In 2013 you’ve seen how a few apps can make your life better and the New Year will surely bring even more great ideas to the app world, new gadgets and maybe wearable tech. Start 2014 with these apps that will make your life easier and will help you achieve the goals you’ve set for the upcoming year.
It’s a popular habit to set goals and make promises or resolutions at the beginning of each New Year, but few manage to achieve the goals they’ve set, actually most of us just forget them after a few weeks. But things can change this time, with the help of smart apps that can make differences in our lives if we use them. We already have apps that can help you live a healthier life, eat better, learn new things and keep a tab on your finances, which are the most popular goals set by people during the New Year celebrations. Here are some apps that will make your life better in 2014:
One of the most common things wished for and one of the hardest to stick to is a healthier diet. But this was before Fooducate or Calorie Counter for MyFitnessPal were available for both iOS and Android. Fooducate helps you determine the quality of food before you buy it; you can either scan a product’s barcode or enter its name if it’s something like a banana or an apple and it will give you its nutritional information, some comments or warnings if it’s the case, and an overall grade determined by nutritionists that will tell you how good it is. It also has a social component, displaying how many likes or dislikes a products has. MyFitnessPal’s calorie counter also has a large database that contains more than 3 million foods where you can check your food and lets you keep a calorie diary and set fitness goals. You can then share your goals on Facebook and check your friend’s goals, for that extra bit of motivation.
Another common New Year resolution for many is quitting something that’s not good for us. Whether it’s cigarettes, alcohol or other bad habits, apps can help here too. For iOS smokers that want to quit, My Last Cigarette can be a start. The app asks you what your smoking habits are and starts a counter when you quit. As you progress you will see what benefits you’ve gained so far, such as how much your life expectancy grew and how much money you saved. Android users can do the same with Quit Smoking: Cessation Nation, an app that’s backed up by a large community of ex-smokers who will encourage you to quit. If drinking is your vice, an app called Stop Drinking can be installed on both iDevices and Android smartphones and will help lead you in the right direction. For any other bad habits, any goal-setting app will do.
Learning a new language, or any new thing is something you’ll find on 99% of all resolution and bucket lists, and of course there are apps for this. For new languages there’s Duolingo, which was voted app of the year by many, for many discussions on all topics and for learning a lot of new things you can try downloading the TED talks app, and for general knowledge install the Wolfram Alpha app, a science encyclopedia that you can ask many things and that also helps Siri with some of her answers.
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