The 30 Best Apps for Women Over 60

Women over 60 today are more technologically savvy than any previous generation of women. We’ve seen a wide variety of technological advances during our lifetimes, from television to mobile phones to the Internet.

As technology keeps getting cheaper and more powerful and more intimately connected to our lives there are more ways than ever before for women over 60 to use technology to live healthier lives, save money and time, and connect to the people and ideas and entertainment that we value most.

One of the most promising and influential trends in technology of the past few years has been the rise of mobile apps. These mini-computer programs can help you use your smartphone or tablet to do specific tasks, play games or solve specific problems, find specific types of information, or create efficiencies in your daily life.

Some of our top apps for women over 60:

1. Zoom – A widely used video conferencing app that makes it easy to stay in touch with family, join virtual events, and participate in online activities.
2. Fitbit – A fitness tracking app that helps monitor physical activity, heart rate, and sleep patterns, keeping users motivated and healthy.
3. Medisafe – A medication management app that sends reminders and logs prescriptions to ensure you stay on top of your health needs.
4. Evernote – A powerful note-taking and organization app that syncs across devices for easy access to important information.
5. Paprika Recipe Manager – A highly rated app that helps users organize recipes, create meal plans, and generate grocery lists effortlessly.

Continue reading to discover many more apps perfect for women over 60, from personal organizers to fitness trackers, there’s practically an app for everything.

Useful info: It’s important to download from the right source and it depends on what phone you have. There are 2 types of phones – iPhones and Androids. If your phone is not from Apple, then it is most probably an Android. Apps are available on the Apps Store if you have an iPhone and on Google Play if you have an Android phone. 

Here are a few recommendations for the best mobile apps for women over 60:

Communication Apps

A lot of us have family and friends scattered all over the world. Being able to stay in touch with loved ones is one of the greatest advantages of this new technology. Expensive long-distance bills are a thing of the past. 

Facebook Messenger

Facebook has been around for quite some time, and they are continuously improving and updating the user experience. With Messenger, we can now not only send written messages to our friends and family but have live audio and video calls as well.

WhatsApp

WhatsApp is another popular messaging app that sends and receives messages through voice, video, and text. It works with WiFi so you don’t have to use your cell phone coverage plan.

Read more about the awesome power of messaging apps for older adults.

Zoom

Zoom is a video conferencing app that allows you to make high-quality video and audio calls. It is widely used for staying in touch with family and friends, participating in virtual events, and even joining online exercise or learning sessions.

Signal

Signal is a secure messaging app that offers end-to-end encryption for text, voice, and video calls. It is known for its strong privacy features and is a great alternative for those who prioritize security in their conversations.

Telegram 

Telegram is a cloud-based messaging app that provides secure, fast, and encrypted communication. It supports text, voice, and video messaging and allows users to create large group chats and share media files.

Personal Safety Apps

Many women over 60 live alone or have aging parents who are still living in their own homes. If you or a loved one is concerned about being able to quickly get help in case of an emergency, accident or illness, there are apps available that can quickly connect you to emergency help and communicate your medical information to first responders.

Flashlight

Flashlight is a simple, yet incredibly useful app. It allows you to use your phone as a flashlight. It’s easy to use and is great for those times that you need to dig around in your purse for your keys at night. Flashlight is available for free on your iPhone. If you are looking for a similar app for your Android phone, try Brightest LED Flashlight.

bSafe

The bSafe app is a personal safety app that offers features such as live location sharing, an SOS button, and automatic audio and video recordings in case of an emergency. The app allows you to set up a trusted network of contacts who can be alerted in critical situations.

Hollie Guard

Hollie Guard is another personal safety app designed to protect users by tracking their movements and alerting emergency contacts if they are in danger. The app provides a discreet alarm system that can send an alert with GPS location details and video evidence to pre-selected contacts.

Fitness Apps for Women

There are many apps that make it easier to stay in good shape, whether that means counting calories, tracking your latest running times, or keeping track of how far you’ve ridden your bike – MyFitnessPal, MapMyWalk, SIlverSneakersGO, and more. 

Many fitness apps make it possible to share your progress via social media (for example, you can post your latest run times to Facebook to show people how well you’re doing – and including this social component can help motivate you to stick with your workout routine). 

MyFitnessPal 

MyFitnessPal is a very popular fitness app that offers hundreds of exercise ideas, tracks your progress, and there is even a place to track your daily meals and calories.

MapMyWalk

This nifty app tracks your distance as you walk. MapMyWalk also tells you the elevation, your steps per minute, calories burned, and even your heart rate.

SilverSneakersGO

The SilverSneakersGO app lets you schedule your workouts, watch guided exercise programs through video or live online classes. You can track your fitness, find local classes, and even connect with other seniors.

FitBit

The FitBit app helps track physical activity, monitor heart rate, and analyze sleep patterns. It integrates with Fitbit devices and provides insights to help users stay on top of their fitness goals.

Read more: Best Fitbits for Seniors.

Daily Workouts Fitness Trainer

While not exclusively for seniors, Daily Workouts Fitness Trainer offers quick and effective workouts that can be tailored to different fitness levels. Users can choose low-impact exercises and shorter durations, making it suitable for older adults.

