You’re not apt to get props without a few of these from the Penthouse Essential App list.
Barstool Sports One Bite
No matter where you are in the world, this app will get the best slice of pizza into your hand as fast as you can get your ass to the restaurant. One Bite was spawned from a video series hosted by Barstool Sports’ Dave “El Presidente” Portnoy, a guy who developed a cult following for his live pizza-review videos. This hot app not only offers a pizza maven’s map to the best slice in town, but all 430-plus of Dave’s review videos.
SAS Survival Guide
This survival guide app grew out of a popular book written by a special-forces trainer preparing you for everything you need to know when confronted with real-life holy shit! situations. The app is your friend when you need primers on stuff from hunting to first aid to wild plants you can eat. It’s kind of like Tom Brown for the twenty-first century. (And if you don’t know who Tom Brown is, then you definitely need to get this app.)
Urban Daddy
The Urban Daddy app is your own personal pocket concierge. Just plunk in what day you’ll be in search of entertainment, dining, or a killer bar, what time, what city, what kind of beverage or food, and who you’ll be going with. Urban Daddy does the rest.
Sleep Cycle
Sometimes it can feel like we’re running on steam and a shoestring. Good sleep is crucial, and we need to prioritize it. Sleep Cycle tracks your sleeping heart rate as well as the quality of your sleep, and even has an alarm designed to wake you up only during the lightest part of your morning slumber.
VSCO
This critically acclaimed photography app lets you edit your images into masterpieces that belong on some thot’s latest Instagram shoot. VSCO is like your other editing apps, but the quality is off the chain. Plus, they have their own social media community to share your work with.
Elevate
A brain-training app, Elevate is designed to help improve your overall processing speed, memory, attention span, and more. It’s got a database of over 40 mind-melting games created by experts. Get your cognitive skills back in shape instead of checking your Twitter feed for the eighteenth time today.
My Fitness Pal
Are you looking to shape up and slim down? Here’s the best app going for both encouraging you during workouts and tracking what you eat. The vast database of foods makes logging your daily intake simple, and the app also keeps track of recent meals and recipes you’ve enjoyed for speedy retrieval. Upgrade to premium and MyFitnessPal helps you set daily nutrition goals and stay on track.
RAFT
Coordinating your own work schedule can be taxing enough, let alone trying to make that schedule swing with your partner’s crazy life. The most brutal thing you can do to your girl is blow it when it comes to date night, or any other special occasion she’s been reminding you about. Avoid the pain and suffering with Raft, a scheduling app that links up your time tables so the two of you are sure to never miss a beat. Raft color-coordinates everyone’s plans and ensures a fight-free evening. We know it sounds like a big “duh,” but this app is a savior for those of us who are busy as hell and occasionally forgetful.
Strava
Runners, cyclists, and triathletes—this app is screaming your name. Strava has branded itself as the social network for outdoor athletes, and for good reason. This app (which is compatible with most GPS watches and fitness trackers) analyzes your heart rate and power output, giving you the max amount of information to analyze your performance. Go premium and you also get coaching programs, live feedback on your activity, as well as a function called Beacon that allows you to share your location and workouts in real time with other users, creating a strong community of fitness fanatics ready to pump one another up all the way to the next run.
