Best Meditation Guides
Sleepy Time features a sleep timer and continues to run after the screen turns off. • Air Conditioner. • Airplane Cabin. • Babbling Brook. • Beach. • Birds. • Birds in Forest. • Campfire. • Ceiling Fan. • Crickets. • Distant Thunder. • Distant Train. • Farm House. • Frogs. • Heartbeat. • Highway. • Microwave. • Radio Static. • Rain. • Thunder Storm. • Train. • Urban Noise. • White Noise. • Wind. • Whale. • Wind Chimes. And Many more!!
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"HOWEVER: UPDATE 01/30/2013 - PROBLEM WITH LOOP - REMOVED FROM KINDLE AND THEN RE-LOADED - STILL A PROBLEM. Recently I upgraded from the Kindle Fire 1st Gen to Kindle Fire HD and this App no longer functions properly. - This sleep aid app has gone back to being the all time favorite of my wife and me."
"You can then select time durations for the sounds to play ranging from 1 minute to continuous. At the end of the set time the volume slowly faded in the last 10 seconds to then shut off. Permissions: * Read phone status and identity. * Modify or delete the contents of your USB storage. * Full network access. * Prevent tablet from sleeping. The app contains Millenial adware which can collect personal data from your device and share it with the developer such as IP address and device data."
"Overall, the app itself is good and well made, but sound apps are only as good as their sounds, and I didn't really care for the sound quality in this one, unfortunately. I hear a lot of background static and noise in nearly every sound clip, including white noise, which I'd expect to be very clear."
"Highly recommended as an aid to lulling small children off to sleep, and getting some much needed peace and quiet... Includes sounds like rain, thunder, birds, heartbeat, white noise, train, engine, waterfall, fan, beach and many many many more!"
Over 30 rain sounds (free and HD) mixable with thunders and music in order to reach a state of complete relaxation. You can adjust the volume of rain, thunders and music individually to find the ideal combination and so encourage a deep relaxation of the mind. The rain sounds and relaxing music have beneficial effects on the body and soothing the mind because, by covering the external environment noise, promote relaxation and help in different occasions: for better sleep, to concentrate in work, study or reading, for meditation, etc. - 30+ perfectly looped sounds (free and HD). - Thunders and music mixable with the sounds of the rain. - Individual volume adjustment for rain, thunders and music. - Ability to use the app along with other apps. - Timer for self-closing the app. - Audio pause on incoming call. - No streaming is required for playback (no data connection required). - No audible loop thanks to redesigned audio engine. - Rain in the forest. - Rain on the street. - Strong thunderstorm. - Thunders and music. - Rain in the park. - Bungalow in the forest. - Under the tree. - Thunderstorm in the countryside. - Rainy night with crickets. - Tropical storm. - Rain in the garden. - Thunderstorm. - Rain on the tin roof. - Under the umbrella. - Puddles in the countryside. - Rain against the window. - Hailstorm. - Water in the gutter. - Distant storm. - Light rain at night. - Home in the rainforest. - Light rain on the windshield. - Rain on leaves. - Light rain in the garden. - Heavy rain on the windshield. - Tent in the rain. - Dripping water. - Tent in the thunderstorm. - Wind and rain.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I have terrible insomnia and .this helps a lot."
"The stopping and starting of the loop is noticeable to the point where it disturbs my sleep."
"I only wish that you could play several different sounds at once and use the adjustment bars to make the perfect rain fall sound for your own preference."
"This app will help you get a good night's rest."
"Makes for entirely satisfying white noise to sleep to."
"I wish I could give more than 5 stars!"
"It was well worth the $1.99 I paid for it."
"I have tried other apps but this is my favorite."
**. Enjoy the deep relaxation, stress relief and benefits of meditation with this app by Meditation Oasis™. -- Deep Rest Guided Meditation (13 min) - allows you to sink into a deeply restful state. "I simply can't say enough about these guided meditations... As a musician, I really appreciate the music Richard creates and it is just subtle enough not to take away from Mary's guiding words." - Enjoy a state of deep relaxation without prior meditation experience. - Relax deeply and easily as you are voice-guided step by step. - Choose a meditation to suit your needs and time available. - Listen to the meditations with or without music. - Enjoy the relaxing background music or nature sounds alone anytime you want to meditate on your own or simply relax. - Read instructions to support and enhance your experience. - Enjoy the benefits of meditation from the start. - Links to support on the Meditation Oasis website.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Little tools and habits can help you meditate and relax and this one is a good and simple way to start to learn how to meditate. The main screen contains: * Guided Meditation. * App instructions. * Contact. * Rate this app. * Sleep better. The meditation can be set in the following ways: 1. Breath awareness meditation which is 5 minutes long and good for the middle of the day when you need to just calm down. Deep rest guided meditation which is 13 minutes long and this is good for helping you to relax and fall asleep."
