NEW Must Have Parenting App: Milestones from @lyfeline_corp

This post is brought to you by Lyfeline Corporation. All opinions are mine. This really is a great parenting app!

Even as a parent of three children, I still worry sometimes if my children are developmentally where they need to be, especially when my children are babies!

If you are like me and need a little reassurance or help knowing how your baby is doing in their development, then you have got to check out one of my new favorite apps, Milestones! I have been on it every day since I downloaded it learning new things about my little guy, getting advice how I can help him develop appropriately and learning lots of great parenting tips!

Milestones provides a first ever opportunity for parents to track their child’s development directly on a smartphone. Working with researchers and pediatricians from Stanford and USCF, Lyfeline Corporation has developed a solution that enables parents to analyze, track, and promote their child's development through their smartphone. In the 2 months since the invite-only soft launch, over 10,000 parents are using Milestones to realize their child’s full potential.

Utilizing an American Academy of Pediatrics recommended series of development questions, parents gain an in-depth look into their child’s fine and gross motor, language, social and self-help progression. Parents also receive percentile benchmarking relative to the child’s age group.

It was really interesting to see the results for my 19 month old son. He was right on track in some areas, ahead in others and a little behind in areas like verbal and small motor. But what's great is that the app then gives me great activities and tips on how to help my son develop more in these areas.

Utilizing assessment results, Milestones creates a targeted program tailored to the child’s developmental needs and forthcoming milestones. Derived from leading edge research and proven medical practice, parents are provided fun activities and information cards that encourage healthy growth.

I really enjoyed learning about and trying the hundreds of fun, age-appropriate activities created by pediatricians that were specifically targeted at promoting healthy development in my son. I have already seen them working and I love watching my son learn new things!

Plus, Milestones offers some FUN regular weekly contests where users can win Amazon and Target Gift Cards, just for using the app! So not only do you get to learn about your child and help them, but you get to have some fun doing it! :)

There's no denying it, Lyfeline's Milestones is a true parenting game changer. Make sure to head to your app store and check it out! It is FREE and is one of the only pediatrician recommended parenting apps that offers Personalized Child Development Assessments! Find out how your child is doing and even get the tools to help them!

Buy It:

You can purchase the Milestones app for FREE from the Google Play Store and the iTunes App Store ; in-app Monthly Subscription Premium feature package available

* This post is brought to you by Milestones. All opinions are mine. This really is a great parenting app!*

Print Your Favorite Memories With the KODAK MOMENTS App!

A product was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.

These days, many parents don't carry their camera around - they carry their phone and they capture all their favorite and memorable moments with their children on their phone cameras.

But, then what???

What do parents do with those amazing, one-of-a-kind memories that they captured on their phones. Yes, they can upload to social media (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) but those options don't let them gaze at their children's faces and relive those memories on their walls or in a photobook in their home or share with friends and family that don't have social media. 

But now, you can PRINT those pictures and memories immediately and easily through the KODAK MOMENTS App! You can also create great gift ideas like photobooks, ornaments, mouse pad and canvases!

Also, the app gives the option to ship to your own home or even pick up in store (like a CVS or Target).

I downloaded the KODAK MOMENTS App and could immediately make prints of all my favorite images that I captured of my children - pictures I have been meaning to print to put on our walls for months but didn't want to go through all the hassle. With the KODAK MOMENTS app, it was super easy, convenient and I could pick it up at my local CVS store or get it sent right to my home!

You can make prints 4x6 up to poster size prints.

Choose your favorite choice:

• Create it, print it in store at a KODAK Picture Kiosk
• Create it anywhere and ship to your home
• Create your order, save it, run into the store to print it at a KODAK Picture Kiosk
• Create your orders, send it to the store pick up same day
• See how easy it can be!

My favorite part is that I could also easily enhance my pictures with creative filters and other editing tools. Or create unique photo collages and choose from a variety of templates, add colors and or textures. Simply shake your phone to re-arrange photos in your selected template.

And if you are looking for pictures you did upload to social media - NO WORRIES! With this app, you can even access your pictures stored in other places like FACEBOOK and INSTAGRAM.

This app is free and is perfect for all people who love to take pictures with their phones but really want to print them easily, quickly and even edit them on the spot!

