Apps to lend a hand, when you are not gaming

Here’s the latest entries in the app store. The main features of each one is listed below. There are links to the app if you want to download them, and there’s a video showing each app in action.

GRO (Android, iOS)

This is a gardening app that connects hyper-local data to your yard. It helps you decide what to do on the gardening day. It will let you know when it’s time to plant tomatoes, and recommend plants that will thrive in your garden. The app also provides important information such as:

Soil temperature
Soil moisture
Wind speed
Weather forecast
Bug warning
Best day to fertilize
Planting instructions
Care guide
Automatic reminders

The app is filled with videos showing how to garden. There are additional features for companies that pair their devices with the Works with Gro system including automated irrigation. Blossom, PlantLink, and GreenIQ are three partners of GRO.

inSITE (iOS)

This is a content sharing app that is customizable to your sales needs. With it, you can generate reports, monitor content, and monitor user activity. There are several ways inSITE shares information with sales and marketing teams including:

Sales playbooks and marketing materials
Video tutorials & training components
Knowledge share quizzes
New employee orientation guides
Integration with Google Apps
Encouraging collaboration through social sharing

LILLO (Android, iOS)

This is a voice and text messaging app for kids. It has avatars that are expressive. The app also features voice modulation and special effects, which make the messages unique and interesting to kids. LILLO has a lot of safety features including:

No advertisements
No spam
Private and secure messaging
Contacts can be blocked

Salad Shake (iOS)

This app generates salad combinations from 116 hand-drawn ingredients. The app utilizes the motion sensor in the phone to assemble a salad. The user has to shake the phone to create a salad. Here’s a list of features: