The applications business has begun to reach the world of food rapidly. Online ordering of food has become a way of comfort. Therefore, we have made a selection of the 5 types of applications that we have identified in the field of food and health.
According to the latest report of 'The App Date', in Spain, there are 25 million active app users. It is the first country in penetration in Europe with 26 million people with smartphones. The 'apps' business strengthens and provides ample space for innovation and creativity. Every day 5 million apps are downloaded in Spain, on average per device there are 25 apps on smartphones and 32 apps on tablets.
It is a very wide field, in which there are different types of very varied applications, depending on the public and functionalities. Specifically, in the area of food and health applications are booming. If we classify them according to the type of population they are targeting or the functionality they allow, this could be a list of types of applications:
• For children: Applications for children to learn to eat healthy through video games that give points for healthy eating, such as ' Food Flight'
• For mothers with babies: Applications with games, tips, and proposals (plans Nutritional, percentile charts, pediatrician visit schedule, upcoming vaccinations, games, and music for babies, pediatric recommendations ...) for mothers with babies, such as the mobile application developed by Hero Baby.
• For coeliacs: Applications to identify foods suitable for coeliacs such as Glutenfreelist. When entering the name of the food in this application it offers a list with different product options and when clicking on each one, it indicates if it has the approval of the Federation of Celiac Associations of Spain (FACE) or if it is not suitable for people with intolerance to gluten.
• For diabetics: Applications to keep track of carbohydrates consumed by diabetic children in a fun and easy way, such as 'Counting food with Lenny'. It is a mobile application where children can learn the carbohydrate values of many staple foods, customize the food guide based on what they like to eat or learn more about carbohydrates with interactive games.
Applications to control that nothing expires at home, apps such as Expire. It is a list in which we write down all the foods we buy that are likely to expire and adding the data of the expiration date or preferred consumption of each one notifies us to the mobile before they are damaged.
Create the shopping list, check products on offer, access information about discount coupons, check the location of the nearest shopping establishment, control spending by measuring monthly consumption, connect to the latest news from the company, ... are some of the options that distribution companies offer through their mobile applications.
Some of the features include:
• The intelligent distribution of food product information
• The generation of healthy shopping recommendations
• The provision of specialized and contextual advice on mobile devices to improve the food shopping experience.
App on biotechnology projects (InvestBio): The Spanish Association of Bioenterprises (Asebio) launched the InvestBio application, a digital calendar with 365 innovative biotechnology projects linked every day to commemoration or event.
This application allows spreading the meaning and contributions of biotechnology to those investors interested in the field of life sciences, as well as to those who do not know this type of technology.
The Premium version, designed to publicize the app to the financial community (investors, financial advisors, business angels, venture capital, crowdfunding, family offices ...), requires registration and allows the user to receive personalized information about the projects of interest
The apps for the food and health market are booming right now. Looking to develop a food delivery app development solution for your market or startup then get in touch with us.