"I have issues with anxiety, and found this app to be very relaxing."
"This tape could benefit from some additional layers of sound such as gently crashing waves or soprano angels singing in the background."
"There is an art to creating an immersive, truly relaxing experience, and the Maddux team here sincerely delivers peace to your system. This ladies voice is so soothing, perfectly syncopated....I seriously cannot recall ever hearing it all the way through...zzzz...!"
"I find guided meditation soooo relaxing but there are so many apps that get it wrong - loud volumes, creepy voices, annoying music, etc. You can control the volumes of her voice and the background sounds separately, as well as use the volume on your phone to fine-tune the overall sound further so everything is just the right level for your particular taste."
"her voice is not pleasant to me and i will not use this meditation. i use aware and one other calm is also good. keepp meditation being mindful."
"I chose this app, because I always enjoyed guided meditation, I find that the music and the guidance in this app is perfect for helping me relax."
"This app helped me to sleep better every time I have used it."
Best Massage Guides
"Acupressure: Heal Yourself" is easy to use app with illustrated instructions how to make point massage, completely offline, does not require Internet connection. "Acupressure: Heal Yourself" is easy to use app with illustrated instructions how to make acupressure point massage.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Read this, and try it."
"I have had acupuncture treatments with great success, but they can be costly."
"You get tired and it hurts your other hand plus I had no different healing or feeling better after tryin,taking up GBs."
"This stuff really works I use it all the time and it helps relieve the pain I have from a chronic medical condition."
"As a believer in taking a more holistic approach to healing (herbals, aromatherapy, yoga and Tai Chi), I'm rather surprised that I've enjoyed a great deal of relief from acupuncture and yet never thought to try accupressure!"
"This seems like an okay app, except that there's no warning that you need a little experience to do this without getting frustrated with the somewhat vague instructions."
Best Yoga Guides
Personalized white noise, sleep sounds and meditation can help you fall asleep! Download the app, mix sounds, add a meditation and enjoy full nights of sleep like you haven’t in a long time! * 108 sleep sounds, white noise & melodies you can mix to create unlimited ambiences. * Five-day meditation programs to reach specific sleep goals:
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Now, all I have to do to fall asleep is plug in my ear buds, click on my favorite sound, hit '30 minutes' on the timer, and get comfortable."
"The fact that you can change the sounds to fit your mood ,and set the timer to shut it down automatically is really a PLUS!"
"Okay, I confess that I got it when it was the free app of the day, but before I got the free paid app I had the free one which I replaced. It's still a great price, and if free is more your style (like mine), the free app is still out there."
"There is music, surf, white noise, fire crackling, frogs (although this one is spooky), and you can mix and match to your specification (Frogs in the fire might be weird)."
"The app has a wide variety of sounds ranging from static noises to natural noises to the din of civilization."
"I recently purchased a pair of Sleep Headphones, and remembered this app. I'm a light sleeper, and used to always be aware of the A/C starting and stopping, the icemaker in our fridge in the middle of the night, dogs barking in the neighborhood, my husband's intermittant snoring, and even when all noises stopped, the absolute quiet disturbed me! This app on my tablet, and my soft Sleephones-Pajamas for your Ears- (also purchased on Amazon, look for my review of them too) together have changed my life! I finally know what it's like to fall asleep quickly, and even if I get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, I go right back to sleep. Use one for meditation, or yoga, or to help mask those very annoying eating noises at the dinner table... yes, I have that Soft Sound Sensitivity thing, and will find a lot of uses for this app!"
"As a very light sleeper and a person that thinks too much, this app allows me to relax and sleep peacefully when I need to."
"It had so many sounds and musical loops you can make a truly unique mix each time. The binaural waves can be accessed separately and added into whichever sound mix you choose."
Best Workout Guides
• Great for both men and women. • Video showing how to do each exercise. • 385+ exercises. • Multiple custom routines. • Random routines. • Landscape mode. • Ad-free. • Developed by a certified personal trainer. • On-screen instructions and timer. • No internet required to do most workouts (streaming videos require internet).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I used the free app for a month & liked it enough to upgrade to the paid."
