Twist App
Have you ever had to stop on the way to a party or function and then felt guilty for being late? I have, and I get really embarrassed when I am late to something (especially if it is an important appointment!). Do you want to know where your kids are in real time? It is always a good thing to know their progress on their way home, whether they are walking home from school or hanging out with friends at the mall.
Twist is a new app that helps friends and family stay connected with a couple of touches on your phone.
I have been playing with the Twist app and I have to say that it it pretty neat! You can add favorite destinations (which is helpful when you go to a certain place often). You can add your friends to your contacts and even send them a message to let you know when you are heading somewhere that they will be too. You simply check in when you are leaving and Twist will do the rest. You can publish your travels to Facebook and/or Twitter if you desire too, right from the Twist app.
Tomorrow my daughter and I are heading to our vacation home, so this is what I entered on Twist. Â I also added our vacation home to my favorites list, since we go there frequently during the summer. Twist calculated how long it will take us to get there, and it also mapped it out. Â I can sign in to Twist when we are leaving and my husband can see our progress (he is staying home, and worries about us).
I also notified a friend who lives in the same city as our vacation home, that we will be arriving tomorrow. Â You can send messages to your friends and family on Twist as well!
Since my friend will be expecting us, I can also tell Twist if we decide to stop somewhere along the way that might make us a little bit later than our initial ETA. Â This prevents the worry for those who are waiting for you to arrive.
As a parent, I love the peace of mind that will come with using this when my teenage daughter is out and about. Â We constantly worry about her, and being able to use Twist to see her whereabouts will help us rest just a little bit easier.
One feature I really love is that you can add your event to iCal and Twist will let you know when it’s time to leave! This is great for those folks who always seem to be running late 🙂
The Twist App is free, and available at the iTunes store!
What are your favorite features of Twist?
To celebrate the launch of Twist, I have a giveaway for you below!
*I will be provided with a gift card for posting about Twist.
121 Responses
My husband and I are ALWAYS texting, “Where are you?!” This app will be a time-saver.
sounds very useful… especially if it takes into account speed & traffic… on foot or bike… hmmm
My kids get upset with me because I am always calling and worried when they aren’t home right away. This is perfect for me
This app is really neat and I would know where my husband is. He’s the type to make more stops than planned and this way I would know if he’s almost home or not.
It would be great to have a countdown of when the little ones’ arrival when coming to visit.
i meet friends for lunch and we are often delayed doing errands, it would be nice to quickly let them know we’re still on the way and to get a table.
I like this app because I’ll know how far away a place will take me so I can inform people accordingly.
This would be great for my son who is going to college in the fall. We’d know when he gets there
I would love to have it to keep an eye on my two teenage daughter’s .. Thanks
I would like it because my Husband is always late for everything and I am forever wondering where he is.
I would like this because my husband travels a lot to play his music and I never really know when he’s coming home, this would help keep my worry down
My husband will be traveling a lot this Fall and this would be great for us to have.
I like it because then I won’t get the tests asking where I am.
We travel for work a lot, this app is great to keep hubby and me connected.
it will help my hubby know where i am if i can’t talk!
My hubby would know I am almost home.
I think it would be beneficial for my kids going to college
I like that I can use it to meet up with friends
So that I can know where my kidsand husbandis.
I like the countdown clock so I can time my destinations correctly with traveling to family and friend’s homes!
I like this idea, especially for getting dinner ready for my husband. The time he arrives home varies, so this would be very helpful.
I like the mapping and the arrival times (how long it takes to get there) this would be nice for hubby!
I have friends who are always late. It would be nice to have an idea of when they will arrive.
I think this would be great for my son at college.
I’d love to keep a better eye on my teenage boys
It’s a good way to keep connected when we go our separate ways in the mall.
I love to keep track of my loved ones!
Seems useful and interesting 🙂
it would be nice not to text where u b all the time…
This would be really handy when we drive to visit my Mother-in-law. I also would love to get all the girls in our playdate circle to use this so we know when someone is planning a trip to the park or zoo.
My husband travels for work alot, so this would be great because I would know where he is and not worry so much.
lets people know if you’re arriving late
This would be a great way to keep track of family members while we are all on vacation together!
I’d like to be able to coordinate trips with friends.
love that you know when people are going to be there
missyingling@yahoo.com
It would be nice to post messages updating my friends and family.
This would be great to have, we travel alot
it looks like a fun and easy way to keep friends and family “in the know”
rypm25@aol.com
i’d love to use it to keep track of my daughter! can’t be too careful in this day and age!
I like that I can Twist my Childs whereabouts
Kims2312@verizon.net
This would be great to keep track of kids, family, etc.
I would love to have it when my hubby has to travel for work or if he has to take our daughter to one of her tournaments without me. I’m such a worrywart and this would really help me out. thank you!
I like that it can work with the calendar! Thanks for the chance to win!
mrsmchappell at gmail dot com
It seems like a great idea!
