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Managing Your Modern Mayhem: Apps That Promise to Simplify Your Life
The first apps only started to appear in the mainstream back in 2008 and some four years later, a comScore study showed that we had already reached a point where mobile users were using apps than browsing the web on their devices.
There is a good reason why the availability of apps and the number of us using them has grown so rapidly, it is because so many of them promise to simplify your life by making something you do or search, easier than before.
One of many examples of how apps have made simplified everyday tasks, is car workshops by Fixir, which promises to make car maintenance easier. So here is a look at some of the apps that you might find useful to install or use on your smartphone or other mobile device.
Amazing choice of apps
If you are confused and don’t really know which apps to download and use, that is perfectly understandable when you consider that according to Apple, there are now more than 1.4 million different apps available to download, with many thousands more in the pipeline.
An app might be designed to simplify your life, but the time spent trawling through the list of available apps is going to take some time, unless you take a few shortcuts and consider some of the following suggestions, that cover business, finance and leisure and a few other things besides.
Keep tabs on your money
Expensify is aimed at busy executives and anyone who needs to keep tabs on what they are spending. One of its big plus points is the fact that the app provides a simple interface that allows you to scan all of your receipts and categorize them automatically, which will definitely save you some valuable time and make your expenses less of a hassle.
If you are looking for an app that helps you with your personal finances and budgeting tasks, you might want to consider PocketGuard, which is an all-in-one bank account tracking app that also offers you a budget management feature.
Others apps that help you to keep tabs on your money and stay organized, include Spendbook or Wally, which has a feature that allows you to set a savings target or a spending budget.
Paying for goods and services with your smartphone
It was a natural progression that as so many of us rely on our smartphones throughout the day, being able to use it to pay for goods and services as well was what so many of us would want.
Apple Pay was introduced in 2015 and it means that you can now pay for a growing number of goods and services with your iPhone. The security features of the app are considered to be excellent overall, and as Apple have partnered up with American Express, Mastercard and Visa, the app can be used in plenty of different places.
Get your travel plans under control
There are plenty of us who now take control of our own travel arrangements, from booking flights and hotels to organizing car-hire and anything else that you might need to sort out when making travel plans.
Apps have made it easier to keep all of the various different emails and booking confirmations in one accessible place. One app that does just that, is TripIt.
TripIt organizes all of your travel details so that everything is one place and you can see at a glance anything you want to know, from flight details to hotel booking confirmation information.
This particular scores well with users because it has some added features, such as alerting when a better flight becomes available and even offers to help you get the best seat on the plane.
Apps that promote healthy living
Amongst the hustle and bustle of such an active daily life, it is not always easy to make some time available so that you can look after your body and mind.
There are now plenty of apps available that help you track and improve your personal health metrics.
One app that certainly demonstrates just how far apps have come in a short space of time and how useful they can be, is Amwell: Live Doctor Visit Now. It allows you the chance to visit a doctor, dietician or even a psychologist any time of the day or night, using your mobile device.
Other apps that promote healthy living and provide useful information, include Drugs.com, which aims to provide data about certain medications and KidsDoc which many parents are pleased to find, when they need a bit of backup advice on an injury or illness.
Start managing your modern mayhem and get some apps in your life that could make the difference.
Glenn is not new to the start-up scene, having started his first apparel business at the age of 16 and co-founded the online portal Qompete.com with the founder of GreatDeals.com.sg. Glenn graduated from Ngee Ann Polytechnics Banking and Financial Services course as the top student and has completed a degree in business and a minor in entrepreneurship in the Nanyang Technological University. His key role in Fixir is to manage the businesss finances, operations, human resources and partners engagement. He has successfully secured investment from Singapore Press Holdings, Plug and Play and the Singapore Government and have plans to expand Fixir within Southeast Asia.
