You know what the old folks are saying about apps and smartphones: “All this technology is getting in the way of genuine human contact!” Well stuff it, old-timers. It’s Valentine’s Day, and everyone’s rushing around to buy chocolate, roses, and make dinner reservations. Some people have hot dates this year, and are looking for the perfect icebreaker. No matter what kind of Valentine’s Day you’re planning for, those smartphone apps are going to come in handy. These are the 5 best Valentine’s Day apps!
Bounden
Crafted with the help of the National Dutch Ballet Company, Bounden is an app game that teaches you and your Valentine how to dance in the most clumsy, fun way possible. Both of you hold one end of the phone, and try to help guide a small, animated circle through a series of rings, rotating in three dimensions. As you learn to rotate yourselves, twist and untwist your arms, you realize that you’re spinning one another, and dancing together.
Fingle
For those of you not quite ready for the intimacy and full-body motion of Bounden, Fingle is another great icebreaker app game for Valentine’s Day. Like a game of Twister for your fingers, the screen becomes covered in tiles that you must navigate with your fingertips. Sometimes the easiest way to light the flame on a date is to hold their hand. Or have your fingers wrapped around theirs. On the screen of your smartphone, no less.
Date Escape
Sometimes things just don’t turn out right. Your friend hooks you up with a hot date, but halfway through coffee, you realize that they don’t have any of their original teeth, they live out of their car, and perform as a chicken at children’s parties. You’re not into that, and you want this date to end. With the Date Escape app, you can pre-set calls or texts from your own phone to make it seem like you’re receiving an important, urgent, and date-ending call. You can set it at will, and get out of a date in less than two minutes.
Helpful romantic
You’re a romantic person, but sometimes you need some help coming up with ideas. Rose petals on the bed? Everyone does that. Candlelit dinner? Lost its luster. No, Helpful Romantic takes it to another level by offering a library of 110 romantic date ideas, sorted according to your Valentine’s personality. It also allows you to record your significant other’s likes, dislikes, favorite restaurants, and significant dates, like anniversaries. Helpful indeed.
Yummly
You’re a romantic person, but you’re also willing to cook. Your partner is very lucky, in that case. Well, the Yummly app helps you cook up an excellent Valentine’s Day dinner for your partner without the hassle of Googling recipes—all of the ingredients, all the instructions, and all the measurements are included in each recipe, right on your phone. It’s the kind of app you want to keep away from the burner on your stove, and safely on the counter. Don’t mix it into the food, is what we’re saying.