Happy New Years! We’re kicking off 2024 the right way with a new episode of our Apps of the Week roundup. This week we have some great selections for you, including a cool-looking habit tracker, a social platform for TV lovers, and a self affirmation app. And as always, we’ve picked a fun new game for you to check out.
HabitLoop: Routine planner
It’s the beginning of another year and you know that means we had to mention some self-improvement apps. For our New Year’s resolutions, we’re pledging to improve our fitness, read more books, and to not be too hard on ourselves when we don’t do either of the first two things. Anyway, HabitLoop is here to help you build a daily routine, which may lead to a better you in 2024. It has interactive widgets, timely reminders, and streak tracking, and if you ever find yourself needing motivation, it also offers daily inspirational quotes. If we’re being honest, there are already hundreds of apps like this out there, but I got suckered in by the beautiful color LED-like graphs. I mean, tell me they don’t look at least a little cool.
Marathon: Watch & Discuss
TV is better with friends, I always say, and the team behind this next app seems to agree. Marathon is a social platform that connects you with a community of TV lovers around the globe. You use it to log what you’re watching, join community discussions, and explore trending shows. It’s essentially your new destination for all things television, and features include a customizable profile, the ability to follow other users with similar tastes, customizable lists to organize your favorite episodes, alerts for new episodes, and much more. Use it for shows like The Walking Dead, or hey even Talking Dead, meaning you would be talking with others about Talking Dead, which talks about the Walking Dead. Ok, I think we’re good here.
Avra Core
Avra Core. That sounds like a giant bio-chemical corporation in a Marvel movie where the main villain is the CEO. “Here at Avra Core, we believe all humans should be able to reach their maximum potential.” Did you read that in a female robot voice? No? Ok, moving on! Avra Core is a simple affirmation app that wants to be your personal companion in the journey of self-improvement. It can guide you to form better habits and embrace a more positive mindset. Use it to browse a vast catalogue of affirmations that can help inspire and motivate you, or create your own custom affirmations, delivered to you whenever you like 24/7. I don’t really know if this affirmation stuff works, but hey, saying “I’m going to have an awesome day today” can’t hurt anything, right?
My Little Blood Cult *Scary*
I love how they put *Scary* at the end of the title. Like someone would download this and think, “I am so let down. I assumed by the title this game would be all about brushing ponies.” Nevertheless, it is a ‘scary’ game that involves fishing for demons and monsters from the depths of hell, so if any of that sounds awful or offensive, you should probably stay away. But on the contrary, if any of that sounds interesting to you, this game certainly seems worth a shot. It’s built a small following of folks tracking its progress on social media, and now that it’s launched, it seems to be drumming up even more attention. Some of the early reviews mention some lagging and other launch-related bugs, but the team has already issued an update with several fixes. So yeah, kick back and relax this weekend by…fishing for…demons.