10 ideas of mobile apps that may drive future

We live in curious times. The pandemic, despite all its tragic moments, has curiously changed behavioral trends. Furthermore, these trends affect the list of apps on our smartphones. That's interesting to disclose the most significant ones.

• Phygitality means the blurring of the boundary between physical and digital spaces. Thereby, our world now is totally concentrated on our smartphones and Pcs. That is, all important decisions are made now with the help of devices.
  
  
• Eco-friendliness was before, but with the spread of the virus, many of us realized that there was nowhere to run. Therefore, we needed to take care of our planet.
  
  
• Conscious consumption is related to overall job loss and financial hardship. However, the need for things did not disappear with the money, so sharing movement has formed.
  
  
• Slow living has become the answer to the point that people no longer strive to be super successful. Today's trend is to live at your own pace, without haste and achievements.

So, go ahead and find out what mobile apps are winning people's hearts and will be the best investment for smart investors.

One of the striking trends of the pandemic was remote work. It has become a real challenge, especially for parents. So, there was a clear need for managing work-life and baby care balance. Thus, parents around the world expect a lot from such apps.

Expected features:

• Ordering online baby food, diapers, creams, and toys
  
• Collection of enrichment courses and cartoons depending on the child's age
  
• Analysis of the baby's growth dynamics
  
• Work schedule planning with breaks for games
  
• Selecting ideas for joint activities
  
• Analysis of babysitters and nannies database in your city
  
• Keeping an immunization calendar
  

Development solutions can go even further and set up reminders for visits to the pediatrician, create a community for parents to exchange ideas and things, search for fun activities nearby, and so on. Whatever will be chosen, parents will definitely be grateful. Along with baby care, health care has become a hot trend too.

Day by day, mask by mask, we are getting more health-conscious. So, apps that help do yoga, track sleep, give reminders about drinking are becoming more and more popular. But most of the time, we need so much different applications to get the full health support set. However, we still need a comprehensive solution. Also, an important point is mental health care, which has begun to falter in the Covid era. So, we need innovative development decisions to stay healthy on all fronts.

Expected features

• Heart rate and blood pressure monitoring
  
• Warning of arrhythmia or high/low blood pressure
  
• Water balance and sleep process control
  
• Breathing techniques training
  
• Psychological maintenance in stressful situations
  
• Online consultation with a therapist
  
• Online appointment with a specialit

Applications like this require a lot of data, but it's worth it. After all, how much easier it would be for the family doctor to make recommendations based on health indicators dynamics. This app can work perfectly in tandem with the food planner application.

Planning teaches us how to spend money and consume meal wisely. So, the main goals of food planners are to reduce the amount of food thrown away and to plan food budgeting. Another outstanding idea is related to food donation. The app will connect the food donors and organizations that collect food for the needy. This is an especially cool idea for cafe and restaurant owners. But even at the family level, it's great, too.

Vegans and vegetarians are also waiting for modern food solutions, that would allow them to scan the product and determine its composition. Big families expect a smart app that will help them calculate the amount of food they need. This problem is also relevant for cafes, school canteens, and some companies.

Expected features

• Food shopping planning based on your past supermarket trips
  
• Shopping tips based on calories and taste wishes
  
• Preparing online shopping list for a weekly menu with checkboxes
  
• Take-home ordering
  
• Food donation
  
• Compositions scanning and analysis

So, our relation to all types of resources is changing. Saving and sharing will become soon an essential part of life. By the way, this also applies to things.

Reasonable consumption is a real trend that will stay with us forever. How does it show up? So, you already have Lego Hogwarts, but you want Lego Pirates of the Caribbean? No need to buy it — swap it.

Or you want to try scuba diving or water skiing, but the equipment costs a lot, and you don't know if you'll like it. So, rent it in the city where you're going on vacation. We guess that such apps will form different communities: parents, musicians, bikers, dog owners, where everyone will find the thing he or she needs.

