Top Parent App Recognized as a Winner by Global Edtech Competition, Awarded for Helping Develop App Impacting Low-income Communities

Top Parent App plans to use the award to further develop the app to impact low-income communities through EdTech solutions supported by proven early childhood development interventions via their learning engineering framework

Top Parent App today was named one of 30 winners in the Learning Engineering Tools Competition, a search for promising new education ideas, technologies and platforms. Top Parent App will receive a large prize award to further develop the app to impact low-income communities through EdTech solutions supported by proven early childhood development interventions via their learning engineering framework.

The competition supported by Schmidt Futures, Citadel Founder and CEO Ken Griffin, Walton Family Foundation, Siegel Family Endowment, Overdeck Family Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and recognized 30 top players across the world. The competition was administered by Georgia State University and The Learning Agency.

Commenting on the recognition, Sashwati Banerjee, Founder and Director, Top Parent App, India, said, “The team is absolutely thrilled to receive this prize! It is a great reminder for us that individuals and organizations across the world resonate with our mission and are willing to support the same. We are beyond humbled by the global stage this competition has set us up on and are committed to making the most of it."

Winning teams include entrepreneurs, learning scientists, educators, and researchers from around the world. With missions ranging from accelerating literacy and math skills for K-12 learners to creating tools that will accelerate the learning science research process, the educational tools developed by the teams have the potential to impact over 4 million students by the end of 2022. According to estimates calculated by each team, more than 40 million students within the next three years will benefit from these tools.

“By leveraging key advances in computation, this group of winners will help solve some of our nation's biggest education problems," said Kumar Garg, the Vice President of Partnerships at Schmidt Futures. "It is energizing to work with organizations, which have the potential to dramatically improve outcomes for so many students at scale.”

The competition received more than 800 entries from 60 countries. The 30 winners come from institutions and organizations across North America, the Caribbean, Australia, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Prizes range from $50,000 up to $250,000 per team. In addition, the winning teams will share insights from their work with external researchers to facilitate experimentation to improve learner outcomes and better understand student learning.

Prizes were granted to teams along four competitive tracks:

● Accelerate learning in elementary and secondary literacy and math

● Transform K-12 assessments in both cost and quality

● Facilitate faster, better, and cheaper learning science research

● Drive improvements in adult learning that boost middle class wages

For more details on the winning proposal from Top Parent App please visit https://www.topparent.org. A full list of winners and their projects can be found here.

This is the second year of the Learning Engineering Tools Competition. In 2021, the Tool Competition awarded $1.5 million to 18 teams around the world. Plans are already underway for another competition in 2023.

Tools Competition Background

The Learning Engineering Tools Competition 2021 consisted of three rounds of proposal evaluations and pitches before a panel of judges that included philanthropists, education technologists, teachers and researchers. The goal of the tools competition is to spur the development and deployment of technologies to maximize learning over time. The competition also aims to mitigate learning loss in K-12 students, reduce educational disparities experienced by students of color, and provide alternative higher education pathways for all adults, but particularly low-income workers.

In order to be considered for a prize, each proposal had to address a pressing learning goal connected to one of four broad educational categories:

• Accelerated learning in literacy and math. Tools that help students achieve or exceed proficiency in grade-level literacy or math skills.
• Transform K-12 assessment in both cost and quality. Tools that improve the quality of assessment to better meet the needs of educators, students and families while reducing the time or cost to develop or administer them.
• Drive improvement in adult learning. Tools that increase effectiveness or reach post-secondary education or skill training to prepare adults for the changing economy.
• Facilitate faster, better, and cheaper learning science research. Tools that accelerate learning science research by facilitating A/B testing and RCTs, improving research design.

14-Yr-Old Creates Engaging Web-Game 'Go Corona Go' To Highlight the Importance of Wearing Masks and Getting Vaccinated

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. At a time when India is dealing with the second wave of Covid-19, a bright young 14-year-old WhiteHat Jr student from Bengaluru, Abhinav Ranjith Das, put on his thinking hat and created an engaging web based game titled ‘Go Corona Go’ to highlight the importance of protecting oneself from the virus by wearing masks and getting vaccinated as soon as possible.

The game, with its rich animation, lively music and interesting tasks, educates players about taking all precautions as they try to beat the virus.

The game has three levels in which the player has to jump over hurdles, including the virus itself, in order to get access to safety equipment such as masks and PPE kits to defeat the virus. The objective of the game is to reach the end of the third and the final level where the player is rewarded with Covid-19 vaccine.

Speaking about his game, Abhinav said, “The present situation inspired me to develop the game. The game endeavours to educate people about how they can protect themselves from the virus but in a playful manner, as the player has to overcome obstacles to reach the final destination. It ends with a message about safety. I want everyone who plays this game to get inspired and take all the necessary precautions so that we can beat this virus!”

Abhinav has been studying with WhiteHat Jr for about 8 months now and has completed 84 coding classes. He is extremely fond of coding and finds it to be a fun activity.

Abhinav’s mother, Seema Ranjith said, “It is a very proud moment for us. The game is fun to play but at the same time, it also delivers an important message. We are excited about the way Abhinav is learning every day and is now planning to make more games.”

Going forward, Abhinav hopes to develop more games and is currently working on creating a car racing game and a Rubik’s cube game as well.

To play the game, click here: https://abhinavdas2006.github.io/Go-Corona-Go-Made-By-Abhinav-Final-Game/

TrackMyPhones Launches Street Lens to Enhance Local Search Experience

Augmented Reality app which shows places around you using your mobile camera and turns your mobile into your travel & shopping guide

Mumbai, 16 March 2021: Navigation was never so easy and the way people travel has changed significantly. Travellers are no more dependent on local people for directions and recommendations. Language is also another barrier in communication between travellers and locals. Today, travellers are highly dependent on digital mediums for navigation which is time saving and easy to use. To enhance local search, Bengaluru based startup, TrackMyPhones Mobile Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has come up with a unique app called 'Street Lens' to help local explorers, travellers, shoppers and foodies to improve their local search for new places. With Street Lens users can discover local businesses, search food joints, check ratings, read reviews, and make calls and reservations.

Street Lens is an Augmented Reality App that helps people in locating nearby places within the radius of 500 meters to 5 km by just holding the mobile camera in the direction they are heading to. The places are broadly categorized into Close by, Food, Shopping, Transport, Bank, Fuel, Religious, Emergency and Landmarks. One has to just select a category and hold the phone camera (virtual eye) in the desired direction. The app not only shows various places by holding the mobile in the direction one is heading to but it also provides ratings, directions and contact details of the place. The app saves a lot of time by presenting different places in the chosen category and allows the user to discover new places.

