mobile tools //

Spool //

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Videos to Go

Videos are a great way to kill time online…but sometimes, the only time you have to kill is when you’re waiting around somewhere, cell phone in hand. Spool lets you store videos, articles and lolcat pics to view later on your phone or tablet.

User Interface

3.5 stars

Usefulness

4 stars

Innovation

3 stars

Cost:

Free

Overall Rating:

3.5

Dwolla //

Friday, December 16, 2011

An Easy, Safe Way to Pay

Looking for an alternative to Paypal? Dwolla makes it easy to send and receive payments both online and in person (via your smartphone) without exposing your personal information.

User Interface

5 stars

Usefulness

4.5 stars

Innovation

4.5 stars

Cost:

Free, accepting payments over $10 is .25 per payment

Overall Rating:

4.7

Venmo //

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Turn Your Cell Phone Into a Wallet

Getting friends to pay you back can be a pain without cash on hand. Venmo makes it easy to give and receive money right from your cell phone.

User Interface

5 stars

Usefulness

5 stars

Innovation

4.5 stars

Cost:

Free

Overall Rating:

4.8

Any.DO //

Friday, December 2, 2011

Get Things Done Together

There is definitely no shortage of to-do apps for Andoid and iPhone. Any.DO stands out, however, with a sleek, intuitive interface and social features that makes it easy to add tasks, manage them and share them with friends.

User Interface

5 stars

Usefulness

4.5 stars

Innovation

3 stars

Cost:

Free

Overall Rating:

4.2

Sonalight Text By Voice //

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Text Without Lifting a Finger

Texting while driving is bad, mmm-kay? But there are definitely times when your hands are occupied and you really need to read or respond to a text. Sonalight’s Text by Voice lets Android users send, receive and read text messages without lifting a finger.

User Interface

3 stars

Usefulness

3.5 stars

Innovation

3.5 stars

Cost:

Free

Overall Rating:

3.3