"The ability to customize multiple workouts, especially with the other recent added exercises, is very much appreciated."
"Good workout, easy to follow but desperately needs a countdown as the exercise ends and end signal...the seconds between isn't always enough so sometimes I have to pause."
"I look forward to a challenging and different workout each day."
"Good app when it was free, broken app after I purchased."
"Hard to do the exercises on a phone, but I can not get it to work on my galaxy tab 10."
"Video doesn't work...black screen only."
Best Nutrition & Diet
Personalized white noise, sleep sounds and meditation can help you fall asleep! Download the app, mix sounds, add a meditation and enjoy full nights of sleep like you haven’t in a long time! * 108 sleep sounds, white noise & melodies you can mix to create unlimited ambiences. * Five-day meditation programs to reach specific sleep goals:
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Now, all I have to do to fall asleep is plug in my ear buds, click on my favorite sound, hit '30 minutes' on the timer, and get comfortable."
"The fact that you can change the sounds to fit your mood ,and set the timer to shut it down automatically is really a PLUS!"
"Okay, I confess that I got it when it was the free app of the day, but before I got the free paid app I had the free one which I replaced. It's still a great price, and if free is more your style (like mine), the free app is still out there."
"There is music, surf, white noise, fire crackling, frogs (although this one is spooky), and you can mix and match to your specification (Frogs in the fire might be weird)."
"The app has a wide variety of sounds ranging from static noises to natural noises to the din of civilization."
"I recently purchased a pair of Sleep Headphones, and remembered this app. I'm a light sleeper, and used to always be aware of the A/C starting and stopping, the icemaker in our fridge in the middle of the night, dogs barking in the neighborhood, my husband's intermittant snoring, and even when all noises stopped, the absolute quiet disturbed me! This app on my tablet, and my soft Sleephones-Pajamas for your Ears- (also purchased on Amazon, look for my review of them too) together have changed my life! I finally know what it's like to fall asleep quickly, and even if I get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, I go right back to sleep. Use one for meditation, or yoga, or to help mask those very annoying eating noises at the dinner table... yes, I have that Soft Sound Sensitivity thing, and will find a lot of uses for this app!"
"As a very light sleeper and a person that thinks too much, this app allows me to relax and sleep peacefully when I need to."
"It had so many sounds and musical loops you can make a truly unique mix each time. The binaural waves can be accessed separately and added into whichever sound mix you choose."
Best Exercise Motivation
Think you know the muscles of your body?
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Some might feel it lacks flair as it has no secret levels to unlock or anything like that."
"really tested my husband."
"Good app to study muscles."
"App is great, would totally love if they gave you some sort of study guide, but the practice is really good and pretty fun."
"This app is great for people who need to do a quick review of muscles but if you are trying to learn about them; this isn't the app for you."
"It stopped suddenly. Need to access the account."
Best Menstrual Trackers
WomanLog is a menstrual and fertility calendar for women. Menstruation, ovulation and fertility day forecast have to be understood as theoretical predictions which may not coincide with the actual menstruation, ovulation and fertility days.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I love that I can track important things like gynecological symptoms, period length and flow, sex, ovulation, add notes, exercise, etc."
"My favourite menstrual calendar app I've found yet."
"Well worth the $3 price for the lady time planning over the next 20+ years."
"very easy to use and adjust to your specific cycle."
"I got this app to keep track of my cycle, but was pleasantly surprised by the other features."
"Great and easy to use."
"Though it would be nice to add more features that women in general like to monitor like measurements as well as weight and the option to delete or minimize the ovulation features that some of us don't use."
"It was a 5 star program for my kindle, till they changed the program to need google play to do a lot with it."
Best Sports Information
Each muscle includes the visual referral pattern and point location, plus a written muscle action, referral and comments for each muscle.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The problem was, once my curiosity was taken care of there was no reason to keep the application on my Kindle."
"I use it to do a quick review of trigger points while my client is getting settled on the table."
"I quite like this app."
"Update has choice of several languages; wish I had this update a month ago so I could have showed a Chinese only speaker the muscle and description that was causing the pain to the spot he kept pointing to."
"Not user friendly."
"love it, just what I needed."
