Ah, spring is nearly here again, and you know what that means: The Dinah!
You may lose your shirt at some point (or at many points if all goes as planned), but chances are you’ll have your phone handy. Here are several apps that are sure to spice up your iPhone in time for The Dinah (March 30th to April 4th). From equality-minded economics to fun photo apps to instant pickup-line rejections, upgrade your smartphone for The Dinah with a few of these fun apps.
Keep an eye out for posts with our tips on texting and protecting your all-important wireless communication device while engaging in the debauchery that is The Dinah.
Hello Kitty Camera—$2.99
If you love to document your decadent days and nights with a quick iPhone picture, this app adds a cute and comical touch from none other than Hello Kitty herself. Those pics of you and the go-go dancer will look a lot more innocent with a fluffy cartoon kitten and some clouds. Add hearts and sparkles as needed. It’s a good way to get that cutie dancing next to you talking—ask her to snap a pic of you and your group or to be in one with you!
HRC Buying for Equality Guide—Free
This hugely relevant app brought to you by The Human Rights Campaign’s guides you to brands and products that support and promote lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender equality. Companies are rated based on their nondiscriminatory hiring practices, LGBT employee benefits, and marketing respect for LGBT consumers. This is how we put our money where our mouths are, ladies. Buy it, use it—at The Dinah and all year round. From gas to groceries to hotels, support brands that support US!
OUT Radio—Gay Internet Radio—Free
LGBT-oriented shows streaming on Internet radio. Listen to live radio shows that cover varied topics from all over the world. Listen instantly to Gaydar Radio streaming from the U.K. or get educated on the latest issues and news stories affecting queer culture with this handy directory of global gay Internet radio.
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Queer ?'s—Free
Waiting in an endlessly long line for beer at the pool party? Stuck in traffic with a car full of your party mates heading to the store for more sunscreen (aka booze)? Whip out your newly installed Queer ?’s app, and before you know it, time will be flying. Get the group talking with this program that randomly generates questions about sex, love, relationships, diversity, coming out, health, family, and politics relevant to the queer community and point of view. Make your phone a real conversation piece.
Can I Drive Yet?—$0.99
Now, this is for entertainment only, but this cheeky app keeps your drinking in check before you deign to drive. Use Can I Drive Yet to input some simple facts about yourself and what you’ve had to drink. Then, using standards available from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it will estimate your blood alcohol content to help you decide, more accurately, if it really is safe to drive. Don’t risk it, no matter what, but at least this app can give you greater pause when rounding out the night and considering driving home after the celebration. Or you can just use it to find out which one of your friends is actually the most drunk.
Taxi Magic—Free
This app is revolutionizing the taxi industry with the first online taxi booking service that is directly integrated with taxi dispatch systems, so no phone call is needed. Find taxis based on your location, book with a few taps, track the arrival of your chariot, and you can even charge it to your card and get an e-receipt; all the power is in the palm of your hand! Can you imagine an easier way to get a safe ride home at the end of the night, no matter who’s wasted or where you end up for the after-party? And for those party nights after The Dinah, Magic Booking is available in over 25 major U.S. cities, with click-to-call fleets in over 4,000 U.S. and Canadian cities.
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Tip Calculator—$0.99
This tip calculator not only calculates a tip but has an exclusive and original Split Adjustor. So when your group goes crazy at a breakfast buffet after a weekend of The Dinah’s extravaganzas, you can be sure ya’ll pay the right amount every single time, no matter how hung over you are. Take the stress of money and dealing with that one cheap, non-tipper friend-of-a-friend, off the table with this easy app.
iReject—$0.99
There are a ton of pickup-line generators, social networking apps, and love calculators. But what about the ill-fated pickup attempts? Where’s the app to give that creepy girl the hint to get gone as quickly and clearly as possible so you can get back to raging at The Dinah? iReject has you covered. “For those of you how have just been asked whether your mom was a baker because you've got nice buns,” send them away with a quick line, ranging from the moderately polite to the outright insulting.
Shazam—Free
A classic favorite, must-have, life-changing app. Seriously, if you don’t have Shazam yet, start tapping your way to the app store now! Get ready to wield the power of music knowledge at your fingertips. When you’re dancing to a really great song at The Sunday Pool Party and want to know who sings it so you can download it later, turn on Shazam. The brilliant program “listens” to the music and identifies the song and artist in a matter of seconds. It also keeps track of tunes you track so you can refer to the list the next time you want fresh music for your iTunes. Try it—you’ll love it.
All these can be found in Apple’s app store, or other app store depending on your cell carrier and device operating system.
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