How does it work?

Street Lens gives dynamic information about your surroundings such as shops, restaurants, banks, ATMs, gas stations, landmarks, police stations and other points of interest, shown as virtual signs overlaid on or above the buildings.

Street Lens makes finding the best of what's around you as simple and natural as looking down a street. The app uses your mobile's camera display and device's accelerometer to reveal the best shops, restaurants, and other points of interest, so you instantly see what's in that direction. The app will show places and the distance, simply tap a place's icon to get more information and it will give the detailed address and directions using Google Maps. You can also check photos of a place or make a call or just read reviews about it. Users can also share the location with their contacts.

The app shows places in 3 modes -

1. Hold your mobile down and you will see the places around you in Google Map view.
2. Tilt again to portrait mode and you will see the list of places in list view along with the direction to each of those places.
3. Hold your mobile in landscape mode and the app works in augmented reality mode.

You can switch between these modes without tapping.

Unique offering compared to the competitors

Seamless switching from Augmented Reality to Google Maps view to List view without tapping on a button makes the app unique and different from its alternatives available on the internet. Street Lens switches the view based on how you hold your phone making it a more engaging experience. Also, most of the apps display a few places for free and ask to pay to display more than a certain limit while the Street Lens displays the maximum allowed number of places, routes, reviews, all for free.

Users can also call a Hotel / Restaurant and do reservations, call an ambulance, call a shop and much more with just one tap in details view.

Goal and the future of Street Lens

According to TrackMyPhones' founder, Mr. Srihari Karanth, "Street Lens intends to change the way we should travel around. Nowadays, people use smart phones to plan trips, check location information like a map, weather, hotel rooms, cabs, and restaurants. The main reason for using mobile applications is real-time data, geo-location, online booking systems, price comparison facility and on-time booking feature but in the current times it is more about safety precautions, which is our main goal. The app allows users to view details of unlimited number of places, check out routes to the places, see reviews, call and do reservations and much more, for free. We are working on the new updates of the app which will make it future ready and a preferred choice of travelers."

Download at Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trackyapps.street_lens

About TrackMyPhones (Tracky Apps):

Founded in 2016, Bangalore-based start-up TrackMyPhones Mobile Solutions Pvt. Ltd. offers a suite of apps for anti-theft, remote monitoring, women safety, parental control etc. with a host of features like getting location in real-time, monitoring what apps the user have installed recently, keeping a check on kid's online activities by looking at their browser history, call logs, pictures and videos in the gallery, all online.

How to build an eCommerce Web Application using Node.js

The outburst of COVID-19 has turned the entire world upside down. From individuals to multinational companies, everyone has been affected by it either directly or indirectly. And one of the industries that have been highly affected is the eCommerce industry. But here’s the interesting part, the pandemic has been quite beneficial for the eCommerce industry.

In fact, according to the recent stats, the average items per order increased by 60% during COVID-19. Also, a whopping 40% of consumers report being more comfortable with digital technology now than they were before lockdown.

What do these stats reflect?

It’s the best time to start your own eCommerce store. However, as the industry is highly competitive, having just an eCommerce store isn’t enough. You need a store that offers the users with great user experience.

One of the reasons why Node.js is the first choice of developers is because it offers stability and allows to incorporate vital eCommerce features like shopping carts, payment gateways, and other shopping related features.

And in this article, we are going to talk about what is Node.js and how you can use it to develop your eCommerce web applications.

What is Node.js?

Node.js was developed by Ryan Dahl in 2009 on Google chrome’s JavaScript engine (V8 Engine). It is an open-source, cross-platform runtime environment used to develop fast and scalable server-side and networking applications. The applications for Node.js are written in JavaScript and can run within the Node.js runtime on OS X, Linux, and Microsoft windows.

The feature-rich library of Node.js contains numerous core JavaScript modules that simplify the development of web applications to a great extent. The event-driven, non-blocking I/O model makes Node.js light in weight and highly efficient which makes it perfect for building real-time applications across various distributed devices.

Attributes of Node.js

Node.js is the first choice of software developers when it comes to developing high-performance web applications. It comes with an array of benefits:-

• Node.js is simple to learn and therefore it is widely used by developers.
• With Node.js, you can add additional resources to one node throughout the vertical scaling of your application.
• Node.js offers full-stack development services, which means you don’t have to hire different front-end and back-end developers, thereby saving your time and price.
• The speed of code execution is faster with Node.js.
• Due to its non-blocking I/O systems, Node.js can process multiple requests at the same time.
• Node.js is highly customizable and can be used to develop applications as per your requirements.
• Data streaming becomes easier with Node.js.
• Node.js also offers a quicker page loading option.
• It comes with a huge number of free tools.
• Node.js offers code sharing and reusing.

Why should you build an eCommerce platform using Node.js?

By now, you would be thinking about why one should choose Node.js for building an eCommerce website. Is it really good in terms of eCommerce?

Building an eCommerce website with Node.js is of huge significance, and there are numerous Node JS Development Agency that you can approach for building an eCommerce website. Following are the advantages of using Node.js for eCommerce:

1. Performance is of high importance for any eCommerce website. Node.js offers robust performance.
2. Node.js has many plug-ins that support rich features and functionalities, making your website attractive and performance efficient.
3. Node.js being an open-source platform, lets you find skilled developers with ease.
4. With Node.js, you can get cross-platform development allowing your eCommerce website to function efficiently.
5. Node.js community is huge, which enables the developers to get help in solving any complex query.
6. The development time for applications built with Node.js is lesser as compared to other programming languages.
7. With Node.js, you can get the advantage of caching single modules in the application memory.
8. Customization of any existing module is much easier with Node.js.

Ways to develop a Node.js eCommerce platform

Though building a website with Node.js may look challenging, it comes with tremendous benefits. With our Node.js tutorial, you can get assistance in building your eCommerce website.

#Step 1: Get a dedicated team

A team dedicated to achieving your organization’s goals and objectives is needed to succeed in building applications. A typical Node.js team should include:

• Node.js developers
• QA Engineers
• Project managers
• UI/Ux designers 
• Business analyst

#Step 2: Adopt Agile Methodologies

Agile is highly in demand due to its end-to-end development approach. It focuses mainly on customer satisfaction and frequent delivery of small full functioning bits of software. Agile is the right choice for eCommerce website development because of its iterative nature.

