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  • A Look at the Anti-Corruption App By Tiger Eye And Klarity

    A Look at the Anti-Corruption App By Tiger Eye And Klarity

    Corruption has been with us time memorial and looking at the continuous increase in this act, it seems not to be ending anytime soon. Today everyone is corrupt but the people that are to believe to be the most corrupt are the politicians and other government agencies.

    Corruption is seen to be what is killing the economy and in other to tackle this problem, a lot of campaign has been launch against this act. The religions counsel and the other private individuals have dedicated their time to see the coming to an end of this act in the country.

    Successive government and the current government have put in some measures to reduce the rampant increase in corruption in the country and still it seems to have yielded no results.

    Klarity is an independent non-religious, non-political neutral party, owned organization funded by the Swedish not-for-profit foundation Norrsken. They believe that real change can only come from applying the law and by fostering a mindset where corruption is not accepted.

    For them to achieve their aim, they have partnered with the awarding winning investigative organization “Tiger Eye P.I” and launch an app that will help in the fight against corruption.

    This app will help anyone create awareness about corruption within its community, and to put pressure on the institutions to take action on the case.

    Once a corruption case is reported using the app, the information is shared on social media and with journalists, civil society organizations, and governmental bodies. Together, they create awareness and pressure for necessary actions to be taken.

    The app comes with safety features which make recording easy and simple at the same time.

    How To Use The Tiger Eye App

    Obviously, to start using the app you will first need to download it on the play store. So far the app is only available for Android users.

    Once you download the app, then the next thing is to open the app and then set up a password.

    This password will help you to stay secure in case someone suspects you to be recording his or her activity

    After setting the password, the app will start to record every activity around your camera pointed location. The app will open the phone browser that you can use to browse any site whiles the recording is taking place at the background.

    Only you can stop the recording from the background apps by force closing the app.

    Once the recording is over, you can locate your recorded video in the app menu and then you decide whether to “share” to your social media platform or forward it to the “tiger eye team” or any journalist within your community.

    Once the video is shared, the team will try to push the case for necessary actions to be taken.

    How Safe Is The App To When Using?

    This concern was raised on the app “Review Page” on the play store by one of the users of the app and this was the reply for that by the app developers: See the answer in the below screenshot.

    Conclusion

    After a successfully launching of the app, this was what Anas Aremeyaw Anas, founder of Tiger Eye Foundation has said about the app.

    “We are very excited to be working with Klarity. After many years of working as an investigative journalist and with the Tiger Eye Foundation, I have witnessed the difficulty of exposing corruption first hand.

    “This platform will allow us to expose petty corruption in a safer way and help mobilize civil society to increase accountability on public institutions. We are looking forward to be a part of this platform and believe that it can have a long-term societal change.”

    CEO of Klarity also believes that the powers of technology can be used to tackle corruption which is one of the world’s largest problems.

    If you believe in the fight against corruption and you are willing to partake in this project then you can go ahead to download the app and give it a try.

    You can watch the below video in other to have much understanding of the app and how to use it well.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1a5YzWpk9Q

    Thanks for reading and please if you find this post helpful and also want to help in solving the problem then share this post on the entire social platform you find yourself.

    You can also leave your comment in the box in case you need more clarification about this app.

  • What does Vodafone Ghana moving to 4G mean?

    What does Vodafone Ghana moving to 4G mean?

    The early days of 2019 saw an announcement from Vodafone saying they had secured a 4G spectrum from the National Communications Authority(NCA) for $30 million dollars.

    Further down the year, it is anticipated that the 4G connection would be available in the second quarter. But what does this all mean for the telecommunications giant? Can the move be expected to generate more revenue? Will it be a mishap? And what can Vodafone do to exploit this opening?

    The year was 2014, and Ghana was finally joining the 4G train 2 years after the introduction in the UK and the Ghanaian owned Surfline was the ish. Surfline had dominated the industry of 4G for a mere 2 years before MTN joined the bandwagon.

    MTN’s announcement of 4G was a much bigger appeal because of the network’s huge base of customers in the country. Now 3 years later, Vodafone attempts to do the same when the world is clearly preparing to move into 5G. Is it too late?

    Probably not, Ghana is very unlikely to push the move to 5G until 2020 and considering the price of the technology, probably longer. It does mean though, that Vodafone is going to have to try and increase its market share before then.

