App of the Week: Lifesum
By Sylvia Lorico Lifesum helps you choose a healthy lifestyle using reminders and customized plans. Available for free on Android and iOS, this app tracks your activity and gives you tips for a...
View ArticleApp of the Week: Default calculator
By Sylvia Lorico DISCLAIMER: Please send help. It’s 6 a.m. and I’m mocking a calculator. Tired of writing out numbers on pieces of paper? Do you want to perform complex and difficult calculations,...
View ArticleRyerson student creates app to help you find a tutor
By Anika Syeda If you’ve seen green and yellow banners advertising something called “Tutourist” this week, you’re looking at the brainchild of Ryerson student and entrepreneur Blawal Aleem. This fall,...
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CityTrees app helps map out trees in the city
By Madison Henry While walking through Ryerson’s campus you might look at the trees and wonder: What types of trees are they? How do they help Ryerson campus? Coming from Ryerson’s Urban Forest...
View ArticleA Ryerson-led app rates diversity and inclusivity in Toronto
By Sera Wong Ever wondered exactly how welcoming Toronto is? My City of Migration Diagnostic (MyCOM) gives users the ability to rate immigrant integration and inclusion in their city, while profiling...
View ArticleApp of the week: Slowly
Reading Time: 1 minuteBy Sera Wong If you’ve ever wanted to write your own personalized letters to strangers across the world, now’s your chance! With Slowly, users can make pen pals from dozens of...
View ArticleApp of the week: Grasshopper
Reading Time: 1 minuteBy Sera Wong Listen, I know you’ve got a long commute to deal with. You’re probably tired and bored, so why not learn a new life skill while you’re on the TTC for the next hour?...
View ArticleRyerson grad launches app that connects restaurants to Instagram influencers
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Sophie Chong A graduate from Ryerson’s retail management program has launched Node, an app allowing Instagram influencers to redeem free goodies in exchange for promotional...
View ArticleRyerson students assist in creating self-help youth app
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Sera Wong A team of Ryerson students worked with UK entrepreneur Vanessa Arelle to create TABOOZAPP, an app that provides a digital platform for youth to discuss and learn...
View ArticleApp of the Week: Headspace
Reading Time: 1 minuteBy Urbi Khan Need help to distress and cultivate your inner chakra? With Headspace, you can have your own personal guru in experiencing guided meditation sessions to help cope...
View ArticleApp of the Week: Stop, Breathe & Think
Reading Time: 1 minuteBy Ashanti Anderson The Stop, Breathe & Think app is an exceptional tool that can be used to meditate and relieve your stress, anxiety or whatever aggravating situation is...
View ArticleApp of the Week: WakingNews Alarm Clock
Reading Time: 1 minute Are you tired of hearing the same buzzer wake you up in the morning, only to reach for your phone minutes later and have to endlessly scroll through notifications on what’s...
View ArticleApp of the Week: Cowlines
Reading Time: 1 minute By Izabella Balcerzak Ever wonder if Google or Apple Maps could suggest you a single route that was multi-modal, cheap and good for the environment? With Cowlines, all three...
View ArticleRye’s Brookfield Institute providing grant to moms working as entrepreneurs
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Alexandra Holyk There is no question that female entrepreneurs are constantly fighting for a seat at the table. With the extra stress of childcare and workplace sexism in the...
View ArticleApp of the Week: Beep
Reading Time: 1 minute By Joseph Casciaro Have you ever been forced to throw out food because you completely overlooked the expiry date, leaving you with nothing but the angry yelling of your hungry...
View ArticleThe little app that couldn’t
Reading Time: < 1 minute By Nathaniel Crouch Ryerson Mobile is an app designed to help students during their time on campus. From navigating school grounds, accessing D2L or booking a room in the...
View ArticleCo-Star ruins cuffing season, deters potential partners from one another
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Amelia Rose Ritthaler Fall has arrived in Toronto leaving singles everywhere scouring to find themselves a boo before it gets too cold to leave their basement apartments. The...
View ArticleRyerson student creates Black-owned business directory, app to launch next month
Reading Time: 4 minutes By Aaliyah Dasoo In 2018, Halima Jibril used to walk around Toronto looking for Black-owned businesses she could add to the directory she was putting together—something similar...
View ArticleBeReal, BeShmeal: Is there anyone who’s actually being real?
By Adriana Fallico If you’re reading this, stop right now. It’s time to BeReal. That’s what it’ll sound like when it’s actually time to BeReal. Did you just jump to check your phone? If so, you’ve...
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Meet three tech entrepreneurs of the DMZ
By Krishika Jethani Since 2010, the DMZ—launched as the Digital Media Zone—has facilitated the beginning of many innovative business ventures. As a leading startup incubator, they provide tech...
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