Apps Unveiled March 2016

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Volume 2 • Issue 12 • March 2016 • Pages 28 • `30

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TWO WHEELS TAXI ON

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IN INDIA

Capture your Day in a single GIF

EyeEm A Global Community and Marketplace for Real Photography

Games

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In Conversation with

Kiran Murthi, Chief Executive Officer of AskmeBazaar

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owadays, the idea of ‘two wheeler taxis’ is the talk of the town. The last three months have seen the emergence of a new segment in the crowded intra-city transport space – two wheeler taxis. The pain point these on-demand bike taxi startups are attempting to address is “much-needed last-mile connectivity” in India’s big cities via economical bike rides. But there are challenges too! Well, we have reviewed a few bike taxi apps that are doing well in this space. Give them a try!

Another section that you must check out is ‘News cum Entertainment’. We got you some interesting infotainment apps, namely ViralShots, ScoopWhoop, SportsNut, Quartz and Murmur that bring you the latest, hottest and the most viral content from across the web. While SportsNut app summarizes every sports news article into quick, 10 second reads, Murmur app sends you a daily digest of the most trending stories of the day.

To find out how to capture all your photo-worthy moments from the day into a single GIF that is worth sharing on Instagram or elsewhere, make sure you don't miss our ‘Photo & Video’ section on Page 14. If you love sharing your best pictures with the world and want to discover beautiful shots from around the globe, then you'll surely find ‘EyeEm’to be a highly engaging app.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, so make sure you also check out our game reviews on Page 18-19. Then our dedicated editorial team also got you some best new releases that worth your attention.

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News cum Entertainment Find out the apps that bring you the latest, hottest and the most viral content from across the web.

Photo & Video Check out some of the best photography apps, namely EyeEm, Quick, and Daycap.

In Conversation

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COVER STORY

TWO WHEELS TAXI ON

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fter cab hailing apps and getting auto at our doorstep, it is the turn of bike taxis to disrupt the local transport system in India's big cities.

The last three months have seen the emergence of a new segment in the crowded intra-city transport space – two wheeler taxis. Baxi, Bikxie, Rapido, NOW, and Hey Bob are names that have become synonymous with a speedy ride in sprawling Gurgaon or Noida or a quick ride down the congested roads of Bengaluru.

The startups in this bike-taxi space hope to provide "the much-needed last mile connectivity" via economical bike rides, to cover short distances in the city.

With the traffic situation exceptionally pathetic especially during peak hours, zipping past in a twowheeler saves a lot of time. Thus, the on-demand ‘two wheeler taxis’ is seemingly a game-changing idea.

Add to that, bike taxis are pocket-friendly option for daily commuters compared to other existing modes.

While the Haryana Government welcomed the idea of ‘Bike Taxis’ wholeheartedly, the cities like Mumbai have banned such services due to regulatory concerns.

That's why Mumbai-based Hey Taxi app, which initially started with a bike-taxi service in some parts of the city is now operating as a ridesharing platform and also offers on-demand parcel delivery.

The big giants namely, Ola and Uber are also there in the race. They started with the launch of their bike taxi services in some parts of Bengaluru in the last week of February. But soon after the launch, they faced the ban from the Karnataka Government for not having proper permits to operate bike taxi services in the city. Surely, they will soon find a solution. Anyways, we have reviewed a few popular bike taxi apps here. Check them out to know what they have to offer!

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COVER STORY

Rideji Offers last mile services for Instant Parcel Delivery and Two-Wheeler Ride Share in Gurgaon

With an aim to provide 24X7 hassle-free and economical travel options, the services offered by Rideji can be utilized instantly and easily on demand and in real time. The registered riders ensure a safe and smooth ride at a fraction of the cost of a taxi and provide last mile connectivity to the users.

Vineet Yadav Co-founder, Rideji

Gurgaon has suddenly seen a whole lot of bike taxi apps mushrooming. Rideji app is one of them. It enables people to share a ride with bike riders having empty pillion seats. In addition, it also offers one-of-its-kind delivery services for delivering packages at a rapid pace, irrespective of distance or traffic. The app also gives you an exact cost of a service based on your pickup and drop location before you avail the facility. “India being the largest two-wheeler market in the world emits a high volume of pollution on a daily basis. To counter such odds, Rideji has progressively encouraged the concept of Ridesharing. This practise empowers people to effectively share rides, leading to less number of vehicles on roads.

Moreover, this also saves on daily travel cost and fuel�, said Vineet Yadav, Co-founder of Rideji.

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Image Source: www.rideji.com

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NEW WAY TO DESTINATION

Bikxie, an app with an interesting name also offers two wheeler taxis exclusively for women called Bikxie Pink.

Two wheeler taxi service provider, Bikxie, the on-demand service aims to ease the problem of last mile connectivity in Gurgaon by offering a safe, speedy and highly convenient option to get to metro stations, bus stops or any other destination. One can book a two wheeler taxi either via Bikxie's app or hail it from key locations around the city, including malls and universities.

