Nowadays, almost every person has a smartphone with the ability to access the Internet. Every year, millions of mobile applications are released, which in theory should improve and facilitate our lives. Some of them are really useful, but most are forgotten after a couple of months.
Below are those applications that, in the opinion of TheBiggest, have become iconic over the past 10 years.
TOP 10 most important applications of the decade:
10
Uber
Uber first hit the app stores in 2011; usability enabled the app to create a completely new industry called Ridesharing. Typical services such as Uber, Yandex.Taxi, Lyft, Wingz and Sidecar have captured the market in such a way as few applications can ever. Although Uber has some competition in the market, it remains the dominant auto call application and is found on approximately 110 million smartphone users around the world.
By the end of 2019, Uber already covers 63 countries. Despite its growth and value in the market, Uber and other ridesharing applications are not without complaints. He is criticized for paying his drivers too little for the amount of work they do. The fact that sometimes people have to wait too long for a car is also causing widespread discontent. The solution to this problem is quite simple - let out more drivers on the road. However, the question arises - where to get them?
9
The application appeared in 2010 exclusively on the iOS platform. But as Instagram quickly gained popularity, its version was released for Android devices. In less than 2 years, Instagram has become the most popular photo and video sharing app. This simple application has gathered more than one billion registered users on its open spaces by the end of 2019.
It is also used as a trading platform by various online stores, as well as celebrities, as a way to communicate with fans. Instagram is perhaps the only multimedia sharing app worldwide. Constant updates and innovations make this social network more convenient and comfortable for people.
8
Tinder
Previously, many believed that on the Internet you can get acquainted only with bandits, maniacs and scammers. Back in the 1990s, people would never have told their friends that they had met someone on the Internet, but by 2010 this was pretty common thanks to sites such as Match.com and others. Despite the fact that there were applications that helped people meet each other virtually, it was Tinder who changed his attitude to this kind of dating.
This application appeared on the market in 2012 and has become a significant aspect of the lives of many young people. Tinder is quite simple in its work: it’s very easy to set up a profile and start viewing people of interest to you. For the selection of probably interesting interlocutors, you can specify information about yourself. Be sure to write where you are from and for what purpose you are registered (communication, friendship, relationships, etc.).
7
Snapchat
Snapchat first hit app stores in September 2011, and in a very short space of time, numerous downloads have made it one of the most popular in the market. In less than a year, the service reached a processing level of 25 images per second. Now the service is capable not only of photos, but also of video shooting.
Snapchat is becoming increasingly popular (especially among teenagers) - over 10 billion video views per day with 210 million daily active users. Snapchat's success with its “story” feature pushed competitors to imitate him. By limiting the time during which video or images can remain on the platform, the service takes up the minimum amount of memory in the smartphone. Funny videos and photos with funny faces are to the taste of young people around the world.
6
Pokémon go
Pokémon Go is a game that has not only become instantly popular, but it has also forced millions to leave their homes, go out and capture digital creatures of various kinds. Since the release of the game in 2016, it has been downloaded more than one billion times.
The game is completely free, but players can purchase updates and tools that will help in finding Pokemon. By the beginning of 2019, the game raised more than $ 3 billion, which is quite a lot for a free application. By March 2019, users around the world traveled 23 billion kilometers in search of their characters. This distance allows us to circumnavigate our Earth at the equator 575 thousand times, or “reach” the Sun 153 times.
By the way, since we talked about space, on our site thebiggest.ru there are many interesting articles about planets, stars, satellites and other space objects.
5
Candy Crush Saga
If Pokemon Go helped people get out of the couch and go out into the world, Candy Crush Saga did the exact opposite. In terms of game mechanics, Candy Crush is not such a new development. This is a fascinating puzzle from the series "3 in a row." The goal of the game is to collect as many points (candies) as possible in a limited number of moves or the allotted time.
The game debuted in 2012 and became one of the most successful due to the excellence of the so-called freemium model. Since the release of Candy Crush, it has been downloaded over 2.7 billion times. Every day, gamers spend an average of 6 hours completing new levels. The game had a significant cultural impact, spawning many similar games, a television game show, and numerous short videos.
4
Apple pay
For many years, science fiction has described the day when humanity will be able to abandon banknotes and coins, and replace them with credit cards or other payment methods. This day became a reality in 2014 with the advent of Apple Pay. Technically, digital wallets were already in one form or another, but Apple managed to put this system into the smartphone of anyone who wants to keep up with the times.
Using a mobile device, Apple was able to create a payment tool that can be authenticated with a password, fingerprint, or even face recognition. Science fiction, predicted decades earlier, finally appeared in real life.
The influence of Apple Pay, Google Pay, and other similar applications can be seen wherever credit cards are accepted, which means that you can pay by any digital means almost anywhere.
3
Vine
In transport or during the lunch break, people like to watch videos. However, films last an average of 90 minutes, and talk shows are at least 21 minutes. That was before the release of the Vine app in 2013. It allows you to create videos with a length of only six seconds. If you think that a short video cannot attract anyone's attention, you are mistaken.
Already in the first year, Vine had over 200 million active users. The application actively functioned until 2017, at which point the platform was decommissioned. It seemed that his influence on youth culture was minimal until he was replaced by a similar Chinese application, Tick-Tok. Like Vine, Tick-Tok uses microblogging short videos lasting from 3 to 60 seconds.
The application soared into the top of the work downloaded in the first months, like its predecessor, and then only increased the number of its users in China and other countries of the world. Both Vine and Tik-Tok have had a tremendous cultural impact, especially on young people aged 16 to 24, most of whom are girls.
2
Siri
At all times, people had to type / enter any characters to get a specific result. Fortunately, with the advent of Siri in October 2011, everything has changed. Siri has become a friend and companion to many iPhone users around the globe. She is personified as a woman, and has become a cultural icon of modernity.
The application actually removed the user’s need to type something on the phone, as it can respond in real time to voice requests. If you need to schedule a meeting, order food or check your promotions, just ask Siri about it. Since Siri was immeasurably popular with Apple users, other companies also began to develop and test voice assistants. Many of you probably use the Yandex Alice or Google Assistant Yandex application.
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Facetime
Another technology that was promised to people in the 20th century through numerous science fiction stories was video calling. For many years, scientists from various corporations have tried to develop the optimal video communication system. A certain push in the right direction of work was made by Apple, after which the famous FaceTime application was released.
It was first introduced in mid-2010. Although this was not the first attempt to connect people at a distance, it was FaceTime that was widely adopted and recognized by users.
Since its development and active implementation, other companies have expanded their own video broadcasting technologies, but FaceTime has been modernized as they grow and develop.
Regardless of whether you use FaceTime to communicate with your friends and relatives, or whether you prefer Skype, Google Chat, Facebook Messenger, etc., they all owe their success to Apple FaceTime.
And what services do you use? How comfortable are they? TheBiggest.ru editors are waiting for your comments. Write what important applications you can’t do without?
Article author: Olesya Shcherbakova