KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Brenda Hill with Verizon Wireless shares the trendy, top apps to check out in 2015.
Nudge – Android, iOS (Free)
- Personal health and wellness goals are often top-of-mind after the holiday season. Nudge is an app that helps you keep track of each aspect of your health and wellbeing, all in one place.
- Sync multiple fitness trackers and apps (such as FitBit, Jawbone UP, and MyFitnessPal) to see information from each all in one interface
- Get a ‘Nudge Score’ that is comprised of factors such as amount of physical activity, hydration and nutrition.
- Compare ‘Nudge Scores’ with friends and cheer each other on as you work toward your personal goals.
Duolingo- Apple and Android (Free)
- Learning a new language can be fun and exciting but also expensive. If broadening your language skills is on your 2015 to do list, Duolingo is the perfect app for you:
- Learn languages like Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian.
- Practice what you learn with a variety of reading, speaking and listening tests.
- Go at your own pace, and get rewarded with points the harder you work.
Allowance Manager and Level Money – Android, iOS (Free)
- Money management skills, for both kids and adults, is extremely important to start 2015 off right.
- Allowance Manager (also available on Windows and BlackBerry): teach children as young as six years old how to manage their money.
- Enter a child`s allowance, gifts, and other earnings to help keep track of their finances.
- Manage all children`s accounts in one spot.
- Help them see how the balance changes when they spend, and encourage them to save toward something they want.
- Level Money allows you to manage all your accounts in one place and keep up-to-date on every aspect of your finances
- Sync all accounts to get an overview of your finances in one place.
- Never enter a transaction manually.
- See monthly spending by category, such as groceries, transportation and entertainment and set monthly budgets for each.
Reach -Android, iOS (Free)
- Taking sometime to grow as a professional in 2015 will also pay off. Reach allows you to use channels you know and love to connect with professionals in your field.
- Sync the app with LinkedIn and FourSquare to see if any of your existing connections are nearby.
- Read other user`s professional profiles and learn about their interests and expertise.
- Reach out to new contacts who live and work in your area.