Hope everyone had a meaningful Memorial Day on May 25! As we wrap up National Military Appreciation Month (May in the United States), take a look at the following apps and lists from BridgingApps’ App Search Tool. Besides topics directly related to military service and the VA, these technologies cover common Veteran concerns such as physical disability, hypervigilance/executive dysfunction, post-traumatic stress disorder, and finding civilian jobs.
- Amazon Alexa (control center for Alexa devices; also enables direct communication with other Alexa users)
- Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts
- Bank of America Mobile Banking
- BridgingApps for Veterans (list)
- BridgingApps Veterans Caregivers and Family Support App List
- BridgingApps Veterans Executive Functioning App List
- BridgingApps Veterans Financial Fitness App List
- BridgingApps Veterans Mental Strength App List
- BridgingApps Veterans Physical Fitness App List
- CVS Health
- Doctor on Demand
- Emergency: Severe Weather App
- EveryDollar: Budget Management
- FEMA (official Federal Emergency Management Agency app)
- GoodRX (for getting the best prices on medical prescriptions)
- Google Maps
- HelloFresh (meal delivery service)
- Hero Care (official American Red Cross app for deployed service members and their families)
- Insight Timer (meditation guidance and sleep hygiene)
- Instacart (for grocery shopping and delivery)
- Lose It! (calorie-counting app)
- Messenger (Facebook’s text-and-chats app)
- Mindfulness Coach
- MyChart (virtual access to medical records: healthcare provider must be registered with MyChart)
- MyFitnessPal (calorie counting and fitness goals)
- One-Moment Meditation (designed for users seeking a simple, “uncluttered” meditation app)
- Otter (AI transcription app, which also summarizes and organizes notes)
- Parking Mobility (for reporting vehicles illegally occupying “handicapped” parking spaces—and confirming that reports were followed up)
- Peleton: Fitness & Workouts (includes live virtual classes)
- Plum Village (mindfulness and meditation)
- PTSD Coach (includes tool for assessing oneself on the “PTSD spectrum”)
- PTSD Family Coach
- Remember the Milk: To-Do List (task-management app designed for simplicity and user-friendliness)
- Résumé Builder
- Scanner Pro for scanning hard copies from any location
- Sesame Street for Military Families (designed to explain military-family transitions to young children)
- Skype
- Spotify: Music and Podcasts
- Starbucks
- The Tapping Solution (self-care acupressure)
- VA: Health and Benefits (official app of the VA)
- Waze (navigation app for drivers)
- Weather Gods (customizable iOS app for weather monitoring)
- Youper (AI assistant for tracking emotional health)
- Zoom Workplace
See also the resources listed under Easter Seals Greater Houston’s Military/Veterans services, especially:
- Mental Health Services for Veterans and military families
- Programs for Service Members, Veterans, and Military-Connected Families
- Texas Veterans & Family Alliance (grant program funded by Texas Health and Human Services)
- Veterans Service Dog Program (Train Your Own Service Dog)