Year End Review: Top 10 Apps for Au Pairs
Because I am spending some well needed quality time with my family during the last two weeks of December, I am running some of the most popular posts of the year. Another post that many people tended to gravitate towards was the Top 10 Apps for Au Pairs.
Like any young woman between the ages of 18-26 years old, Au Pairs are attached to technology. Most Au Pairs have smart phones or devices, whether the host family provides it or they purchased their own. To make their transition go more smoothly and help them feel more acclimated, here are top 10 Apps for Au Pairs.
Alarm Clock Free
Alarm Clock Free turns your mobile device into a beautiful digital clock and alarm clock for free! It even displays live, local weather conditions and temperature that makes you know about the weather immediately when you wake up.
Gas Buddies
Find the cheapest gas (petrol) around you. GasBuddy uses gas price information provided by our users to bring drivers together to support the common goal of saving money on gas. Gas prices only for USA and Canada.
- Cost: Free
- Platform: iPhone, Android, and Blackberry
Circle of 6
Circle of 6 lets you choose six trusted friends to add to your circle. If you get into an uncomfortable or risky situation, use Circle of 6 to automatically send your circle a pre-programmed SMS alert message, with your exact location. It’s quick. It’s discreet. Two taps on your phone is all it takes.
- Cost: Free
- Platform: iPhone and Android
Wi-Fi Finder
Over 650,000 locations in 144 countries worldwide! Quickly and easily find FREE or paid Wi-Fi when you travel with the JiWire Wi-Fi Finder.
Clothing Size Conversion
While shopping abroad, travelers often run into the dilemma of figuring out foreign sizes. Whether you’re shopping for shoes, pants, a shirt, or even a bra, the app converts sizes for a number of different countries (Britain, Japan, Korea, France, for to name a few). It’s a simple app that performs a simple task, and best of all it’s free.
Skype
Skype you can do free face-to-face video chat, make free Skype to Skype voice calls and send instant messages on the move
- Cost: Free
- Platform: iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, Android, and Windows
Xe Currency
Xe Currency app is the app to go for if you are not a fan of clumsy currency conversion.
- Cost: Free
- Platform: iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, Android, and Windows
Whats App Messenger
WhatsApp Messenger lets you chat for free with anyone else who owns the app and offers a few extra useful features to make text messaging more fun. With this chat app installed on your smartphone, you’ll save a little money on text charges through your carrier and across platforms. The only catch is that you’ll have to persuade your most frequent texting buddies to download the app, too, but once they see WhatsApp’s advantages, they’ll probably give it a try.
- Cost: $0.99
- Platform: iPhone, Blackberry, Nokia S40, Symbian, and Windows
Temperature Convert
Temperature Convert is a powerful yet simple tool for converting temperatures from Fahrenheit to Celsius or Celsius to Fahrenheit. It also has support for Kelvin so you can convert kelvin to Celsius or Fahrenheit or vise-versa. Also Included is a decimal and negative point, so you can convert decimal temperatures and negative (below 0) temperatures.
Google Maps
Get comprehensive, accurate and easy-to-use maps with built-in Google local search, voice guided turn-by-turn navigation, public transit directions, Street View and more. Use Google Maps to discover great places to eat, drink, shop and play, with ratings and reviews from people you trust. Sign in to save your favorite places and quickly access all your past searches and directions from your computer, right on your phone.