10 Hottest Free Apps For 2013

Bangalore: Thanks to Tablets, Smartphones, iPhones and an affordable range of phones, the world today is filled with apps. There is literally an app for each and every tasks, which was not the scenario a couple of years back. In a single word, it has made life ‘simpler’. Whether it is finding a particular store or booking tickets or ordering food, there are umpteen numbers of apps available in the app stores.

Read on to know the 10 hottest apps, which you should have in your Smartphone for 2013, compiled by TOI.

#10 Instant Heart Rate

Known to be “The Best and Health Fitness App” on Mobile Premier Awards, Instant Heart Rate measures the heart rate instantly similar to an ER room. The app uses the phone’s camera to detect the pulse from the user’s fingertip. It is the most accurate Heart Rate Monitor for any Smartphone and does not require any external hardware. It is used for optimizing the exercise and to track the progress.

It uses the flash and the camera to record blood flow in fingertips and calculates how fast or slow the heart is beating. It starts beeping with the pulse and a real-time chart will be shown for every heart-beat which exports the data to the registered users. The app version is available for free for both iOS and Android.