#Step 3: Choose a Node.js framework

Node.js offers plenty of frameworks to benefit your business. Have a look at some of the frameworks you can choose to build eCommerce websites.

1. Meteor.Js is an open-source JavaScript framework for businesses willing to deliver cross-platform mobile apps and websites. It is easy to learn and use.
2. Total.Js framework will benefit you in building real-time eCommerce apps with dependency-free server-side and client-side solutions. It is highly stable, cost-effective with a low maintenance feature.
3. Koa.Js framework is used for fast and enjoyable server writing and is more robust for APIs foundation. It is light, flexible, and customizable.
4. Reaction commerce is built using Node.js and Meteor.Js. It generally takes care of product & inventory management, cart & checkout, shop management, shop customization, etc. It allows you to manage your sales in real-time.
5. Ymple targets mainly mobile and eCommerce development. It is fast to set up and is highly responsive.
6. Schema.io is an alternative to a framework that does not let you customize your data model. It assures your data is easily accessible from anywhere.

#Step 4: Download and Install Node.js

To begin with, for building eCommerce websites, you need to download Node.js from the Node.js download webpage.

After that, you need to install Node.js using “Node Package Manager” (NPM). NPM has an extensive collection of reusable code.

#Step 5: Heroku DevOps for Continuous Integration

Heroku is a fully managed cloud PaaS that offers iterative app development. Heroku offers a diverse range of features:

• Heroku allows robust CI processes using DevOps processes, methods, and tools.
• It enables the development team to focus on coding.
• With Heroku, good development experience is ensured.
• Heroku enables the developers to deploy, manage, and scale Node.js apps.

#Step 6: Project management with Scrum

Scrum follows the agile method for the project management framework. It favors making decisions based on real-life results rather than predictions and speculations. Scrum divides the development process into shorter parts, and sprints which usually takes one or two weeks. During each sprint, the product is fully developed and properly tested. At the end of each sprint, the scrum stakeholders, product owners, and development team members meet to audit the work done and plan future actions.

To conclude -

eCommerce is an emerging industry; however, it may be challenging to develop a website that stands-out at times. With Node.js frameworks, you can simplify the development process to an extent. Also, it lets you implement all of the latest trends in your eCommerce website.

Using Scrum techniques and agile methods makes it even more efficient to develop websites with Node.js. Agile allows you to take a glimpse of your project in just two weeks, and with scrum, you get full control of your project’s development process. No matter how difficult it looks, once you have a dedicated team you can easily develop an eCommerce website with Node.js and avail the benefits of the eCommerce market.

Author Profile -

Harikrishna Kundariya, a marketer, developer, IoT, ChatBot & Blockchain savvy, designer, co-founder, Director of eSparkBiz Technologies. His 8+ experience enables him to provide digital solutions to new start-ups based on IoT and ChatBot.

New Mobile App to Identify and Geotag Dirty Latrines and Manual Scavengers

“Swachhata Abhiyan” Mobile APP has been Developed to Identify and Geotag the data of Insanitary Latrines and Manual Scavengers

“With its help the Insanitary Latrines can be Replaced with Sanitary Latrines and Rehabilitate all the Manual Scavengers to Provide Dignity of Life to Them”: Sh Thaawarchand Gehlot

Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot launched a Mobile Application “Swachhata Abhiyan” in the presence of Ministers of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Ram Das Athawale and Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in New Delhi today. In the absence of any authentic data base regarding the location of insanitary latrines, it has been decided to seek the help of NGOs, Social Organisations and general public for collection and compilation of the data. A mobile application “Swachhata Abhiyan” has been developed for this purpose.This mobile application can be downloaded from the ‘Google Play Store’ free of cost.

Addressing on the occasion, Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot said that this mobile application “Swachhata Abhiyan” has been developed to identify and geotag the data of insanitary latrines and manual scavengers so that the insanitary latrines can be replaced with sanitary latrines and rehabilitate all the manual scavengers to provide dignity of life to them. The mobile application can be downloaded from the ‘Google Play Store’ on your mobiles. He urged all citizens of the country to download the above application and if they notice any insanitary latrine or manual scavenger, their details may be uploaded using the application.

He said that Census 2011 reported Existence of more than 26 Lakh insanitary latrines in the country. Existence of insanitary latrines is the main reason for manual scavenging. “Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013”mandates survey of insanitary latrines, their demolition and construction of sanitary latrines in their place.Government has been implementing Swachh Bharat Mission for identification of insanitary latrines and construction of sanitary latrines in their place.

He said that more than 9 crore sanitary latrines have been constructed under Swachh Bharat Mission. The country has been declared as open defecation free. More than 66 thousand manual scavengers have been identified since 2013-14 through surveys by the States and also through a National survey in 194 districts. More than 57 thousand manual scavengers who have submitted bank account details have been paid onetime assistance of Rs. 40,000/- each.

The manual scavengers and their dependents are also provided skill training with monthly stipend of Rs.3000/- and subsidy upto Rs.3,25,000/- on loans taken by them for self- employment projects.

Shri Gehlot expressed his concern that there have been reports from social organisations about existence of insanitary latrines and manual scavengers in some isolated parts of the country. Government is determined to identify all such insanitary latrines and manual scavengers and make the country insanitary latrine and manual scavenger free at the earliest.

Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in his address said that despite construction of large number of sanitary latrines under Swachh Bharat Mission, there have been reports from social organisations about existence of insanitary latrines and manual scavengers in some isolated parts of the country.Government is determined to identify all such insanitary latrines and manual scavengers and make the country insanitary latrine and manual scavenger free at the earliest.

In his address Shri Ram Das Athawale said that Census 2011 reported existence of more than 26 Lakh such insanitary latrines in the country.Construction/ maintenance of insanitary latrines and engagement of persons for manual scavenging is prohibited under“Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013” from 6th December, 2013. This Act also mandates the local authorities to ensure survey of insanitary latrines, their demolition and construction of sanitary latrines in their place.

Traditionally persons of a section of the society has been engaged or employed to clean undecomposed excreta from the dry latrines and latrines from which excreta is flushed into open drains. Such workers are called manual scavengers. Existence of the above mentioned type of insanitary latrines has been the main reason for manual scavenging. Census 2011 reported existence of more than 26 Lakh such insanitary latrines in the country.Construction/ maintenance of insanitary latrines and engagement of persons for manual scavenging is prohibited under“Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013” from 6.12.2013. This Act also mandates the local authorities to ensure survey of insanitary latrines, their demolition and construction of sanitary latrines in their place.

