Wednesday, March 08, 2023

How to better communicate with others (via apps)?


Where are we headed? What app should we use to share/communicate with others in a group setting without ads or having an option to have our data not to be mined or sold?

Is there a way to safely determine what my most used services are (by time and by device(mobile/desktop)? (gmail, voice, outlook, figma, youtube, amazon, etc) - and see a daily/weekly/monthly chart of each at any time? My guess is that I would need to install an app on my phone and have a Windows/MacOS desktop app to do this?

This question was inspired by a discussion here:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35070060

Some data to review below (*may be biased):
Most Popular Apps 2022 (United States)

TikTok99
Instagram72
Cash App64
WhatsApp63
Snapchat54
Subway Surfers51.4
Roblox50.9
Amazon47
Messenger46.3
Facebook45.5

Most Popular Apps 2022 (Global)
TikTok672
Instagram548
Facebook449
WhatsApp424
CapCut357
Snapchat330
Telegram310
Subway Surfers304
Stumble Guys254
Spotify238


https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/most-downloaded-apps/

https://www.businessofapps.com/data/most-popular-apps/

https://www.zucisystems.com/blog/15-most-popular-apps-to-download-in-2021/

https://buildfire.com/app-statistics/