    Also, the move would mean only AirtelTigo would be left on 3G which is a plus for Ghana. Since the Airtel Tigo merger, Vodafone now has the least market share among the 3 networks and must work extra hard (by riding the 4G wave) to increase its share.

    Can the move be expected to generate more revenue? Well, it is unlikely. With a change from 3G from 4G, data gets relatively expensive. When Surfline was first introduced, it was regarded as the most expensive data provider.

    Then came Busy with almost double the rate of Surfline which needless to say didn’t help the situation. MTN was expensive and is still expensive but because it doubles as a network provider, it worked like a charm and Vodafone should be keen to recreate it.

    All that said, If Vodafone is expected to make a solid move into the 4G era here are a few ideas that could work:

    Improve its network connectivity.

    Despite not having a 4G connection, Vodafone’s network coverage is very shady. It can be fast and it can be slow at times. Customers are always complaining on social media and they should ensure that with the switch to 4G that it improves around the country.

    Personally, I sometimes switch to MTN if my Vodafone network is unstable. If possible, it should give extremely good network connectivity in the major cities of the country as it tries to catch up to MTN.

    Keep tariffs attractive

    When there was an increase in tax late last year, the networks decided to increase the charges on their respective data plans. This didn’t go too well for the Vodafone X users.

    Despite the increase in the price of the bundle, it was still insufficient for a month. The Vodafone X set of bundles is very popular among university students. Vodafone can ensure that its tariffs stay the same during its transition or even better, last longer.

    Broadband future

    Lastly, with the introduction of 4G, Vodafone can aggressively cement its place as the king of broadband.

    MTN, Surfline and other data providers always had an edge over Vodafone but with the advent of 4G, Vodafone can hope to even the playing ground. By giving promotions, and selling more routers, Vodafone can hope to regain their throne.

    Vodafone seems late to the 4G party but with the right amount of effort they can still make it a success.

  • Why SSL is important and why you need to check if a site has it

    Why SSL is important and why you need to check if a site has it

    With the emergence of the modern internet and the improvement in the security of peoples details on the regarding their activities on the internet, there come in existence of an SSL.

    Today, the backbone of any secure internet is the SSL. Websites with SSL certificate are generally considered as secured websites and people feel relaxed and harmless to enter their credit card details and other information on those sites.

    SSL is crucial for protecting any website, even if it doesn’t handle sensitive information like credit cards.

    If you are using a website without an SSL, it can negatively affect your website and also reduce your Google ranking. In a recent document from Google, they made mention that; they will start to notified visitors as to which site is secure and which is not.

    They use the availability of an SSL on a site to tell whether the site is secure or not. This publication can have negative replication to any website. Assuming a visitor comes to a site and they had a notification that your site is not secure what do you think will be the effect?

    Definitely, they will lose trust in the site. Gone are the days when people don’t trust the internet dealings simply because they don’t feel secure. But today about 65% if not more feel secure to deal online because they know they have nothing to worry about their privacy, security and data integrity.

    In today’s world, it is important to have SSL installed on your website even if you don’t process credit card payment on your site.

    Website with SSL installed on has a lot of importance and advantages and in this post, we are going to discuss some 4adantages of having an SSL certificate being installed on a site.

    Why An SSL Certificate Is Important On A Website?

    1. You’re More Trustworthy to Users
    2. It helps improve SEO ranking
    3. Your site will be well display in chrome
    4. SSL protects your site Against Hackers

    Alright, let’s dive deep and discuss the above-mentioned advantage of having SSL installed on a site and also see why everyone one should check for an SSL availability on a site before entering sensitive details on that site.

    Your Site Is Trusted By Users

    As I mentioned earlier, users now feel relaxed to enter their details such as credit card and other sensitive information on a site which has an SSL certificate installed on.

    Come to think of it, why should a complete stranger to a site feel at ease to enter their information of a site if they don’t trust the site?

    Yes, everyone one who knows the importance of having an SSL installed on a site will not have fear when entering his or her details on such website. This is why it is important for a site to have ssl installed on by every site owner.

    Improved Search Engine Rankings

    It is the goal of every website or blog owner to have a higher ranking on the Google page for a particular keyword.

    Google search no thought is the number free source of traffic to any website and as a site owner, you need to make sure you have the best practice that will improve the visibility of your site on the Google search page.

    When Google says it will show your visitor about your site state regarding SSL usage, it does not only do that but also tells it algorithm to fish out websites that are not secure over secured ones over some keywords.