Buy It:

You can get the KODAK MOMENTS app for free from the Google Play store or the iTunes App Store.

* Disclosure - This product was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.*

NEW Luvs #Momoji Keyboard & $100 AMEX GC #Giveaway

This review and giveaway was made possible by iConnect Influencer Management and Luvs. I was compensated for my participation in this campaign, but all opinions are 100% mine.

Hey parents, ever trying to text your spouse, partner or family member about your really bad, no good, really horrible morning or day with the children? Maybe a huge poop explosion happened, followed by puking, peeing or tantrums. Don't we all have those days?? Don't you just want to have the right emojis to tell someone about it???

Now you can with the new Luvs Momoji Keyboard! When it comes to parenting, sometimes words just aren’t enough. The first custom emoji keyboard created specifically for moms and dads, the Luvs Momoji Keyboard was inspired by experienced parents and their affinity for emoji use, and gives parents more ways to easily express all the emotions that come with real-life parenting.

A picture is definitely worth a thousand words! Sometimes communicating a diaper blowout or your toddler’s public meltdown is best and most easily expressed in emoji form - and now you can express it very clearly and visuallys with this awesome “Momoji” keyboard!

PLUS, this Luvs Momoji Keyboard app is the first to offer access to the latest in emoji technology – the Promoji – which helps busy moms hunt for diaper deals on the go. Through the first-ever use of Promojis (promotional emojis), busy moms will be able to hunt for diaper deals and coupons from Luvs on the go, including Luvs with NightLock.

With new larger stretch tabs for easy fastening, and the same ultra-leakage protection and money-back guarantee, Luvs with NightLock™ provides the high-quality features babies and parents need for less cost then the premium brands.

Luvs makes it possible to vent about your day AND save! Doesn't get much better than that when you are a parent! :)

Now I can communicate to my husband how our day is going at home with less words and more accurate pictures! :)

Best of all, the Luvs Momoji Keyboard can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store℠ for iOS devices and Google Play™ for Android devices. Once downloaded, parents can use the Luvs emojis characters in SMS & MMS iMessage, Hangouts, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, WeChat, Tango, and Gmail as a way to easily express the emotions that come with real-life parenting.

Twitter Party Time!!!

And make sure to head over to the fun Luv's #Momoji twitter party with @iConnectIm on December 15, 2015 @ 9pm EST!

Win It:

Luvs is generously offering (1) $100 Amex gift card and one package of diapers (size 1-6) to a lucky winner!

Enter here for a chance to win:

(1) $100 Amex gift card 
AND
(1) package of diapers (size 1-6)

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* This review and giveaway was made possible by iConnect Influencer Management and Luvs. I was compensated for my participation in this campaign, but all opinions are 100% mine.*

Use Giftfund to Purchase the Perfect Holiday Gifts!

This post is brought to you by Giftfund. All opinions are mine.

The holidays are definitely a time where family members come together to contribute money to a gift for a loved one maybe a parent, sibling, neice/nephew or granchildren. People may want to get together and contritbute money towards a larger gift that may cost more money to buy alone than they would normally spend.

It all sounds good contributing together for a larger gift until someone gets stuck paying for it all or one family member doesn't contribute what they said they would! It is frustrating for all involved and can ruin the gift.

If that has happened to you before and you don't want it to happen again or you just want an easier way to get and organize family and friends involved in buying a gift for loved ones, then definitely use Giftfund this holiday season!

Giftfund is a free app that can help you find the perfect gift for any occasion – and then invite friends to contribute to joint gifts.

Giftfund, the premier free crowdfunding gifting app available for iOS and Android devices, allows users to easily contribute money toward joint gifts, making the purchasing process simple, fun and rewarding. Perfect for friends, family and colleagues, Giftfund provides thousands of gift options, making any gift possible - no matter the occasion. After downloading Giftfund, users can easily select and purchase the perfect gifts by following a few simple steps:

How it works:

· Create a Giftfund: Log on to the app and create a unique Giftfund for any occasion such as a birthday, graduation, wedding, baby shower, holiday or just because. Users can even create a Giftfund for themselves and include gifts that are on their wish list. Each Giftfund includes information about the occasion, the deadline for gifting and a messaging function that allows contributors to communicate with one another.

