing about the periodic table, in my geeky opinion, is that it's not just a laundry list …

The trend of online doctor visit apps is definitely reaching critical mass as people learn it's a great way to get professional advice and even subscriptions without the hassle of making appointments or schlepping out the door. And now w…

Walking through the crowded, cacophonic aisles of International CES 2015 earlier this year, we were instantly drawn to one booth featuring adorable little robots gliding around the rug, and beeping and booping at our feet. It turned out …

We absolutely love it when our childhood favorites make a modern comeback, like princess phones , Little Golden Records , and of course, Simon . So naturally we're shaking with excitement (ha) over the new Magic 8 Ball official app that …

My kids ask me if they can download new apps to my iPad every day, and I almost always say no. I hate to give up my precious memory space for the junky, ad-filled apps that appeal to them, but that I'd really rather they not play in the …

I've had my eye on the Polaroid ZIP Mobile Printer ever since I saw it in action at CES 2015 a few months ago, and well, the day is finally here. Yep, this very cool little printer is available for purchase ! This hand-sized printer hook…

Hey Cool Mom Tech! Do y'all know of an Instagram app for iPad that allows you to add text or make a collage? -Delilah, via Twitter Hey Delilah! The short answer to your question is: Indeed we do. And we totally get it, too. Sometimes you…

When I first heard about the V.ALRT personal emergency alert device I immediately went to I've fallen and can't get up. I figured it was just some newfangled version of those Life Alert medical bracelets and it turns out, it kind of is -…

I was definitely fascinated by the smart home trend at CES back in January, and particularly the smart light bulbs . Though they do seem more like a fun special effect rather than a necessity for your home. But after playing around the t…

I'm always a bit leery of apps the moment they ask to have access to my location. Sure, it makes sense with Google Maps , weather apps and certain social apps that help me locate a specific store or get a restaurant review. Those kinds o…

I have to admit that disposable cameras make me pretty nostalgic for the old days of pressing the shutter, then having no idea how those snaps turned out until I picked up the envelope of prints. ( Ed: Or better, finding an undeveloped d…

Every time Tinybop releases a new app, I'm not sure who's more excited -- my kids or me. Their newest release, The Robot Factory , is just as awesome as all the others that we've adored, like The Human Body , Plants , and Homes . The cre…

I didn't even know there was a term for it, but of course there is. O versharenting . It's that thing that so many of us parents do on social media -- especially on Facebook -- where we share, or overshare, info about our kids that range…

Have you ever wished you could literally bookmark a favorite restaurant in a new town you're visiting? Like, just magically click a button in your brain that lets you put an asterisk next to the name of the place so you'll always remembe…

The selfie stick struggle is real, friends. From major museums, like the MoMA and The Met in NYC to the Palace of Versailles in Paris, to sports stadiums, to musical festivals Coachella and Lollapalooza, the ban on selfie sticks shows no…

Truth be told, I abandoned my BlackBerry for the iPhone specifically because of Instagram. And, believe me, I was quite the keyboard-over-touchscreen loyalist. But the lure of the obvious fun of sharing square photos -- with filters! -- …

It's only the beginning of our Easter spring break mash-up weekend, and my kids are already getting antsy. Don't they know that I, er , the Easter Bunny have things to do? So if you're like me and have exhausted the Easter crafts , and E…

I'm not even kidding that when I heard the the word Meerkat being tossed around for the past couple of weeks, I thought to myself, Is that Meerkat Manor show back on TV again? But then, when the Periscope live streaming app for Twitter l…

See below for a breaking update about the Burnbook app If you haven't yet heard of the Burnbook app , it's the latest anonymous social app that's causing a stir among teens and parents and even law enforcement around the country. Next in…

This week I was reading a post from one of our favorite app developers, Toca Boca , about how actively they try to create gender-neutral apps, and I was really impressed learning just how much effort they put into it. Like the sketch the…

Oh Appy Day! is our ongoing feature giving you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, we asked Rihanna, who knows a thing or two about Instagram (she currently has 16.2 million followers @badgi…