    Simply put, Google may hate a website that is not using an SSL certificate and you what it means for a website to be hated by Google. In other to get the best of search results it is important to have an SSL certificate install on your site.

    SSL Protects Your Site Against Hackers

    Communication through the internet takes place through two forms. That’s through HTTP and HTTPS. Http is a type of protocol that sends information between a user’s device and the website they browsing. HTTPS is the secure version of HTTP. It encrypts information between the two devices.

    When a piece of information is sent using an https connection, that information is encrypted and makes it difficult to be unreadable by a third party. Hackers are always on a hunt for the vulnerability on the internet and they virtually target users who frequently interact with a site that uses no SSL certificate.

    Your Site Will Be Well Display In Chrome

    When a visitor visits a site that uses an SSL, the first using chrome browser the first thing he or she sees it the inscription “this site is not secure”.

    As a site operator, will you be happy to see such kind of message? It is definitely no. then why should your visitors also be happy? In other to get this kind of problem out of your way, it is important to use an SSL on the site so that chrome can also display your site well to every visitor to the site not telling them your site status.

    How Do I Know If A Site Is Using An SSL Certificate?

    Sites which are sung SSL are generally differentiated from those without SSL sing their protocols. Sites whose URL starts with “https” uses SSL certificate and those with “http” don’t. Also when you visit a site and see the site as a green padlock symbol on just before the URL, it means the site is secure and your safety is assured.

    As a user of a site you should always look for these two protocols on the site you find yourself on before you enter any sensitive information on that site.

    Wrapping Up

    Alight this brings us to the end of this article and hope you now know what an SSL is and why you should use SSL on your site and also as an end user of a site why you should look out for SSL certificate on a site before putting in your details on that site.

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  • Africa Digital Awards launched in Ghana

    Africa Digital Awards launched in Ghana

    Africa Digital Awards (ADA) organized by ThirdEye Media on Friday, March 8, 2019, launched the Ghana edition of the awards in collaboration with Stanbic Bank’s Business Incubator at Stanbic Heights, Airport, Accra.

    The scheme which seeks to award and recognize any individual or company that uses the digital space to impact the society.

    According to the founder and Chief Executive Officer of ADA Foster Kofi Sam, the awards targets personals and companies in the Media, Telecom, Finance and E-commerce platforms.

    In an interview, he added that “There will be a couple of events and activities that we will organize to celebrate and recognize digital players in Ghana that are leveraging on digital innovations and inventions to impact society positively. There will be a Digital Summit and a corporate e-sports event among other activities before the main awards”

    Speaking at the launch, Sam also said Africa’s Digital Space is all about collaborations and through the awards they seek to push for the Free Trade continental agreement with governments and the private sector to make Africa a full-blown digital economy.

    “The awards through strategic partners would also train about 1 million youth in various digital skills and about 500,000 women in Digital Finance to make them employable as well as use technologies in transacting business.”

    Foster Awintiti Akugri who is part of the awards jury and also a representative of Stanbic Bank’s business incubator said supporting Africa Digital Awards is part of the Bank’s plans to push for a bigger digital transformation for its customers in various African Countries and they look forward to great event in June and called for corporate Ghana to support this initiative.

    Dr Thomas Mensah, who was the chairman for the Launch said the Awards would travel to Countries like Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and other African countries before the Pan-African event in an African City.

    The launch saw personalities from companies like Total Ghana Limited, Stanbic Bank, Ghana Immigration Service, Chanzo Capital among others. The category that intrigued lot of patrons at the launch was the category to recognize, reward and celebrate the use of digital in governance in Ghana.

    ADA has seven technology experts who are: Dr Thomas Owusu Mensah world renowned Fiber optics, Foster Awintiti Akugri, Business Incubation, Alice K Mensah, George Kwabena Appiah Regina Honu, Emmanuel Gamor CEO of KANEA and Manny Bortey

    The categories for the Africa Digital Awards are:

    1. Best News Portal
    2. Best Use of Social Media
    3. Online Editor of the Year
    4. Entertainment Site of the Year
    5. Digital Artiste of the Year
    6. Best Digital Bank
    7. Fintech Innovation of the Year
    8. Most Outstanding Digital Financial Services
    9. Best Banking App for Ghana
    10. Best Telecom in Customer Service
    11. Telecom of the Year
    12. Best Digital Education Platform
    13. E-commerce Platform of the Year
    14. Social Media Personality
    15. Most Innovative AgriTech App
    16. Best Use of Digital for Travel and Tourism
    17. Best Innovation for Health
    18. Best e-governance platform

    The Africa Digital Awards Ghana edition is slated for 27th – 29th June 2019 with activities such as Ghana’s first Digital Summit, Corporate e-league and the Awards Night.

