Blog of applications efficiency

Today’s match will oppose two carsharing apps: Drivy vs Ouicar. True concept of collaborative economy launched a little over a decade ago, those applications allow car owners to rent their vehicle to individuals or professionals. In the left corner Drivy, a French car-sharing company founded in 2010. The service is available in 6 European countries and brings together more than 2 million users. In the right corner Ouicar, application and collaborative platform launched in 2007 by SNCF.

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Today’s match will oppose two social and dating apps: Happn vs. Tinder. Based on the same geographical proximity asset, where contact is created after validation of the two people via their profile, the two applications are a real current social phenomenon. In the left corner, Happn, a French dating application created in 2014. It allows its users to find people they crossed in the day. In the right corner, Tinder, American giant created in 2012, Happn’s competing application for networking and dating.

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The 2018 year was a record year for the mobile application market, with more than 113 billion downloads worldwide, up 10% from 2017. These are video sharing and “casual games” applications which have been the most downloaded (Source: AppAnnie). If the carbon footprint of storage servers increases and has a strong impact on the environment, mobile applications are also becoming more and more energy intensive because they are demanding technical resources (RAM, CPU, Data, etc.

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We are interested this week in budget management applications: Bankin et Linxo. Created by startups and the real new success of fintechs, budget management applications are recent in the banking market. Based on a system of accounts aggregation, they simplify the banking plurality of consumers by displaying on the same screen the accounts held in different institutions. They also allow users to manage their finances and budget by categorizing expenses.

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In this period of departure on vacation, we are interested in rental vehicle applications with ADA and Europcar. These two applications make it possible to select and reserve a vehicle for rental for a specified period. In the left corner ADA, created in 1984, is a French car rental company, a subsidiary of the Rousselet group. In the right corner Europcar, created in 1949, is also a French company, the European leader in car rental.

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