100 BEST APPS
Improve your health, and possibly the
world, by having apps remind you
to exercise, track your moods
and help defeat stressLIVE
BETTER
POCKETCOACH
Anxiety, stress and
panic can lead to
freezing, meaning
you can’t get on
with life. Pocket
Coach is designed
to provide coping
mechanisms
through an interface
that looks like a
messaging app.
The subscription’s
steep, but you get
some programmes
for free and it
can be genuinely
effective.
£free (IAPs) /
Android, iOSDESERT
ISLANDThis digital wellbeing
experiment by
Google invites
you to select what
you consider your
essential apps;
24 hours later, it’ll
outline how many
times you used
them – and the
number of times
you opened other
apps, thereby
suggesting you
re-evaluate your
behaviour (or
your app choices).
£free / AndroidSMILING MIND
Modern life, eh?
AARGH!!! Kids and
adults alike need
to decompress and
have a few minutes
to themselves.
Smiling Mind is a
free app that helps
you bring balance
to your life with
mindfulness
and meditation
exercises. Ten
minutes a day
is enough for
real change, and
programmes are
offered for all ages.
£free / Android, iOS
If you have a
tendency to spend
hours faffing on
your phone and
standard tracking
apps don’t help,
try Unlock Clock.
Instead of an app,
this is a wallpaper
that fills the screen
with a daily unlock
count. It’s very
basic, but the
massive number
should be enough
to put you off
unlock no.67.
£free / AndroidUNLOCK
CLOCKVANILLA BEAN
One way you can make yourself
and the planet a bit healthier is
to eat less meat. When you’re
out and about, Vanilla Bean
helps you quickly discover
places nearby that sell vegan
and vegetarian food. Or if you’re
still hankering for flesh, you can
at least find places that serve
local produce, thereby cutting
down on food miles.
£free / Android, iOSMOODFLOW
Moods govern how you feel,
but what governs your moods?
This app helps you figure that
out. You assign ratings to each
day, building a colourful mood
calendar. To dig deeper, you
can flesh out the details of any
given day by noting specifically
how you felt, writing journal
entries, and having Moodflow
infuse positive routines.
£free / Android, iOS