Apps To Simplify Your Life

I wanted to chat today about two apps to simplify your life that I use every single day. It would be great to say I have everything together and organized without the help of an app on my phone but that is simply not the case. These apps are the new and improved handwritten checklist. Who doesn’t love the ability to accomplish a task and mark it off the list? Or have an entire week’s worth of meals set and planned with the click of a button? Without a doubt, these will change your life in the best way.

Motivated Moms

I know there’s a ton of cleaning apps and websites around. I’ve tried many of them but none have been as user friendly and customizable as Motivated Moms. With this app you have the ability to create a cleaning schedule entirely personalized to your home and needs. The app comes with an already extensive list of daily, monthly, yearly chores and to-do’s which is so helpful if you’re feeling overwhelmed with your house and not sure where to even begin. That was the biggest thing that drew me to this app at the beginning.

Sometimes, taking that first step is the most difficult part of starting a new routine. Motivated Moms helps with that and has a schedule laid out so you don’t have to plan or think through how to get started. From there you are free to begin personalizing the app to your preferences. You can add whatever to-do’s you and your household wants or needs. Add chores to specific people in your home so everyone knows what is expected of them. Delete chores that aren’t needed and add new ones at any time. So user-friendly and easy to use.

Plan To Eat

Now moving on to the kitchen and my favorite recipe organizer, meal planning, grocery list app of all time. Plan To Eat checks all the boxes for every planning need. This app gives you the ability to personalize your kitchen recipes, meal plans and grocery lists to your exact preferences. And it couldn’t be more user-friendly.

Recipes

There are so many options on how to add recipes to the app. If you have family recipes you’d like to add, you have an option to type it in yourself with all the details down to serving sizes, nutrition facts, cuisine, etc. My favorite way to add recipes is simply by copying the URL of the recipe you’re wanting, pasting it into the “add recipe” tab and it will add every detail including the picture. It’s such a lovely feature and makes life so easy having all of your favorite recipes in one spot.

Planning

Once you’re ready to plan your week/month just hit the “Plan” tab and you’re ready to go. You have the ability to add recipes you have imported directly to certain dates as well as add notes if there are any changes or things you want to add. There are times where I don’t actually have a “recipe” to add but I want to add meal plans that I’m able to just type in like the above picture. This is such a perfect feature for your meal planning needs. In a recent Youtube video and blog post, I talked about how to make healthy eating fun for kids by getting them involved. As soon as my kids pick what they want their lunches to be each week I add them directly to this app. If my kids forget what they had chosen for the week, they know to check out the Plan To Eat app for a reminder. I love this planning feature so much.

Grocery Shopping

If those features weren’t enough to sway you to this app, add in the grocery shopping list. It will take the recipes that you imported for the week or for whatever dates you choose and will let you know all the ingredients you need and how much of each is needed. Grocery shopping is so much easier and will save so much time each week. This app has everything you need to simplify your meal planning and time in the kitchen.

Pricing

I’m sure you’re wondering about pricing for these apps and that is another big bonus. Motivated Moms has two options: monthly or annually. If you choose to pay monthly it is $1.99 a month, if you choose to pay annually it is $19.99 per year. That is an absolute steal! If you’re looking at Plan To Eat you also have those two options. You can choose to pay monthly for $5.95. Or choose to pay annually for $49 per year. Again, the price is incredible for all you are getting.

See Your Life Simplify

There are so many options for app these days. I try to be really intentional with what I add to my phone so I don’t get overwhelmed with all I have. Sometimes the things that are designed to bring simplicity to your life can have the adverse effect when not used the way they are intended. That is why these two apps are at the top of my list of apps to simplify your life. I can’t express my love for these enough and how they have helped my life on the daily.

Leave a comment blow and let me know if you love these apps as much as I do!