MY PICK OF THE WEEK’S APPS

1-800 FLOWERS IOS FREE

Valentine’s Day is this week and if that’s a surprise to you, you need 1-800 Flowers! Fresh flowers, plants or gifts anywhere, anytime. You can have gifts delivered in 195 countries this Wednesday. So no excuses!

JOOM IOS FREE

Chart-topping Joom is shaking up shopping. It uses a clever personalised algorithm to only show you items that you might like. There’s secure payments and worldwide delivery from qualified sellers.

YUMMLY RECIPES ANDROID FREE

If you’ve decided you’re cooking on St Valentine’s, Yummly can help. There are one million recipes that are easily added to a shopping list. You can even customise for vegetarian or other diets.

DAILY TEACHINGS IOS €5.49

The Secret was a book and film phenomenon and now the daily teachings are available on your phone. You can now carry The Secret’s wisest, most compelling teachings with you wherever you go.

GOOGLE TRIPS ANDROID FREE

Make the world easier to explore by organising everything in one place. This app gathers details from Gmail and helps you bundle reservations together. Features like nearby attractions are brilliant bonuses.

FLAMINGO FOR TWITTER ANDROID €2.39

Flamingo changes Twitter, for the better. Swap between your accounts easily and customise and preview posts. It’s like the app Twitter should have made in the first place!