Most of the insanitary latrines have been converted into sanitary latrines under the Swachh Bharat Mission implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and he Department of drinking water and Sanitation in urban and rural areas respectively. The country has been declared open defecation free.

App (Android) - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sba.app

Google Awards 2020: Koo App as One of the Best Essential Apps of 2020

New Delhi, Tuesday Dec 1: Google PlayStore announced Koo as the winner of the Best Apps of 2020 in the Everyday Essentials category from India, today. Koo was selected from among thousands of apps on the PlayStore in India. Google announces these awards every year to celebrate users' favourite apps.

Koo is India's very own microblogging platform in Indian languages. Koo is available in Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati and Marathi. It will soon launch English as well. Koo's competes directly with Twitter in the microblogging space.

90% of India doesn't speak English and a large part of the internet experience is built around English. As a result, there's a dearth of content in Indian vernacular languages on the internet today. Koo gives vernacular languages speakers of India the platform to express themselves in their mother tongue and consume thoughts from other community members in a language of their preference. The immersive Indian vernacular languages experience users get on Koo is unavailable on any other microblog.

Koo was also declared as the winner of the AatmaNirbhar App Challenge started by the Government of India. Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi encouraged Indians to use Koo in his Mann Ki Baat address to the nation in August.

Aprameya Radhakrishna, CEO & Co-founder of Koo, said "We are very proud and thankful for being given this accolade by Google. Koo has been chosen from among thousands of apps on the PlayStore. This is a testimony to the user love we've got in a short span of 8 months since we launched Koo in March. We will keep pushing the limits of creating unique and immersive experiences that help people express themselves in their mother tongue. We invite everyone to be a part of this vibrant family and community on Koo."

Mayank Bidawatka, Co-founder of Koo, said "Koo has been created to represent the voice of India and Indians. Freedom of expression is at the core of Koo. We enable Indians to share their thoughts with the larger community and help unite Indians across the world in their mother tongue. We are elated to be recognized by Google as one of the Best Apps in 2020. We are committed to the AatmaNirbhar mission started by Honourable PM Narendra Modi and will work towards creating a digital product that India can be proud of."

People from all walks of life are on Koo – Politicians, Fraternity of the Film Industry, Sports stars, Authors, Writers, Poets, Singers, Composers, Journalists, Editors and lakhs of users across 1000s of different professions. It's common to see Koos from certain sections of the society whose voices are never heard elsewhere.

About Koo & Koo Founders

Koo is India's micro-blogging platform in India's vernacular languages. People can express themselves in their mother tongue using text, audio or video. Users can follow others and follow their thoughts and opinions. Koo will be made available in 25+ other Indian languages by next year. Koo is available on Android, iOS and has a website too. Koo has been founded by Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka. Aprameya Radhakrishna is a serial entrepreneur and was the Founder of TaxiForSure in his previous avatar. He did his Engineering from NIT Surathkal and his MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad.

Mayank Bidawatka too is a serial entrepreneur. He was a part of the team that built redBus and founded multiple other internet ventures such as The Media Ant and Goodbox after that. He is an MBA from the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Manila.

Government to Launch E-Payments and PoS App Linked With Aadhaar Next Week

Have you got an Aadhaar card to your name? If yes, then here's some good news for you which will help you through this tough post-demonetisation phase.

The Indian government has announced that it will be soon launching a mobile application that will facilitate Aadhaar-linked digital payments. The program will be rolled out on a nation-wide level and will include training over 1 crore people about the ABC of e-payments.

According to IT and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, the government will be promoting Aadhaar-enabled payment system (AEPS) in coordination with the Finance Ministry. Till now, about 40 crore bank accounts have been linked to Aadhaar cards. The government is currently working towards connecting the rest of the accounts in the country with Aadhaar. He said, that there are biometric devices which can be easily connected to smartphones to convert them into a Point of Sale (PoS) machine.

"We are developing a UPI enabled mobile application. It will be available in 2-4 days," said CSC SPV CEO Dinesh Tyagi in a statement. He further added, customers can feed their Aadhaar number, scan their finger on the biometric device, approve the amount on the app that they have to pay and then the payment gets directly transferred from the user's account to the merchant’s account.

The process won't require the customer to enter their bank account details as the app will itself detect the bank account linked to the Aadhaar number with help of Unified Payment Interface (UPI). Common Service Centers all across the country are already successfully carrying out AEPS transactions, and the government is now in the process of converting the same in to a mobile application.

In addition to launching the app, the government will also be training people about e-payments. It is planning to conduct workshops for 14 lakh Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLE) across 500 districts and 6500 blocks around the country on how to carry out digital transactions. These workshops will also have Members of Parliament in attendance.

Each of the 14 lakh VLE will be further training 40 individuals, which will result in training over 80 lakh individuals and at least 10 shopkeepers. The government targets to cover a total of 25 merchants across country.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is also in the process of organising a two-day long event at Delhi's Major Dhyanchand National Stadium. The aim is to increase the general public's knowledge about digital payments and also help more and more people to open bank accounts and enroll for Aadhaar. There will be 27 banks having their stalls at the venue. In fact, even private mobile wallet companies will be helping people in making digital payments.

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Meet COO-Paisa - A Digital Currency Launched By An Indian Co-Operative Bank

It has been more than a month since the demonetisation surprise was dumped upon us by the Modi government. Whether we will be able to see all the long term benefits promised by the government is something that only time will tell, but for now the country is deeply bearing the brunt of the temporary cash scarcity created with 86% of liquid currency out of circulation.

In order to help out the Indian cooperative sector during this cash crunch period, Thenhipalam Cooperative Bank, a primary cooperative bank in Malappuram, Kerala, has come up with its own digital currency app CooPaisa. With the app, the bank is directly taking on the currently visible hegemony of e-payment wallets in the country which requires a smartphone and internet connection to operate.

The CooPaisa mobile application facilitates e-payment service to hundreds of people who have accounts at the Thenhipalam Cooperative Bank. In an effort to provide a smooth experience to its customers, the Malappuram branch of the bank has made arrangements with taxis, local shops, autorickshaws, and fish vendors within a 20 km radius of the bank.

