We’re addicted to our mobile devices.  They’re fun, useful, connected, and (of course) mobile.  Every so often we poll our staff about the mobile applications they like best.  Here are favorites from some of our team members:

1. Bill Sloan: My favorite app is Golfshot (Android). It’s a Golf GPS that tracks your strokes, estimates distances and maps out the entire course.  A stand-alone golf GPS can cost up to $400.  This app on your phone is only $30.
2. Tara Harkcom:  I really like Kayak for booking travel (Apple and Android).  The flight tracker allows me to see if my flight is on schedule or if the person I am picking up is landing on time. The price alerts are great. I have literally booked flights while standing in line at Target when an alert came through.
3. Anthony Burdette: My favorite app is Serve from American Express (Apple and Android).  It links your bank accounts and credit cards to a single online account.  You can “serve” money to friends and family that are also users of the app. It alleviates the pain of splitting the bill at dinner, trying to come up with cash to pay someone back, and making exact change.  If only I could use it to pay for my laundry.
4. Marcus Ackman: I use Onavo (Apple).  It compresses the data you use on your phone by up to 80%.  If you’re a data hog like me, it can help save you money. It also provides great visualization tools to help you track the data you use each month.
5. Betsey Lukens: My favorite app is Netflix (Apple and Android). With our existing Netflix account, all we have to do is sign into our account on the mobile app and we can view movies and TV shows anywhere.  It is also a great way to keep the kids busy.
6. Dewayne Tindall: I use Flixter to check what’s showing at the movies and to check showtimes.  It also has reviews from Rotten Tomatoes and movie trailers.  (Apple and Android)
7. Laura Toth:  My favorite app is Deep Sleep (Apple and Android).  This app is marketed as a sleep aide to “beat insomnia and get a good night’s rest.”  I’ve never had insomnia, but I often woke up feeling like I slept only a couple of hours.  So, if you get 7+ hours of sleep a night, and still wake up exhausted, give it a try.
8. Dawn Burdecki:  I enjoy the Automobile Magazine app (Apple and Android).  It has a large range of info on all types of vehicles, as well as editorial on concept cars, engine specs and everything happening in the automotive industry.
9. Brian Spencer:  The Asphalt 6 app on the iPad is amazing (Apple and Android).  I should disclose that I heard about the game because a client’s product is one of the vehicles you can race (the Can-am Spyder Roadster), but I have become a huge fan.  The graphics are amazing and the game has endless features and options. 

Everybody has a favorite app that has made life a little better.  What’s yours?