Given how popular apps for smart phones and computers have become, it was only a matter of time until developers began designing them to help with relationships.
Several apps, in fact, have been created to serve as "alternatives to couples counseling" and to help people with their relationship problems, according to The Wall St. Cheat Sheet. Among these popular apps are Couples Coach and My Marriage Counselor, which provides couples with resources for counseling: short articles, short video clips, self-assessments and podcast interviews with relationship experts.
Dr. Jackie Black, creator of My Marriage Counselor, said he designed the app "to bring information and resources to men and women who might not otherwise know that Marriage Coaching even existed, and to bring free resources to men and women who can not afford to hire and work regularly with a Marriage Coach."
Wunderlist is an app designed to give people the ability to share ideas about different activities with people from different relationships, Wall St. Cheat Sheet reported. This app can be used for couples, roommates, and friends.
"Wunderlist helps millions of people around the world capture their ideas, things to do and places to see," the app's description on iTunes reads. "Whether you're sharing a grocery list and collaborate with everyone in your life. Wunderlist instantly syncs between your phone, tablet and computer, so you can access your lists from anywhere."
The app has so far received favorable reviews, with 191 reviewers on iTunes giving it 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Another app developed for solving relationship issues is Fix a Fight. While this app is the only one with a price tag ($4.99), it has received 4 out of 9 stars from 9 reviewers, which appears to show it is worth the features, The Wall St. Cheat Sheet reported.
Fix a Fight is a fun therapy tool that's designed to help each partner understand the relationship from the other's perspective, ultimately getting them to accept responsibility for their behavior and, hopefully, helping them to correct it over time.
The release of these apps comes at a time when over 41 million people in the U.S. are trying to find dates online, and many of them are using dating apps to do so, The Wall St. Cheat Sheet reported.
The amount of mobile phone users is also estimated to increase to 4.4 billion by the end of 2017, which means there's more than just a good chance developers will keep these helpful "relationship apps" coming.