That's not all. It differentiates itself from other bike taxi hailing apps by also having two wheeler taxis exclusively for women, with women riders in its fleet. With regards to the safety and hygiene concerns of passengers, the drivers also carry pepper spray and disposable shower caps that can be worn inside the helmet.

The app also has an option to add one emergency contact from phonebook with whom you can share your trip details, in addition to one-touch helpline number to ensure safety.

Bikxie is highly cost-effective as it charges `10 for the first two kilometres and `5 for every subsequent kilometre. Plus, it supports multiple payment options. What's more, Bikxie gives you two free rides on registration and one free ride every referral, each ride worth `25.

NOW is an app-based on-demand motorcycle taxi service in Noida Available on: Price: Free

This noida-based startup also provides delivery of parcels within Noida, apart from bike rides. The company says that its riders are background-checked and trained, and prices rides at `4 per kilometre, with a per-minute charge of `1, and a booking charge of `10. Minimum ride charges are `20. Currently fully operational in Noida, it is now spreading its wings to Faridabad in phases.

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COVER STORY

Baxi, the on-demand bike-as-a-taxi booking service, offers affordable last-mile connectivity to offices, colleges, schools and residential areas, from metro and bus stations.

(L to R) Manu Rana, Co-founder, Baxi Ashutosh Johri, Co-founder, Baxi With the Baxi app, the company aims to make first- and last mile connectivity affordable for the common man who cannot afford a taxi or an unshared auto, The Baxi app is for everyone who wants to get to their destination on time!

Baxi, an app by Gurgaon-based startup ‘74 BC Technologies Pvt. Ltd.’, lets you book on-demand motorcycle taxis in Gurgaon and Faridabad. The way it works is quite simple. Using your GPS location, it tells you about the nearest Baxi driver. You can then simply request a ride. As soon as the driver accepts your request, you'll get notified.

Baxi has standard prices for all and prioritizes safety and timeliness. The minimum base fare is `10, Fare per Kilometer is `4 and Fare per Minute is `1. There is no need to carry cash or change as you have an option to pay using Baxi's wallet. Being a first time user of Baxi, your wallet comes pre-loaded with `50. So cheers!

Currently, Baxi has a fleet size of 400 drivers.

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Bike Taxi booking service for people in Bengaluru Currently operational in selected areas of Bengaluru, Rapido is an app that lets you book a taxi on two wheels to cover small distances within the city. You can get a fare estimate before requesting a bike taxi by providing your pickup and drop location.

The app offers you an easy-to-use interface. All you need to do is create your user account, verify your contact number, enter your pickup location, see the riders available in the area, calculate a fare and then book a Rapido bike taxi. So Simple! The app also gives you a free ride worth `50 for every friend who joins it using your referral link. The emergency contact number is also there in the app to ensure safety.

What's more, Rapido also provides an opportunity for people with a two-wheeler (along with the license) to become a rider on the platform and earn some extra money in their spare time.

We are growing on a daily basis by creating opportunity for hundreds of riders to earn more money by offering rides and thousands of customers to save more money and time of commute by choosing Bike Taxi.

Aravind Sanka Co-founder, Rapido

“Customers are looking for reliable, convenient and economical mode of transportation for daily commute. India being a two wheeler dominated country bike taxi perfectly fits into the requirement. Using technology and existing two wheelers on the road we want to solve urban mobility problem for masses. The response is tremendous both in terms of customers choosing Bike-Taxi as the preferred mode of transportation and riders who are willing to share the rides on two wheelers. We are growing on a daily basis by creating opportunity for hundreds Available on: of riders to earn more money by offering rides and thousands of customers to save more money Price: Free and time of commute by choosing Bike Taxi�, said Aravind Sanka, Co-founder of Rapido.

Other alternatives you can try in Bengaluru:

Hey Bob

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Base Fare: `10

Base Fare: `15

Per Km Charges: `5

Per Km Charges: `5

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NEWS

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Murmur app is a refreshingly new way to get the stories that matter to you. Rather than bombarding you with unnecessary information that will waste your time, it sends you a daily digest of the most trending stories of the day. The content is a blend of photos, videos, GIFs, news and blogs.

Must say, the content provided by this app is quite interesting and pure infotainment.

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ach app mentioned here in this section is innovative and aims to put the latest, hottest and the most viral content from across the web in your pocket. You must check out these apps for your daily dose of infotainment.

As soon as you launch the app, it asks you to pick a language (either English or Hindi) and then interest areas from the options like movies, fashion, tech & startups, sports, food, relationships, politics, etc., so that it will get you only those news and stories that matter to you.

There's a daily digest of the most important stories from the topics you have picked, and you also get to know about how much a topic is trending in the virtual world. It's like your very own news capsule that will not only keep you aware of what's happening, but also help you form opinions you can base your social conversations on.

