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The lowdown on Gym Plan, the fitness app that is aimed at users of all levels... Something a little different this time. We are always saying that this startup or that is worth keeping an eye on, and here is one such startup, 5 years after launching. In 2014, a Newcastle-based fit-tech startup was created by a serial entrepreneur Paul Slater and his personal trainer Dave Stidolph. This star...
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The ethical rewards app Koin Rewards, reimagining loyalty through responsible shopping and tokenisation and created to reward us all for being conscious consumers... It’d be fair to say that more and more of us have ethics and sustainability at the forefront of our minds when we are making purchases and we are increasingly trying to support businesses which aim to bring about positive socia...
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The vidiCREW app is on a mission to show your wedding through the eyes of your loved ones. How does it work?  We all know that weddings are relaxed, stress-free affairs, packed with fun and everybody getting along. Everyone loves the wedding photographer or videographer sticking a camera too close to their faces and demanding an on-the-spot witty yet deeply emotional one-liner for the happy ...
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Queue no more thanks to WalkIn, the London based startup that lets you remotely queue for the best restaurants in London for free. Nobody likes to queue. Certainly nobody likes to queue with an empty stomach at their favourite restaurant and have to watch everyone else eating. Do you book in advance and feel guilty if something comes up at the last minute? Many restaurants refuse bookin...
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The gamified healthy lifestyle app Street Tag, that's aiming to promote and enhance community-wide participation in physical activities.. We’ve seen how popular the likes of geocaching and Pokémon Go have been: apps that get you out and active collecting physical or digital...well, collectibles. Particularly in the case of geocaching, these activities can be great for families, bring...
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dip is a new free to download and free to use shopping companion app that will show users relevant deals based on their hyper-location. A young startup team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland is launching a new mobile app intended to disrupt the voucher industry at the end of this month. The app is called dip which is an acronym for Deals in Places. It allows users to access deals, discounts and ...
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Make smarter financial decisions thanks to this innovative fintech startup Finimize... Chances are many of us have had to avail of the services of a financial advisor at some point. And it’s pretty likely that we’ve been entirely reliant on their advice. Our money is in their hands and we trust that they’re doing right by us! After all, the world of finance can seem a prett...
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Augmented reality gaming and physical exercise combined, thanks to Run An Empire, the location-based strategy game for runners and walkers. One popular genre of video game is strategy, in which the player takes command of an entire civilisation and builds them up from cave-dwellers to all-conquering world powers. Or builds a pretty garden and maintains it. Usually, players sit behind a keybo...
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iDyslexic - The specialist social community media platform and app to support those with Dyslexia and ADHD. According to the European Dyslexia Association, ‘dyslexia is a difference in acquiring reading, spelling and writing skills, that is neurological in origin. The cognitive difficulties that cause these differences can also affect organisational skills, calculation abilities etc. It may...
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TrackActive, a London-based healthcare & InsurTech company, launches its AI-powered 'physio in your pocket' app that aims to change the way people seek help for pain in their joints, necks and backs. Of all health conditions in the UK, musculoskeletal conditions are the leading cause of people living for years with disability. It also has strong links to mental health – people in persis...
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