Expected features

• Searching for the needed items around the city, country, and the world
  
• Creation communities
  
• Real-time dialog and exchange of all file types

Development solutions can come up with an in-app delivery and tracking system, a rating policy for the most generous and active users. There could be a lot of ideas. By the way, ideas are worth paying special attention to.

Have you ever had a situation where you suddenly figured out how to fix a bug, write an article or a chorus to a song, but you can't write it down? Just tell the phone: I have an idea! And the app will start recording your voice, which will be transformed into text in few seconds.

However, the words I have no ideas! are also common. So, the app can help you: gather references, pick a rhyme, show the answer from StackOverflow, and so on.

Expected features

• High-quality voice recording and transformation into text
  
• Searching for recent answers in all sources
  
• Mood board creation

And the next app is a bright example of how people are starting to value time.

Sharing innovations are changing the world. Today we can share books, clothes, apartments, cars. This way, a real-time car sharing app will show you which car is closest and which driver is about to expire. It can also be a good idea to offer alternatives. No car nearby? Take a scooter or a bike! Or maybe you want a mini jet?

Expected features

• Searching and route planning to the nearest vehicles
  
• Searching for available parking spaces
  
• Paying for a scooter, bike, car by card via the app

There are also new requirements for payments style.

The huge number of bank applications, cards, e-wallets is annoying. So, we need an app that combines it all. It will be especially comfortable if the user has many credit cards and accounts in different banks, cryptocurrency account, and e-wallets.

Expected features

• Joining all existing paying ways
  
• Transferring all types of money via the app
  
• Displaying on the map of places where you can pay with crypto or e-money
  
• Currency and cryptocurrency exchange
  
• Cost and profit analysis
  
• Loan application processing

How can we point out, our expectations are extremely rising. This trend extends to our journeys as well.

Travel by car has become one of the most popular ways of travel. So, we need the app that will show us how much gas or electricity our car will consume on a particular route. Moreover, the ability to choose a more faster or more interesting way is very in-demand. If we plan to drive to the sea with family, the app should show us where we can get a tasty meal, have some rest, visit a museum or buy diapers. It's also important to see how many electric gas or service stations are on the way.

Expected features

• Smart route analysis
  
• Trip cost calculation
  
• Trip planning and guidance

As you can see, now we expect more from our devices. We don't just want information on the screen. We want quick friendly advice. For example, about the right investment choice.

Faced with financial problems during the lockdown, people thought about diversifying their income. So, interest in investing increased manifold. But investing has never been a simple business. Especially, for those who are far away from funds, stocks, and the stock exchange. Thus, a smart investment app should help us with investment decisions based on market data and valuation.

Expected features

• Buying and selling securities via the app
  
• Recommendations for the portfolio structure
  
• Displaying of income trends when buying or selling
  
• Presentation suitable exchange offers
  
• Trading training

However, no investment will help if personal safety is threatened. To conclude, we want to present the idea of personal security protection app.

Home and office security apps are very popular today. A protection app can control all security devices and equipment within the house or office space, establish a face recognition based on biometrics, send out alerts, etc. But there is also a great demand for personal protection apps that will respond to audible signals: I'm in trouble, or I need help, alert people nearby, or call emergency numbers (including the police or ambulance).

In addition, such apps can respond to smoke, gunshots, loud shouts, locate the victim, and coordinate with the fire department or police. Moreover, child protection apps require special attention. Function for calling the police in response to marker phrases: Mom, help! or I'm not going with you is much needed today. Such apps can help build a route if a child gets lost, or send a signal to parents if the network is not stable.

Expected features

• Voice and sounds recognition
  
• Special service calling
  
• Location and movement tracking
  
• Voice guidance for extreme cases
  
• Panic button function

Of course, this is not a complete list of ideas. We can find unresolved problems in any area, so the choice depends on a person's worldview.

We want to tell you a secret. Now is the best time to consider innovative mobile app ideas. If you correctly identify a people's pain and heal it, your app will become a best seller. So, if you have an idea — contact us. We will help you not only with the mobile development but also with the ideation and business analysis.