Feiping Chang, Calvin Wang, Tiffany Chan and René Chu reveal which apps they can't live without. From astrology, meditation and music to brain teasers and interior design, here are their phone essentials.
Thanks to the coronavirus, many of us have been spending more time glued to our devices. Whether it's posting updates, researching what's happening in other parts of the world, or simply keeping in touch with loved ones, our phones have become even more woven into our daily routines.
As everyone is in the same boat here, we asked some of Hong Kong's cool kids which apps they can't live without.
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Calvin Wang
My Aurora Forecast (iOS, Free)
I’m a fan of the night sky. I remember once waking up in the middle of the night on a long-haul flight (remember taking a plane?) from New York to Hong Kong. I looked out of the window and there were these hues of light vaguely glistening in the distance. After manually setting up my camera and catching a long exposure photo of this mysterious light, I finally realised we just flew past the Arctic circle and I had caught Aurora Borealis on my camera. Since then, every time I know I’ll be flying north at night, I’ll turn on this app to check the chances of encountering this natural light show.
Co-Star Personalised Astrology (iOS/Android, Free)
If you believe in Mercury retrograde, you’ll have fun with this app. It gives a daily forecast based on your birth chart. But most importantly, it gives you a full analysis of the ruling signs for each of your astrological houses. Though I personally take it with a pinch of salt, it’s rather entertaining to check friendship, love and intelligence compatibility with your friends who are on the app too. It offers non-scientific explanations of why, once in a blue moon, you just want to strangle a few of your best friends (don’t deny it!).
Skyscanner (iOS/Android, Free)
Back when I was travelling frequently, this would be my go to app to check for ticket and hotel prices. I’m very specific with the ways I plan my travel itinerary and usually, I already know almost every detail of my trip. So, manually inputting search criteria on Skyscanner gives me the most precise results at a glance. It’s a very simple-to-use search engine, but if you know how to play with the search criteria, ticket types and itinerary planning, you’d be surprised to find some first class tickets selling at lower prices than business class tickets.
Slopes: Ski & Snowboard (iOS, Free)
I’ve tested a lot of ski apps. Slopes offers the most comprehensive functions that any skier may want to use. Aside from the usual speed and elevation sensor functions, it has preloaded 2D and 3D maps of most major ski resorts, allowing you to do reruns of where you went to, where your friends were and those who always waiting for you at the bottom of the piste.