I haven't installed any real apps recently-- but I have been playing alphabetty. I play on the laptop more than the ipad but I do have the app for it. I think it's a fairly new game -- I have only been playing it a few weeks.. maybe a game or two a day.

MileIQ to help calculate mileage for business-related expenses. You can turn it off if you don't want it to do every ride. With the free app there are 40 rides per month. You can download the data, too.

Not a gaming person so don't do any of those.

This week I'm enjoying the Yellow Brick race tracker so I can follow the Chicago-Mackinac, SuperMac, and Bayview Mac races. All the fun, without the flies, and I get a shower very night (unlike the folks on the boats...) well, okay, not all the fun, but I don't get a sunburn, so there's that.

I like RetailMeNot for in store and online coupons. http://www.retailmenot.com/ I saved about $20 this week using it at Eddie Bauer and Ulta.

As far as games go, I've been addicted to Wordfeud for a few years now. It's a scrabble type game that I prefer to Words with Friends. It's international, and you can play with people from all over the world, especially if you choose the international English option.

Another cool app I've recently discovered is Hello Talk http://www.hellotalk.com/#en. for people who are interested in learning and/or practicing another language. You can connect and talk/text with people who speak the language you are learning who are learning English.

I'm enjoying 7 Little Words thanks to GWeb and KSLW. I just finished the final level of Pearl's Peril. It took me eight months playing several times every day. I wanted to finish before my old iPad gave out.

I like some of the hidden items games, test my eyesight.

I have some new jig saw puzzle games.

I have always liked the solitaire free pack game.

Drop words is a favorite of mine.

Simple - list has turned into one of my favorite utility apps.

And by far the best weather radar and forecast app is Radar express. Love it!

Thanks to the recommendation of another GWer I am playing Red Herring with some regularity. I'm glad some of you are enjoying Seven Little Words!

Im doing the Elevate exercises fairly often (for mental acuity) and I have started using My Fitness Pal to track daily calories and exercise. It's not a new app but was the best I found for that purpose.

Can't imagine living without Workflowy, again, a thousand thanks,to martinagal for that recommendation!

i am looking for another calendar app----currently using Agenda because it allows me to add a contact phone number to the calendar item entry, but it frequently reverses the first and second alarm times, which is annoying,. Sometimes I have to correct it twice before it enters the alarm times in the correct sequence. This is the reason I hate the apple calendar, it does the very same thing, so I am looking for an alternative......any recs?

one thing I've gotten rid of completely is Pinterest. I started using it very recently and found I hate it as much as the regular site, lol!

Fabulous app for anyone who may need to monitor their heart activity at home or work----AliveCor. It is $75 and you're sent a fingertip pad that takes an EEG that, according to my cardiologist, is pretty darn accurate. I highly,recommend it.

I like playing the games on Luminosity. I have it on my laptop, iphone and ipad. Some games are not as easy to play on the phone once you get so far into the game.

Started using FatSecret a month ago to track what I eat. I didn't realize I craved carbs as much! Have lost almost 15lbs by paying attention. I'm a bad stress/boredom eater and it has helped. Might try to loose another 5lb, but not really necessary. I have one day a week to splurge, but don't go overboard. I've totally cut out sweet tea when we go out, which to this true Southerner was not an easy thought, but not as bad as I feared.

Not a gamer, but occasionally I have used Luminosity. The main app I used with regularity is Map my Run, obviously for running but you can switch modes to hike, walk, bike, etc.. It also is paired with iTunes and I can listen to music, but I don't like using earbuds when I run on the road. And it is also paired with my Fitbit.

I like LoseIt app for tracking calories. It is very easy and user friendly. It also syncs with the FitBit. I also like that I can use it on laptop, phone, and ipad.

Magdalena, we have similar app with the 311 system here. I also use Nextdoor, which is for people in the neighborhood. When there were fire trucks going down the street a few weeks ago, I was able to quickly find out what it was about.

We love Cozi - family calendar and shopping lists. works on your ipad, iphone, or computer.

I forgot to mention Magic Puzzle, the jigsaw puzzle app I use. I really enjoy it as a way to wind down at the end of the day. I thought I would get frustrated not being able to have unlimited room to put together different bits of a puzzle, but I've learned to solve puzzles differently than I would IRL, so the app is still entertaining.

I've been playing AlphaBetty on Facebook. I love word games and spelling. I'm looking forward to trying some of the apps mentioned here.

Lots of good recommendations here to try. Which alphabetty are you using dedtired and funky, when I went to the App Store there were a lot.

Wordbrain, world trivia, mahjong

I think mine was a suggestion from Facebook. I clicked on it and then downloaded. It's called Alpha Betty Saga by King.

I like Mahjong too, Ravencajun.

gsciencechick, I a-m very interested in the app NextDoor-what does it do exactly. I am pretty new in our neighborhood and would like to get people involved if they want. How has it worked for you so far?

Ollie, My neighborhood joined NextDoor as well. It's kind of like Facebook exclusively for your neighborhood. Only neighbors can be invited to join. Whenever someone posts something you get an alert to check it out. Lost dogs, crime, garage sales - you name it is talked about. Nextdoor.com

Mag, approx. how many homes are included on your NextDoor? I'm trying to decide where the borderlines should be in ours? Right now, I have it at about 650 homes, but maybe that's too many? I was trying to include my son's friends in the neighborhood, but maybe I should condense it down?

I use Nextdoor too and especially like it for when I'm looking for someone to work on my house -- electricians, plumbers, etc. It's so nice to find someone highly recommended by many neighbors.

We have 720 households. That actually includes a few different neighborhoods but I think the boundaries make sense. We only have 9% of the neighborhood signed up so far (in 7 months) but there's still a pretty decent amount of activity. I imagine if many more sign up, it might become unwieldy and a split might be necessary.

Just found out a neighbor kid is mowing lawns for cheap!

Good to know! I love the idea of using it to find out about lawn mowing and electricians, etc.

MLB At Bat. $20/year and totally worth it.

Linelle, my 12 year old son plays on a competitive basketball team and his coach uses GameChanger that keeps track of statistics for each player on his team, which in turn he goes over in practice after weekend of tournaments. I love it-and bought the subscription too.

Nextdoor includes my neighborhood (1400 homes but I think about 250 are on the app which seems pretty good) and several surrounding neighborhoods, so it does encompass a fair amount of people. We were recommended to join from our neighborhood association (voluntary, not an HOA); Our crimewatch police officer is also on. It is very helpful to get updates from him, too, regarding car break-ins, etc. You can join with Facebook or just your email. You can just give your street and neighborhood vs. your numeric address. I don't use Facebook, so I just use email.

People post all sorts of things: for sale, yard sales, farmers markets, recommendations for contractors, lost/found pets, crime-safety, etc.