Feel like documenting your life as it happens? There is probably no better time to do this than now, as the market is filling with lifelogging apps, gadgets, sensors, web services and wearable devices that can capture every single significant moment of your life.
The result is not just great memories making up your life story, it is also learning about yourself, your habits, setting meaningful goals, living healthier and boosting your productivity. The data from these apps give new insights in to your health, business, or creativity, taking raw life data in to the next level. Here are 5 must-have apps if you want to kickstart your journey with lifelogging:
Saga: Automatic Lifelogging for Android
Saga promises to remember everything and capture every important event of your life. Available on iOS and Android, Saga works by using sensors in the smart phone. It records your life through trips and events you have been to, with pictures and video. It connects to various apps like FitBit, Runkeeper, and more, and pulls in information about your online activities, health and fitness data. Saga tries to find patterns in your behaviour and gives you insight about your behaviour. Spend too much time at junk food joints, eating burgers, you may very well get the title “Burger Master” by the app.
Endomondo: Track your health
If you are in to sports like running, cycling, skiing, etc., you can make these same workouts challenging. The idea behind Endomodo is to make sports inspiring by tracking your sports data, analysing your training and also connecting you with like-minded people. The sports tracker app is available on almost all platforms, like Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Windows Phone, Symbian, etc.
In Flow: Map your emotions
In Flow believes that tracking your habits is the key to happiness. Log in your moods daily and figure out what your emotional quotient is. There are automatic remainders to help you do this as well and you can attach a picture and location to it. The more check ins you make, the more data you get to analyse your behaviour. For example, if you think too negative, the app will tell you where you are heading with your behaviour. The app is available only for iOS.
Shadow: The dream catcher
Ever remember what you dreamt last night? Chances are, your dreams are fleeting and forgotten when you wake up. But Shadow helps you remember. The app is an innovative alarm clock, waking you up slowly so that you can record your dream by voice/text. The motion sensor of the app monitors your sleep cycle, waking you up at the right moment to record your dream. Sounds like a dream? Try it out here.
Chronos: Find your time
Chronos lets you figure out how and where you are spending your time. The app runs in your phone and in the background and captures your work, travel, exercise, shopping activities, and more. Simply put, it determines where you are, what you are doing, and who you are with. The data will give you insights in to living your life more intentionally. Currently, the full version of this app is available only for iOS, but Android users can also use its data collector.
Thank you to ICE for the inputs through their research around lifelogging and lifelogging apps recommendations. Check out the report here.