· Search Gifts: Use Giftfund’s in-app search function to scan thousands of products and find the best gifts, filtering by keywords and price range.

· Invite Friends: Send an invite via text or email to any contact from within the app or simply share the unique ID number for the Giftfund to grant others access to a particular Giftfund. Users can contribute the amount desired and have the option to contribute anonymously.

· Give: Once the Giftfund ends, the planner selects which gifts to purchase based on funds raised. Gifts are then shipped within days to the giftee, along with a gift receipt and special code to see a full list of contributors. Any additional funds raised during the Giftfund are sent to the giftee as an Amazon gift card.

Buy It:

You can get the FREE Giftfund app from iTunes and Google Play Store.

This post is brought to you by Giftfund. All opinions are mine!

iHealth Core Wireless Body Composition Scale

A product was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.

Many people lose weight in different ways and different methods work for different people.

For me, I have to weight myself daily to keep me accountable for my food and exercise choices. When I don't weight myself, I just end up telling myself that it doesn't matter and I usually end up eating way worse and not exercising.

But when I know I am going to weight myself, I keep myself accountable for what that number is going to say.

So a quality scale is really important to me!

And can proudly say I have a quality scale now because I am the proud owner of the iHealth Core Wireless Body Composition Scale and with this scale I no longer have to write down my numbers (and then lose them), keep track of my weight loss by myself and I can even keep track of my body fat percentage! AND my husband can do it right along with me and the scale knows who is who when weighing each of us!

Both iOS and Android compatible, the iHealth Core Wireless Body Composition Scale is a cloud-connected wireless scale using state-of-the-art technology to easily and accurately measure weight, body fat, lean mass, muscle/bone mass, water weight, daily calories, BMI, and visceral fat rating.

It has an award-winning sleek Core Smart design with smart technology for precise measurements and secure cloud storage. The scale supports up to 20 unique users and measures up to 400 pounds at a time. Data is tracked on the iHealth smartphone app, which logs your readings, sets goals, and tracks trends over time that you can share with your doctor or caregiver instantly. It also stores as many as 200 readings offline to sync at your convenience. The app also supports other iHealth devices as well, so that you can see an overview of all your health-related data in one place.

With its sleek design and easy set-up,the iHealth Core provides a complete assessment of your body composition. Beautifully designed, this smart scale meets rigorous accuracy standards in both US and Europe.

I couldn't believe how easy it was to set up the iHealth Core and how great it is to also share with my husband. We both have the app on our phones so we can individually track our weight loss every time we step on the scale! I have loved being able to see my body fat percentage and give myself goals for future weight loss.

I also love the sleek look. It looks great in our bathroom and isn't an eye sore like some scales can be!

The iHealth Core Wireless Body Composition Scale package comes complete with:

• 1 Wireless body composition scale
• 1 User manual
• 1 Quick start guide
• 4 AA batteries

If you are on a journey to a healthier weight, need a scale that tells you body fat percentage or just like tracking your weight loss easier and without any work on your part (except to step on the scale!), then this iHealth Core scale is for you!

Buy It:

You can purchase the iHealth Core Wireless Body Composition Scale for $129.99 from the iHealth website. 

* Thank you to iHealth for their product for review! Disclosure - This product was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.*

Save Money & Get Organized When Shopping with @keyringapp & Giveaway

This post is brought to you by the Key Ring app. All opinions are mine and I definitely LOVE to save money!

With three children under five, when I go out shopping with all three, I tend to be a bit forgetful. I am usually happy if I can just remember my wallet! I am big on saving money and usually have gift cards, coupons and sales in mind to bring along but, sadly, I usually forget them or lose them.

So when I was recently introduced to the Key Ring app, I was in organizing and money saving heaven!

Seriously, if you like to save money, keep track of sales at your favorite and local sales, and keep track of your loyalty cards and gift cards in one place, then the Key Ring app is definitely for YOU!

Available on both Google Play and the App Store, Key Ring app is the #1 mobile app for loyalty cards and shopping. Key Ring users plan, save, and organize by digitally carrying their cards, accessing hundreds of weekly ads and coupons, and creating digital shopping lists – all in one app.

