Nike Run CLUB

At first, the cheesy coaching on the Nike app’s Guided Runs can be a bit bewildering. But in truth it’s gotten us through many a rainy run. The ‘Don’t Wanna Run Run’ is particularly useful to get you moving when you’re on your period, or hungover. Or both. It links to Spotify, and gives you plenty of stats on each run you do to track your progress. Great if you’re new to jogging in lockdown and need some gentle encouragement.

Plum

This app sneakily saves money for you without you even noticing it’s going out of your account. Its clever algorithm works out how much you can afford to save based on your incomings and outgoings, and automatically makes weekly withdrawals.

Splitwise

This is great for group holidays (sigh), but for now it’s a great tool for managing money within your household bubble. For any expenses you input (ours is mainly wine subscription boxes, more houseplants, bills and restaurant meal kits…) it calculates how much you owe each other. Very handy if maths/general organisation isn’t a strong point.

Good on You

Good on You rates clothes brands on their eco credentials. It looks at their labour practices and supply chain, environmental impact and use of animal products. It then gives them a rating between 1 and 5, ranging from ‘We Avoid’ to ‘It’s a Start’ and ‘Great’. For brands that don’t deliver, it recommends the closest eco-friendly alternative.

Preview

Whether you’re trying to keep your restaurant’s social media presence up in lockdown or you’ve started a side business on furlough, you’ll no doubt be using Instagram. Thinking of social content can be a daunting task on a daily basis, so one of the best ways to manage it is to plan ahead. There’s a lot of scheduling apps out there, but we think this is the best (yes we’ve tried them all 😅).

Dashlane

Dashlane autofills your password and personal info, so you don’t have to a.) constantly get locked out of your accounts because you can’t remember the maiden name of your cousin twice removed or b.) risk having the same password for everything in your life, which is the same one you’ve had since you were a teenager. You can also add the extension to your browser.

Olio

Olio is a new sharing app to help reduce waste. Made an extra loaf of sourdough? Pop it on Olio and your neighbours can request to take it off your hands.

The Intro

One to bookmark for when we’re out of lockdown, The Intro is a new dating app that doesn’t let you chat. Instead, as soon as you match, you arrange to meet. No more time-wasters or ghosting. We’re busy women and frankly if we’re required to flirt with a stranger after a year of social isolation, we’re going to be needing drinks.

Clue

The free period tracker you’ve probably heard of but maybe thought wasn’t worth it - that raging PMS tells you all you need to know about when your period’s due AM I RIGHT. But actually getting to grips with your whole menstrual cycle is a great way to work with your body throughout the whole month.

Streak

Streak is all about developing habits (you might also find our downloadable worksheet helpful for that). Whether it’s flossing your teeth, quitting smoking or running 5K, the app helps you stick to those niggly everyday tasks and makes you feel like a very smug organised person in the process.

Clementine

A hypnotherapy app that goes a bit further than Calm or Headspace. As well as sessions to help you fall asleep, it’s got 5 minute sessions to boost confidence, ‘pick-me-up sessions to ditch self doubt’, and longer courses.

11 Apps to Help You Get Your Shit Together