{"id":4120,"date":"2015-09-03T07:53:45","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T14:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/?p=4120"},"modified":"2023-01-11T16:07:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T00:07:03","slug":"smartphone-apps-of-the-month-september-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/smartphone-apps-of-the-month-september-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Smartphone Apps of the Month- September 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ll always be the type who prefers to seize the day rather than just tread through it. Naturally I want to plow through my to-do list, efficiently complete my errands, save time for exercise, and oh yeah\u2026.relax and reflect with some me-time!<\/p>\n

Thankfully, life\u2019s far more feasible and enjoyable with two popular apps that I now put to good use. One\u2019s a handy tool and the other\u2019s a fun game, but each helps me make the most of my precious time.<\/p>\n

Moves <\/strong>– for Android<\/a> and iPhone<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Moves\"<\/a>When I hear \u201cmoves\u201d I usually think of dancing the night away. But this Moves is a highly-rated fun app that automatically tracks your everyday life and exercise. It focuses on how you budget your time by looking at where you go and how often.<\/p>\n

At first, I wondered if it would be smart enough to tell the difference between walking, running and cycling, but it magically does!  Moves displays your progress on a fun timeline with your daily routes displayed on a map. A built-in pedometer feature counts your steps, so you can set simple goals. I use it, for instance, to see if my new jogging route is shorter despite more hills and whatever crazy potholes I need to hop over.<\/p>\n

Toward the end of the year, I have so many things to catch up on, too, so discovering it now was perfect timing. Since it\u2019s right there on my cellphone, it goes where I go and remembers my every move. It\u2019s nice because you used to need to carry a second device. Now it\u2019s all tucked inside your phone with the Moves app.<\/p>\n

I actually look forward to setting more goals for myself now. Who doesn\u2019t like a good challenge, especially when it improves your well-being?<\/p>\n

Pictoword<\/strong> – for Android<\/a> and iPhone<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Pictoword\"<\/a>Pictoword is a new addiction for me, too. The good kind! It\u2019s often what I do over breakfast to get my mind going each morning. Pictoword is one of the most popular word games in 30 countries. Download it, play it, and you\u2019ll soon see why.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve never been the crosswords type. Instead, I gravitate towards games that encourage me to think visually, so Pictoword is a perfect addition to my routine. You just \u201cread\u201d a series of pictures to discern which word they sound like when combined. It\u2019s that simple. My family now begs me to play Pictoword with them whenever we get together.<\/p>\n

Let me give you an example of how you play the game. Pictoword may show you a picture of a CAT and a LOG. Think about the word you hear after combining the two words associated with the images. Did you hear the word \u201cCATALOG\u201d?<\/p>\n

Some are a bit more challenging than that example. No problem! If ever stumped, just say the words out loud or ask a friend. Soon you\u2019ll both be shouting out answers and having a great time, too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ll always be the type who prefers to seize the day rather than just tread through it. Naturally I want to plow through my to-do list, efficiently complete my errands, save time for exercise, and oh yeah\u2026.relax and reflect with some me-time! Thankfully, life\u2019s far more feasible and enjoyable with two popular apps that I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":3786,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\r\nSmartphone Apps of the Month \u2013 September 2015<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Consumer Cellular smartphone apps of the month for September include Moves and Pictoword, one handy and one fun.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/smartphone-apps-of-the-month-september-2015\/\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Susan Thomas\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Smartphone Apps of the Month \u2013 September 2015","description":"Consumer Cellular smartphone apps of the month for September include Moves and Pictoword, one handy and one fun.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/smartphone-apps-of-the-month-september-2015\/","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Susan Thomas","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/smartphone-apps-of-the-month-september-2015\/","url":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/smartphone-apps-of-the-month-september-2015\/","name":"Smartphone Apps of the Month \u2013 September 2015","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-09-03T14:53:45+00:00","dateModified":"2023-01-12T00:07:03+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bea0076e2c8f754131a2652cab7eef98"},"description":"Consumer Cellular smartphone apps of the month for September include Moves and Pictoword, one handy and one fun.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/smartphone-apps-of-the-month-september-2015\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/smartphone-apps-of-the-month-september-2015\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/smartphone-apps-of-the-month-september-2015\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Smartphone Apps of the Month- September 2015"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/","name":"Our Blog","description":"Consumer Cellular Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bea0076e2c8f754131a2652cab7eef98","name":"Susan Thomas","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/97587a1993268816fb7e8b3468bfb3d7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/97587a1993268816fb7e8b3468bfb3d7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Susan Thomas"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.consumercellular.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/author\/susan\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4120"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4120"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7558,"href":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4120\/revisions\/7558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}