Key Ring’s mission is to make shopping less of a hassle. The app was created for utility. It makes saving money at the store effortless by having shoppers’ loyalty cards and other money saving deals right at their fingertips. No more digging through your wallet or forgetting your cards at home. With Key Ring, you always have savings in store.

This app is seriously a must-have for all money savers! It has everything you need to stay organized, keep track of gift cards and all those loyalty cards you always forget when shopping and find the sales at your favorite stores!

Let's start with all those gift cards and loyalty cards that are cluttering your wallet and making it bulky and unable to close! Key Ring quickly and easily scans in the cards, keeps track of them and you can even take a picture to remember what your gift card looks like! You will have them at a touch of a button wherever and whenever you need them!

Key Ring is used by more than 12 million shoppers who have securely stored more than 60 million loyalty cards. Loyalty cards are securely backed up in the cloud with free account creation and over 2,000 loyalty programs are housed in Key Ring’s loyalty database.

Then comes your instant access to the latest sales and coupons from your local stores! Just enter your location and in seconds it pulls up all your local ads! It is simply amazing! This app has quickly and easily helped me find great sales around me just with the touch of a button! And on top of that, I can quickly add all the items I want to buy to my grocery list so I never have to worry about forgetting that again at home or forgetting what I needed to write down (it happens more than I want to admit!).

Over 150 weekly ads are easy to browse with Key Ring’s unique page flip experience. Shoppers can seamlessly build lists in the app and items from weekly ads can be added in one click. Search feature makes finding the best prices (at the closest stores) simple. Curated coupons from hundreds of local and national retailers available in the app.

So if you are a busy person but still like to save money wherever and whenever you shop, then the Key Ring app is definitely the one for you! In seconds, you can be organized, find the best sales in your area and even create your shopping list...all in the touch of a couple buttons.

This app is definitely a must on my phone and will be recommended to all my friends and family!

Buy It: 

You can get the Key Ring app on both Google Play and the App Store for FREE! Available for: iOS (requires iOS7 or higher) and Android (requires 4.0 or higher)

Win It:

Key Ring app is generously offering (1) $50 App Store gift card to a lucky winner!

Enter here for a chance to win:

(1) $50 App Store gift card

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* This post is brought to you by the Key Ring app. All opinions are mine and I definitely LOVE to save money!*

Okidokeys Smart-Lock System

A product was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.

Imagine controlling access to your house safely and securely from your smart phone? 

Now you can say goodbye to antiquated house keys!

Okidokeys is a cool new technology that provides a secure, simple and practical way to access your home using any Bluetooth-enabled smart phone. Homeowners can say goodbye to the hassle and expense of losing keys, being locked out of their home or hiding a spare key.

The Okidokeys Smart-Lock system — which works with a free Okidokeys app available for iOS and Android devices — is easy to install and use. Efficiently manage access to your Okidokeys system: Create a key for your babysitter, define a specific time for the cable guy, and get notified every time your door is locked or unlocked. Users control how long someone has access and how long the key is activated. Access can be revoked at anytime, from anywhere. Various Smart-Tags allows you to lock and unlock doors and go beyond mobile phones. Give wristbands to your kids for after school or a wallet-size card to your neighbor while you’re on vacation. And your metal keys still work, too.

A SMARTER WAY TO ACCESS YOUR HOME

Easily install an OKIDOKEYS Smart-Lock on the interior of any home door with an existing ANSI Grade 1 or Grade 2 deadbolt. No drilling or wiring required.

Once the Smart-Lock is installed, you can lock and unlock your doors by using a Bluetooth 4.0-enabled smartphone, thanks to the free OKIDOKEYS App available for iOS and Android. Select from six opening rules to fit your needs, including the hands-free mode, which unlocks the door automatically when authorized user gets close to it.

Pair the Smart-Lock with the optional wireless OKIDOKEYS Smart-Reader, and you and your guests will enjoy the freedom to lock and unlock doors using a variety of key options: smartphones, cellphones, smart tags and traditional metal keys. You can even keep a credit-card-sized RFID card in your wallet in case your cell phone battery runs out.

