As the new year approaches, many of us are reminded of all the things we accomplished this year — like getting a promotion, increasing our productivity, or even showing up to places on time — as well as the things we failed to do. (There may or may not be a barely-used foldable WalkingPad collecting dust in my closet.) January is as great an excuse as any to start the year off right and improve your overall well-being.
According to a new poll of 1,000 US adults conducted by… YouGovThe most popular resolutions for 2024 are to save more money, improve their physical health, and simply become a happier person. No matter your resolutions, there are hundreds of apps that can be great tools for achieving your goals.
We’ve compiled a list of our top picks for you to try, from exercise trackers and budgeting tools to book management apps and more.
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It’s fitting to start this list with an app that can actually help you create and track your 2024 resolutions.
Aptly named, Gola is a goal-tracking app where you can enter goals into a customizable template, see your progress in a chart, get reminders via notifications, and more. There’s also an AI feature that offers tips on completing your goals faster, as well as more than 20 templates if you can’t think of any goals, like “Read 12 books” and “Try three new sports.” The app recently launched interactive widgets that let you refresh from the home screen and pin a fixed target, so you always see it.
Gola is free to download on iOS devices. It also offers a yearly subscription for $2.99 to get unlimited goals and motivational tips, among other advanced settings.
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It can be difficult to monitor your spending habits across multiple credit cards and bank accounts. For overspenders who struggle to save money, PocketGuard is a budgeting app that features an automated saving tool so you can regularly transfer money to linked bank accounts, a tool to track bill payments, spreadsheets for you to view your transaction history, and the ability to create a budgeting strategy. . The “In My Pocket” feature tells you how much money you can spend.
PocketGuard is free to use. However, there’s also a $4.99 monthly premium version, which allows you to achieve as many savings goals and budget categories as you want, set up auto-recurring bills, and more.
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SmartGym is an AI-powered personal trainer that creates personalized workout routines based on whether you have a gym membership or work out at home, what equipment is readily available, which areas you want to target, and how much time you want to spend each week in the order. To achieve your fitness goals. The app also lets you view your weekly exercise history, average heart rate, and how many calories you’ve burned.
The free version of SmartGym offers two routines, while the subscription ($59.99 per year) gives you unlimited routines. The app contains over 130 preset exercises and over 690 exercises.
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It may seem ridiculous that you should download an app to reduce your screen time, but app blockers are really a great way to limit the time you spend on social media or other apps that take over your life. Users aged 16 to 64 spent More than six hours daily on their phones in 2023, according to the data report.
AppBlock helps you reduce screen time by blocking apps that you consider distracting. You can set custom schedules for when apps are blocked to ensure you stay productive throughout the day. During these times, apps cannot be opened or interrupted by notifications. You can also block specific websites or phrases in Safari. In addition, AppBlock provides parental control settings, Strict Mode, and usage statistics.
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If you’re looking to reduce your alcohol consumption this year, Sunnyside is a useful tool for learning new healthy drinking habits. The mindful drinking app provides you with a non-judgmental area to track the number of alcoholic drinks consumed weekly, as well as send SMS reminders, get one-on-one coaching, chat with the Sunnyside community, and more.
Sunnyside charges a pretty penny if you want to use the app – $99 per year – which means you have to be extremely loyal for it to be worth the money. There is also a 15-day trial.
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Let’s take a wild guess here and say that you probably read fewer books in 2023 than you expected. With Bookly, you can now set a yearly goal and stick to it thanks to in-app countdowns, streaks and timers for your daily reading sessions, plus reading stats so you can see your total reading time and how many pages you’ve read. Reading speed and more. Bookly can also play ambient sounds while you read. Additionally, there is a notes section to record your thoughts about the book or jot down your favorite quotes.
Bookly offers a free version that lets you keep up to 10 titles in your collection. If you want to expand your collection (without deleting books), Bookly offers a $4.99 subscription.