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Apps that you would never have thought exist (and that are also very useful)

As a unordago to catch attention, too often the negative things that a mobile phone could cause: nomophobia, decreased attention span, etc., stand out, but we will agree that a phone is potentially a virtuous tool for many types of needs .

Through the different applications we are able to orient ourselves in an unknown city, read their posters, check our agenda or be aware of any physical and metabolic condition that worries us.With just looking at the screen.A something like that we can not subtract merit.

YELP OR HOW NOT TO LOSE THE NORTH



Apps that you would never have thought exist (and that are also very useful)


Yelp is a contraction of "yes help", it is that friend who knows at heart that city of Europe that you would like to visit.Ideal for those moments when you are lost and think: «what party areas will be a kilometer away? the round? ».It has a fairly rich database: companies themselves can publish their businesses, upload photos and create their own profile within.

Its operation is very simple.We activate the location of the phone, register and select the type of information we need.Its main functionality is not so much the data that it throws but that kind of augmented reality that it uses: making use of the camera , the virtual GPS guides us through the real streets to the door of the shop, hotel, restaurant or gas station we are looking for.

MONITORING WHAT TO EAT



Apps that you would never have thought exist (and that are also very useful)


Diabetes: M is not a particularly nice app in aesthetic sense, but it is very generous in terms of content. Analyzes the values ​​of data imported from glucometers and insulin pumps through the files found in the software that analyzes and manages diabetes.

The application creates statistics and gives records to maintain control over the treatment of diabetes.Reports can be consulted by a specialist to correct errors, such as exact insulin figures to be administered.Ah, and is compatible with Android smart watches and bracelets .

THE DAILY OF MY HEART


We have enough with the daily hustle to be aware of the amount of beats that the heart gives over a minute.But health is the key.Thanks to the My Diary application, we will have a complete record of the pressure arterial-ideal for those suffering from tension problems: systolic (high) and diiastolic (low)-.

From the app itself we can send a report to print and present to our specialist.And not only controls the pulse and offers recommendations , but allows us to create alarms and make an analysis-based on the records we introduce-of oxygen and glucose.

MOODTOOLS, OUR BITACORA NOTEBOOK



Apps that you would never have thought exist (and that are also very useful)


In collaboration with mental health professionals, this application has proven to be quite useful in people with anxiety or different types of depression.It has the following tools: a small diary where to write our thoughts, a series of activities to reactivate motivation from routines , a calendar to have greater control of these activities and plan the steps in case you want to do some madness, and informative links to search for resources on the Internet, read questionnaires, etc.

Obviously, this application is not curative nor does it suppose the replacement of a human medical intervention, but it is perhaps one of the tools that we can download on the phone that are closer to the effective treatment of anxieties and to the control of depression.to keep track of people who do not suffer from any type of illness but need information and clear some doubts.

ANALYZE, BUT GOOD ROLL



Apps that you would never have thought exist (and that are also very useful)


And why not, put to perform analysis, do it with an application with zero scientific rigor but quite a sense of humor? Analyze me is ideal for downtime: it includes 50 mental calculation tests, some absurdities, knowledge tests or even calligraphy.

But in the meantime we can create our own tests, design challenges and compare them, there is even a section with the world ranking to overcome their scores.The best part is in that "Burrometer" that tells you, according to your personality and priorities, the kind of person you are, to quench that curiosity about the existential doubts that lurk us.

MAKING KNOTS



Apps that you would never have thought exist (and that are also very useful)


You don't know how to tie your tie until you discover that there are more than 10 different ways .

Tie Knots exists for those moments of nerves where you forget how to make a knot or simply want to change from the classic simple knot and jump to the Eldredge or the Vanwijk.Ties for all tastes: wide, narrow, short and long, symmetrical, asymmetric and with a series of etymological descriptions.That, if at least you are not wearing a tie, you can fix or break the ice in some conversation.

And, if you have changed from the most protocol atmosphere to the disco, you can also try with Mi Bar, an app to become a guru of the cocktail bar and know the ingredients that a Manhattan, Bloody needs.Mary or Tom Collins.

A VERY PRACTICAL MONTHLY CALENDAR



Apps that you would never have thought exist (and that are also very useful)


These types of calendars are considered little less than nonsense: every woman is a world, but her best asset lies in how she manages the information we enter. The more information she has, the better statistics she throws .

Rule cycles, ovulation prediction and the respective fertility indices, symptoms or dates of pregnancy and follow-up to birth are some of the options that it jumps.In addition, it allows you to create several accounts with your respective copy of security, to be able to dump or share data between different users.

SEVEN, A PHYSICAL EXERCISE THRILLER



Apps that you would never have thought exist (and that are also very useful)


Considered one of the "essential", although it is always considered to combine with a bit of aerobic work in parallel, this application is perfect to start exercising have the profile you have.Go jogging weighing 150 kilos? It would destroy your knees.

With Seven you do not need gym equipment only a chair, a support point and the weight of the body itself.They are performance exercises that we can be boosting.Part of the following premise: 7 minutes for 7 months.You have 3 lives, shown in hearts : if you miss a day, you lose a heart.If you skip more than 3 exercises, progress will be restarted.A full-fledged "Game Over".

The idea of ​​gamifying the exercise is old, but in this way it is possible to make it more palatable, by showing visual progress with graphics on the calendar.It has timers, instructions, and it is not necessary to be connected to the Internet, it is autonomous And it is not intrusive either: if we carry the phone over, when the exercise cycles end the terminal will vibrate.

A TRANSLATOR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD



Apps that you would never have thought exist (and that are also very useful)


This, more than an application, is a featur e of the popular Google translator.Pressing the image icon in the lower left section will open the camera application, so we can capture the text of any text, poster or marquee on the fly and translate it into the language we want/need.

Needless to say, it is really practical to identify traffic signs or notices in public buildings that we fail to understand.And not only that: we can try to chat with a person.our cell phone and this will translate the text on the fly.We can do the same and, either by activating the microphone so that the other person can hear the translation, or read it directly from the text box.

I WANT TO BECOME HAMMER



Apps that you would never have thought exist (and that are also very useful)


Close the selection with this small app is intentional: under its simple and casual appearance is a very valid resource, a series of video tutorials created by the National Court Champion Juan Carlos Gomez.

It does not work for everyone or save any life, but at least we will have a quick course on hand to learn about tricks and tools to avoid problems and close discussions around the family .Christmas you can do two things: seven minutes of exercise and then learn how to cut ham, although not necessarily in that order.

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