  • Wave Money Transfer: Send Mobile Money To Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya

    Wave Money Transfer: Send Mobile Money To Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya

    Money transfer from the USA, UK, Canada and other European countries to Africa can sometimes be hectic and time-wasting, especially with the, increase in cybercrime and the introduction of measures to counter money laundering in the system.

    A lot of people abroad find it difficult to send money to their relatives and loved ones in Africa. Some also tried in the past and have had bad experiences with some of the companies.

    MoneyGram used to be the best but these days because of the bad experience and other limitations from this company, a lot of people are looking for other alternatives for sending money from abroad to Africa.

    If you have your relative abroad and want he or she to send you cash without going through all the difficulties then this post is for you.

    This pot is going to introduce you to a company that offers the best service when it comes to sending money from abroad to Africa. This company we are going to talk about in this article is wave money transfer.

    Wave is a company that centres in sending money to African countries like Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda using a mobile app. Wave was founded in the year 2014 by a team of young engineers who love and live in Africa.

    During this period, the platform has grown to become a fully functional money transfer service with much improvement in security. This makes Wave the world’s leading remitters to East and West Africa today.

    Wave so far has the best cost-effective service as compared to other companies in this filed. According to wave, they don’t charge any transaction fees and that all their transactions are encrypted so your personal information is always secure.

    Unlike other companies which charge transaction fees, wave makes their “profit” on the exchange rate.

    Features of the App

    1. Instant, NO FEE transfers from your debit card to mobile money accounts in Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, & Kenya
    2. Send money easily and quickly as a text message
    3. 24/7 Personal support to all customers
    4. Real-time updates on the status of your transfer so you always know where your money is

    How To Get Started With Wave App

    Wave uses the mobile app technology which can be downloaded from Google Play for Android and the App Store for iOS.

    Once the wave app is installed on your mobile device, you need to register by following some simple process which includes registering your debit card.

    After a successful registration on the app, you can instantly send money directly from your mobile in the US, UK or Canadian to Ghana, Kenya, Uganda or Tanzania with completely no transfer fees.

    How To Send Money to Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya With Wave App

    To send money using this app, first, open the app from your phone menu and then enter your recipient details (Name and Phone)

    Now choose how much money you want to transfer and press ‘Send.’

    Once everything goes well, your recipient in Africa will receive the money on their mobile instantly!

    Now, this recipient can go to any mobile money venture and cash out the money sent. This is mostly possible in Ghana and Kenya. But with some countries like Nigeria, the receiver of the money can also cash it out at the bank and the cashing out process should also be fast and instant.

  • Compete in the Betway Fintech Challenge to win GHS 20,000

    Compete in the Betway Fintech Challenge to win GHS 20,000

    Innovative online sports betting company Betway, has launched a three-phase competition, titled the Betway Fintech Challenge, with the winner taking home GHS 20,000.

    Betway, whose success can be attributed to the ease-of-access, have introduced for sports betting fans using digital platforms from banking and security to betting, announced the competition today at the Accra Digital Centre.

    The contest, is open to legal Ghanaian residents aged 18 and above and would accept applications from 19th February to 8th March this year.

    This competition consists of five (5) entry categories:

    1. Customer Connection & Experience Innovation – Solutions that enable merchants and customers to make payments in new ways. Any product that meets the need for cheaper, faster and easier payments processing capable of engaging and activating the under-served and under-banked populations.
    2. Data-driven Design – Solutions that are characterized by their capacity to leverage the data gathered in a primary business into financial services and may reduce transaction costs and improve decision-making, including using analytics to enhance risk and customer segmentation decisions.
    3. Investment & Wealth Management – Solutions that will enable the provision of wealth management/investment services in new and unique ways.
    4. Blockchain – Solutions that will use the concept and principles of blockchain technology to build trust and transparency in financial services that will promote greater financial inclusion.
    5. Organizational or Process Transformation – Solutions that focus on disrupting a traditional process in any industry that requires payments and new ways to enhance service delivery.

