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Channel 5 Chicago says iPhone apps and iPod apps will only make us all fat and lazy. Take a closer look to find all kinds of at-home Apple apps that give you a leg-up to health and fitness or spur creativity in your kids. Apps that help you play golf and apps that report the weather. Let's take a look, in a two-part series, at two free apps, four really cheap apps under $5.00 and five apps that cost under $10.
Kindle for iPhone app is free, the books can be downloaded from Amazon and run $7.00 and up. Curl up in your Wrigleyville brownstone bay window and do a good book. FREE
Photo Calendar by Enos - Keep track of your days. Turn the page at the end of each day and discover a new, soothing photograph to brighten your next morning. Flip through the photos and even add your own. 99 cents. There's a FREE version, too.
RecipeNote from Enos - Make notes of ingredients needed when you go shopping. Choose a dish to make by flipping pages. Great photos, terrific recipes. Figure out, even at the grocery store, what to make for dinner based on what's on sale today. 99 cents
Sleep Analyzer by Excelltech, Inc records and analyzes the number of times you or your mate cough, sputter, snore, wheeze or moan in the night. Share it with your doctor to see what treatment options can bring you more sleep, less insomnia. Or, blackmail your mate by threatening to play it at a party. $1.99
Food Additives by WebArtisan Help in reading package labels when you grocery shop. This self contained data base matches hundreds of food additives with potential health risks. Stay on top of carbs. Stay gluten free. Or you can go vegan. $2.99
Nutrition Menu Calorie Counter from shroomies.com. Data base with 66K food items at your finger tips. Keeps you on track for that swim suit to wear at North Av beach this summer. $4.99
I recognize that the market for really high-end iApps is pretty shriveled at this point. But who knows what will happen in the future as more cellular manufacturers roll out iCompetitors? Now that you've had a look at the apps that cost less than five bucks, take a look at my collection of the ones that are a little pricier, but way helpful in iPhone apps under $10 .
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