The week is over and that means that a fresh app overview is waiting for you! As far as we are concerned, you should not miss these new apps, games and updates. You can find the best iOS apps of week 20 (2018) here.
The best iOS apps at a glance
The App Store works overtime every week to handle the never-ending stream of new apps and updates. However, you will hardly notice this, because only a small part of it is worth installing. If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch can use some new apps, you’ve come to the right place.
Be My Eyes
Do you want to volunteer to help people with disabilities? Then Be My Eyes is the most accessible way without taking up a lot of time. As soon as a person asks for help via the app, several volunteers receive a message. The first person to respond is connected with the person seeking help. Blind people use their smartphone’s camera to show you something. You watch and answer questions.
At the time of writing, nearly a million volunteers are enrolled to serve 73,000 blind people, but more people are always needed. Unfortunately, you cannot yet set multiple languages ​​in the app at the same time. So if you choose Dutch, you can help non-English speaking people.
2. Sezame
With Sezame you log in to websites with Touch ID, or Face ID on the iPhone X. Passwords are therefore unnecessary. Not only does this save time, but it is also safer, according to the company. The program works on macOS 10.11 to 10.13. You can indicate what you want to use Sezame for: from logging into websites, unlocking your computer to approving payments.
The company behind Sezame wants to ensure that passwords are redundant in the future. Biometric data, such as your fingerprint, is much more secure, according to the company. In practice, the scanner works quite well, although it is sometimes annoying to have to grab your smartphone.
3. Google News
Google has changed its Newsstand into Google News and tries to provide you with the best messages via artificial intelligence. Announced at Google’s annual I / O event, the new app uses artificial intelligence to deliver news. Google uses artificial intelligence to put multiple sources together for the ‘whole story’.
It is now clear that artificial intelligence will play a major role in the news provision of the future, and Google has the best papers when it comes to smartphones and AI. That’s why Google News is the app to keep an eye on right now. The search giant also launches the app with little competition on iOS. Apple News has still not been released in the Netherlands, while Google News is directly available in numerous countries.
4. Polls news
Pollennieuws is one of the best known and most useful apps. The app presents the pollen forecast in dry weather on a map of the Netherlands. The map indicates in colors how great the ‘threat’ is. Users can rate how much hay fever they have that day and what the symptoms are. The reports help Pollen News to map out where hay fever is most affected.
In addition, the app presents useful statistics, with which you can see how many Dutch people have reported today, what the average hay fever figure is and what the most symptoms are. You can also see that regionally. Furthermore, the app provides more information about pollen and the trees and grasses they come from.
5. WhatsApp
With the latest update, WhatsApp will make group conversations clearer and better. New members of group conversations will see a description of the group as soon as they are added. That way they know what the subject is, what the possible rules are and what is not discussed, for example. Currently you can also find this description by tapping on the name of the group.
From now on you will find an @ icon above the icon to scroll to the most recent message. When you tap this, you will see all unread messages that contain your name. This way you immediately know what the conversation is about. In addition, it becomes impossible for admins to delete the founder of a group chat. This person can only leave on their own initiative.
6. Tweetbot 3
The favorite Twitter app for the Mac of many fanatic Twitterers has been completely renewed. The most important graphic improvement is the new Dark Mode, which covers the background of the tweets in black. Handy if you scroll through your timeline in the evenings. In addition, the design has mainly received a subtle makeover, with many smaller improvements. For example, every tweet on your timeline now has buttons to quickly respond, like, retweet or view the profile.
Images and videos are also larger than before, so you can see them better, but unfortunately also view fewer tweets on your screen at the same time. A major reason for this is the introduction of video previews. From now on, you no longer have to click on a link when someone posts a gif or video.