    Shortlisted finalists would be taken through training and workshops designed to equip them with knowledge on raising funds, pitching, branding and marketing amongst others, as well as new models and applications in the financial services space.

    To enter into the Betway Fintech Challenge, interested persons should visit the challenge page or pick up a form from the Concept Stores at Adabraka in Accra and Amakom in Kumasi.

    The five finalists will be invited to pitch their start-up vision to a panel of judges. At the end of each pitch, the judges will evaluate finalists based on problems addressed, market size and growth potential, differentiated solution and performance and traction with customers.

    Three winners will be announced on May 17 where the grand winner, first runner-up and second runner up will take home GHS 20,000, GHS 15,000 and GHS 10,000 respectively and all the final five will receive GHS 1,000.

    Speaking at the launch, Betway Country Manager of Operations, Magnus Rex Danquah Jnr. stated that the main objective of the challenge was to create a competitive environment for entrepreneurs to come up with solutions to help address challenges in bringing Ghanaian society to adopt digital mediums when it comes to banking, transacting, personal finance and investing.

    “The Betway Fintech Challenge will offer developers in Ghana an opportunity to design applications which will help address some of these problems identified in our society,” he said.

  • Vodafone Ghana appoints new CEO – Patricia Obo-Nai

    Vodafone Ghana appoints new CEO – Patricia Obo-Nai

    Vodafone Ghana has appointed Patricia Obo-Nai as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from 1st April 2019.

    Patricia is a member of Vodafone Ghana’s Executive Committee and is the first Ghanaian to be appointed CEO of Vodafone Ghana.

    An Engineer by profession, she comes into her new role with 22 years of experience in Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunications. In addition, she has extensive commercial experience in the telecommunications industry.

    Until her appointment, Patricia was the Director of Fixed Business and Customer Operations of Vodafone Ghana.

    She also led the company’s Consumer Business Unit. Patricia joined Vodafone Ghana as Chief Technology Officer and a member of the Executive Committee in January 2011. Prior to that, she had worked for 14 years with Millicom Ghana Limited, operators of Tigo.

    Commenting on her appointment, Patricia said; “I am looking forward to taking up my new role and leading the company in the next phase of its development. My focus will be to continue to push the boundaries of innovation and position Vodafone as a key challenger in the market. Together with the outstanding staff, we have at Vodafone Ghana, I am confident that the company will remain a strong competitor in the industry here in Ghana.”

    Patricia’s appointment follows the return of Yolanda Cuba, the current CEO to Vodacom Group in South Africa in April, after successfully serving her three-year tenure in Ghana.

    During this period, she concluded the acquisition of 4G spectrum, the restructuring of the company’s balance sheet and drove enhanced commercial performance in the market. Vodafone Ghana’s shareholder relationships also benefited from her guidance.

    During Yolanda Cuba’s tenure as CEO, Vodafone maintained network superiority and introduced a number of innovative products including the launch of the first ever Fibre services To The Home (FTTH) in Ghana, “Ekikimi”, 10x and initiatives like Express WiFi with Facebook to improve connectivity for all.
    She ensured a highly engaged customer base to keep Vodafone as the number two mobile operator in Ghana by revenue share, even after the merger of two operators in the market.

    Operationally, she led significant growth in key revenue lines as well as improved operating efficiency and profitability for the business through her focus on operational effectiveness.

    Her passion for inclusiveness and a purpose-led organisation under the banner of ‘igniting Ghana’s digital revolution’ gained wide recognition as evidenced by the numerous awards to the business during her tenure.

    Yolanda said; “I congratulate Patricia on her new appointment. I believe that Vodafone is well positioned and will continue to prosper under Patricia’s leadership. The adoption of 4G technology will bring new services to customers and propel the company to the next level. I have enjoyed my tenure in Ghana and I wish Patricia and the team great success.”

    Patricia holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), an Executive MBA in Project Management from the University of Ghana, Legon, an Executive Education from Instead, France and also from the Kellogg School of Management, USA. Patricia is a member of the Ghana Institution of Engineers, (GHIE) and a passionate lover of movies.

  • New Ghanaian Passports applied from March 2019 to be valid for 10 years

    New Ghanaian Passports applied from March 2019 to be valid for 10 years

    Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has extended the validity of ordinary Ghanaian passports from 5 to 10 years.

    The extension takes effect from Sunday, March 31, 2019.

