MY PICK OF THE WEEK’S APPS

ELFYOURSELF ANDROID PRICE: FREE

This app has become a tradition itself. First upload five photos, then select a dance. The app does the rest as it creates a personalised ElfYourself video.

NORAD TRACK SANTA IOS PRICE: FREE

Santa tracking app from the North American Aerospace Defence Command. Watch the days count down to Santa’s global present delivery mission.

COCKTAIL FLOW ANDROID PRICE: FREE

Select what you have in the drinks cabinet and the app will help you find recipes with detailed instructions, so you can impress everyone this Christmas.

KIRAKIRA+ IOS PRICE: €1.09

Perfect for festive photos, this app adds cross filters that make light emitting photo subjects shimmer and shine in your photos.

OLED 4K WALLPAPER ANDROID PRICE: €0.99

If you’re fed up of your phone showing grim old wallpapers on the lockscreen, help is at hand. There are loads of hi-res ones here.

POCKET SNOW STORM IOS PRICE: FREE

It’s unlikely we’ll have a white Christmas so use this to create your own blizzard. Hold up the phone and see virtual snow falling all around you in 3D.