MY PICK OF THE WEEK’S APPS

PCCALC IOS PRICE: €10.99

This is much more than just a calculator app. It’s added Siri shortcuts brilliantly, and continues to be a must-have for scientists, engineers, programmers and students.

WATERMINDER IOS PRICE: €5.49

This multimillion selling app is an easy way to track your water intake. Using your body weight or personal goal it will nudge you to towards your daily intake. There’s even an AppleWatch app that provides updates.

EIR SPORT ANDROID PRICE: FREE

Watch eir Sport on the go, or cast it from your device to the TV. Eir Sport’s pack is free to residential broadband customers, meaning this app is a must-have way of watching eir and BT sports, and BoxNation.

AIR MEASURE IOS PRICE: €1.09

This super hi-tech tape measure is full of apps for practical tasks at home or just for fun when you’re out. You can measure room dimensions as well as objects in space using the Augmented Reality features.

UFC ANDROID PRICE: FREE

If the Notorious is coming back, you’ll probably hear about it here first. This app has breaking news, exclusive video and live streams and you can watch Pay-Per-View on your Android device.

SMARTNOTE PRO ANDROID PRICE: €1.29

A clever notepad app with LOADS of features for daily note taking. It can recognise the text in photos you take or extract the text from recordings you make. There’s a multitude of customisable options.