New Year is the time for making new promises, commitments, and resolutions. But more than 90% of all the New Year resolutions die their natural death within the first few weeks due to busy and hectic life schedules. So, if you are also one of those who struggle to keep up to their New Year plans, then these pocket-friendly apps will help you stay focused and concentrate on your goal.
Whether your resolution in 2013 is to lose those extra 5 pounds by cutting down your unhealthy eating habits or better manage your monthly expense to save some extra funds for future, these apps will help you track your goal till the last minute.
Way of Life
This free iPhone app uses color-coding technique to track your habits that you’re trying to make or break in the New Year. It helps you monitor your daily, weekly, monthly, as well as yearly progress and plot trends to keep you motivated. For each successful day, it gives you a green mark and red mark for the days you have been unsuccessful in keeping up with your commitments. Way of Life offers a list of habits that you can use right away. However, it also allows you to create your own habits. The free version of the app allows you to track a maximum of three habits, while the paid version ($5.49) unlocks unlimited habits that can be easily tracked at the same time.
DietBed
If your resolution is to shed those extra pounds, but you find it difficult to meet your goal, then DietBet will help you lose weight and possibly gain some extra cash. The app offers month-long social dieting game challenges to help you lose at least 4% of your weight in just 4 weeks and win cash rewards. If money motivates you to lose weight, then DietBed will prove to be the best app for you.
ShopStyle
Looking for a complete makeover? If your New Year’s goal is to make yourself look pretty and upgrade your wardrobe with latest designer clothes, then ShopStyle will help you do just that. This iPhone app will bring all the fashionable stores and the best designer brands right on your smartphone’s screen. You can easily browse through the wide range of clothing by size, color, and category and get deals and discounts on your favorite brand. With over 300 retailers to choose from, including Nordstrom, ShopBop, Pottery Barn, Sephora, and more, you will never be out of fashion.
Mint
Need help to manage your financial goals? Mint helps you to easily organize your finances, through automatic categorization of your transactions with the help of charts and graphs. The app that works both on iPhone and Android devices allows you to track your finances all at one place by helping you build budgets and track it as the month progresses, helping you see exactly how you are spending.
MyPlate
MyPlate is a simple and effective calorie tracking tool from LiveStrong.com that allows you to monitor your weight loss regime by generating a daily calorie allotment on the basis of your weight loss goal. With an extensive database of more than 625,000 foods, the app provides you the nutritional information for every food item that you are eating to help you stay focused.
So, download these apps right away and keep your New Year’s resolutions under track.
By Harmeet
