If you want nautical advice, information about how much water to drink daily, or how you can change your water footprint, here are 10 great apps for iPhone users.
How Blue Are You? American Standard released this app in as part of their larger campaign to raise awareness of water usage. Calculate your water usage, the cost, and compare it to national averages. It also recommends more efficient products and offers quizzes, prizes and rebates and tips to make your home more water friendly.
Waterprint is the first of its kind, calculating how much water is imbedded in your daily activities, including what you wear, eat and drink. This application even includes a Waterprint calculator that quickly and easily tells you how much water it takes to grow a banana, manufacture a Tshirt, or brush your teeth. Items are broken down into four easy categories: food, beverages, products, household.
AyeTides displays tides and currents in ports worldwide. Boatbookings opinion – amazing that you can have all the world’s tides in your iPhone, forever, for $10.
Surf Report: Check the surf height, swell direction, and tide. Monitor the weather. View a 2-day forecast. You’ll know exactly where to go when there’s a low tide, with an epic SSW swell, and an onshore breeze.
Absorb Water: Do you know how much you are taking in each day and how much you should be? Do you know which foods hydrate you and those that dehydrate? Absorb Water can tell you how much hydration you are getting from anything you eat or drink that has a water content over 65%. Whether you’re eating fruit or drinking beer, you can add your intake to the app and then chart your progress.
Oasis Place – Where can you find a water fountain? Track and add locations of water sources all across the U.S. You can even post pictures and submit ratings.
Save H2O — This water savings calculator is designed to help facilities managers, architects, engineers and other professionals to estimate existing water usage and calculate savings to be gained by switching to water-efficient plumbing products. Users input information such as the type and number of toilets in place, the number of people using the facility and local water rates.
Koi Pond – Relax after a stressful day by gazing into a beautiful koi pond.
Water Your Body tracks your water drinking in a very intuitive way based on scientific findings. Keep records of every bottle and cup of water that you drink.
River Guide for Kayakers is an essential tool for the kayaker, rafter, or canoeist on the go. Access thousands of real time streamflow gauges throughout the US.
