Mobile applications, commonly known as apps, have completely changed the way we interact with businesses and people. We don’t even realise how much we use them on a daily basis. Here’s a list of the top five apps made in India.
The COVID-19 crisis has everyone talking and emphasising on the need for home-grown businesses and self-reliance. Mobile applications, commonly known as apps, have completely changed the way we interact with businesses and people. We don’t even realise how much we use them on a daily basis. Here’s a list of five popular apps, made with love, in India.
Hotstar
Quite a few of us have spent our time indoors during this crisis by streaming our favourite shows and movies on Netflix, Hotstar, Amazon Prime and other video-streaming platforms. But, did you know our very own Hotstar is made in India? Hotstar is an online video streaming platform owned by Novi Digital Entertainment Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Star India Private Limited, which currently offers over 100,000 hours of TV content and movies across 9 languages, and every major sport covered live. A video experience like no other.
The app’s highly adaptive video streaming technology ensures that the best possible video quality is played back automatically based on the available bandwidth, therefore making it a great video experience on both mobile networks as well as Wi-Fi internet connections. Additionally, users can manually select the quality of video that suits their taste.
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The streaming service offers the latest and popular TV shows, movies and knowledge-based content from India and the world. With content in 8 languages, spanning 15 TV channels, Disney+ Hotstar is home to some of the longest-running and highest-rated TV content in the country. Their roster of the biggest names in Indian cinema makes Disney+ Hotstar the preferred destination for the biggest blockbusters from Bollywood and regional cinema.
Disney+ Hotstar is available on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store for mobile and tablet applications and can also be accessed at www.hotstar.com.
Quikr
Have stuff to sell but don’t know where or how? Quikr can solve that problem rather easily.
Quikr is an Indian online marketplace and classified advertising platform, headquartered in Bangalore. Quikr has listings in over 1,000 cities in India in categories such as mobile phones, household goods, cars, etc. This awesome app helps users sell, buy, rent, or discover anything across India.
Users can come to the app to find an apartment to live in, sell their old car, bike, music system, laptop or furniture, promote their small business and lots more. Just post a free ad, wait for the offers and carry out the transaction in a safe and secure manner.
Bigbasket
Groceries are important. So is convenience! Bigbasket (Innovative Retail Concepts Private Limited) is India’s largest online food and grocery store. Right from fresh fruits and vegetables, rice and dals, spices and seasonings to packaged products, beverages, personal care products and meats – they have it all.
Choose from a wide range of options in every category, exclusively handpicked to help you find the best quality available at the lowest prices. Select a time slot for delivery and your order will be delivered right to your doorstep. You can pay online using your debit/Credit Card or by cash/sodexo on delivery. Bigbasket allows you to walk away from the drudgery of grocery shopping and welcome an easy, relaxed way of browsing and shopping for groceries.
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Gaana
Who can refuse some good music, eh? Gaana is the largest Indian commercial music streaming service with over 150 million monthly users. It was launched in April 2010 by Times Internet and provides both Indian and international music content.
The entire Indian music catalog is available to users worldwide. Gaana features music from 21 languages including major languages such as Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Urdu, Odia, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and other Indian regional languages.
Gaana allows users to make their playlists public so that they can be seen by other users. They can view and favorite playlists. Its mobile app was launched to support almost all operating systems.
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BankBazaar
Last but definitely not the least, our very own BankBazaar Mobile App. BankBazaar is the best Personal Finance Manager app that automatically tracks your monthly spends in a secure manner. The app also helps you identify any incorrect transactions/fines and act upon it immediately.
You can also find out how much you spend and save month-on-month, and check and track your Experian Credit Score – absolutely free of cost.
The Finance F101 section helps you brush up on your knowledge of money-related matters in quick, bite-sized lessons and keeps you updated with the latest financial news. Want a loan or Credit Card – we’ve got you covered. Share some of your basic details and you get some of the best offers across multiple banks!
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There you go – five of the awesome made-in-India apps from a list of many! Need to sort out your finances? Head to our app or just click below.