Apps That Will Be Popular In The Next 5 Years

We live in a world that changes rapidly. Especially in terms of technological development. Therefore, it is difficult to predict the applications and services will be popular, not only in 5 years but in a year. Remember how much fuss there was about the Clubhouse app? Today, no one remembers it. In the same way, metaverses are now a trending topic. Almost every major digital company says they plan to release their own metaverse. Perhaps it will be. Perhaps, in six months, the topic of the metaverses will also become a thing of the past.

Today, we will talk about applications and services that already exist, and most likely, they will remain popular for at least the next five years. For convenience, we divided them into several main categories and chose the most relevant for contemporaries.

Apps for health and sports

It's nice to see that in today's society, a healthy lifestyle and sports are becoming an increasingly popular trend. It is quite interesting that for many, the coronavirus pandemic has become an incentive to take better care of their health. It was it who very clearly demonstrated how important it is to take care of yourself, not expose the body to unnecessary risks and remain active.

Nonetheless, you can work out without any aid because modern technologies help us to do it more effectively and efficiently. For example, the Apple Health app is installed on the iPhone by default, and on Android devices, you can download and install an alternative known as Google Fit. These applications are not particularly functional. They are fully developed when using fitness trackers and smartwatches, allowing you to track physical activity, a variety of workouts, sleep patterns, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and much more.

Besides that, all popular manufacturers of smartwatches and fitness trackers have their own branded companion apps:

• Garmin Connect
• Wahoo Fitness
• MiFit, Zepp, and more

Other popular ones are Nike Training Club - an app for training, Runkeeper - an app for runners, and MyFitnessPal - an app for making the right diet, counting calories, the nutritional value of different foods, and the right serving size.

Another app actively used by sports lovers is Strava. It records all your activities such as running, hiking, cycling, swimming, and more. Very convenient service for those who want to track their activity and see how sports results improve their personal lives.

We can say with confidence that the popularity of applications and services for sports and health will only increase. Moreover, not only among sports people but also among people who want to receive more information about their health. For example, watch the number of steps taken, average heart rate, time and quality of sleep, etc. Healthy lifestyle is in trend and developers understand this.

Apps for entertainment and leisure

The smartphone has long been one of the main tools for entertainment and leisure. There are just a huge number of applications in this segment. In our opinion, we propose to consider those that will not lose their relevance in five years.

Reader apps:

• Bookmate - a huge e-book library (app with the same name) where you can really find anything. Starting with world classics and ending with the works of new little-known authors.
• Moon+Reader - a reader app with thousands of free e-books and support for popular online libraries.

Currently, paper books are gradually losing popularity, not because we began to read less. The reason is that they are more expensive when compared to electronic books. Also, each book is a sawn tree. Ultimately, care for nature is very important today, and people are beginning to understand this daily.

Music services:

• YouTube Music - a music service from Google that is tightly integrated with YouTube video hosting. Its main advantage is that when you subscribe to YouTube Premium, you get a YT Music subscription for free. Not a bad way to save money.
• Spotify - is one of the pioneers in music services and definitely one of the leaders. Many people say that Spotify has the best algorithms for selecting tracks, taking into account the taste of each user. You can't take it away from them.
• Deezer - is a serious competitor to Spotify, which has an important trump card. This is HiFi music in FLAC format. If you have the right headphones or other audio equipment, you will feel the difference in sound immediately.
• Apple Music - Apple's branded service with tens of millions of tracks. It is popular among owners of Apple products, although there is an application with the same name for other platforms as well as Android.

Video streaming services:

• TikTok and YouTube - are extremely popular video platforms with a huge amount of content. They definitely don't need any extra introduction.
• Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Apple TV+, and more - sites to watch movies, series, and TV shows. As a rule, these are projects owned production by a particular company.
• Twitch, Ustream, Trovo, and more - streaming platforms that are often made specifically for gaming broadcasts.

Apps for communication and dating

At this juncture, we are talking about applications and not dating sites. Fewer people use websites every year. This is logical because many people switched to smartphones. In this case, using the optimized application is easier and more convenient when compared to using the site in a mobile browser.

We can highlight the following from the interesting dating services below:

• Badoo - a popular dating app for iOS and Android devices. It is quite convenient to search for interlocutors by interests, communicate by texting or video chatting, find interesting people nearby, and just have a good time.
• Bumble - is essentially a classic dating app, but with one unique twist. The fact is that only a lady on the site can become the initiator of an acquaintance here. A man cannot write or even call first. Many ladies appreciate it that way.
• Tinder - is one of the most famous dating apps with a huge audience. At the same time, this is its advantage and disadvantage. However, Tinder has a very diverse user base, and it can be very difficult to find a soul mate on the App. In addition, many refer to Tinder as a one-night stand dating app. This is true in a sense because not everyone on the App is looking for a serious relationship. ManyOn the App, many people just need an affair and vivid impressions, nothing more.
• Videochat.Chat - a popular free video chat roulette where you can conveniently meet and communicate with new people via video. Although the algorithm selects interlocutors randomly, you can set some basic parameters: country, the language of communication, and even approximate age. Videochat.Chat free chat roulette offers very high-quality moderation and convenient applications. and an online text message translator for comfortable communication with foreigners.

Is it worth making predictions for the future?

In fact, the situation in the Internet space can change at one moment, and all our assumptions will turn out to be wrong. For example, the metaverses will really become super popular and will quickly replace ordinary social networks, web chat roulettes, and even instant messengers. A completely different format of the communication might appear, which is difficult for us to imagine. For example, for over a year, there have been talks that smartphones have outlived their usefulness as a means of communication in principle and that in the foreseeable future, there will be an alternative. Many see augmented reality glasses as an alternative. Something similar to Google Glass, only more versatile and easier to use.

One thing we can say with utmost certainty is that online dating is not going anywhere, but will only become more popular. However, it's hard to say which format of web dating will be the most relevant in five years. Perhaps, it will be dating apps and free video chat roulettes. Everyone might move to the metaverses and will literally live a second life in the virtual space. We believe there are many more surprises to come!