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When you’ve got one heck of a long commute — either by car, train, or bus — your smartphone can be your saving grace. There are a number of smartphone apps that can help you pass the time by keeping your productive, providing a little fun, or just getting your mind off of the time it takes to reach your final destination.
Wondering which one you absolutely need to download first? This is the one app you should download today to make your morning commute SO much better.
Audible Audiobooks
Audible is an Amazon company that provides the largest selection of audiobooks, podcasts, and listenable programming. If you’re bored out of your mind on a drive or train ride, this app — available on iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone — will make the time fly by.
The app is initially free to download, but one extra credit costs $17.99, while an Audible iOS monthly subscriptions costs $21.49.
That may seem like a hefty amount, but here are some of the perks you enjoy from this download:
• Browse our entire collection of titles right from the Audible app and use credits to add them to your library.
• 1 credit per month for any audiobook regardless of price.
• Two Audible Originals from a fresh selection every month.
• Access to Audible Daily Deals, with audiobooks available for as little as $2.95.
• Members get 30% off any additional titles they purchase.
• Easy exchanges. Swap any audiobook you don’t love anytime.
• Keep your library of titles forever, even if you cancel.
You don’t need to be connected to enjoy Audible. You can download audiobooks and listen to them offline in the Audible app at any time. Some example of the most popular audiobooks available at the moment include:
• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
• Becoming by Michelle Obama
• Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins
• The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
• Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
Your commute may be long and boring, but you don’t have to be bored. An App like Audible keeps your mind stimulated and gets your creativity flowing — you’ll reach your final destination in no time.