The interface of the app is minimalistic, intuitive, colorful and vibrant, which is also a USP of it. Another thing that makes this app brilliant is that it does not reproduce the content from secondary sources; it simply showcases the headline in a visual layout and links it to the source.

It also allows you to bookmark the story you like, with an option to share it with friends.

Apart from user generated content and original content created by the

in-house content team, Murmur app also offers curated content from popular sources like ScoopWhoop, Logical Indian, Indiatimes and Storypick. The daily digest comes up at 6 every evening, giving you your news and entertainment shot of the day.

Long story short, it's an app that simplifies your life while keeping you well-informed. There is no flip side as such. Go ahead, get this app and start murmuring!

Available on: Price: Free

Alright. So here's a news and information app that texts you and talks to you! Crazy?

Not really. Imagine an app where a bunch of really smart journalists and writers are writing some really well crafted copy and sending it to you as a series of texts that you can respond to, using canned responses and with every response you can steer the conversation in a particular direction.

Yes! We are talking about the new release in the market called Quartz. It delivers news to you in a conversational, chattype format.

QUARTZ So, here's how it works. The moment you open the app, it tells you the way it works. It will first give you a headline, and then give you a choice to reply. Wait! It's not a real conversation, you are given two chat bubbles to pick from – one will be a witty comeback, which will prompt the app to elaborate on the story; the other will be a “fast forward to the next story” type of deal, if you choose 'anything else?' as your response.

At times, the app also includes emojis and GIFs to make conversation interesting.

Every conversation with this app lasts just a few minutes, so it's perfect to catch up on the news wherever you have a spare moment, for example: grocery store line.

Of course, there are initial limitations, such as a lack of topics for news selection and the fact that

it is not the fastest way to get through the top news of the day, but the overall approach makes the app stand out from the crowd.

With a little more personalization it could become a keeper, a news app to complement your existing news apps. It is worth telling you that the app mostly covers international news, as of now.

To sum up, if messaging is the future of communication, then this new app – Quartz is the future of news. It isn't hard to imagine this very same experience being tweaked and replicated across multiple chat messaging apps, like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or WeChat in the future. For now, though, this is phase one.

Available on: Price: Free

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NEWS

ViralShots All Viral Stories Served

'ON THE ROCKS' Available on: Price: Free

Welcome to the world of ViralShots! This is an app that curates content from across the length and breadth of the internet to bring you the latest trending and viral stories of the day. And the best part is that it completely lives up to its name as it summarizes every story in just a few words, making it faster to read and easy to consume. The team behind the ViralShots app called its content WTF – Weird, Trending & Fun and always makes sure you do not miss out on anything going viral on the web, thus works 24x7!

From the informative news to interesting facts and from the viral videos to trending photos, there's content of every kind you can imagine, and that too, in four languages: English, Hindi, Bengali and Telugu. That's not all. The sources that the app uses are respected, authentic, original and well-known.

For example, Twitter, Reddit, Tumblr, The Times of India, The Hindu, ABP News, AajTak, BBC, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, AIB, The Viral Fever (TVF) and many more. What's even better is that you can discover the content on the app based on your favorite story source.

What's more, you can bookmark a story to read it later and share it with your friends on social media and instant messenger platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook. There is also an option to tap on a category hashtag (for ex: #Weeedeo) to read similar stories or watch videos in that category.

Overall, the ease of usage, clarity of layout and addictive content make a great bunch of reasons to have this app on your phone. Your daily hunt for the latest viral news ends here. So, you should definitely give ViralShots app a try.

In today's busy world, we don't have enough time to read long news articles to follow our favorite sport.

But at the same time, we just don't want to miss out on any action. To strike a balance between these two situations, there is now an app called SportsNut. This app has a simple agenda and that is to summarize sports news articles into quick, 10-second reads.

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SCOOP WHOOP Staying true to its desktop avatar, the ScoopWhoop app, currently in beta version, brings you the hottest, most viral Indian content on the web. There are interesting tabs on the home screen, namely 'Rising', 'Latest', 'World', 'Humor' and 'Top' that let you browse through seemingly endless content from endless genres.

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The articles are contributed both by the in-house editorial team and readers who have their own blogs, creating an interesting mix which gives you something to read at any time of the day. All the content on the app can easily be shared across social networking platforms, which allow you to tell like-minded friends about interesting things they can read.

In terms of content, it's crisp and mostly wellwritten.

On the flip side, given that the app is still in its beta version there are teething problems that have affected performance and user experience as a result. Options like bookmarking stories and search for content using keywords are missing. However, coming from the same DNA as the famed website, these are hopefully crinkles that will easily be ironed out. And despite its few shortcomings, it retains the same flavor of the website while adding significantly to convenience as the app allows you to read and share viral content on the go.

So, if you love reading interesting content and watching video stories in your leisure time, try this app for sure!