I liked the photos function
so i know when my gf is going to show up so i can prepare for her
I would love to finally buy some in-game content to support the hard-working developers that make apps! On another note, this app would really help keep track of family members ;D
i would use it to keep track of friends and family
This would be fun to use for long trips!
This would let me keep track of my family!
Wow, this seems really useful… I sometimes (unfortunately) run late for things, so an app like this would be really handy.
I’m always late so this would help out my friends and family!
I really like the clean UI design of this app. Thanks!
This looks like a handy way for parents and teens to stay connected.
This is an awesome thing!!
I love that it tracks destinations
this is very cool if you have teenage kids you’d like to keep tabs on. Because we all know kids forget to call/text when they get to their destination
Twist is an awesome app! It’s such a simple way to let people know when I’m going to be somewhere and keep everyone in the loop who needs to be.
I like that you can use it to track your teenagers.
To coordinate events and get togethers with my three sisters!
Nice to be able to track the time when your family will be home
I hate having to ask where my husband is all the time. This App would be great.
it lets me spy on people i know 😉
Informative and makes my life EASIER!!!!!!!
this ap helps keep our loved ones closer
I’m super absentminded, so this would be helpful for my own sake!
I’d love to have the Twist app for my parents, who always worry when I make the long drive to visit them and call me constantly to check on my status — it would be awesome to give them some peace of mind knowing they can track my progress so easily. Thanks!
it would be very useful for my family
I have two teenaged sons and this would be great to keep track of them!
I love that you can see people’s progress…I’d like seeing how far my guy is from home so I know when to start dinner!
i would like this so i can stay connected
what a cool app! i need this! i use the same stuff all the time
Looks like a great way to keep up with my husband and teenage son.
I love trying new apps!
Thanks! Janna Johnson jannajanna@hotmail.com janna@feedyourpig on GFC
It would be great to know when my friends and clients are arriving so I don’t have to guess if they will be early or late.
Whenever I meet my daughters grandparents half way. Ths will let them know where we are in our trip.
I would like to have this app because I would know if anybody is arriving late
My mom is one of those people who says she’s on her way and it should take 10 minutes but it winds up being an hour or two. This would be helpful in that situation.
To notify my parents of my whereabouts when I travel there..it’s a 9 hour drive! Then I don’t have to worry about texting while driving, they will just know!
Would be great to keep track of when people are arriving
I love that you can tell how far away the person is!! Great app
The mapping feature would be helpful
It would be great when I’m trying to meet up with people, as I take public transportation, and it often runs late.
It would be nice to know where my husband is if I needed to know.
I would love it so i am not surprised anymore!
It would be a awesome tool to help manage time a little bit better by knowing arrivals and placement
My Jeep club is always waiting at the meeting point worried about leaving any stragglers behind. If we all used twist, then we’d know when we can leave.
I love that it lets your friends or family know when u will arrive!
I would like the app so I can let people know when I’m leaving to meet them .
I like this app lets people know if you’re arriving late.
so I can know where my daughter is
itsjustme62613 at gmail.com
It looks like a great GPS device for your phone.
I would love this for meeting up with friends and family.
I would love it to see where people are when I vist NY.
This is great software. Its good to have if you have young adults to keep up with.
My house is a strange setup- so when one of my kids is on their way home, I have to go turn on lights and unlock doors. I would love being able to know when they were going to arrive. I hate having doors unlocked and lights on.
I think this app is very useful and could come in handy!
I love that it lets people know if you are going to be late.
I want the Twist app so I know when to start prepping lunch, or put on a cup of coffee, to surprise my mom when she gets home from errands!
It would be cool to know where my husband and friend’s were
I like it because you can send messages to your contacts letting them know where you’re heading.
I like that it tells people how far away I am so I do not have to call and let them know
sounds fun
I would be able to let my family know where I’m going without them having to worry.
want it because it would let family know everything is ok if you are running on time or late and let them know exactly when you arrive
brich22 at earthlink dot net
I think it would be handy to have
I love that my husband can check on me when I take long drives somewhere.
I am always late so this would be helpful so people know I am coming just late.
this would be great for our nieces
i like that it let’s people know if you will be late
jagar0047 at yahoo dot com
I am not sure I like this app, it seems a little stalkerish to me. I probably wouldn’t use it. Thanks!
It looks like an interesting app to use when I’m going places and they’re wondering where we’re at.
lisando@hotmail.com
It would be neat to know!
Because it seems as though i’m always on the go here lately. and this app sure looks like it would make things easier for me!
My hubby travels very frequently. I would love to know when to expect him home, without having to call him every few minutes.
I like that you can keep track of family
I’d like it to stay connected
It would be great to keep tabs on everyone.
Thanks for the giveaway…keeping track of our kids in real time !
The mapping feature would be helpful to me.
I would like to know how soon my boyfriend will be getting in… 🙂