The innovative e-payment payment solution has successfully enabled more than 21, 000 bank customers and 1000 merchandise shops in the bank's perimeter to make day-to-day purchases or pay for a taxi ride without making use of any currency.



The mobile app can be used by both vendors and customers. In order to pay for a purchase, the customer is required to scan the QR code available at the vendor's shop and type in the amount to be payed to the vendor. Once typed and okayed, the amount gets instantaneously transfered from the customer's bank account to the vendor's bank account. If in the case, the customer is a little apprehensive of the method, the vendor can help in the payment solution without compromising the security. Both the parties will be sent SMS confirmation about a successful transaction.

Since CooPaisa deducts the amount to be paid directly from one's bank account, it is much easier to use when compared to mobile wallets which need to be constantly filled when they run out of balance. Further, one other point which makes COOPaisa better than the e-wallets is the fact that it can also work without smartphones, by authenticating transactions by using one-time-password (OTP) alone.

For now, Thenhipalam Cooperative Bank hasn't set any minimum limit for the transaction using the COOPaisa app, and customers can easily make purchases for ₹1 to ₹10,000 per day.

While card payments might prove to be more profitable for retail chains and a number of other establishments, but when it comes to small businesses, the high cost of the device and service tax involved makes it a not so lucrative option to implement. In addition to this, the transaction charges that are applied by the card networks act as a major hindrance for the general public to make a switch from hard cash to card payments. The CooPaisa mobile app manages to solve all these aforementioned problems associated with card payment system all at once.

Currently, the app is available for customers in six panchayats - Chelembra, Vallikkunnu, Pallikkal, Thenhipalam, Munniyur and Peruvallur.

According to Thenhipalam Cooperative Bank, it had originally ended up mooting the CooPaisa mobile app project about 3 months back as they had never even thought about such a contingency at the stage of planning. However, the demonetisation drive immensely helped them in popularising CooPaisa.

The bank predicts that about more than 4000 of its customers will make use of the facility as within just three days of the app launch, it received more than 1,200 downloads.

Zoro.im- An App Like Skype, Viber and WhatsApp; Only Better

Communication is an art which can break or make a product/service and in today's age of technology, communication has acquired even more importance. Releasing the space that communication technologies have acquired and will be acquiring in the coming years, Jimmy Padia founded Bhavnagar-based startup zoro.im.

An all-in-one app for businesses as well individuals, zoro.im promises to deliver the best unified communication and collaboration experience. All this in addition to the calling and international roaming features that the app provides.

As mentioned above, zoro.im is available in two variants:

Zoro.im for individuals

• Free Sign-up from web or mobile device


• Chat or video call with your friends, family


• Call any where in world and pay as you go


• Roam free with zoro.im

Zoro.im for businesses

• Setup enterprise pbx in less than minutes


• Free sign-up for upto 10 users


• Complete unified communication and enterprise collaboration platform


• Works behind firewall or blockages

In order to make the app standout from its competitors like Skype For Business, Dialpad etc., the founder of zoro.im has consciously focused on architecting an app for mobile first users. Developed with next generation communication technologies, zoro.im for businesses is extremely easy to setup and use when compared to Skype for business. Further, the international calling feature offered by the app is also significantly cheaper when compared to its Skype counterpart. In addition to this, zoro.im also offers its users with integration with document management system feature, something which is yet not available in Skype. Zoro.im also offers it users with a low bandwidth option for audio and video calling.

While like zoro.im, other companies are also offering cloud based communication platform (pbx), but their mobile apps are very basic in design and interface and only offer calling features. On the other hand, zoro.im offers feature-rich apps, chat, app to app calling, RCS and collaboration.

One can Login or sign-up to zoro.im from multiple devices at the same time. It offers a truly all-platform support and works in Web browser, Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, Mac.



In order to make sure that the app doesn't end up taking a lot of space in its user's phones, Jimmy has kept the app feather-light. The app takes only 15 MB of a user's mobile memory as compared to 100+ MB of skype. Further, while the technical architecture of Skype ends up gobbling a lot of CPU and network resources, zoro.im consumes less battery and CPU.

The app, which was launched in September this year, has managed to attract more than 400 downloads till date, a number which is quite decent.

The startup, which hasn't received any funding as of now, is currently doing beta testing of the app. It is interacting with 5 partners with combined capacity of 100,000+ enterprise users.

[caption id="attachment_111396" align="aligncenter" width="700"]                                                                       Jimmy Padia at THE INDIA IT SHOW 2016[/caption]

According to Jimmy, who has a versatile experience of over a decade spanning more than 20 countries and 5 continents, having made a significant impact in fortune 100 companies, the startup aims to have a global presence as their solution caters to an international/global market. Jimmy is quite hopeful that being a part of Barclays Techstar accelerator program will help them build their reach, reputation, and better their services to a global quality level.

Jimmy is an engineering graduate from one of the oldest Engineering colleges of Asia and ranked amongst top 10 colleges in India, V.J.T.I. Ex-General Electric IT Project leader with experience in delivering complex IT projects involving multiple Technologies and cross-location team. Being part of GE's elite IT leadership program, Jimmy has got opportunities to work across several top technology platforms. He is also a trained black belt in Lean and a Six Sigma and certified Green Belt in Six Sigma. He is also the CEO and Founder of JPC Technologies.

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Confess is India's First Anonymous App To Confess Everything

Have you ever done something extremely stupid or funny that you wanted to share with the world but couldn't because that would make you like a fool.  Well, now there's a solution for that. Vavia Technologies Pvt. Ltd, a Bangalore based startup has launched Confess, an app that allows its users to confess anything and everything and that too anonymously.

Confess acts like a platform where anyone and everyone can share their funny, dark secrets, get over the guilt of some unpleasant event, ease one’s regrets, rejoice some silly moments and much more. The application has been very thoughtfully created and has the potential to keep you hooked for days and nights.

The app is currently only available for Android users and can be downloaded free of cost here.

The app comes packed with a lot of interesting features which makes confessing even more interesting and fun. The app not only allows us to confess our darkest secrets anonymously but it also gives us the option to select from a range of beautiful backgrounds for our secret. The app even allows you to go through other confessions like the ones posted by your friends, local confessions (from people around your town or city) or the most popular ones on the platform. It even gives you an option to comment or chat with other confessors on the platform. To make things more interesting, fun and spicy, the platform also provides you with an option to create your very own private confession group- include your college, school and tuition friends etc. and talk anonymously about crazy incidents like crushes, pranks etc that too without anyone’s feeling get hurt.



