Must-Have Apps for Women

Between personal upkeep, your social life, work and motherhood, being a woman can be difficult at times. It's no harm seeking help when we need it, either. 

Since we won't be turning to hiring a personal assistant anytime soon, we can turn to the next best thing - our smartphones - to help us out and keep us organised. 

We've selected some of the best apps that will help to turn our smartphone into the side-kick you've always wanted. Now you'll be able to conquer everything! From the weekly food shop, to health tracking, to grooming, to clocking up your Starbucks points. 

1. Clue

This app is designed to make tracking your ferility accurate, fast and friendly. You can keep track of your monthly cycle by entering data about your period, pain, mood, fluid, activity and any personal notes you wish to keep. Clue uses an algorithm to calculate and predict your own unique cycle. Pretty handy if you've stopped counting days!

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2. Pinterest

Pinterest is known as the world's catalogue of ideas. Browse the website online or via your smartphone's app to find and save recipes, parenting hacks, lifestyle tips, style inspiration and many, many other ideas. It's great if you're seeking a new recipe to try, or want to redecorate, or if you're planning a wedding. Don't forget to follow us at ExpatWoman.com! 

3. 7 Minutes Workout

Sweat with your own personal trainer to achieve your health and fitness goals with just a 7 minute workout every day! It helps to train your body and burn calories, day by day you begin to lose weight and trim up. 

4. OPI

This is a portable try-it-on studio that gives you the chance to have a virtual look at different nail colours, and if they would suit your hand, skin colour and style. Handy if you can't seem to decide on your next mani-pedi colours!

5. Wally

Take control of your money with Wally! Use this app to help balance your income, expenses and understand where your money goes. You can also use this helpful app to set and achieve your financial goes... Easy, peasy!

6. Grocery Gadget 

Use Grocery Gadget to help save time and money while you're at home and the grocery store. Use it to plan and create lists for your next trip to the shops, sync with your roommate so you don't buy multiple items and keep track of how much you're spending, too!

7. Goodreads

The perfect app for the bookworms out there, Goodreads has always been a go-to app for all things books. Read reviews, write your own review, keep track of books you've read and find friend's lists to gain recommendations. You'll no doubt find your next read quite easily with the help of other readers out there, too.

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8. Yoga Studio

This app includes 65 ready-made classes, with different levels - beginner, intermediate or advanced - times and focus types to help find the perfect yoga class for you. With the lessons included in this app, you'll be a yoga expert in no time. 

9. Flipboard

Fed up of having so many different news and media apps to keep track of to get the latest news and updates? No with Flipboard, it does it all for you, and streams all of your favourite channels into one timeline. Discover articles that impact your life, save your favourite articles, videos and photos and gain access to the world's most respected publishers.

10. VSCO

Love photography? Create, discover and connect with a community with VSCO. You can shoot and edit your images with the superior mobile presets available, and advanced camera controls. You can then publish your images and journals, and curate others to your VSCO profile.