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From photo editors to fitness apps, here are our top five apps for November

YouTube Music

YouTube Music finally launched last week, and is available for both Android and iOS. The service is a mixture between the Play Music radio and YouTube itself “ you will get custom-tailored playlists of music videos in accordance with your tastes. The app allows you to listen to audio only, if you wish to save on data, and will continue to play music even when the screen is off, unlike the “regular” YouTube.

Available free (subscription based) on Android and iOS

Peng!

Peng! is a location-based reminder app. What this means is that it will remind you to do specific tasks when you get to an exact location. For example “ it can notify you not to forget to pick up soap next time you are in the supermarket. The app supports the iPhone 6s' new 3D Touch, allowing users quick access to pre-set locations from the home screen.

Available for $0.99 on iOs

Runtastic Results

Runtastic Results will give you a quick, 12-week program to get you started on the road of getting in fit physical shape, without needing special equipment or visits to the gym. Its a nice gateway app for users who are ready to commit and take action to get fit, but are unsure where to start from. Just keep in mind that you will need to shell out $10 for Premium if you wish the app to actually be useful to its full extent.

Available free on Android and iOS

Photo Blur Editor

A very simple, but effective blur tool, this app lets you zoom in your photos for some fine smudging. You may want to do it to add a certain effect to a photo, or certain accents, or just because you want to blur out other people from photos of your mug, which you will be sharing on social media.

Available free on iOS

KnockOn - Tap to wake

And last but not the least, if your phone lacks a "knock to wake" feature ” made famous by, but not limited to, LG's phones ” KnockOn will remedy this. You can set a double-tap to wake and double-tap to sleep separately. Unfortunately, the wake feature only works on OLED screens.

Available free on Android

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Published Nov 30, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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