Sonam Kapoor App
Free on iTunes App Store and the Google Play Store
“It’s time to hear about Sonam from Sonam,” said Sonam to her fans in a social media video. You can now download the app to know everything you wanted to know about the actor. Her make-up, style secrets, fashion, books, food, travel, friends…For example we know from the app that in one of her recent outings, she wore floral strapless summer dress designed by Dolce and Gabbana, shoes by Jimmy Choo and was styled by sister Rhea Kapoor. She has also posted a fitness video by her nutritionist Radhika Karle, there’s a recipe for red velvet cupcake, and a tutorial by her make-up artist Namrata Soni.
The app has a My Life category which is her timeline. Sonam Live! a live streaming feature is another highlight.
In a section called Style Mafia, she offers fashion tips, and there is also access to exclusive footages from her film sets and photographs. To find out more, go to www.sonam-kapoor.net
Kim Kardashian West Official App
Paid app on iOS and Android
The app gives exclusive access to the star’s personal life. Beauty tutorials, shopping tips, links on where to buy accessories to copy her look, fashion advice, exclusive personal photographs, interactive Q&A, her favourite feature films, personal diaries, live streaming videos and behind-the-scenes content.
With another app called Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, which is free on iOS and Android, you can create a star and join the character on red carpet adventures in Los Angeles.
There are features like in-app features that help you extend the wardrobe of the star.
Shots, a Justin Bieber-endorsed app
Free on iOS and Android
When Justin Bieber first endorsed Shots, it was an app for sharing selfies. Now it has become a destination for sharing funny photos, videos or your own selfies. The app displays the selfies in feeds like Twitter or Instagram.
There’s no text messaging feature. Justin Bieber uses Shots to share selfies with other celebrities, backstage photos and pictures of his dog. He also regularly promotes Shots on his Twitter account, which has over 80 million followers.
The Taylor Swift experience app
Free on Google Play store
American Express Unstaged teamed up with Taylor Swift to create a cinematic interactive musical experience for her fans.
Intended for those above 13 years, the video is shot with 360 degree cameras and the audio soundtrack is based on Taylor’s single ‘Blank Space’ from her album 1989. The interactive experience gives the fans an immersive journey where they can go inside the video.
The app also features exclusive behind the scenes footages.
Tom Hank’s Hanx Writer
Free on iOS
There are a few instances when celebrities create charming apps that are highly entertaining. Tom Hanks’s Hanx Writer, a word processor that mimics a typewriter, is one of them.
The app recreates the experience of a manual typewriter, but with the ease and speed of an iPad and iPhone.
You can enjoy the look, feel, and sound of the old-fashioned word processing with the app. And the document can be emailed, printed and shared too.
