Weekend Warrior iPhone Apps

While perusing the iTunes app store this evening, I came across a great little grouping of apps called the “Weekend Warrior DIY” kit. This group of apps includes everything from a level to a guide on knots to a flashlight to the ubiquitous Sherwin Williams ColorSnap.

With this group of apps, you’ll be on your way to finishing all those tasks, from getting your paint color just right with that fabulous pillow, to trying to assemble your cords behind your dark entertainment stand with flashlight assistance!

Here are some of my favorites…

iHandy Carpenter
$1.99

This app boasts five different tools, including a plumb bob for verifying the verticality of lines and walls; a surface level for leveling flat surfaces; a bubble level, just like the ones you are used to seeing in toolkits; a steel protractor for measuring angles; and a steel ruler for measuring in both inches and centimeters.

The reviews show 4.5 stars, which is pretty good, as most people are very particular about their apps — especially when they have to pay for them!

ColorSnap
Free

ColorSnap is a color-matching app that allows you to quickly capture colors from your surroundings and match them to Sherwin Williams paint colors. So whether you have a pillow that you just bought that you want to match paint to, or you are out and are unsure if the colors in a piece will match your decor at home, this app can help!

You can browse your exsisting photo library or snap a new photo. Move with your finger around the image to find the perfect color and ColorSnap will not only find a similarly matching Sherwin Williams paint color, it will also offer a coordinating palette!

It has received 3 stars, with the complaints being more aesthetic and wanting more features than about the app itself.

Flashlight
$.99

This one is both silly and functional. I can list several occasions over the last few weeks where I would have liked this. I mean, how many times have you tried using your cellphone as a flashlight? (Especially if you are under a cubicle, behind a tower trying to connect something to the back of it…) Sure your iPhone or iTouch would work okay, but with this app you can have several different options, including the super helpful all white screen which will give you the most light for your buck. (Actually, only .99 cents — way to save that penny!)

The current version is rated at a 3 star, and at only .99 cents, you will get your money’s worth, especially when you really need that light!

Things
$9.99

I know, I know — I saved the most expensive for last. But this app is highly rated around the web, including the Apple Store itself, Macworld.com and it’s even received the MacLife Editor’s Choice Award with five stars! It comes in multiple languages, including English, German, French, Japanese and a couple more. This app will allow you to track all of those honey-do projects around the house. You can even sync it with the desktop version of Things to keep track no matter where you are!

You can create simple tasks like ‘hang headboard’ or whole projects that include multiple tasks that require multiple steps. The addition of notes and a due date to help to keep you on track to the finish line.

It is a hefty price to pay for a To-Do list, but from the sounds of the reviews, it’s well worth the money you spend on it!

So, have you found any apps for your iPhone or iTouch, or even for your computer, that you have found absolutely amazing? I’d love to hear!

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While I find it silly to have to say this, I just want to clarify that I am in no way paid to write about any of these apps. In fact, I do not have any of them on my iPhone — I am simply sharing a resource I found, and based on the reviews am writing about them. Once again, you can view the full list of apps in the set here, on iTunes.