Download of the Day

Sharing beautiful snaps on Instagram has become mobile America's favorite pastime, but Days (free), an app for iOS, is encouraging smartphone-empowered citizens to share what Instagram doesn't show — their real lives, unfiltered. The visual diary, which has a bright, playful interface, lets users create and upload photos and animated GIFs, with no filters or camera roll importing allowed.

Like a photo journal, the Days app organizes your media into — you guessed it — days. Photo collections appear in your stream with time stamps, and you can share those "days" via email or text.

The app's best feature is its off-line capability. Photos and GIFs can be captured and edited without a data connection, then uploaded once the device is back online. Your unfiltered creations can also be crossposted to Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr. Days is a unique twist on photo-sharing social networks, and we think it'll "GIF" the traditional diary a run for its money.

If, like George Clooney, you spend lots of time up in the air, then you are very familiar with the inevitability of acts of mother nature, delays, cancellations, and missed connections. Biding time in an airport certainly isn't glamorous, but GateGuru (free), an app for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone, makes it all a little easier on your weary traveling soul.

The airport information and flight status mobile guide — which was recently revamped with a snazzy new interface —automatically lists info about an airport's weather, amenities, and maps once you input your itinerary.

Submitting an itinerary is easy too. Just email it to plans@gateguruapp.com or connect your account to Kayak or Tripit, and the app will fill in the blanks for you. GateGuru is loaded with essential details about your day of travel: estimated security checkpoint wait times, tips to help navigate puzzling terminals, and real-time flight info. Plus, GateGuru now lets you book last-minute car rentals right from your phone.

For frequent fliers, there's a fun way to track your mileage with travel stats, a log of how many airports you've visited, how much time you've spent waiting for security, and more. This app helps make a long day of travel go more smoothly, especially if you've got multiple connections. Travel advisory: don't pack your bags without it.

Distraction-free tweeting? It can be done! Alas, a solution: Twipster is a browser extension for Chrome and Safari that brings the micromessaging site back to the bare necessities. Twipster completely transforms Twitter.com by replacing distracting backgrounds with a simple white backdrop and increasing text size to make tweets more readable.

With Twipster, Twitter becomes more responsive, too — you'll be able to read those pithy messages no matter what size the window is. The way you interact with tweets is unchanged. Twitter cards still expand to show a preview of the link or image attached, and you can still reply, retweet, favorite, email, and embed to your heart's content.

What's missing are the trending topics, who to follow, and photo and video nodes on the left. Tweets, following, followers, favorites, and lists have been moved to the top of the page.

Add the browser extension to Chrome or Safari, and Twipster will wipe away all of those unnecessary distractions automatically. Ahhh . . . clean and simple, just how we like it. Are you a Redditor, too? Check out these minimalist mobile apps for "the front page of the Internet."

After months of coordinating planning between bridesmaids, groom, and in-laws, you deserve a day where everyone is on the same page. Meet your new partner in digital bliss: HitchedPic (free), an app that creates a custom page for weddings where you can direct guests to share all their photos of your big day, look up essential schedule details, and find venue directions — all in one place.

After creating a HitchedPic account, couples receive a unique code, which guests use to download the app and get vital wedding day information, plus share all of their photos with the newlyweds and crosspost those snaps to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or send via email. HitchedPic has filters, stickers, and frames built in, so all of your amateur photographers can add that little extra somethin' to their images.

Sharing photos and getting directions on a mobile device comes second nature for most, which is why HitchedPic may be the easiest way to keep your tech-savvy guests in the loop. The only downside? HitchedPic is only available for iOS, so you'll have to get photos from your Android-loving guests the traditional way: e-harassment.

After rolling unwillingly out of bed, what's the first thing you check on your phone? The weather? The score to the Warriors game? The day's agenda? For all of the essential info you need right when you wake up, there's an app for that: Google Search (free) for iOS with Google Now.

Google Now is a hyper-personalized, location-based search feature that answers questions before you even think to ask them. Only Android devices were compatible with Google Now — until today's Google Search push for iPhone and iPad, that is.

We know what you iDevice users are thinking: mobile Safari already comes with Google search built in. Why would an iPhone need another search app with voice activation, especially when it's already got Siri? Get Google Now and you'll see. Discover why this know-it-all app will replace Siri and mobile Safari search on your smartphone.

