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Today we’re talking about the best mobile apps for baby boomers. As I get older, I find that my technology needs change. These days, I’m interested in apps that help me manage my daily life and keep me on track. The apps I’ll be talking about today make my top 10 list of best mobile apps for baby boomers because they make life efficient, more organized, and far more manageable.
The Best Mobile Apps for Baby Boomers Make Life Easier
Due to my business, I’m always on the go. Events, blog posts, and all the other business related things that go into Mamacita On The Move keep me hopping! I have very little downtime, and I don’t want to spend one second of it doing mundane things that either take too much time or can cost me too much time if I make a mistake. That’s why the following apps are all on my top 10 list of the best mobile apps for baby boomers.
Find My Car
Find My Car is a great app for boomers or anyone who hates navigating parking structures, really. This app is not just for baby boomers! I know because I was losing track of my car long before I started to officially journey into the beginning of senior years. With Find My Car, we can forego all the wasted minutes of trekking through parking lots and parking garages in a vain attempt to look for our cars. This app allows easy location of the car so we can get on to more important things.
Tile
If there’s one thing I’ve lost more often than my car, it’s my keys, wallet, phone, and other smaller items. Again, I’ve been losing these things for most of my life, so Tile is an amazing app for me. Consisting of an app and physical tiles which you attach to your items, Tile works by constantly tracking those physical tiles that you’ve attached. It makes a great app for finding lost items or for tracking down items that have been stolen – fingers crossed that doesn’t happen!
Life 360
Life 360 is a great app for those of us who like to keep track of our family members. My daughter, Marilu just completed her degree at NYU, and she’ll be moving on to her masters at another state. I’ve gotten used to her living several states away, and Life 360 is a great app for helping me feel good with her gone. The app allows users to keep track of everyone in their lives so long as they’re all on the same network.
Gas Buddy
As a consummate traveler, I’m all about saving money at the expense of the travel that I love so much. One of the biggest travel expenses, if you’re road tripping, is gas. Gas Buddy helps users find the best gas prices no matter where they are, allowing them to save money at the pump and the time it takes to find good gas prices the old fashioned way.
Sit or Squat
The name makes me laugh but what the app does sets it securely in my list of best mobile apps for baby boomers. As a frequent traveler, I’ve learned the importance of knowing where bathrooms are. Hey, when you gotta go, you gotta go. However, when you’re in the middle of a theme park of a huge mall, that can pose an uncomfortable problem. Sit or Squat is an app from Charmin that finds the nearest bathroom facilities for you!
Mobile Passport
Another travel app, Mobile Passport makes traveling outside the country. With this app, U.S. passport holders and Canadian visitors can submit their passport and declaration information to U.S. Customs and Border Protection with their mobile phone rather than having to carry around a physical copy. This also allows for access to separate expedited mobile passport lanes.
Skype
One of the best mobile apps out there for keeping in touch, Skype for your phone allows you to easily video chat with loved ones. That means you can have face-to-face conversations with your family members no matter how far away they might be.
Lumosity
The best mobile apps do more than make your life easier. Lumosity is an app that actually helps keep your brain healthy. The app has over 40 interactive puzzle, educational, and problem-solving games designed to keep the brains of older adults sharp. According to Lumosity, these games can improve cognitive abilities and memory. Although the science is still out on that claim, every little bit helps, and they’re fun anyway.
This app is a must-have no matter how old you are. There will be times when things are just too darn dark, and using your home screen won’t cut it. Enter Flashlight. This app turns a phone’s camera flash into a flashlight.
bSafe
Last but not least is bSafe. Again, this is one I love due to my travel schedule. I often travel alone, and we all know the world has become a crazy place. That’s why I love bSafe. This app creates a network of family, friends, and coworkers with which you can share your location. It also has a “Follow Me” feature allowing anyone in your network to follow you in real time. I love having this when I’m off traveling.
The Best Plan for the Best Mobile Apps
All of these apps are great for making life easier, but they won’t do much at all if you aren’t on a great network. That’s why I love Verizon and its Verizon 55+ Unlimted plan. This plan makes it super affordable for baby boomers to have a great network and save serious money! With this program, people 55 and older get a great network for a fantastic price – $50 for one line or $80 for two lines with auto pay. That’s an excellent value. Here’s what you get for your money:
- Unlimited 4G LTE Data
- Unlimited Talk and Text
- DVD-Quality Streaming
- Unlimited Mobile Hotspot (600 kbps)
- Verizon Up Rewards
- Mexico and Canad Included
If you’re 55 or older, consider taking advantage of the Verizon 55+ Unlimited Plan. It’s an incredible value from a trusted name in mobile service. To qualify for this program, you just need to be over 55 and live in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Texas, or Detroit, Michigan. So take advantage of this plan and then take advantage of these 10 best mobile apps for baby boomers.
I’ll have to show my mom your list. She never knows what apps to use.
Please do! It will help make life so much easier.
Thank you, sweetie. I learned something today. I would love to try Sit or Squat! What a good break for our busy day!
Yes! I found that one during one of my many trips to NYC. Publix Bathrooms are difficult to find over there.
My in laws could use these apps. I am going to share this post with them-maybe they will find something new.
Thank you Amy.
I need the Find My Car app. I have spent way too long wandering through parking garages and end up paying for extra time.
