Category: Apps
Churches making over £20K a month from parking app
Lovely English church door front and rose garden Churches in the UK are making over £20,000 each month, an average of £200 each, by renting out their empty car park spaces to motorists needing somewhere to park. The latest research by YourParkingSpace.co.uk also found that more than 100 churches are…
Mobile users turn to yoga apps to de-stress during lockdown
Mobile users turned to calming yoga, recipe and painting-by-numbers apps as stress and anxiety levels rose during the lockdown period, with use soaring by almost half (45%, 45% and 44% respectively), according to new research from Uswitch.com, the comparison and switching service. Reading and audiobook apps such as Kindle and Audible saw their use rise…
UK government abandons NHS contact tracing app
In an embarrassing and costly U-Turn, the UK has ditched the current NHS coronavirus contact tracing app, developed by NHSX, in favour of a solution from tech giants Apple and Google. The current system, piloted on the Isle of Wight, is to be abandoned after research found it could only identify four per cent of…
ViaVan launches free on-demand bus service for NHS workers
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ViaVan has announced the launch of the UK’s first on-demand public bus service for exclusive use by essential NHS workers. Powered by a mobile app, Stagecoach Connect will be free for NHS staff, and will be launched at Sherwood Forest Hospital NHS Trust in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire today (May 18),…
Ordo launches Neighbour2Neighbour for free payments
With more than 65 per cent of people already offering or planning to support members of their community including the elderly and NHS workers with everyday tasks like shopping, Ordo has launched its Neighbour2Neighbour service. For the duration of the UK’s social distancing and self-isolation period it has made its new payment service free for…
How to Pick the Best Bingo App for You
In recent years, bingo has undergone something of an evolution. Once the preserve of OAPs and housewives, it has today transformed into a game that’s hip, chic, and holds an unerring appeal to people of all genders and ages. This bingo revolution has naturally brought a whole new market of customers to the sector, and with many of…
Bolt adds multiple destinations feature to ride-hailing app
Uber rival Bolt, formerly known as Taxify, has added new functionality to its ride-hailing app allowing users to request rides with stops at up to three locations with an estimated fare for the entire journey. The multiple destinations feature is being rolled out globally to Bolt users on Android and iOS this month. It caters…
JustPark offers free election parking
Yesterday we wrote about Uber offering free rides to the polling stations to make it easier for the disabled to vote. Today it's the turn of parking app JustPark which is allowing customers 30 minutes of free parking in spaces near polling stations on Election Day (December 12th). With the first general election to take…
Hearing and speech app relaunches as Relay UK
An app that helps people across the UK with hearing or speech impairments make phone calls has been relaunched as Relay UK with a number of improvements. The Next Generation Text service provided by BT has been rebranded to Relay UK, offering a simpler set-up process and the ability to save conversations, allowing users to…
Currys PC World launches shopping app ahead of Black Friday
Currys PC World has launched a full shopping app for the first time ahead of Black Friday and the busy Christmas shopping period. Users will be able to find items and make purchases directly through the app, which has been released on both Android and Apple’s iOS. The retailer, which is part of Dixons Carphone,…