Wasting time on Wikipedia is a crime that we're not ashamed to admit. How else would we have found this totally trivial — but amazing — list of the handedness of US presidents? How else would Aziz Ansari have learned everything there is to know about Joe Pesci?

Jumping into a Wikipedia wormhole is a beautiful thing but, the truth is, the open-source, online encyclopedia is not. Wikiweb ($3) is an app for iPhone and iPad that takes all the content Wikipedia has to offer, and displays it in a clean, design-forward interface with fun animations.

Wikiweb also enhances the knowledge quest experience by showing a web of how disparate articles are connected. The app shows different areas of inquiry and articles related to that field's history. Curious minds can investigate further by zooming in on high-resolution images, quickly swiping through different articles, or changing between 100 different languages.

So dig in, information huntsman! Download the app and go where your curiosity takes you.

Brides-to-be who are planning their own big day need not be overwhelmed by all the little details. WeddingHappy (free, with in-app upgrades) for iPhone is a task management and vendor information app that takes charge of everything on a wedding checklist and then some.

Enter in the planned wedding date, and WeddingHappy will build a custom checklist with suggested due dates to complete tasks like completing the gift registry or booking a florist. The main dashboard displays how much you've completed and what the next steps are, so you can quickly keep track of your nuptials's progress. Unlike many other apps, WeddingHappy can be used offline, which is especially useful when you need the address of the venue right away and your data connection is fuzzy.

The free version limits the number of tasks you can add to your list. The $3 in-app upgrade offers unlimited tasks plus a wedding day countdown. Exporting the entire schedule and vendor information to a printable PDF or CSV text file also requires a $3 upgrade. Either in-app purchase will remove ads.

Now that you've got the planning and organization under control, get inspired with new themes by Appy Couple or some creative ideas for a superhero wedding. And don't forget about these seven essential questions to ask your wedding photographer!

Whether you're putting up a sublet on Craigslist or selling your old sneaks on eBay, temporary phone numbers are a great way to contact strangers (or vice versa) without having to give up your real digits. Disposable numbers add that extra layer of privacy when communication is necessary, but email just won't do.

These apps offer a wide array of services for short-lived numbers, including SMS, voice calling, recording, and voicemail, among others. Keep in mind that most temp numbers can't make calls to 911 or other emergency services, and do not support SMS. But if you're just looking for a safe, secure line, these temporary number apps will help you stay sleuthy.

Want to learn how to craft a martini (shaken, not stirred, of course) and then some? Whether or you're a master mixologist or a cocktail connoisseur-in-training, the elegant Minibar ($3) iOS app is your go-to mobile destination for delicious drinks. It's a great app to have on hand when entertaining away from your own kitchen.

Minibar is a great way to learn about mixology, too. The app is stocked with beautiful high-quality images, over 100 recipes, and guides to glassware. Bookmark your favorite cocktails or create shopping lists for the mixed drinks you want to make. Minibar will even suggest cocktails based on what is already in your pantry.

Craving more cocktail inspiration? Turn to the drink savants at POPSUGAR Food for the tastiest recipes around. Balsamic Bloody Mary? Yes, please!

Dresses, cafes, and our favorite dinosaur movie . . . no stone is left unturned when it comes to 3D technology. The 3D revolution has begun, and you can get in on one of the biggest trends in tech without all the complicated computer modeling or an expensive printer. Bring your photos to life with 3D camera apps that'll make your snaps pop!

Most of these apps use stereoscopy, a technique that creates the illusion of a three-dimensional image using two two-dimensional images. Check out these eye-popping photo apps for iOS, and share your best 3D snaps with us.

• Jittergram (free) — This is probably our favorite app of the bunch, because it has the best UI and the fastest processing time. Make a 3D stereogram, GIF, or stop-motion animation, and then share through Twitter, Facebook, or email.
• 3D Camera ($2) — The app's camera has advanced alignment tools to ensure anaglyphs are all lined up. There are also advanced controls for stereogram alignment dots, image size, and color. Create wigglegrams, GIFs, and anaglyphs, and then share on Facebook or Twitter.
• 3D Photo Creator ($2) — In addition to having 3D photo creation tools, this straightforward app shows you how stereoscopy works.

Check out three more 3D photo apps after the break.