SPORTSNUT SPORTS NEWS IN A NUTSHELL This new startup has a team of young writers who curate the best of all the sports news articles from across the web and then rephrase the entire article, making it more concise and to the point. However, the app also gives you a link to the original article, so you also have an option to go through the news in detail.

The app currently allows you to follow Cricket, Tennis, Football,

and Motorsports (for example: Formula 1 and MotoGP world championship), with more on the way. The best part about this app is that it brings you sports news from all the top publications such as BBC Sport, CNN, ESPNCricinfo, Sky Sports, The Telegraph, Cricbuzz, etc. in one place, that too in an easy-to-read format. Add to that, it also brings you photos and

videos of the action. Then, you are also allowed to share news with your buddies on social media or via email or text message.

Overall, this is a great app to get sports news in a nutshell. Worth downloading!

Note: When you search this app on the Google Play Store, you might find it with a different name such as 'Latest Cricket News World T20', but upon installation its name will get changed to 'SportsNut'. It is developed by Digital Ivy. Available on: Price: Free

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PHOTO & VIDEO

EyeEm A global community and marketplace for real photography Available on: Price: Free

EyeEm is the ultimate app for those who capture life through a lens.

No, it's not just another photo editing app. With a global community of over 15 million users, EyeEm is a place for photographers of any ability to share, interact, and learn more about photography. It lets you learn the finer nuances of the art through tutorials, gives you a seemingly endless options of image filters and a chance to sell your best pictures.

Not just that. EyeEm also promotes new and emerging photographers through its platform. You can be one of them! It conducts photo competitions and missions every now and then where you can submit your work to win prizes and get your work published worldwide through EyeEm's partnerships.

In addition, the app comes with a powerful built-in camera with exposure correction, plus a grid and level tool for perfect lines, and 24 distinct filters that allow you to

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give your pictures the desired tint.

You can even fine-tune and edit every detail of your picture with Contrast, Saturation, Sharpen, and many more editing tools.

What's more, the app allows you to sell your best pictures on the EyeEm Market and other premium marketplaces, for example, Getty Images. EyeEm Market gets your photography in front of art directors, editors and big brands looking for authentic images to use in articles and campaigns. You get 50% of every sale and the money gets credited straight into your account. And the best part is that the selection and copyright of the photos you want to sell is completely your call.

To sum up, if you enjoy sharing your photos with the world and want to discover beautiful shots from around the globe, you'll find EyeEm to be a highly engaging app.

The sleek UI, vibrant community, and great albums make this a must-try photography app.

DAYCAP

Capture Your Day in a single GIF Ever had a day with so many photo-worthy moments that you wish you could turn them all into a GIF? The team behind a new app called Daycap thinks a lot of people have such moments. Daycap app allows you to capture your day in a single GIF so you can have a quick recap of your day.

Once you have the app installed on your iPhone, you can start by taking photos through the app all day. You can take as many photos as you want through the day. The app will then turn all your photos from the day into a looping GIF that is worth sharing with friends on Instagram, Facebook or elsewhere. You are even allowed to add your location to the GIF, timestamp, and a title using various font styles.

The only limitation of this app is that you are not allowed to import photos from your camera roll to include them in a GIF. This means you can snap photos only using the app's built-in camera. Still, the app itself is both simple and fun to use.

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Add text to your pictures in a jiffy

Quick - add text to photos fast

by Over is an app that makes it super fast and easy to add text flair to your photos. A picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes you just have to add some text or caption for the result you're looking for. With Quick app, this can all be done in the blink of an eye. Just upload a photo from your camera roll and then double tap anywhere on the photo to edit the text.

The fonts included in the app are artistic and fun, thus give your photos a nice touch of flair. The text can be enlarged or moved around with multi-touch gestures, so

Price: Free

it's intuitive to use. You can also play with the colors of text. Then you can share the final output with others via WhatsApp, email or other compatible apps.

The app is free to download and use. Additionally, there are 16 “premium� fonts that you can unlock via in-app purchases and also get rid of logo watermark. Overall, the app completely lives up to its name as it is incredibly fast.

Definitely, Quick app could be your go-to app for text on photos.

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IN CONVERSATION

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skmeBazaar offers a wide range of products and delivery options, to cater to the requirements of all kinds of buyers through its marketplace model. The company defines its app as ‘The Baap of All Apps’. One can use AskMe app to find businesses in the area, making payments, shopping online and getting home delivery of everything from shops nearby. Availability of secure and easy payment options make the buying experience comfortable. AskmeBazaar promises everyone (whether a buyer or a seller) to bring an entire Indian Market within their reach.

In an email interview with Apps Unveiled team, Kiran Murthi, Chief Executive Officer of AskmeBazaar, shared details about new initiatives taken by the company and his future plans, and said, “AskMe with its enduring business model, its in-depth understanding of the merchant needs and the right mix of offerings is well poised to be at the forefront of the e-commerce industry in the times to come. We want to be the preferred digital partner for all the 50mn+ SMEs across the country and help them scale the next level of growth in their business”. Edited Excerpts: Q. Please tell us a bit about AskmeBazaar and its unique offerings.

that aims to create a collaborative community for sellers across the country.