7 Minute Workout

The 7 Minute Workout app offers time-efficient, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) sessions for quick and effective home workouts. With a focus on short, intense exercises, the app aims to deliver a comprehensive full-body workout in just seven minutes, making it convenient for busy individuals. 

Exercise Plan for Seniors

For those aiming to establish a fitness routine, the goal is to incorporate 150 minutes of moderate activity each week. The Exercise Plan for Seniors app provides tailored guidelines for individuals aged 65 and over, offering simple workouts to improve strength, balance, and flexibility, promoting overall health and confidence in daily activities.

Read more: Best Fitness Apps for Over 60s.

Health Apps for Women Over 60

Health-related apps can help track your health issues, your medications, and can even transmit vital information to your medical practitioner. 

MedCoach

MedCoach is an app that helps you remember to take your medications and pills at the right time and day. It can also connect to your pharmacy to refill your prescriptions. It is available for free on your iPhone or Android device.

Fooducate 

Helps you to eat a healthier diet by giving you the ability to scan product barcodes to see what’s really in your food. The app is available for free on your iPhone.

WebMD 

Provides a great deal of useful information regarding health and wellness, medications, illnesses and first aid. The app is available for free on both iPhone and Android devices.

Medisafe

Medisafe app is a medication management app that helps you keep track of your prescriptions. It provides reminders for taking medications on time and allows you to log your medication history.

Personal Organizer Apps

If you’re looking to simplify your life, “there’s an app for that.” There are many apps that give you powerful tools for writing better to-do lists, taking notes, and remembering how/where/when you need to be at certain places or get certain things done. 

Google Lens

We all know Google, the search engine. You type in your question and in a matter of seconds you get thousands of answers. With the Google Lens app you can use your mobile device to get answers to your questions using pictures without having to type anything in the search bar. It can recognize images simply by pointing your smartphone camera at an object. 

Looking for the name of that plant in your garden? Point Google lens at it. See an outfit you love? Use Google Lens to find out where to buy it or other items like it. Scan a book cover to get quick access to reviews or information about the author. Put the lens on the name or logo of a store or restaurant and bring up reviews, menus, social media accounts, and other business information.

Magnifying Glass with Light 

An app that allows you to magnify small texts. Since it has a built- in light, it is especially useful for dimly lit spaces, such as when you are trying to read a menu in a dark restaurant. The app is free for your phone or tablet. 

Evernote

Evernote is a versatile note-taking app that allows users to organize their thoughts, create to-do lists, and store important documents. It syncs across multiple devices and offers voice note capabilities.

Cooking Apps

I hesitated to include this on the list, because so often, “apps for women” are assumed to only be about shopping and cooking. And cooking is not just a woman’s responsibility! But after all, we do need to eat – and there are many great apps out there to help us cook better meals and have more organized shopping trips.

Allrecipes Dinner Spinner

One of the best-rated cooking apps is Dinner Spinner, which helps you search for recipes online based on the ingredients that you already have in your kitchen. Save time, avoid wasting food, do more efficient grocery shopping, and enjoy healthier, more delicious meals all with this one app.

Tasty

Tasty is a popular recipes app that provides step-by-step instructions and keeps your phone’s screen awake while it does so. Apply your personal filters so the app shows you the most suited recipes for your lifestyle. 

Epicurious

This app, for iPhones only, is packed with thousands of tested and member-rated recipes. The app also allows you to manage your shopping lists and recipes and even perform voice-activated commands – great for hands-free cooking.

BigOven

BigOven provides access to thousands of recipes and features tools for meal planning and grocery shopping. It allows users to organize their favorite recipes and discover new ones based on ingredients they have at home.

Paprika Recipe Manager

Paprika Recipe Manager is a comprehensive app that allows users to save and organize recipes, create meal plans, and generate shopping lists. It also offers a built-in browser to clip recipes directly from websites for easy access and organization.

Money and Shopping Apps

OK, fine – we’ll include a few shopping apps too. But not because “all women love to shop and that’s all that we like to do,” but because there are wonderful tools online to help save money and make your shopping trips more efficient, better organized and better informed. 

Instacart

Don’t like shopping? Have someone else do your shopping for you and have your items delivered straight to your door. Place your order through the Instacart app and tell them when and where you want your delivery. 

Honey

The Honey app is a browser extension and mobile app that automatically finds and applies coupon codes at checkout, helping users save money on online purchases.

Flipp

Flipp aggregates weekly ads and coupons from local stores, allowing users to find the best deals on groceries, household items, and more.

Groupon 

Groupon is a great app for saving money on travel, shopping and entertainment. The savings are often significant, but you’ll need to be careful not to get swept up in the emotion of every new deal. The app is available for free on your iPhone or Android device.

Mobile apps have transformed the way people communicate, eat, travel and shop. I hope these ideas can be useful to you in living a healthier, happier life.

Join technology expert, Jennifer Cairns, and I as we discuss smartphones, tablets and great apps for Boomer women.

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Let’s Have a Conversation:

Which mobile apps do you use most? How has the mobile app revolution changed your life? What types of apps are your favorite? Which ones do you have on your phone or tablet? Which ones do you think you will download from our list? Tell us about it in the comments below.