August 2015 99 www.bahrainthismonth.com apps Essential Apps BTM brings you the low-down on the latest and greatest apps on the market This is a mobile payment system that allows you to control your money in a variety of ways. You can pay for goods and services – like YouTube video rentals – and send money directly to an individual (if you have their email address and Google Wallet account details). The app also uses your location to show you nearby loyalty programmes, stores that accept your gift cards, and more. All transactions are recorded for future reference. What is it? A weather app that packs a ton of information, such as the current conditions, temperature (and whether it’s rising or falling), wind speed and direction, humidity, barometric pressure and visibility. A variety of charts and a fully animated weather globe that shows the severity of various weather conditions. It also includes a brief sentence to let you know what type of weather will be coming within the next hour. A few simple clicks will take you to any city in the world. The Good: It’s a beautiful app, stunningly designed and one that fits in perfectly with the design aesthetics of iOS. Everything about the app works smoothly and intuitively, and the 3D-globe radar map is a stunning way to convey weather information. The Bad: It’s a tough ask to pay for a weather app when there’s already one built-in to iPhone. There’s also a limitation on forecast data and it fails to provide little details further than a few hours ahead; this is very much a ‘here and now’ weather app. Verdict: Very well designed and easy to use Rich with stats and highly customisable, Runmeter is one of the most comprehensive iPhone running apps around. It tracks almost everything about your outdoor workouts, from pace and distance to how many miles you run over a selected period of time. It also provides health and wellness information such as calorie burning estimates and workout recommendations. App: Google Wallet App: Runmeter App: Dark Skies Rating:****
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