AskMe Group has more than 15 million small businesses on its platforms, which consume products like listings, search, classifieds and deals. The group is more than 30 years old and has strong presence & reputation in this segment.

AskmeBazaar started its journey in 2012 to build a suite of transactional products that extend this relationship and deliver better value to small businesses across the country. The company started off as a pure play marketplace where sellers from any part of the country could open their online store and display as well as sell all their products for free.

We have also launched a seller financing initiative called AskmeFin which is under the aegis of AskmePay, a merchant payment solution of the AskMe Group.

Through AskmeFin we are enabling faster loan approvals to sellers through our alliances with leading NBFCs and financial institutions in the country.

About 18 months back, the company rolled out the hyperlocal business model that promises next day delivery/ same day delivery of branded products across a wide range of categories, including home and office, furniture and grocery.

The model is live in over 70 cities across the country and we strive to source and deliver products across categories, locally. The company's Next Day Delivery (NDD) model promises best quality products at competitive prices, delivered within 24 hours.

The company has recently rolled out its 'Grow with Us' initiative

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Q. Why one should shop at AskmeBazaar portal? Your top three reasons for that.

There are a lot of reasons which makes AskmeBazaar a preferred online shopping destination.We strive to offer a wide range of products and delivery options, to cater to the requirements of all kinds of buyers. AskmeBazaar offers a wide range of products in over 55 categories through its marketplace model.

Our hyperlocal business model that is based on multiple ecosystems of local offline retailers pan India, services local buyers in over 70 cities in the country.

The Next Day Delivery rolled out last year under the umbrella of AskmeBazaar offers a wide range of branded products across home and office categories. The hyperlocal model also offers grocery (under AskMe Grocery)

and furniture (under Mebelkart) to buyers. The USPs of hyperlocal business include best quality products at competitive prices and delivered same day (in case of grocery) and next day (in case of other categories).

Q. How are you taking on competition from other established players, for example, Snapdeal, Amazon, or Flipkart?

The merchants in this country have 3 key requirements to run their business- a) marketing b) distribution c) financial services.

AskMe with its enduring business model, its in-depth understanding of the merchant needs and the right mix of offerings is well poised to be at the forefront of the e-commerce industry in the times to come.

Q. As we can see in latest TVCs, AskMe's main focus is to promote its grocery shopping portal. Why are you investing so heavily in this space? Is it that promising?

Don't you think this space is getting overcrowded as many other e-commerce players are offering similar services (for example: Amazon Now, Flipkart Nearby) and then there are other solo players like Grofers, ZopNow, or BigBasket?

AskMe Grocery was launched about 10 months back when we acquired BestatLowest.com. The company, based on the hyperlocal

business model, is currently offering services in 35 cities across the country. It is the largest online grocery player in the country. This capital light model promises delivery in 4-6 hours and provides an alternate business avenue to the kirana shop owners.

I don't think that this space is overcrowded since we are seeing great traction across all our cities.

Also, while we are constantly expanding, our competitors are scaling down, shutting shop or still trying to evaluate their models.

Q. What do you see as AskMe's biggest challenge this year?

Our biggest challenge will be to scale up the hyperlocal business across cities and categories in an efficient manner.

From the industry point of view, one of the biggest problems is that of a range of taxes across states.

We hope that the GST will be rolled out soon as it will help us to move stock across the country more easily and then we will be able to do our distribution better.

Q. Please shed some light on your roadmap for next year? What are your expansion plans?

We will be focusing on expanding our hyperlocal business model in more cities in the new financial year. We would also work towards getting more sellers locally across cities, to add a wider range of categories and offer better portfolio of products to our buyers. Also, we will be focusing on enabling both our online as well as offline sellers with more finance through the AskmeFin proposition.

The AskMe Group will be launching a merchant payment solution in the near future and we will be focusing on taking it to more and more sellers across the country.

Q. Lastly, what would be the one liner for AskMe app?

‘The Baap of All Apps’!

MEET

Kiran Murthi

Currently I'm using Nexus 5 and iPhone

My Favorite Apps: WhatsApp, Gmail, Google Calendar, LinkedIn, Medium, Flipboard and Uber (in sequence of usage) I am a regular user of Podcasts – I still use Podcasts on my iPhone for music.

My message for Apps Unveiled Readers: The world of apps is ever evolving with newer apps riding on existing and emerging technologies coming to the fore. I would like to urge Apps Unveiled readers to download and use the AskMe app, ‘The Baap of All Apps’.

This is an all inclusive app for finding businesses near you, making payments, shopping online and getting home delivery of everything from your locality.