Confess is like a blessing in today’s modern world where we often end up doing fun, stupid, crazy things which we don’t want people associated to us to ever know. Confess is like a secret keeping friend whom we can trust with our darkest secrets.

The most interesting feature of the platform is that it allows the confessor to choose his/her audience. While the confessor makes a confession, he is provided with an option to let his confession appear in his friend’s feed and if you have some second thoughts of sharing it with certain friends, you can always exclude them from seeing your confession.

Vavai technologies, the company behind the app, was founded by Alan D’Souza in 2008. Currently the company is a 15 member talented team picked from different disciplines working hard towards providing world class mobile and web solutions to people all over the world.

Confess is India's First Anonymous App To Confess Everything

Have you ever done something extremely stupid or funny that you wanted to share with the world but couldn't because that would make you like a fool.  Well, now there's a solution for that. Vavia Technologies Pvt. Ltd, a Bangalore based startup has launched Confess, an app that allows its users to confess anything and everything and that too anonymously.

Confess acts like a platform where anyone and everyone can share their funny, dark secrets, get over the guilt of some unpleasant event, ease one’s regrets, rejoice some silly moments and much more. The application has been very thoughtfully created and has the potential to keep you hooked for days and nights.

The app is currently only available for Android users and can be downloaded free of cost here.

The app comes packed with a lot of interesting features which makes confessing even more interesting and fun. The app not only allows us to confess our darkest secrets anonymously but it also gives us the option to select from a range of beautiful backgrounds for our secret. The app even allows you to go through other confessions like the ones posted by your friends, local confessions (from people around your town or city) or the most popular ones on the platform. It even gives you an option to comment or chat with other confessors on the platform. To make things more interesting, fun and spicy, the platform also provides you with an option to create your very own private confession group- include your college, school and tuition friends etc. and talk anonymously about crazy incidents like crushes, pranks etc that too without anyone’s feeling get hurt.



Confess is like a blessing in today’s modern world where we often end up doing fun, stupid, crazy things which we don’t want people associated to us to ever know. Confess is like a secret keeping friend whom we can trust with our darkest secrets.

The most interesting feature of the platform is that it allows the confessor to choose his/her audience. While the confessor makes a confession, he is provided with an option to let his confession appear in his friend’s feed and if you have some second thoughts of sharing it with certain friends, you can always exclude them from seeing your confession.

Vavai technologies, the company behind the app, was founded by Alan D’Souza in 2008. Currently the company is a 15 member talented team picked from different disciplines working hard towards providing world class mobile and web solutions to people all over the world.

College Startup 'FindAuto' lets you find an auto rickshaw via SMS

Finding an auto has always been a tough task. Whether you're getting late for the college or office, you always have to take an extra bracket for finding an auto. But, not anymore, because a bunch of engineers from the College of Engineering, Trivandrum have understood this problem and have come up with a unique app which will make commuting by autos worry and hassle free.

The app is aptly called FindAuto.in. It helps you by connecting to your nearest auto-rickshaw drivers. The service is also available on the Web and through SMS. The Dindauto Android app can be downloaded free of cost from the Google Play Store.  The current version 1.3 requires Android 2.1 and up to function properly. FindAuto currently operating in Trivandrum, Kerala only and the startup will soon be expanding its reach in other Indian cities.

The team includes Venkiteswaran R, Vinayak  Radhakrishnan, Rahul R, Kiran Rajmohan, Rejin Jose, Jiffin Tony Thottan, Naamin Phaisal, Nithin David Thomas and Mathew Dominic. All of them are proud students of College of Engineering, Trivandrum.

The Kerala based start-up initially started off as a simple project but is now financially and technically backed by IEEE Communication Society Kerala Section and Startup Village.

The service is very easy to use. Whenever you feel stranded at the middle of the road and want an auto urgently to get out of the area, just send a SMS as FAUTO source TO destination to 9266680802.The auto drivers in areas nearby your location will be immediately alerted and if any auto driver is available and ready to offer his services, an automated system will call you and connect your call to the concerned auto-rickshaw driver. FindAuto.in only deals with connecting people to auto-rickshaw drivers and has no say in the matters of fare dealing or collection process.

The service is currently available free of cost but your network provider will charge you at regular rates if you're making use of the SMS request pickup service.

Though the service tries its level best to connect you to an auto but it doesn't guarantees it. If there are no auto-rickshaws available in your locality, then you’re notified about this through an SMS.

College Startup 'FindAuto' lets you find an auto rickshaw via SMS

Finding an auto has always been a tough task. Whether you're getting late for the college or office, you always have to take an extra bracket for finding an auto. But, not anymore, because a bunch of engineers from the College of Engineering, Trivandrum have understood this problem and have come up with a unique app which will make commuting by autos worry and hassle free.

The app is aptly called FindAuto.in. It helps you by connecting to your nearest auto-rickshaw drivers. The service is also available on the Web and through SMS. The Dindauto Android app can be downloaded free of cost from the Google Play Store.  The current version 1.3 requires Android 2.1 and up to function properly. FindAuto currently operating in Trivandrum, Kerala only and the startup will soon be expanding its reach in other Indian cities.

The team includes Venkiteswaran R, Vinayak  Radhakrishnan, Rahul R, Kiran Rajmohan, Rejin Jose, Jiffin Tony Thottan, Naamin Phaisal, Nithin David Thomas and Mathew Dominic. All of them are proud students of College of Engineering, Trivandrum.

The Kerala based start-up initially started off as a simple project but is now financially and technically backed by IEEE Communication Society Kerala Section and Startup Village.

The service is very easy to use. Whenever you feel stranded at the middle of the road and want an auto urgently to get out of the area, just send a SMS as FAUTO source TO destination to 9266680802.The auto drivers in areas nearby your location will be immediately alerted and if any auto driver is available and ready to offer his services, an automated system will call you and connect your call to the concerned auto-rickshaw driver. FindAuto.in only deals with connecting people to auto-rickshaw drivers and has no say in the matters of fare dealing or collection process.

The service is currently available free of cost but your network provider will charge you at regular rates if you're making use of the SMS request pickup service.

Though the service tries its level best to connect you to an auto but it doesn't guarantees it. If there are no auto-rickshaws available in your locality, then you’re notified about this through an SMS.

