Everything is digital these days — apps may not have figured out a way to replicate your yacht crew duties — yet? — but digital tools can make your work easier or inspire you on the job. Several crewmembers recommended the top apps they like to use while on duty. Gronda This one’s for the chefs. Gronda can help you sort, store, and even share your own recipes, plus offers access to 200,000 creations and recipes. If you select the Pro version, you can access exclusive content, plus watch Masterclasses by famous chefs. The app can also work as a job-finding tool for shore-side positions. “It’s great, easy to use, and it requires a small fee,” says Chef Olga Lupu. “Most of the recipes worked perfectly for me.” Paprika This app is so beloved that it received two chef recommendations. This recipe manager can help you organize recipes, create grocery lists, plan meals and menus, and download recipes from favorite sites. It can also help track pantry items. “It’s searchable by name or key ingredients, which is helpful,” says Chef Adrienne Gang. “So instead of taking pictures or screenshots and then enduring the time-consuming process of scrolling through my photo library to find a recipe, I can search in Paprika.” Rome2Rio This app can help any traveling crewmember to save time and money. Rome2Rio combs the web’s options to suggest different routes and transport options to get you where you need to go in 240 countries and territories. Purser Samantha Morris notes that she finds it very useful. “It helps to plan trips, especially on short notice, when I need to look into alternative ways for transportation for crew to embark and disembark the vessel,” she says. Tides Near Me This app focuses on tide information. Users can zero in on nearby tide stations and tidal conditions with fully automated tide tables, charts, and predictions. Even better — access is free. Capt. Kelly Gordon loves this one. “This app is so helpful when it comes to running in places like the Bahamas where it is very shallow. With this app, I can time the tides to get in and out of certain ports, and for my crew that are in charge of guest excursions, it allows them to plan their day accordingly. It’s especially helpful when docking because I know at what time the current will be running hard and just how much water I’ll have under me!” Windfinder On Windfinder, you can get global information on wind, weather, tides, and waves from 160,000 locations. The app includes real-time weather updates from 21,000 weather stations worldwide, including new severe weather alerts in Europe and the U.S. First Officer Shawn Riera and Deckhand Nathan Swick both recommend the app for any deck crewmember. Instagram This app needs no introduction. It may not be new or even surprising, but the app can help with some inspiration — and it’s also a popular means of showcasing the crew lifestyle. For Chef Marie Scully, it offers her ways to “get some different colors into my brain when I just can’t think of what to make.” It gets her juices flowing and inspires her menus. “It is a bit like getting bored of the inside of my own head and needing to see new things.”