Chinese New Year is the time for festive greetings, horoscopes, celebrations, family gatherings and generally lots of fun. Since these days we’ve all got a smartphone, and many of those are Apple products, so why not check out some of these cool Apple apps to get into the season? These apps are available for your iPhone or iPad and you can use them to send festive cards, find reunion dinner recipes, or even source games you can play with your relatives.
1. Chinese New Year Cards Plus
Send beautiful and high-res Chinese New Year cards to your colleagues, friends and loved ones with this app. With its festive and traditional decor, friends and family alike will be entertained by your cards. You can share your cards with them via email, Facebook, Twitter, Sina Weibo, Google+, Pinterest and Instagram. Get it HERE
Price: $1.25
2. Chinese New Year Greeting Cards
Want to create and send your festive greetings on the go? This free app lets you mix and match templates with your photos and send them to your loved ones. Take a selfie and send it along with your card to your grandparents this year ‒ they’ll definitely be pleased! Get it HERE
Price: Free
3. Chinese Zodiac: Year of Horse
Are you a firm believer in the Zodiac? Get your fortune forecast packed in this app that will predict your key moments by zodiac sign in advance ‒ whether in love, careers or your daily life, so you can prepare yourself for anything that comes next. Get it HERE
Price: $4.98
4. Clean Freak
Chinese New Year means spring cleaning, and lots of it. If you’re losing track of the last time you vacuum-ed the floor or did your laundry, get this app. It’ll list and organise all your chores for you and telling you when the next time to start cleaning again is, do you don’t have to rack your brains to remember. Get it HERE
Price: $1.28
5. Cook Chinese
Need help with your reunion dinner cooking? This treasure of an app walks you through each step of cooking double-cooked pork, chili noodles, sauteed shrimp curls, and more Chinese dishes. With this app, all your reunion dinner troubles will be solved. Get it HERE
Price: $2.58
6. Chinese Food
Is your family very health-conscious? Whip up a nutritious and healthy reunion dinner with this app, which provides you with authentic and healthy Chinese food recipes which can be easily prepared at home. Get it HERE
Price: Free
7. Good Fortune Cookie
If you don’t really enjoy eating fortune cookies and would rather just read the fortunes hidden inside, this app will be terrific for you. Crack open these digital fortune cookies and unveil all the prosperity and good fortune hidden in them without having to add extra calories. Get it HERE
Price: Free