The holiday season can be a very busy and hectic time, even more so if you’re having to shop for a lot of people and plan for family gatherings. Luckily there are a lot of useful apps available on the iPhone that can help make all the goings-on of the holidays much easier and more manageable.
With all the handy apps you can get on the iPhone you can usually find an app to help you with just about everything you can think of during the holidays, whether you need an app to help you shop for gifts, an app with holiday recipes for when you’re cooking, or just an app to help you keep track of your holiday schedule.
But with all these apps at your disposal, which ones will come in handy the most this holiday season? In this article I have put together a list of some of the more useful apps to have during the holidays.
Price Check by Amazon
One of the most useful apps to have while out shopping for gifts, Price Check by Amazon lets you scan any barcode with your iPhone and it will bring up the exact same product and show you the price for it on Amazon. If you can find it cheaper on Amazon you can also use the app to instantly order it.
You can also take a picture of the product and Price Check by Amazon will try to match it with a product on their website.
Better Christmas List
With Better Christmas List you can easily manage your Christmas shopping list right from your iPhone.
Better Christmas List lets you sort your list in various ways, such as creating separate groups for family, friends, etc., set up budgets for your groups or for individual people, sort your list by which store has what your buying, and much more.
You can also export your lists and send them to other people, and track what gifts people got last year.
Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List
If you plan on cooking a lot during the holiday then Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List is a handy app to have.
The Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List app has all the recipes available on Epicurious.com and also lets you set up lists for what you’ll be cooking, including a shopping list for all the ingredients you’ll need.
With over 30,000 recipes to choose from and with a handy search function to help sort through them all, you should definitely be able to figure out what you’ll be cooking for the holidays.
Skyscanner
If you’ll be traveling by plane this holiday season then be sure to check out Skyscanner before you book your flight. Skyscanner allows you to compare millions of flights and helps you find the cheapest.
Skyscanner shows you the flights and prices from over 1000 airlines and travel agents so you can find the best deals for your flight, and best of all it’s completely free so you don’t lose out on anything by giving it a try.
