In the weekly App Missed section you can read which apps from the past week are worth checking out. We always discuss about five apps for iPhone, iPad and Mac. These could be apps that you may not have known about or that are useful or just fun to try. And that can also be veterans who have received a major update and therefore receive some extra attention.
iCulture App of the Week: 112NL The National Police has released a new app on behalf of the emergency services in the control room. You can quickly call 112 from 112NL, although the call will still go through your mobile network. In the app you can immediately indicate whether you need the police, fire brigade or ambulance. When you call, your name and location will be shared live with the monitoring station.
A special function of 112NL is the chat function. Only the control room can start a chat conversation. This comes in handy if you can't speak or hear (properly), be it because of a medical condition or if you can't make a sound because of your emergency. It doesn't matter what language you speak, because the app can translate everything. The app is of course completely free, but only works in the Netherlands.
PushupChamp
Do you want to keep fit or get fit with push-ups? Then PushupChamp is for you. This Dutch app will help you with it, but even if you are already good at doing push-ups, it can be fun. The app uses Apple's Vision Framework and automatically recognizes your pushups. So you no longer have to count yourself. Furthermore, PushupChamp remembers your statistics and records. Just put your phone against the wall and start exercising. There are different levels, where you will be challenged more and more and you can also improve your own time. In the future you should also be able to get achievements.
Locket Widget
Locket Widget is currently very popular in the App Store. The app is essentially a widget with photos for your iPhone's home screen. The twist, however, is that you don't control which photos you see. You can add your best friends and/or your partner. They put nice photos on your home screen, so that you can be surprised with nice shots that you may not have yourself.
The app asks for permission to view your entire contact list. That's the only way you can invite people. Hopefully there will also be a way to just send someone an invitation with a link, because that is a lot more privacy-friendly. The developer looks innocent, but if the app is sold to a larger company, that includes the collected data.
Shazam extension for Google Chrome
For those who use Google Chrome, there is now a handy new extension. The Shazam extension for Google Chrome allows you to recognize music playing in the browser. So it's not about music that you hear around you, but really what Google Chrome should play. If you also have Apple Music, you can play the songs completely from the extension.
Tinkerstellar
Tinkerstellar lets you learn Python programming programming language. With Swift Playgrounds 4 from Apple you will of course learn to code in Swift, but Python is still relevant. The inspiration for Tinkerstellar has come from Swift Playgrounds and that is only a good thing. The app is clear and easy to use. Everything is done on your device, so you don't need any external equipment or software. It's really about learning to program.