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GAMES

– Your finger is your

weapon

By Duello Games

Hey players! It's time to hone your ninja senses and sharpen your slashing skills once again, as an addictive slashing puzzle – iSlash that has kept millions of ninja warriors awake is back with its sequel called iSlash Heroes with new deadly gameplay elements, evil bosses, stunning graphics and even more bewildering levels to be sliced through.

There are over 200 challenging levels packed with hours of slashing fun.

Each level in the game presents you with a wooden shape upon which ninja stars bounce almost randomly around (as you can see in the screenshot).

Your task is to intuitively swipe and slash the shape into smaller pieces until you reach the given knot whilst avoiding the deadly ninja stars. You have to be quick with your swiping as the ninja stars bounce around quickly, and there is a lot of wood to cut off to complete the level.

Continue to slash till you reach the knot!

The difficulty increases with every level, as the game introduces a variety of ninja stars and the shapes also become more intricate. Thankfully, you also get to unlock power-ups that help you beat the evil bosses, and advanced levels. Each evil boss has its own vicious skills, but no one is invincible. You can fight and defeat them with your slashing craft.

Your fate is at your fingertips!

Add to that, you also get bonuses when you cut off big chunks of wood, which allow you to destroy a ninja star or slow down time. Then, there are plenty of achievements to unlock and an option to challenge friends on Facebook.

Overall, iSlash Heroes combines precision slashing with a great puzzle mechanic that makes it very hard to put down. Keep Sla/sh/ing!!

Available on: Price: Free (offers in-app purchases)

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By Happymagenta

Jump up through a Trap-filled Maze and Explore the Mystic Tomb The fun begins when you find a strange mask in a mystic tomb that gives you a superpower to climb the walls of the tomb – easily and promptly. Tomb of the Mask is an arcade game, which takes place in an infinite procedurally generated vertical labyrinth. To scale the walls of the game's infinite trapfilled maze, you just have to swipe in the direction you want to move, but usually the tomb walls lend themselves towards a particular path to rise through.

Each time you swipe up, down, left or right, your masked character gets flung in that direction. Sounds so simple, isn't it?

But mindless swiping simply won't do in the Tomb of the Mask. Strategic swiping is called for as you are supposed to save yourself from traps and enemies along the way. There are spikes, bats, cannons, and all manner of other beasties and sharp things waiting to trap you. Not only that, you also have to stay ahead of the deadly wall that's steadily creeping up from the bottom of the screen. Touch that and it's game over. So standing still is going to get you killed.

Apple App Store Editors’ Notes described the Tomb of the Mask gameplay as, “Speed is survival in this devilishly fast tomb-raiding arcade game. Like some glorious mix of Indiana Jones and Pac-Man, you race from room to room, nabbing all the coins you can while staying ahead of an ever-moving (and lethal) wall. With its crafty mazes, tricky traps, simple controls, and eye-popping retro minimalism, it's an experience you'll happily lose yourself in”.

Overall, Tomb of the Mask offers a great gameplay that requires precision and quick thinking. If you are looking for a refreshing endless arcade adventure, this game is the right choice.

To help turn the tables in your favor a little, there are power-ups you can collect along the way. Each power-up has its own advantage, for example, the power-up Shield protects you from crashing for 30 seconds. Then, the power-up Coin Addict Available on: has an ability to turn surrounding dots into coins. These power-ups can be Price: Free (offers in-app purchases) upgraded with the coins (in-game currency) you collect, and you can even unlock new masks with unique abilities using coins.

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NEW RELEASES

If the train ticket you are looking for is in waiting list, no need to worry.

Another route on the same train may offer you a confirmed ticket for the same destination and Ticket Jugaad, a new mobile app, will help you find that option.

Ticket Jugaad Developed by two students, Runal Jaju of IIT Kharagpur and Shubham Baldava of NIT Jamshedpur, the mobile application uses a unique algorithm to find out alternative routes on the same train for getting a confirmed seat. Every station has its quota of tickets.

This limitation is what Ticket Jugaad has cashed upon.

Runal Jaju explained, “There are some station-wise quotas for ticket booking.

For example, if you are booking a ticket from station A, it might show waiting list but when you book it from a previous station you might get the confirmed ticket. If you try to find out such stations manually it becomes tough, but our app has automated this.”

Ticket Jugaad mobile app uses the shortcomings of IRCTC as its strength. When a person books a railway ticket on IRCTC website, he has to mention the source and destination station of his journey.

As a result, one can only see the trains available on the route between the two particular stations. However, there is no way to get alternative route options between other nearby stations. And that's where Ticket Jugaad app comes into the picture, solving this major problem.

In cases of unavailable tickets, as shown by IRCTC, the unique and efficient algorithm of Ticket Jugaad app automatically finds available tickets from stations before or after your boarding station and also provides you the maximum path that can be covered with a confirmed ticket in your preferred class of travel.

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FOODIE A new camera app for food lovers to take perfect Instagramworthy pictures of their meals.

