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Android iSkoot App – Professor Appy Review

This useful app lets me connect and chat with my girlfriend LuLu, for free, which is really cool, as we have a long-distance relationship. I’m in Boston and she’s in Oxford, England. iSkoot lets you log onto your Skye account, so you can make mobile calls for free. It sure beats using calling cards or racking up exorbitant roaming charges, especially when the calls are International.

Why this App makes me Happy:

1)    Really simple to use.

2)    Saves me coins, which we all need in this lousy economy.

3)    The Echo/Sound Test Service is good to check for sound quality before making that special call.

One feature I’d like to see on this app: Voice Command Control, so I can just say “LuLu”, and my smartphone will automatically connect me to my sweetheart.

I give the iSkoot app 4 Hoots ; ; ; ; = which is Super!

LOOPT App Iphone Review by Professor Appy

LOOPT APP IPHONE

This catchy LOOPT app for Iphone really keeps me in the loop. I can track the whereabouts of my friends. If they’re at a cool party or happening event, I can locate them with the GPS-enabled mapping features. And I can choose to let my friends know where I am, or I can use the privacy settings to select “who can find me”.

This is a “social-share-mapping” app as you can opt in to share your location with selected contacts, family and friends, or just fly incognito or under the radar.

Why this Loopt App makes me Happy:

1)    Easy to set up and easy to use (I can use it my sleep).

2)    Great mapping and zooming features.

3)    Super editing and posting tools.

4)    Cool alerts and updates about status of friends and contacts.

Only thing I don’t like: the “chirpy” sounds when friends ping me to let me know they’re in the locale. Winged geeks prefer whistles or Hoots.

Professor Appy recommends LOOPT and gives it:

; ; ; ; ½  = 4.5 HOOTS which is really owlsome