The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/apps/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png apps | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/apps/ 32 32 Israel banks on Christian pilgrims and faith-based travel to drive tourism recovery https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-banks-on-christian-pilgrims-and-faith-based-travel-to-drive-tourism-recovery/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:35:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3747600 Tourism Ministry plans a digital campaign geared to Evangelicals and pro-Israel communities; AI app for Holy Land trips launches with support of US Ambassador Mike Huckabee

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]]> Geolocated app connects Auschwitz visitors with survivors’ testimonies on horrors in camp https://www.timesofisrael.com/geolocated-app-connects-auschwitz-visitors-with-survivors-testimonies-on-horrors-in-camp/ Sat, 26 Apr 2025 03:00:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3533101 Titled The Last Ones, the application utilizes short interviews with Holocaust survivors to illuminate Nazi murders and torments -- at camps and throughout Europe

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]]> How a young Harvard dropout and friends are set to level-up global humanitarian aid https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-a-young-harvard-dropout-and-friends-are-set-to-level-up-global-humanitarian-aid/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 01:22:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2961231 The 'whiz kid' who developed the world's first COVID-tracking site is ramping up his organization, Internet Activism, and helping victims of Turkey's earthquake and Ukraine's war

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]]> ironSource, valued at $11b, still ‘scratching surface’ of potential – co-founder https://www.timesofisrael.com/ironsource-valued-at-11b-still-scratching-surface-of-potential-co-founder/ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:11:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2523081 Ad-tech firm has what is said to be the highest valuation of an Israeli firm pre-US share sale, after its merger with Thoma Bravo SPAC

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]]> US porn actress appearance on Iran app music video sparks probe https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-porn-actress-appearance-on-iran-app-music-video-sparks-probe/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 23:14:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2499577 Clip of Iranian pop singer Sasy -- now based in the US -- dancing with adult film star Alexis Texas creates outrage among Islamic Republic authorities

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]]> Top marketing mistakes to avoid when promoting an app https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/top-marketing-mistakes-to-avoid-when-promoting-an-app/ Wed, 23 Dec 2020 14:58:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2454602 Over the past few years mobile applications have become a powerful tool to promote businesses, but there is no point in the app if no one uses it

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]]> UK interfaith friends develop app to help tamp virus spread in houses of worship https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-interfaith-friends-develop-app-to-help-tamp-virus-spread-in-houses-of-worship/ Sun, 12 Jul 2020 07:51:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2345079 Jew, Muslim, Christian and Hindu are behind Prayin.io, with which congregations can keep track of who took part in prayer services and notify participants of any COVID-19 diagnoses

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]]> New Health Ministry app is one-stop shop for all things coronavirus https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-health-ministry-app-is-one-stop-shop-for-all-things-coronavirus/ Thu, 05 Mar 2020 01:10:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2253146 CoronApp includes updated guidelines, latest announcements, info on locations visited by the recently diagnosed, user-submitted questions and more

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]]> Dead ahead: App aims to be a ‘Waze’ for cemeteries https://www.timesofisrael.com/dead-ahead-app-aims-to-be-a-waze-for-cemeteries/ Mon, 04 Nov 2019 12:43:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2176174 'Gravez' provides detailed directions to the burial sites of loved ones, and, eventually, other services including lighting of memorial candles

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]]> Saudi Arabia defends app that allows men to monitor wives, daughters https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-arabia-defends-app-that-allows-men-to-monitor-wives-daughters/ Sun, 17 Feb 2019 04:37:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2019725 Riyadh says outcry is an attempt to politicize Absher service, after US senator joins calls for Apple and Google to remove it from stores

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]]> Trouble sleeping? You may want to try out this Israeli app https://www.timesofisrael.com/trouble-sleeping-you-may-want-to-try-out-this-israeli-app/ Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:49:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1994703 Herzliya-based startup dayzz says it can help people do better at work by teaching them how to catch more z's

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]]> At Jesus’s birthplace, an app is born… to ease crowds https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-jesuss-birthplace-an-app-is-born-to-ease-crowds/ Thu, 20 Dec 2018 16:04:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1983784 With tourism to Bethlehem on the rise, PA ministry says advance reservation system will shorten lines at entrance to Church of the Nativity

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]]> Rocket alert apps save lives — and spread anxiety https://www.timesofisrael.com/rocket-alert-apps-save-lives-and-spread-anxiety/ Thu, 15 Nov 2018 02:02:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1962396 Smartphone warnings have become an important safety tool, and a small way for Israelis to show solidarity with areas under attack. But some say they're just too stressful

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]]> Palestinian teens reach finals of Silicon Valley app competition https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-teens-reach-finals-of-silicon-valley-app-competition/ Sun, 05 Aug 2018 07:17:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1902370 Team selected out of 19,000 girls worldwide to pitch fire prevention virtual reality game; high-schoolers 'excited to travel in a plane for the first time in our lives'

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]]> Need tefillin? There’s an app for that https://www.timesofisrael.com/need-tefillin-theres-an-app-for-that/ Sun, 15 Jul 2018 02:01:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1889425 'Wrapp' crowd sources the Chabad mission of helping Jews pray by offering a platform for instant lending and borrowing of phylacteries

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