From checking sports scores and playing Angry Birds to ordering a private-car service after a night on the town, local business executives are making heavy use of smartphone apps in their everyday personal lives.

As part of a special "App Report" coming Friday in the Jan. 10 print edition of the Puget Sound Business Journal (a sister publication of TechFlash), we surveyed several executives to see how they use their mobile devices – for both business and personal purposes.

This week we're running their answers to four questions. Yesterday, we asked what apps they use most often for business purposes. Today we focus on the more personal side.

So get ready to start downloading – and if you've got any feedback after test-driving an app, we'd love to hear from you, too.

The group we surveyed includes executives drawn from responses to an email blast we sent to dozens of people. In case you notice the lack of women on the list: We sought out a number of women, and unfortunately none participated.

The group:

Spencer Rascoff, CEO of Seattle-based online real estate site Zillow, uses the Apple iPhone 4S on AT&T and the Android-based Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone on Verizon.

Greg Rankich, CEO of Redmond-based IT and business services firm Xtreme Consulting Group, uses the iPhone 4G.

Blake Cahill, president of Seattle-based social media ad agency Banyan Branch, uses an iPhone and iPad.

Pete Shimer, managing partner of the Seattle office of audit, financial advisory, tax and consulting firm Deloitte, uses an iPhone 4 and an Amazon Kindle.

Steve Jones, CEO and partner of Bellevue-based IT consultant firm Explore Consulting, uses an iPhone 4s.

Jim Copacino, co-founder and creative director of Seattle-based ad agency Copacino+Fujikado, uses an iPhone and iPad.

Marc Williams, president of Seattle-based ad agency Williams Helde Marketing Communications, uses an iPad2 and iPhone4.

Dan Voetmann, owner and CEO of Mountlake Terrace-based ad agency Destination Marketing, uses a Motorola RAZR phone and an iPad.

Today’s question: What app makes your personal life better?

Rascoff: I use the Twitter app constantly.

Rankich: Facebook App, Angry Birds, g!Mobile for remote-control of home security, lighting, heating systems, etc.

Cahill: Uber, a GPS-enabled tool that locates, calls and pays for private car transportation within a short drive of your location.

Shimer: ESPN Score Center, Amazon and the Kindle app.

Jones: Skype. If I’m traveling and away from my kids, there’s no better way to say hello than face-to-face...for free.

Copacino: During the baseball season I constantly reference MLB At Bat. Another cool app is Uber (the private-car service app). It comes in handy on those nights when it’s not smart to drive home.

Williams: UrbanSpoon, the restaurant-finding app.

Voetmann: List management. I find it very handy to always have a tool to make lists, take quick notes. Everything from things-to-do lists, to summaries of ingredients for a recipe, to quickly capturing favorite restaurants, movies, CDs, etc. from others.

Tomorrow's question: What's the most money you'll pay for an app?