STAY IN CONTROL OF YOUR DOORS

With OKIDOKEYS app and web portal, you can create, share and revoke keys with family, friends and all trusted third parties, at anytime, from anywhere.

It is now easy to provide instant access to your homes when you are away, grant limited time access to baby sitters, housekeepers, pet-sitters or trusted contractors.

OKIDOKEYS can provide homeowners notifications whenever their doors are being operated. Users, for example, know when their children return home from school.

Thanks to the OKIDOKEYS Smart-Lock built-in alarm, users can be notified when an unauthorized user attempts to enter the door.

OKIDOKEYS' highly-secured Web platform can be accessed from any smartphone, laptop or tablet using 3DSecure logins identical to the most advanced security environments.

OKIDOKEYS ACCESS-PACK

INCREASE YOUR SMART-LOCK'S VERSATILITY TO ALL MOBILE PHONES AND USEFUL SMART-TAGS.

OKIDOKEYS Access-Pack allows you to unlock your home door not only with Bluetooth 4.0-enabled smartphones, but also using any smartphones, cell phones and OKIDOKEYS RFID Smart-Tags (included). Share Smart-Keys with your family or friends, use them every day!

MORE INFO

• Enhance your existing lock with the world leading Mobile Key technology
• Lock and unlock your home door with all authorized mobile phones (including non-smartphones) and OKIDOKEYS Smart-Tags
• Create, send and cancel mobile keys for family, friends and guests from anywhere, at anytime
• Authorize and cancel Smart-Tags for family, friends and guests
• Define specific time date appropriate access adapted to each user
• Receive notifications when your guests unlock your door
• Select between 6 opening rules for easier use
• Unlock your door when you’re nearby with the hands free mode
• Automatically re-lock your door when closing it
• Receive a warning of an intrusion with built-in alarm
• Includes a wireless doorbell (included in the Smart-Reader)
• Easy to install: no drilling, no wiring
• Use OKIDOKEYS app and Web portal with free HomeKeys license

Other Okidokey integrated products include Smart-Garage, Smart-Gate, Smart-Gateway and Smart-Reader. The Okidokeys Smart-Lock system starts at $189 and is available on Amazon or the company’s website, www.okidokeys.com.

Buy It: 

You can purchase the OKIDOKEYS ACCESS-PACK for $259.00 from the OKIDOKEYS website.

* Thank you to Okidokeys for their product for review! Disclosure - This product was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.*

Save Money This Fall with Shopular!

This post is brought to you by Shopular. All opinions are mine. 

If you are anything like me, you LOVE to save money whether it is with a sale price, garage sale, or coupon! These days, most people don't get the newspaper to clip coupons out like they used to. But people do have smartphones with apps and that is a great way to find and use coupons these days!

If you are looking to save money this fall, check out Shopular, a hot new mobile shopping and couponing app designed to make retail deal-hunting easier than ever before! It has the very best retail bargains – from the TOP national brands!

The Shopular app is FREE to download from both the iPhone iTunes Store and for Android. For shoppers everywhere, hurried in the rush of everyday activities, it will serve as an absolutely invaluable on-the-go mobile partner and a shopper's BFF.

Shopular, named by Time.com as one of the “50 Best iPhone Apps,” is easy to use for anyone with a smart phone device. Shopular, which now has 4 million users, connects with users via mobile alerts, while they’re on their actual shopping excursion. The app quickly tells users about savings offers, while they’re on the doorstep of their favorite retail stores – retail outlets that the consumers themselves have hand-selected as their “favorites.”

The difference from other couponing tools out there?

• No unwanted spam.
• No more sifting through hundreds of aggregated digital coupon offers that the consumer has no interest in.
• Just the best deals and top offers from the hottest retail brands that the consumer has selected.
• Shopular has offers for 40,000 retail locations across the U.S. – and from all of the top brands holiday shoppers will absolutely love.

So this fall, as the kids head back to school and money may be tight, save a little with Shopular with ease and convenience....right on your phone!

Buy It: 

The app is FREE to download from both the iPhone iTunes Store and for Android

Win It: 

Shopular is generously offering (1) $50 gift card (to any of the top-10 retailers that partner with Shopular: Target, Walmart, Kohl's, Bath and Body Works, Best Buy, Victoria's Secret, Starbucks, Macy's, Old Navy, or Walgreens) to a lucky winner!

