MY PICK OF THE WEEK’S APPS

MOTION X 24/7 IOS €1.09

A sleep monitor that is remarkably accurate for an app-only version. It’ll record activity – even snoring – analyse sleep patterns and will cleverly wake you at the optimal time.

HEADSPACE ANDROID FREE

Get the most out of the day and perform better. Hundreds of meditations on everything from stress and anxiety to sleep and improving focus.

MOASURE IOS €3.49

This app is a 300ft tape measure, ruler, protractor and even measures angles. Measures height, width and length and displays measurements in imperial or metric units.

COLLINS BIRD GUIDE ANDROID €14.99

This beautifully designed app has more than 700 European species with thousands of illustrations. It has bird songs and calls and even has a list of easily confused species.

COUNTDOWN WINDOWS €0.99

A fun app for everything from birthdays to wedding anniversaries. You can pin events to your start page for live countdowns to a special day without even opening the app.