    This was contained in a letter signed by the Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Mohammed Habibu Tijani and addressed to all Ghanaian Missions abroad.

    The statement read:

    “Extension of the validity of passport booklets from five to ten years
    Missions are hereby informed that the government has decided to extend the validity of ordinary passport booklets issued to qualified Ghanaian applicants from five to ten years (5-10 years) with effect from 31st March 2019.

    The processing fees remain the same until further notice.”

    It is already easy to apply for a Ghanaian Passport by oneself.

    By increasing the validity period for the Passport, it is hoped that pressure on the existing facilities at the Passport Application Centres will decrease in the long run.

  • Win great prizes with AirtelTigo this “Month of Love”

    Win great prizes with AirtelTigo this “Month of Love”

    To celebrate the month of love, telecom operator AirtelTigo has launched a campaign themed “Share the Love”. Through this initiative, AirtelTigo will reward customers with various gifts, including an all-expense paid romantic getaway.

    According to the Director of Marketing Operations for AirtelTigo, Pius Owusu Tuffour, to stand a chance to win the fully paid trip, customers would need to send an SMS with the word ‘START’ to 4062 at a charge of 50 pesewas to enter a game of trivia and build-up points.

    He explained that two customers with the highest points will be rewarded with full VIP treatment at the Maaha Beach Resort located in the Western region together with their partners, adding that winners will be announced on 10th February 2019 and will be notified by AirtelTigo authorized personnel.

    In addition to the weekend trip, AirtelTigo will also reward customers who will purchase Unlimited Voice Bundles and Big Time Data Bundles for their loved ones. This can be done by dialling *533# for Unlimited Voice Bundles and *111# for Big Time Data Bundles. Customers who purchase the most for others will stand the chance of winning great prizes such as hampers and free movie tickets.

    “The year has kicked off to an exciting start at AirtelTigo and we’re happy to celebrate this month of love with our customers. ‘Share The Love’ is one of many initiatives that we have planned through the course of 2019, as we are fixated on making customers’ lives better,” he said.

    He urged customers to beware of the activities of scammers. AirtelTigo does not charge any fee before prizes are redeemed.

  • This valentine, you and your boo can have a lover’s app

    This valentine, you and your boo can have a lover’s app

    This post was originally published in 2017.

    February has long been considered as the month of Love, with the climax of all the so-called love activities rather conveniently in the middle of the month: February 14th – Valentine’s Day. It’s 2017, and there is no facet of our lives that technology doesn’t affect. In February, I put up a series of posts dubbed “#ValentineSpecial” with a focus on Technology and our love lives.

    In more recent years, you can not speak about technology without speaking about smartphones, and with mobile applications. There is a mobile application for virtually everything nowadays. Mobile apps to pay for goods, apps for taxis, apps for designing, apps for movies and luckily for us, apps for Lovers and Couples.

    Why would couples need an app when there is Whatsapp or Messenger? Well, one thing about apps for couples is that they are designed to be for just two people, yourself and your lover. They also have unique features that differentiate them from mainstream chat and messaging apps or photo sharing applications. With a busy work or school schedule, it’s mostly tiresome to make time for your significant other. Today, I look at the one very exciting app you should use with your significant other.

    With over 3,500,000 downloads and a rating of 4.0 on the PlayStore, this app is actually my favourite! It is beautifully designed and encourages you and your mate to keep lasting memories. You can share text, pictures, videos, audio, doodles, beautiful stickers and “private or disappearing photos”. It’s the first app you should try if you are sceptical of relationship apps.

    Features (as listed on the app’s website):

    • Private timeline to build a shared history & remember all your special moments
    • Real-time messaging and share videos, voice messages, and photo filters to express yourself
    • Express your moods & emotions with a variety of fun sticker packs.
    • Send Secrets: photos that disappear after a fixed time!
    • ThumbKiss™ when you want to be close: whether next door across continents touch the same spot on your phones to make them both vibrate simultaneously
    • Sketch together in real-time: draw pictures simultaneously or play games from a thousand miles away!
    • Share to-do lists: real-time syncing from new date ideas to remembering milk at the store
    • Broadcast your location to each other in real-time using Live Beacon, to make it easier to meet up
    The Couple app on the Play Store

    Get the Couple App Now: iOS (free) and Android (free)

    Do you think apps, phones and the internet are killing relationships? Would you try this app with your partner?
    I’ll like to hear what you think. Leave a comment below.