Best Sounds & Relaxation
Find out why the world is sleeping better with White Noise. White Noise generates sounds over a wide range of frequencies, masking those noise interruptions, so you can not only fall asleep, but stay asleep. Air Conditioner, Airplane Travel, Amazon Jungle, Beach Waves Crashing, Blowing Wind, Blue Noise, Boat Swaying in Water, Brown Noise, Camp Fire, Cars Driving, Cat Purring, Chimes Chiming, City Streets, Clothes Dryer, Crickets Chirping, Crowded Room, Dish Washer, Extreme Rain Pouring, Frogs at Night, Grandfather Clock, Hair Dryer Blowing, Heartbeat, Heavy Rain Pouring, Light Rain with Birds, Ocean Waves Crashing, Oscillating Fan, Pink Noise, Rain on Car Roof, Rain Storm, Running Shower, Running Water, Stream Water Flowing, Thunder Storm, Tibetan Singing Bowl, Train Ride, Vacuum Cleaner, Violet Noise, Water Dripping, Water Sprinkler, White Noise. APPLICATION FEATURES. • 40+ perfectly looped sounds with additional free sounds from the White Noise Market at http://whitenoisemarket.com/. • Background audio support so you can use other apps while listening. • Create new soundscapes by mixing multiple noises together like a DJ with support for adjusting volume, balance, and pitch of each individual sound in the mix. • Full screen digital clock with multiple colors and brightness controls makes it the perfect companion for any nightstand. • Advanced alarm and timer system that slowly fades audio in and out so you awake naturally feeling more refreshed. • On-screen media player and volume controls with swipe gesture support for navigating sound collection. • Star favorite sounds and mixes in the sound catalog for quick access using the Favorite view. • Designed to work on all Android-based phones and tablets. • Advanced Settings let you prevent interruptions such as notifications, tweak buffer size for optimal playback, adjust sound volume, balance, pitch, custom alarm snooze times, and more. • No Advertising.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"When she spends the night with me, her mom always forgets to pack her radio, so I put this on for her and has the same effect as radio."
""White Noise" v. 5.6.3 Good selection of sounds and you can download more. Playing with buffer size, as one person commented, does not lengthen the sound loops, so something like chimes repeats in a way that's noticeable, but for something like white or pink noise it probably won't matter. There is a setting called "prevent interruption" that allows you to shut off ringer, notifications, etc. My experience with Android apps from Amazon vs. ones from GP is that you periodically need to update the Amazon Appstore app or you will (temporarily) lose offline access to some things."
"The loading of the web offered files was quick and seamless, I didn't have to do anything save to select the well described audio files."
"I've been using this app for years."
"It allows you to set the pitch and volume of the mixed sounds so you can get it just the way you want it to sound! It runs in the background ( with or without the sounds ) so you can use it as a 24 hour reminder clock. You can pick the sound you want it to wake you from a large selection of sounds. I like the fact that it will display a large set of numbers to show you the time."
"For as long as I can remember I've been a very light sleeper....if my partner breathes too loudly it'll wake me & then be unable to fall back asleep."
Best Heart Rate Monitors
It also provides interactive graphs that allow you to display your values by weeks, months, year and time of day. iBP is the only blood pressure app with a built in transfer capability to sync all your iOS and Android devices. * Transfer capability to sync all of your iOS and Android devices. * Calculates Mean Arterial Pressure and Pulse Pressure. * Track one personal item (blood glucose, stress level, medication dosage, exercise time). * Backup / Restore capability. * Multiple users. * Multiple email addresses (you and doctor). * Multiple email formats (HTML, CSV, Plain Text). * Snapshot of the graphs can be saved. * User configurable color ranges. * Weight units (lb or kg). * Withings Blood Pressure Monitor & Wireless Scale. The Blood Pressure Monitor and wireless Body Scale automatically record and send the data to your account. We have been working on this application for two years and submitted 17 updates with key features added from user feedback.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"There are places for your B/P, pulse rate, date, time, notes, mean arterial pressure and pulse pressure. When I am ready to go to the doctor's office I just email myself a list of all my B/P readings since I was last at the doctor's office. Everything I mentioned above is listed for each B/P reading."
"This app makes it really easy to keep track of, I haven't found any others that I like better yet, although I would like to find one that would pdf my chart in an easy to read format that she could read in her office."
"Next week I have an appointment with my cardiologist and I'm curious to see his reaction to all this data I'm collecting."
