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    20 Apps You Won't Be Able to Live Without

    Get ready to download! We're sharing our 20 must-have apps that will kick start your relationships, health, and career in a click.

    By Marie Claire
    Published 15 August 2014 In Features

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    1. KillSwitch: This app discretely removes all traces of your ex from your Facebook profile.

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    2. Sleep Cycle: This alarm clock analyzes your sleep patterns and wakes you when you are in the lightest sleep phase so you feel refreshed instead of groggy.

    3. CardMunch: This app quickly scans and organizes your business cards—it's like have a personal assistant on the go.

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    4. Goodreads: Keep track of what you've read, what you want to read, and what others think of the books they've read. Plus, get killer recommendations on great reads.

    5. BillGuard: Non-scary personal finance right at your fingertips. It's tracks what you're spending and protects you from fraud.

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    8. Omvana: Helping you be a better you with the most personal development audios anywhere.

    9. Mextures: Move over Instagram and Photoshop, this app has a massive collection of filters, grains, textures, and more for your photos.

    10. Packing Pro: Like a nagging mother, this app will never let you forget a thing (and we mean it!) when it comes to travel.

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    11. Mint: The easiest way to see all of your banking accounts in one place that will help you make better financial decisions.

    12. myPill: You will never, ever miss a pill again. Trust.

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    13. Beautiful Me: This app instantly detects your skin tone and measures the changes in your features, makeup, or hair to suggest the best products for purchase.

    14. Textalyzer:Analytics for your text messages

    15. MINDBODY Connect: When you're looking for an open yoga, Pilates, or other group class, this app will tell you how to find it

    16. Pepperplate: This is your sous chef. This app will help manage recipes, create menus, plan meals, and more!

    17. Circle of 6: Allows you to stay connected and safe to prevent violence before it happens.

    18. Clue: Clue is a period tracker that will help you prepare for your next period or understand your changes in mood.

    19. GateGuru: A door-to-door travel app that will help you shake the stress of getting to your gate on time to board.

    20. Instapaper: Takes away all of the clutter and just leaves you with glorious plain text to easily read articles on the web.

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