MY PICK OF THE WEEK’S APPS

1) POPPLET IOS PRICE: €5.49

A simple tool to capture and organise your ideas. Write them down then sort them visually. It’s great for students or brainstorming, but it works equally well for sorting your DIY ideas.

2) PLANIMETER IOS PRICE: €8.99

A clever app for land survey that measures distances on a map. It will figure out the area of a roof for retiling or calculate the size of a garden. It then uses GPS to put it all on a map for you.

3) WI-FI ANALYZER ANDROID PRICE: FREE

This app allows you to see how good or bad your home Wi-Fi set-up is. It also shows all the devices on your network in case there are any unknowns eating your bandwidth.

4) TUNEPAL IOS PRICE: €2.29

Have you ever sat listening to a trad session and wondered what that tune is? This Irish app will search for the tune in its database of 22,000. Matching tunes are downloaded to your phone.

5) WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE ANDROID PRICE: €2.40

The new and official TV tie-in app has 1,000 new questions and a new ‘Ask the Saviour’ lifeline. You can play against the clock and, of course, share your score on Twitter.

6) EVENTBRITE DISCOVER ANDROID PRICE: FREE

Discover upcoming events and get personalised recommendations for local events. You can also buy tickets straight from the app and use your phone as your ticket.