Recall is Missed Call Manager app for busy people

Are you one of the busy types? The one who gets flooded by missed calls even if he/she puts her phone away for one second? If yes, then this is the app for you. ReCall is an app which makes sure that you never miss a missed call.

The app can be downloaded absolutely free of cost from Google Play store. It has been developed by a Bangalore startup Uttara InfoSolutions and requires Android 3.0 and up for functioning properly.  Uttara InfoSolutions is a software development training company which builds next generation web/mobile/ ERP applications.

ReCall helps in calling back to missed calls that the user might have received that too in an automatic handsfree manner. This makes sure that the users don’t end up missing out on reaching out to anyone who was trying to reach them.

The app also lets the users set an Away SMS message on their phone. This feature makes sure that the missed callers immediately get your message as soon as their call goes unanswered. It also allows you to send the away message to all the missed callers in one go.

A missed call can sometimes translate to a missed opportunity.  But ReCall users have nothing to worry about. The app gives you the confidence of never fearing out on making a call to a missed call ever again.

The app comes packed with a number of cool features. It meticulously displays all the missed calls card wise per contact with the time of each and every call. The app allows the user to automatically call back to all the missed calls calmly one by one, so that the user doesn't have to manually make the calls. Sometimes when you're manually calling back on missed calls, you end up calling on the same number twice which is quite embarrassing. It allows you to send a custom message to all the missed callers at once.

The app also provides its users with the option to immediately stop auto-calling back anytime or even skip a particular call. You can even order the missed call list before staring the automatic calling back procedure. The app even lets you to talk out the contact name before initiating the call. The app makes you organized as it shows its users at one shot how many contacts they have to call back and how many missed calls do they have.

Core Features:

1) Displays all missed calls card wise per contact with time of all calls
2) Enables automatic calling back to all the missed calls one by one, so that you do not need manually trigger the calls (with a 3 second delay in the trigger between calls).
3) Send a message to all the missed call contacts in 1 click, with a custom message
4) Set an Away-SMS message so that a missed calling contact will be notified with the SMS as soon as he calls.

Other Features:

1) Ability to stop the auto-calling back anytime or skip making a particular call
2) Ability to order the missed call list before invoking the automatic calling
3) Talk out the contact name before initiating the call
4) Shows at one shot how many contacts you have to call back and how many missed calls you have.
5) Ability to send message / call back individually from the missed calls list

Recall is Missed Call Manager app for busy people

Are you one of the busy types? The one who gets flooded by missed calls even if he/she puts her phone away for one second? If yes, then this is the app for you. ReCall is an app which makes sure that you never miss a missed call.

The app can be downloaded absolutely free of cost from Google Play store. It has been developed by a Bangalore startup Uttara InfoSolutions and requires Android 3.0 and up for functioning properly.  Uttara InfoSolutions is a software development training company which builds next generation web/mobile/ ERP applications.

ReCall helps in calling back to missed calls that the user might have received that too in an automatic handsfree manner. This makes sure that the users don’t end up missing out on reaching out to anyone who was trying to reach them.

The app also lets the users set an Away SMS message on their phone. This feature makes sure that the missed callers immediately get your message as soon as their call goes unanswered. It also allows you to send the away message to all the missed callers in one go.

A missed call can sometimes translate to a missed opportunity.  But ReCall users have nothing to worry about. The app gives you the confidence of never fearing out on making a call to a missed call ever again.

The app comes packed with a number of cool features. It meticulously displays all the missed calls card wise per contact with the time of each and every call. The app allows the user to automatically call back to all the missed calls calmly one by one, so that the user doesn't have to manually make the calls. Sometimes when you're manually calling back on missed calls, you end up calling on the same number twice which is quite embarrassing. It allows you to send a custom message to all the missed callers at once.

The app also provides its users with the option to immediately stop auto-calling back anytime or even skip a particular call. You can even order the missed call list before staring the automatic calling back procedure. The app even lets you to talk out the contact name before initiating the call. The app makes you organized as it shows its users at one shot how many contacts they have to call back and how many missed calls do they have.

Core Features:

1) Displays all missed calls card wise per contact with time of all calls
2) Enables automatic calling back to all the missed calls one by one, so that you do not need manually trigger the calls (with a 3 second delay in the trigger between calls).
3) Send a message to all the missed call contacts in 1 click, with a custom message
4) Set an Away-SMS message so that a missed calling contact will be notified with the SMS as soon as he calls.

Other Features:

1) Ability to stop the auto-calling back anytime or skip making a particular call
2) Ability to order the missed call list before invoking the automatic calling
3) Talk out the contact name before initiating the call
4) Shows at one shot how many contacts you have to call back and how many missed calls you have.
5) Ability to send message / call back individually from the missed calls list

ZenQ is mobile app for people interested in staying positive and living a happy life

Who doesn't likes appreciation and when it comes from your own friends, it just makes your day. ZenQ is a new app in town which lets you appreciate your friends and as the app says, ZenQ is Ze way to say 'thank you' and appreciate your awesome friends in zeconds.

Zenq lets you swipe through your friends and endorsing them for their positive personal qualities. lets say one is simply amazing, another is charming, fun, energetic etc. It also lets you find out what makes YOU awesome in your friends' view. Discover your key strengths based on what they appreciate most about you.

Anyone can login in to ZenQ using their Facebook profile. The app is currently in beta and is 4.8M in size. It requires Android 4.0.3 and up to function properly. ZenQ by Mihai Costea is available absolutely free of cost for iOS and Android users.

The app even lets you find out what makes you awesome and loved in your gang of friends. It lets you discover your key strengths based on what your near and dear ones appreciate most about you. The app just adds the missing positive motivation that we all require in our lives.




It even lets you return the favour to the person who made your day by being extra nice to you. You can return the favour by searching him/her and then leaving a message or endorsing a couple of qualities. Let the world know that how special and nice they are.

The app has some great testimonials to its credit. According to Iulian Novac, Mind Valley, “It’s ridiculous how simple it is and how much value it brings. Another testimony from Rune Sovndahl, First Online Solutions states "We all have traits that are positive and having them highlighted is great." Another one from Brian Kalma, Blade says, "I love this app. I'm already using it every day. It’s a perfect way to start the day off on a positive note. My wife and I are at a point in life where we are really focused on staying positive and living a happy life, and gratitude rituals are a big part of it. This is awesome for us."

ZenQ believes in only one thing and that is spreading love, having fun and being happy.

