10 Apps that Made India ‘appy in 2017 Delve into the Universe of mobile applications and learn which ones made it to the list of 10 most popular apps of 2017 – Jagrati Rakheja [email protected]

ver wondered about the day when your its CEO shaming India by calling ‘poor india’ has got mobile applications became an integral part incredible fame. Though, it was still amongst of your life? Or how the small icons on your the favorite mobile applications for youngsters. Its Esmartphone’s display started playing a crucial features like sharing private messages, sharing images, role in your everyday routine? clicking perfect selfies, re-watching stories, limited life Let us ponder over this thought. The applications on of messages, keeping up-to-date news about celebrity your phones are not just mere service providing tools but gossip, following celebrities and the list goes on has made immortal beings who don’t breathe. Checking phone for people crazy for snapchat. It is a must application for your whatsapp message, sending snap on snapchat, sharing phone. photographs over instagram or listening to music on several online applications has become an innate quality Instagram in today’s generation. Also, if we go by the 106-page report shared by Hootsuite and We Are Social, more than one-third of the world’s population has access to mobile applications. Smartphone applications have transformed the way we live. People spend majority time of their day on these apps. Now, without wasting further time, let us discuss about the 10 most popular apps that have created a spe- cial mark in people’s life in the year 2017.

Snapchat Snapchat, the image sharing app is the fastest way to share a message. The recent controversy relating to Instagram is for instagrammers. Since debut, Instagram has grown tremendously in its popularity and has become globally the second most famous social media network. Instagram has more than 500 million active users, who are very much in love with this platform. The visual sharing feature has made Instagram the favourite app of many. The reason for being such an loved app is that Instagram is fun, friendly, social, visual and an interesting stage to be a blogger, such as food, travel, fashion or health blogging.

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and paved way for Inshorts App. Inshorts declutters and has become a cake-walk. Ola - the Indian online delivers you the latest updates in just 60-words. This transportation company, has become the most sought app gives short news for the mobile generation. Since after transportation option for people in various cities of its launch in 2013 by its founders - Azhar Iqubal, Deepit India. It is the most reliable on-demand taxi service. Also, Purkayastha and Anunay Arunav it has come a long and safe and sound for women travellers. With taking special gained its deserved fame and respect. Now, you don’t care for women security. have enough excuses to not to keep yourself updated. Youtube Saavn

Did you know that you can never get bored if you have app on your smartphone? Youtube works like Bob Marley once said, ‘One good thing about music, when therapy for many and addiction for some. Video have it hits you, you feel no pain’. This is how music hits you on become the new form of creating content online. Youtube Saavn music app. Just as the name suggests, its sets the is the biggest video - sharing application. You can simply right cord like the weather in monsoon. Saavn music gives upload your favourite video and music and share it with you a huge library of music to soothe your souls; online the world. You can find solution to any and every problem and offline for iOS and android. Saavn has many song on youtube. Whether it is cooking or dance, you can learn streaming features such as setting the speed of streaming. from youtube videos. Youtube has created celebrities It has a special option for radio station of your favourite such as Bhuvan Bam, Tanmay Bhat, Sahil Khattar, Sanjay singer. You can enjoy Saavn free trial version to begin with Thumma, Abish Mathew and many more. and later upgrade to its Saavn Pro Lite membership. Pokemon Go Ola ‘Pokemon Pokemon Everywhere’: Pokemon Go - for The experience turned into vision of Bhavish Aggarwal the young gamer boy in you. It is a free-to-download and and Ankit Bhati changed the entire outlook of taxi free-to-play game. Pokemon Go is defined as ‘location- service in India. Commuting from one place to another based augmented reality game’ that was developed

28 PCQuest OCTOBER 2017 pcquest.com twitter.com/pcquest facebook.com/pcquest linkd.in/pcquest [email protected] by Niantic to be played on iOS and android processors. quick with IRCTC’s rail connect application. Considering The game is played in way that it uses the GPS on your the difficulty people have been facing while getting there phone that eventually is used to locate, capture, battle rail tickets get booked, the decision of creating such an and train the virtual being popularly known as Pokemon. app took place. With IRCTC Rail Connect App you can When they are located they appear to be at the same comfortably book tickets at anytime and anywhere. It is real location of the player, who is playing the game. Even a government app created by Subir Agrawal, he believes after facing criticism, the Pokemon Go app managed to the structure of the app is created in a way to give the stimulate the youngsters on a Global scale. users a neat and smooth experience.

Foodpanda

Keep calm and download Foodpanda to satiate your A very good news for the couch potatoes. Here is another hunger pangs. Foodpanda is an online platform that app that is completely equipped to entertain you. After offers you a sea of choices in terms of the best restaurants netflix and , it is time for fever of Amazon prime around your locality. It delivers the food you ordered at videos. Watch the latest hollywood and bollywood movies your doorstep. Foodpanda has the most extensive reach and TV serial according to your favourite genre. Mark the in our nation. It covers Delhi, , Bangalore, Chennai calendar for thursday night football schedule. And don’t and several other cities. It can easily be downloaded miss out on the amazon original web-series and stand-up in iOS, android and windows phone. According to the comedy videos on prime videos. It has enormous stock of reviews shared online, foodpanda is one of the most cartoons and educational videos also for your little ones. preferred app to order food online. It gives lucrative offers In a world where either the person is sleeping and makes transactions easy as pie. or connected, you can understand the worth and importance of mobile applications. And I hope after IRCTC Rail Connect App reading the above article, those who don’t have any of Travelling through rail has been made easy, simple and these applications will also click the download button. pcquest.com twitter.com/pcquest facebook.com/pcquest linkd.in/pcquest [email protected] OCTOBER 2017 PCQuest 29