MY PICK OF THE WEEK’S APPS

JUST PRESS RECORD PRICE: €5.49

An outstanding audio recorder with unlimited record time runs in the background and requires just one tap to start, pause and record.

SUPER FAST FOOD IOS PRICE: €2.29

Jason Vale is a phenomenon and now he’s bringing his whole-food recipes to your phone. There’s also a 7-day food plan to kickstart your diet.

BLINKIST BOOKS ANDROID PRICE: FREE

This app distils the key insights of more than 2,000 non-fiction books and explains them in quickly digestible 15-minute reads or listens.

CONCISE ISL IOS PRICE: €2.29

This app by two Irish engineers lets you search the Irish Sign Language dictionary for words and categories and includes more than 1,000 signs.

JOURNEY DIARY ANDROID PRICE: FREE

A future-proof digital journal to store notes and photos. A clever throwback function allows you to remind yourself what you did, ‘on this day’.

HUE WEAR ANDROID PRICE: €1.99

If you’ve added some Philips Hue bulbs to your smart-home set-up you can now use your Android Wear watch to control them.