Tickle
Going on a blind date is stressful enough, but realising that your date is nothing like his or her social networking profile makes things even worse. In the past, the tried and tested method was to have a friend or wingman phoning you at a set time, giving you the option to get out of dodge with a “house on fire” or “great aunt is sick” excuse. But, now there is an app for you. Tickle uses a phone’s accelerometer to get you out of sticky situation by generating a phantom call when you touch your phone.
Not only is Tickle a useful app to get you out of an awkward Valentine’s Day date, but it can be used to get out of work meetings too – just remember the lie you conjure up.
Platform: iOS, but there is a waiting list, which you can join here. Hundreds of other apps are available that do more or less the same thing.
Expect to pay: No pricing has been released yet, but it’s free to use while in beta.
Stockists: Visit Tickle here for more information
Visit the next page to read about an app to restore photos, the Allrecipes Dinner Spinner, iHeartRadio, and a Kamasutra app.
Vivid-Pix Restore
Vivid-Pix Restore is a solution for family historians and hobbyists to bring back to life scanned prints, slides, glass plates, tintypes, newspaper clippings, family memoirs, or holiday cards. The application also works well for couples wanting to bring their old wedding photos back to life. In addition, newlyweds can add a vintage look to their photos all at the click of a button.
The Vivid-Pix artificial intelligence software instantly restores old and faded photos and documents. It also improves the colour and contrast of scanned, faded images and digital photos, as well as scanned records, letters, and documents. A perfect Valentine’s Day gift for the old and new.
Platform: Only Microsoft Windows 10 platforms
Expect to pay: R740
Stockists: Click here to buy Vivid-Pix Restore
Visit the next page to read about the Allrecipes Dinner Spinner, iHeartRadio, and a Kamasutra app.
Allrecipes Dinner Spinner
Time to get the aromas flowing. Allrecipes Dinner Spinner is a great app should you be staying in for this Valentine’s Day. It has hundreds of thousands of recipes, each with an ease-of-cooking rating, ingredients needed and the cooking method. In some cases, step-by-step videos are also included. Favourites can be saved for later and one can search for ideas based on meat, vegetables and spices.
Platform: Android
Expect to pay: A free download
Stockists: Download the app here
Visit the next page to read about iHeartRadio, and a Kamasutra app.
iHeartRadio
Set the mood. Once you have selected the perfect Allrecipes Valentine’s Day dish, it’s time to get the music flowing to enhance that romantic mood. iHeartRadio offers a selection of music stations from around the world so you are almost guaranteed to find the best one to suit the mood. One doesn’t have to be confined to listening to the music on the small speaker in the phone either, as it supports a variety of devices, such as Chromecast, so you can play your music through a TV for some decent-sounding tunes.
Platform: Android and iOS
Expect to pay: A free download
Stockists: Visit iHeartRadio here for downloading instructions.
Visit the next page to read about a Kamasutra app.
Kamasutra app
Time to seal the deal. If you play your cards right with the meal from Allrecipes and get the mood perfect with the music, your parter may be keen to keep the night going. We are not talking “Netflix and Chill,” but something a little more exotic, like the Kamasutra. The Kamasutra app by Exotic Worlds is a great app to ramp things up behind closed doors. It lets you check out a variety of new and unusual positions and contains over 100 animated positions, along with written instructions on each one. It also comes with a modern design, a favourites feature and even a to-do list for quick reference.
Platform: Android
Expect to pay: A free download
Stockists: Download the app here