Enter here for a chance to win:

(1) $50 Gift Card 
to any of the top-10 retailers that partner with Shopular: (Target, Walmart, Kohl's, Bath and Body Works,Best Buy, Victoria's Secret, Starbucks, Macy's, Old Navy, or Walgreens)


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* This post is brought to you by Shopular. All opinions are mine. *

#MrPeabody & Sherman Giveaway

A product was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.

Have you seen the previews for the upcoming movie, MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN?? It looks really fun and it hits theaters March 7!

You can Get Your Peabody On with a free app available for iOS and Android!

Just grab your glasses and bow tie, and join Mr. Peabody & Sherman on the time travel adventure of a lifetime. Get your Peabody on with this custom photobooth app that will make you and your friends look like the most stylish time travelers around!

Once you download the app, enter to win weekly prizes in DreamWorks Animation’s “Get Your Peabody On” Sweepstakes! For more information on how to enter visit here.

If you haven't seen the previews, check out more info and the trailer below.

Mr. Peabody (voiced by Ty Burrell, Emmy Award® Winner -Modern Family), the most accomplished dog in the world, and his mischievous boy Sherman (Max Charles -The Amazing Spiderman), use their time machine—the WABAC—to go on the most outrageous adventures known to man or dog. But when Sherman takes The WABAC out for a joyride to impress his friend Penny, they accidently rip a hole in the universe, wreaking havoc on the most important events in world history. Before they forever alter the past, present and future, Mr. Peabody must come to their rescue, ultimately facing the most daunting challenge of any era: figuring out how to be a parent. Together, the time traveling trio will make their mark on history.

Starring Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Ariel Winter, Stephen Colbert, Leslie Mann, Patrick Warburton, Stanley Tucci, Allison Janney, Lake Bell, Zach Callison, Dennis Haysbert

So get ready for the movie with some fun pictures with the photobooth app and head to the theaters this weekend to see the movie! Also, make sure to enter below to win a fun Mr. Peabody & Sherman prize pack!

Win It: (1) Mr. Peabody & Sherman Prize Pack including a $25 Visa gift card to see the film in theaters & a 4-pack of Mr. Peabody & Sherman glasses & bow tie set to a lucky winner!

Enter here for a chance to win:

Mr. Peabody & Sherman Prize Pack
includes
$25 Visa gift card to see the film in theaters
4-pack of Mr. Peabody & Sherman glasses & bow tie set

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* Disclosure - This product was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.*

Make Money Easily with Slidejoy!

This post is brought to you by Slidejoy. All opinions are 100% mine. 

These days and in this economy, I don't know a single person who wouldn't love to get extra effortless cash! And usually these same people like a good deal!

So I have the perfect money making, deal finding, easy and effortless app for your phone: Slidejoy! People view their phones on average almost 100 times per day, and Slidejoy wants to make that experience more profitable and enjoyable.

Slidejoy is an intelligent Android app that pays users to view beautifully designed ads every time they unlock their phones. Over time, the app learns the preferences of a user and curates a more profitable and relevant user experience.

Don't worry - you always have the choice of ignoring the ad by sliding right to unlock their phones or engaging with the ad by sliding left. By sliding left, the user will unlock the phone and be directed to a destination specified by the advertiser (YouTube, Advertiser website, Google Play, coupon page, etc.). To prevent bias, users will be paid the same amount regardless of whether or not they engage with an ad. The app notifies a person daily how much money they've made; they can cash out monthly using Square Cash electronic payments or donate the money to a charity,

So how much will you get paid?? Well, since they are so new (just launched this week!) they have no substantial data yet, so it's hard to give an exact amount for payouts. But they are targeting between $5 to $15 per month initially and as the algorithm learns, this range will increase.

No matter what, it is an easy way to make extra cash...just for doing what you do tons of times a day: checking your phone!

Buy It: You can try Slidejoy out by downloading it for free from Google Play. It's currently only available on Android but will be also available on iOS later this year.

* This post is brought to you by Slidejoy. All opinions are 100% mine!*