Line Corporation, better known for its messaging app Line, launched a new specialized camera app called Foodie that offers a cornucopia of features with a singular goal: to make food pictures look more delicious.

With a selection of 24 photo filters optimized for food photography, you can take exactly the type of food photos you want. Then, there is the “best angle” feature that changes the color of on-screen shutter button from black to yellow, letting you know that it is the perfect time to capture the

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overhead shot of your meal lying on a table, and you can turn on filters even before you shoot.

What's more, the app includes features like an auto blurring effect to give images the air of SLR photography, as well as brightness adjustment and flashlight features to increase your shooting options. It also offers the basic features expected of a camera app including sharing to social networks like Instagram and Twitter.

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Hound, a voicepowered virtual assistant launched for iOS, Android; presently available for users in the United States

Speak Naturally Get Fast Results

HOUND SoundHound, best known for its music search and discovery app, has released Hound – a dedicated, voice-powered virtual assistant for Android and iOS users in the United States. It is available for free.

You can use it hands-free by saying, “Ok Hound…” provided the Hound app is running in the background.

Like Siri or Google Now, Hound offers a wide range of capabilities, and enables you to quickly find directions, check weather forecasts, search for restaurants, initiate phone calls, and much more.

Hound can also be asked to refine the results it gives you, letting you sort, filter, or add parameters to your search. This means you can ask it complicate, multi-layered questions, for instance, you can ask –“What's the weather going to be like tomorrow at 6pm?” or “Show hotels in Seattle that are petfriendly, have a gym, and cost less than $275.” Best Part? You have to speak naturally, no need to learn special keywords.

The natural language virtual assistant can also set a reminder and alarm for you, tell you jokes just with a tap

A mobile app that helps you find the nearest toilet in Delhi

and voice command. It also utilizes SoundHound's music search technology to help you recognize the song playing around you. The app works with about 100 other services including Expedia, AccuWeather, Xignite, Yelp, Uber, and FlightStats for voice dialing, navigation, unit conversion, booking, video search, and other tasks. The company is touting these integrations as a key feature of Hound app.

The company also unveiled Houndify, a developer platform that allows developers to build their own domains and apps that interact with Hound. SoundHound also expects developers who want to make better use of voice search on their app leverage Hound's features.

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public toilets in Delhi. It gives location and information on 1,000 toilets in Delhi, which is about 80 percent of the total toilets in the national capital.

The app uses GPS to find nearby publicly accessible toilets. Once the nearest toilet is located / selected, the app will provide you the shortest route to the exact location of the selected toilet. You can also use this app to submit toilets that are not already listed on the app to contribute to Clean India Mission.

As a part of the Swachh Bharat Initiative to solve the problem of public toilets in India and promote the Clean India Mission, 'Find x toilet' app was launched by Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung. This app will help you locate a public toilet nearest to your current Available on: location as well as allow you to rate Price: Free the quality and maintenance of

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NEW RELEASES

Want to Cash in Your Salary Early? Now there is an App for that!

EarlySalary No more broke month-ends!

Headquartered in Pune, EarlySalary is a Fintech Start-Up that was founded with a mission to offer consumers the convenience of availing loans at a short notice with minimum legal formalities involved. The company claims to provide unsecured loans from as low as Rs. 10,000/- up to Rs. 100,000/- for up to 30 days.

In the beta phase of its launch, the app is currently available on Google Play Store for Android smartphone users in Pune.

In simple words, EarlySalary app offers small bridge loans to working professionals who are short on cash and need funds till their salary gets credited at the start of next month. Users can just download the mobile application and login using their Facebook account with some basic details (PAN and Bank account details) and apply for a loan. With PAN and bank account details, the company would be able to access a person's credit history, which would help it determine whether to lend or not and fix one's credit limit.

Within minutes, the user will be notified whether his/her loan request has been approved or not.

Once the documents are approved through the mobile app, the money gets transferred to the loan seekers account within minutes.

The loan can be repaid back once salary gets credited. All this without asking the user to physically go anywhere.

On the backend, the app integrates scores from different bureaus and scores generated by its own algorithm – Social Worth Score, which is derived by pulling data from the user's social profile. This facilitates quick underwriting decision even if the user does not

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For an illustration: Saili Bhide, 25 years old Software Developer, ` 60,000 per month salary wants ` 30,000 for 30 days.

She will have to repay ` 31,355 after 30 days (Interest ` 739 + Processing Fee including Stamp Duty ` 600). After 3 months, she again wants to take a short loan for 10 days for ` 30,000 this time, she will have to repay ` 30,549 (Interest ` 246 + Processing Fee of ` 300). have a credit rating.

The company plans to expand its reach to Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and other cities in the next few months. The iOS version of this app will be soon launched in March.