YES! Especially at huge malls and theme parks.
These all sound like great apps. I don’t think I have ever tried any of these apps before. I’m certainly going to be checking on some of them though.
Enjoy them! They come in handy.
I haven’t heard of some of these apps. I am always on the lookout for more apps to make life easier.
There you go! Now you know you are options out there.
I could use some of these apps myself and I’m Gen X. I’m always forgetting where I’ve parked. I use Gas Buddy now. I hate spending more than I have to for gas.
Yes, they are helpful to any age group!
Thanks for this awesome app list! I should try some of these!
Of course! Enjoy, they are very beneficial.
I actually have used Gas Buddy! I haven’t seen the others though – will check into them!
Yes and Gas Buddy is a big help!
Ooo I have a lot of these! I keep meaning to get Life 360. I’ll have to tell my parents about these apps too.
Great! Glad to hear you use them.
Great app list! I know my mom and dad really like using the Find My Car app, I didn’t even know there was such an app until they shared it. Thanks LisaLisa’s daughter Lex
That’s a real popular one. You have no idea how many times it has saved me!
Thanks for sharing these apps! I never really knew that I needed a lot of these!
Neither did I until I started finding it difficult for certain tasks.
I am not a baby boomer but I do use most of these apps. As a busy mom, they come in very handy at times. I don’t use the Find My Car app but sometimes I should.. I always end up forgetting where I parked when I’m at the store!
They are not necessarily for Baby Boomers, but they do come in handy for us hehe
These are great apps, i’ve heard and currently using a few of them. They’re great.
Yes they are very useful.
I have never tried to use some of these apps on your lists but I already used some of them most especially the Skype.
Ok awesome!
Great post! I have to say I’m not sure what a baby boomer is! But I love Tile app and find my car! It’s great not to run out of data for when you need these to work! x
Baby boomers are folks that were born between 1944-1964.
What a great apps? Although some of them are not familiar on me. The apps that you have and I have is Skype 🙂. I don’t know if I download some of your recommend apps is working on me because I’m from other side of the earth 😉😋😊.
Skype is good. I’m sure the others will grow on you eventually.
This seems to summarize all great apps to consider. I’ve many people are also using them. Pretty much makes your life as smooth as cloth.
Right, that is the purpose!
I have life360 and I love it. So nice to be able to see where my family members are. Especially when they are traveling. I also want to check out Tile. It looks like something I need in my life!
Yes, it’s peace of mind right?
I’m not a baby boomer but I would use several of these. Going to download. Thanks!
Well, they’re for everyone, but baby boomers seem to use it more.
I love Tile! They’ve really been a life saver.
Yes!
This is a really great post idea. Love seeing the older generation getting in touch!
Yes! Times have changed and we need to evolve.
Mobil passport seems so interesting. I have not heard of it before so I’ll definitely be looking more into it.
Truly a great app to have.
So glad you included Lumosity! I just turned 29 and LOVE it. It really does help keep my brain sharp, and the games themselves are super fun. The value for baby boomers, especially as they age, would only be greater.
Yes, it helps exercise our brain!
Wow! These apps sound so amazing! Thank you for sharing!
You are welcome!
These are all tremendous apps to have. It definitely makes life easier. All of this are must haves.
Yes, they are very helpful.
I’ve been already using a few of them and would love to dig out more about Life 360!
There ya go!
I definitely need the Sit or Squat and Tile apps in my life. If I had a quarter for every time I lost my keys, I’d never have to get change to do laundry again!
You are funny! But yes, that Sit and Squad is the best.
such a great topic! i just shared this post with my mom and aunt
Thanks for sharing! I’m sure they will find it useful.
You found some really helpful apps. I used a few of them before: gas buddy and Skype. I need to get tile because I’m always losing my keys. And I’m excited to try mobile passport and bsafe.
Yes, you will find Tile very helpful.
I’m just like you and I’m using quite some of them…
Awesome!
I use a couple of these apps and they sure do help. I will be checking out the others though!
Awesome! I hope you like them as much as I do.
I’ve never heard of mobile passport but I NEED to download that. Such anxiety about losing my passport when traveling.
Yes, it’s great.
I’ve heard of a few of these apps, thanks for sharing! I’m sure they will be very helpful for the baby boomers 🙂
They are!
A great list of apps. I think I will be getting the TILE app for sure. I so need that in my life. I have found myself often wishing my misplaced keys, glasses, etc could be called or traced like a phone.
Yes, the Tile app is a favorite.
OMG the sit or squat one is genius! Hahahah these apps are rad. Nice finds!
Glad you liked them.
Mobile passport is the one I should really try, thanks for great ideas!
That’s a good one!
I love tile! I have four of them. I was bummed to find out that the batteries die and cant be replaced, but apparently the newer ones are better!
Oh good! I’m happy to hear that!
Great round up of Apps. I think I need Tile for my glasses for sure!
Yes the Tile app is really helpful.
These are great apps! This is really helpful and I will be glad to share this!
Glad you enjoyed them.
Since smartphone came to this back in 2007, I’m already hooked on it. I just love to have a camera in my pocket all the time. I ‘ve taken all my baby photos with my iPhone and they are great to post on my FB and IG to share to friends and family.
Anyway, thanks for sharing your article.
YES! It’s like having your computer with you at all times.