"When it was working, it did a wonderful job of keeping track of things for me."
"I was looking for an APP like this to record my blood pressure."
"My only complaint...and it a small one, is that on the android version I can't include MAP and PP on the chart. In Android, MAP and PP are always displayed on the Log."
"Before this app I recorded daily on paper but these graphs make it so much easier to view what is happening, and I just take my kindle to my doctor appts."
"Like sometimes I don't have my tablet available, so I write my BP readings on paper for later entry."
Best Activity Tracking
There are currently 30+ calculators including an emergency drug calculator (16 drugs), constant rate infusion calculator (including 32 pre-set drugs), fluid rates with drips/giving sets with the ability to work in either kg or lb and the option to specify your own values for many calculators i.e. drug concentrations.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"As a veteran vet with 36 years of emergency medicine, this app is invaluable."
"Perfect application for figuring out what the exact flow rate should be."
"Sves much time and verifies my own calculations to ensure that they're correct."
"What a fantastic app!!!"
"Math is not my strongest point, I would never want to harm any of the animals I work with, this tool helps verify and make me feel secure that I have all my calculations correct!!!"
"A must have in practice!"
Best Pregnancy
It has graphical reports and trending charts, weekly averages, medicine, vaccine, timers, notifications, emails, .csv export, an easy to use interface, unlimited data, and allows you to exchange information in real time with your spouse, babysitter, nanny or daycare wherever they are. Several thousands parents, nannies and child care centers are using daily Baby Connect, more than 100 millions events were saved with the Application. You can record not only feedings, nursing, naps, diapers, milestones, pumping, but also the baby’s mood, temperature, what kind of game he’s playing, his gps location, and attach pictures.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It is AMAZING to see how my son's sleep habits have changed, I can tell when he was sick how much more he napped, I know when I gave him medicine last, and I can look back to see if side effects he has might be from food or medicine. It also helps remind me which solid foods we have tried so I know what food he is OK to eat- and which foods he is sensitive to. I originally gave this a 4 star..."
"I got the app because our daughter was underweight and I wanted to follow her eating and sleep patterns. This app helps me to remember when I last breastfed, track how much formula she's eating, see how her growth is matching up, and see how much she slept and when. There is oodles of functionality in this app, and lots of ways to read your data once you collect it."
"Unfortunately, most of the free apps didn't sync between multiple devices, or didn't have all the features we wanted."
"Tons of other things you can track as well as nursing, pumping, diapers, medical, moods, and activities."
"My husband stays home with our daughter, and this way I can see when she's eating or asleep with constantly bothering him for updates."
"This is the BEST APP!!!!!"
"When anyone babysits him they can provide us with a report including all the information we need to keep him on his schedule."
Best Sleep Tracking
This application is a guided meditation intended to help you overcome insomnia and get to sleep. "Deep Sleep recording has made it possible for me to fall asleep in 15 minutes instead of 2 hours of tossing and turning - I am most grateful! Going to try the Quit Smoking one; now that my sleep cycle is regulated, I am more physically and mentally ready to kick the butts. We all need to slow down sometimes, to relax, to unwind - yet after a hectic day at work, a terrible commute, or a nightmare shopping trip it may seem impossible. The vast majority of people have never had any relaxation training and therefore find it difficult to switch off, be still and fall deeply asleep.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"If love it if you could set a wake-up time, second choice being too remember my settings, but I'd settle for defaulting the sleep app to let you sleep."
"The only negative for me really is that in the back of my mind I think that my Kindle is still on draining the battery which makes it hard for me to stay asleep."
"With problems falling asleep and staying asleep, I've recently bought a new bed; made an effort not to eat or drink within three hours before bedtime (recommendation of a doctor); and tried a prescription sleep aid that leaves me groggy and dry-mouthed."
"I really didn't believe that this app would help me fall asleep."
"The narrator has an enjoyable Scottish accent but there are bits where his intonation on certain words can be giggle worthy. Maybe the wake feature would be useful for power naps but the entire program with all rotations is only a couple hours so if you wanted it for a full nights rest, I can't see where the wake message complete with birdsong would be at all useful or desired."
"I got this when it was the faotd, I was having a very hard time getting to sleep and the sleep aides at the store weren't helping and left me groggy in the morning."
"Awesome!!"
"After reading other reviews I decided it was a good idea to try my alarm out to check for conflict instead of laying there worrying about whether or not it was going to work in the morning."