Akshay Mehrotra, Co-founder & CEO at EarlySalary, said “We recognize a recurring need among young professionals- they reach out to their friends and colleagues or even their companies for advance salary. We are here to become that friend or colleague from whom you can easily access the funds. Traditional banking instruments don't cater to short term needs and also very slow to cater to this urgent need. We have worked towards building a product backed with technology to help customer to their need of instant money”. He Added, “Young India have strong social profiles, we aim to combine this social profile to financial underwriting models to decision faster and provide ease of availing loans to our customer”.

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The Heart App Developed by Senior Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Rajeev Rathi at Max Super Speciality Hospital in Saket, New Delhi, the mobile app called The Heart App could help people know the warning signs of a heart attack in advance and take corrective action.

The app contains a small set of questions with multiple options that a cardiologist would ask in a case of suspected heart disease. A patient in any kind of chest discomfort, uneasiness or breathlessness can go through these questions selecting the options applicable to him/her. Taking into account all the responses, the app will reach to a conclusion whether the symptoms entered by the patient fall into high risk for heart attack or not, and what he/she should do next.

“I have seen innumerable cases where the patient has ignored his symptoms for days and by the time he reaches the hospital, the damage is too substantial and irreversible,” Dr. Rathi mentioned. If one is able to recognize warning signs of a heart attack well in time, permanent damage to the

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muscles of heart could be avoided.

And that's why he developed this app.

The app also has a reading material about what is a heart attack, warning signs, symptoms of coronary artery disease in women, tests for diagnosis, treatment of acute heart attack, and prevention strategies.

“An experienced doctor always asks some pertinent questions even to a seemingly ordinary patient suffering from acidity to rule out a heart disease, but a common man does not know how to do that. This gave birth to the idea of the heart app,” Dr. Rathi explained in an official statement. He added, “The Heart App is just an aid, it can never replace the clinical judgment of a doctor. Its main purpose is to educate the society, prevent people from unwittingly ignoring serious symptoms of a heart attack and seek timely medical attention thus saving their and their loved ones' lives”.

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Facebook 'Moments' App now supports Video Sharing Facebook's standalone Moments app for privately sharing images with friends and family now allows you to share videos as well. The new feature is available to both iOS and Android users.

Instagram Finally Comes to Windows 10 Mobile, in Beta Form

You can now use your Paytm wallet to recharge your Delhi Metro card; this can either be done through the Paytm app or website, or you can select it as a payment option on the DMRC Website.

This new smartphone app could help prevent heart attacks

While still in beta phase for Windows 10 Mobile, Instagram offers several interesting features including one that mimics Apple's Peek and Pop that utilize 3D touch functionality. Users will be able to edit photos and videos with free, custom-designed filters. Being in the beta phase, however, also means that the app comes with some functionality issues.

Line Gets Group Voice Calling for up to 200 Users Instant messaging app - Line rolled out group voice calling to its Android and iOS apps (with v5.11), and desktop app for Windows (with v4.5). The update now lets you voice call more than one person at a time within groups or multiple person chats. The company mentioned that the group calling feature supports up to 200 users at the same time.

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Fetch!

An app to 'Fetch!' your Dog's Breed Microsoft wants to make it easier to figure out a dog's specific breed based on a picture with their latest iPhone exclusive app, called Fetch!

The app, from the company's Garage division, is the latest example of the use of its Project Oxford API image identification tools.

The app is quite straightforward.

Just select a picture of your dog either from your camera roll or take a new one using your iPhone camera – the app will then scan the image and tell you about the dog's breed and even tell you what kind of human personality fits best with a specific breed. If the dog's breed is unknown, the app will show a

percentage of the closest breed.

Tapping the percentage rosette leads to the top five breeds that could be in the dog. You can even click on the arrow in the corner to get to know more about the breed.

intelligence and expert data about dog breeds, which helped us be more accurate. We invested in dog experts in making sure we had correct images for each breed,” says Javier Alvarez-Valle, senior software development engineer on the team that built Fetch!.

There's a scrapbook feature as well, where you can keep track of all your scanned pictures and results. Add to that, there's also an impressive list of breeds that contains information such as disposition, size, coat and what types of families are best suited for each.

And just for fun, the app will even take an informed guess on what kind of dog you or your friends might be.

“What makes this unique is the combination of machine

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Launched by Body Mind Me Inc., Jiyo app is a wellbeing platform that has been co-founded by world renowned physician, bestselling author and wellness exper Deepak Chopra, M.D., and Poonacha Machaiah, entrepreneur and technology expert.

Jiyo acts as a personal wellbeing companion by using intuitive technology to analyze users' daily activities and offer insights based on their habits to nudge them on their path to wellbeing. It lets you engage, learn, and interact with a diverse range of

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information, articles, videos and reminders that help you be your best self.

Besides useful content and encouraging reminders, Jiyo also believes in fostering community. That's why it connects you to world leaders and experts of wellbeing, and allows you to create bonds with likeminded people who use Jiyo.

It aims to make you more aware, identify your unique set of strengths, and create a pathway to making every moment of your life count.

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