Never too old to app!

If you thought only the young generation could look cool with apps on their phones and iPads think again. There are enough apps in the market for senior citizens as well, which help make daily tasks easier

Skype

In this day and age when people travel great distances for work and education, there is no better app to catch up with your children or grandchildren. Skype is the best app for video chat in the industry right now, and is available for almost all the platforms. It also lets you call mobile phones though you’ll be charged for that.

Price: Free

Available for iOS and Android

Dragon dictation

Why type uncomfortably on the glass when you can talk? Dragon Dictation has been one of the leading voice recognition applications in the industry and the technology was released for mobile phones earlier this year. In many ways it beats Google’s famed voice recognition. However, it only converts your voice to text and doesn’t act on it like Google voice function or Apple’s Siri. Once it converts your voice to text it lets you copy it for any other use of yours.

Price: Free

Available for iOS and Android

Med reminder pro

After a while the number of medicines you have to take on a daily basis starts increasing and at such a time apps such as Med reminder pro come in handy. They are like a reminder application, but they also show extra details about the medicine you’re consuming. Since the app is able to gather information about the medicine it’ll also tell you whether you should eat it before or after food among other details.

Available for Android and iOS

Price: $2.99

on{X}

This app lets you automate a lot of functions in your phone. It’ll alert you of the weather in the morning automatically turn off WiFi of your device when you leave home. Offer navigation support if you need it. In short, it can do anything you program it to do. This app was developed by Microsoft and it requires a Facebook account to login with. Once you login you can set the kind of reminders and automation you need so you don’t need to worry about smaller things and can concentrate on things that really matter.

Price: Free

Available for Android

iHealth BP3

Now on you don’t need to rush to your doctor to get your blood pressure checked. This iHealth bundle which comes with a dock and the strap to put around your arm will convert your iOS device into a blood pressure monitor. Once you have the kit, all you need to do is tie the strap around your wrists and connect the device to the dock. The app tracks your Systolic/diastolic, heart rate, measure time, and pulse wave graph. Years of data only take up the space of a few songs.

Price: $99

Available for iOS devices

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