ZenQ is mobile app for people interested in staying positive and living a happy life

Who doesn't likes appreciation and when it comes from your own friends, it just makes your day. ZenQ is a new app in town which lets you appreciate your friends and as the app says, ZenQ is Ze way to say 'thank you' and appreciate your awesome friends in zeconds.

Zenq lets you swipe through your friends and endorsing them for their positive personal qualities. lets say one is simply amazing, another is charming, fun, energetic etc. It also lets you find out what makes YOU awesome in your friends' view. Discover your key strengths based on what they appreciate most about you.

Anyone can login in to ZenQ using their Facebook profile. The app is currently in beta and is 4.8M in size. It requires Android 4.0.3 and up to function properly. ZenQ by Mihai Costea is available absolutely free of cost for iOS and Android users.

The app even lets you find out what makes you awesome and loved in your gang of friends. It lets you discover your key strengths based on what your near and dear ones appreciate most about you. The app just adds the missing positive motivation that we all require in our lives.




It even lets you return the favour to the person who made your day by being extra nice to you. You can return the favour by searching him/her and then leaving a message or endorsing a couple of qualities. Let the world know that how special and nice they are.

The app has some great testimonials to its credit. According to Iulian Novac, Mind Valley, “It’s ridiculous how simple it is and how much value it brings. Another testimony from Rune Sovndahl, First Online Solutions states "We all have traits that are positive and having them highlighted is great." Another one from Brian Kalma, Blade says, "I love this app. I'm already using it every day. It’s a perfect way to start the day off on a positive note. My wife and I are at a point in life where we are really focused on staying positive and living a happy life, and gratitude rituals are a big part of it. This is awesome for us."

ZenQ believes in only one thing and that is spreading love, having fun and being happy.

Diffr is a new app to express yourself in groups of friends

If you’re the prankster of your group and spoofing your friends is your daily fun activity, then you’ve got a new buddy in town. Diffr is a new Android app also known as 'Switch Messenger', which give you an all new way to express yourself in a group of friends. The app allows you to post messages spoofing a friend, the message can be posted anonymously or even as yourself.

The app is 5.3 M in size and requires Android 2.3.3 and up for download. The app is currently only available for Android devices and can be downloaded absolutely free of cost from the Google Play Store.

The app is absolutely free to use as it makes use of your data plan, so don’t worry about receiving those ugly and long SMS charges.

Diffr is a zany new Switch Messenger chat app that lets people to switch their identities and be whoever they want to be. The user can switch to spoof a friend, spoof a crush or even go to the extent of spoofing their parents.

The app even allows its users to imitate and message as their friends. When you post messages imitating or posting as a friend, the messages will not appear on the chat screen as they were created by you. They will appear as they were created by the person you spoofed. In order to let the people know that it’s a spoofed message, the app drops enough visual clues like a different colour bubble or the name of the spoofed person followed by a question mark. The users can have all the fun they want to as though the user would know it’s a spoofed message but they will never be able to make out who posted it.

The app makes sure that your messages remain private. What happens in a particular group chat will stay in the group. The app also makes sure that people who are the part of the group can only see your messages. To make sharing easy, anyone in the group can invite his or her friend on the app. When a particular person is invited on the app, he or she is immediately added to the group. However, they won’t be able to see any past conversations of the group.

Diffr is a new app to express yourself in groups of friends

If you’re the prankster of your group and spoofing your friends is your daily fun activity, then you’ve got a new buddy in town. Diffr is a new Android app also known as 'Switch Messenger', which give you an all new way to express yourself in a group of friends. The app allows you to post messages spoofing a friend, the message can be posted anonymously or even as yourself.

The app is 5.3 M in size and requires Android 2.3.3 and up for download. The app is currently only available for Android devices and can be downloaded absolutely free of cost from the Google Play Store.

The app is absolutely free to use as it makes use of your data plan, so don’t worry about receiving those ugly and long SMS charges.

Diffr is a zany new Switch Messenger chat app that lets people to switch their identities and be whoever they want to be. The user can switch to spoof a friend, spoof a crush or even go to the extent of spoofing their parents.

The app even allows its users to imitate and message as their friends. When you post messages imitating or posting as a friend, the messages will not appear on the chat screen as they were created by you. They will appear as they were created by the person you spoofed. In order to let the people know that it’s a spoofed message, the app drops enough visual clues like a different colour bubble or the name of the spoofed person followed by a question mark. The users can have all the fun they want to as though the user would know it’s a spoofed message but they will never be able to make out who posted it.

The app makes sure that your messages remain private. What happens in a particular group chat will stay in the group. The app also makes sure that people who are the part of the group can only see your messages. To make sharing easy, anyone in the group can invite his or her friend on the app. When a particular person is invited on the app, he or she is immediately added to the group. However, they won’t be able to see any past conversations of the group.

Fimly Hero- An app for people high on Bollywood

Is Bollywood in your blood? Then, this app has been designed especially for you.  Filmy Hero is a mobile application that brings its users all the latest Bollywood movie trailers, movie reviews, promotional clips, music videos and much more. All this is made available to users on the go in HD quality and a stunning interface.

The app has so far received awesome reviews from its users and is becoming a big it among Bollywood maniacs. It can be downloaded free of cost by Android and iOS users.

The app comes packed with some amazing features to satisfy all the needs of Bollywood buffs. The app provides the user with every minute detail about each and every movie which includes their release date, movie rating, synopsis, director, cast, etc.  It even allows the user to write movies reviews, video comments and rate movies. All the new movie trailers and content is made available to users as soon as it is available so that the users never miss out on anything.

Filmy Hero has been featured in over 40 countries by Apple including categories like 'Best New App', 'Made for India' and 'Best Movie Apps'. It has also been featured in top 5 entertainment category in India and ranked among the top 50 free apps in India.

The app displays most popular, top rated and recently updated movies to its users. It even offers Playlists, which is an awesome way to see and play top music videos, top trailers and promos.  It also comes with calendar view which allows the users to see all movies upto a year back and what does the future hold for them.

The app has super stylish and simple interface which makes using the app even more amazing and engaging. Users can also enjoy videos on their TV’s with Apple TV and AirPlay. The app even allows users to email, Facebook, tweet or message their recommendations on these social platforms. The users can also control video playback quality to suit their bandwidth.  The app is fully compatible with all iPhones running iOS 7 or newer versions and iPad support is coming up soon.