Pulse: How We Spend: Tech: iPhilly
Sports
Feed your Phils addiction with ScoreMobile, a customizable app that pulls up-to-the-minute stats, scores, schedules and breaking news for your favorite teams, leagues or sports (even the PGA).
Price: Free.
Kids
Like the personal assistant you don’t have, KidStuff finds the nearest park, water ice, bowling alley and other kid-friendly diversions, plus gives turn-by-turn directions. Call it the tantrum-breaker. Price: $2.99.
Shore
Headed to LBI or Ocean City? Know whether to pack sunscreen or a slicker with Surf Report’s two-day weather and tide forecasts. Price: Free.
Transportation
Ditch those tattered SEPTA and PATCO paper schedules for iTransitBuddy. It’ll tell you how late your morning train is running (c’mon, it’s SEPTA) and whether you can stay for one more drink. Price: $3.99.
Eco-Shopping
With 3rdWhale, you can find the nearest farmers’ market, sustainable spa, yoga studio, bike store, vegetarian restaurant … and the greenest way to get there.
Price: Free.
Traffic
We can’t promise that downloading MultiCam Philadelphia — which lets you view live area traffic cams — will mean you’ll never get stuck on the Schuylkill again. But it can’t hurt, right? Create a set of favorite camera stations on roads like I-476, 422, I-95 and more. Price: $3.99.
Parking
Tired of outrunning the PPA? iCarPark not only counts down your need-to-feed-the-meter time; it also tracks your movements, to guide you back to your spot or garage when it’s time to head home.
Price: $.99.
Movies
Watching trailers, reading reviews, finding show times at nearby theaters (plus directions to get you there), and buying tickets are only a few of the things that film buffs can do with Flixster Movies. Price: Free.
