Startups / Apps

Calling and messaging app Viber said it has recorded an increase in usage in the Philippines as users turned to the app to stay...

AccessiWheels, Drive, and DWARM Technologies — startups from the UPSCALE Innovation Hub in UP Diliman — are repurposing their products and services in response to the current health crisis.

On its own messaging platforms, WhatsApp and Messenger, both the amount of voice and video calling has increased more than 100%.

StaySafe.ph allows its users to voluntarily answer a series of questions about their health status without disclosing their personal identity.

The Department of Science and Technology has launched its own mobile app, which is now available for download for Android devices and soon on iOS.

Dubbed as CLEAR (Citizen’s Logistics and Early Assessment Report Tool), the software app will allow users to track their state of health and enable contact tracing when necessary.

SIF, which is said to be the country’s first services aggregator app, has announced it is expanding its line-up of offerings with the inclusion of telemedicine consultations through its hospital and health service provider partners.

TraceTogether is a community-driven contact tracing app that works by exchanging short-distance Bluetooth signals between phones to detect other app users who are within about two to five-meter proximity.

Singapore-headquartered Madison Technologies said it has launched CovCT, an independent contact tracing platform that aims to control the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

ThingsPH, a tech start-up founded by Bicolano developers, has deployed “Project Greengrass: Covid19 City Watch Initiative”, a free real-time street activity monitoring map powered by video analytics.