Instant (app)

{{Short description|Mobile app}} {{Infobox software | title = Instant | name = Instant app icon | logo = Instant_App_icon.png | logo size = 150px | logo caption = | screenshot = | caption = | collapsible = | author = | developer = Emberify | released = 2015 | discontinued = | latest release version = 3.4<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/app/id991690667?mt=8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003130438/https://itunes.apple.com/app/id991690667?mt=8 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 3, 2015 |title=Instant- Quantified Self |publisher=iTunes |access-date=2016-05-05}}</ref> | latest release date = | latest preview version = | latest preview date =  | status = | programming language = | operating system = Android, iOS | platform = | size = | language = English, Japanese | language count =  | language footnote = | genre = Lifestyle | license = Proprietary | alexa = | website = {{URL|http://instantapp.today/}} | standard = | AsOf = }} '''Instant''' is a Quantified Self mobile app<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/02/11/instants-new-android-app-lets-you-track-just-about-anything/|title=Instant's New Android App Lets You Track Just About Anything|publisher=TechCrunch|access-date=25 May 2016}}</ref> for iOS<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/app/id991690667?mt=8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003130438/https://itunes.apple.com/app/id991690667?mt=8|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 3, 2015|title=Instant - Quantified Self on the App Store|website=App Store|access-date=2016-05-27}}</ref> and Android. It tracks<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/sci-tech/now-an-app-that-lets-you-keep-a-track-on-almost-anything_1546064.html|title=New app that lets you track time of nearly anything you want|date=13 Feb 2015|publisher=News 18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/Get-Phone-Usage-Stats-in-an-Instant/2015/03/09/article2699437.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130050825/http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/Get-Phone-Usage-Stats-in-an-Instant/2015/03/09/article2699437.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 30, 2015|title=Get Phone Usage Stats in Instant|publisher=The New Indian Express}}</ref> the user's phone/app usage, travel, places, fitness and sleep automatically. It puts all this information on a dashboard and gives the user analysed reports based on the data. It is developed by Emberify, founded by Shashwat Pradhan. Instant 4.0 was launched on 13 July 2016 with a Chatbot Coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.androidcentral.com/lifelogging-app-instants-latest-update-lets-you-track-how-addicted-you-are-your-phone|title=Lifelogging app Instant's chatbot shows you just how addicted you are to your phone|date=2016-07-13|access-date=2016-07-23}}</ref> The Coach allows users to query data and it also passively analyses the user's trends and correlations.

== Features == Instant automatically tracks<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/02/13/emberify-app-quantified-s_n_6676994.html|title=New App By Indian Startup Emberify Keeps Track Of Almost Everything About Your Life|work=The Huffington Post}}</ref> phone/app usage, fitness, travel, sleep and places. It provides daily and weekly reports based on the user's tracked data. All the data stays only<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://emberify.com/privacy|title=Emberify|website=emberify.com|access-date=2016-05-27|archive-date=2016-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508005003/http://emberify.com/privacy/|url-status=dead}}</ref> on the user's smartphone. It is meant to track habits, especially used by Quantified Self and lifelogging enthusiasts.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/21/technology/personaltech/video-feature-quantified-self-apps-to-help-track-habits-and-identify-patterns.html|title='Quantified Self' Apps to Help Track Habits and Identify Patterns|last=Eaton|first=Kit|date=20 Jan 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=26 May 2016}}</ref>

Instant is a passive journaling app, that automatically journals the user's life with data from the smartphone and sensors.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://lifehacker.com/instant-tracks-your-physical-activity-and-phone-usage-a-1733615420|title=Instant Tracks Your Physical Activity and Phone Usage All in One Place|publisher=Lifehacker|access-date=24 May 2016}}</ref> For health and fitness data it can also sync with Google Fit and Apple Health.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/new-android-app-lets-users-track-nearly-anything-they-want-660411|title=New Android App Lets Users Track Nearly Anything They Want|publisher=Gadgets 360}}</ref>

Instant also can connect to the user's Apple Watch and Android Wear smartwatch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://emberify.com/blog/instant-app-wearables/|title=Instant 3.1, wearables are welcome!|date=2016-03-30|website=Emberify Blog|access-date=2016-05-27|archive-date=2016-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624052801/http://emberify.com/blog/instant-app-wearables/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Trackable activities == As of May 2016, Instant tracks the following activities:<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/09/track-and-view-all-of-your-activities-in-an-instant|title=Track and view all of your activities in an Instant|publisher=App Advice}}</ref> * Phone usage time * App usage time (Android only)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emberify.instant|title=Instant- Quantified Self - Android Apps on Google Play|website=play.google.com|access-date=2016-05-27}}</ref> * Sleeping * Time spent at places * Fitness * Travel time

== Awards == Instant won the Grand Prize of the Google Fit Developer Challenge in April 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://developers.googleblog.com/2015/04/the-google-fit-developer-challenge.html|title=The Google Fit Developer Challenge winners|publisher=Google Developers Blog}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.programmableweb.com/news/google-fit-developer-challenge-winners-announced/2015/04/16|title=Google Fit Developer Challenge Winners Announced|publisher=ProgrammableWeb|archive-date=2016-06-25|access-date=2016-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625143823/http://www.programmableweb.com/news/google-fit-developer-challenge-winners-announced/2015/04/16|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.androidheadlines.com/2015/04/google-announce-winners-of-google-fit-developer-challenge-and-publish-winning-apps-to-the-play-store.html|title=Google Announce Winners Of Google Fit Developer Challenge And Publish Winning Apps To The Play Store|publisher=Android Headlines}}</ref> It also won the Best App Ever Awards 2015 in the Productivity Category.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.148apps.com/news/and-the-winner-of-the-7th-annual-best-app-ever-awards-is/|title=And the Winner of the 7th Annual Best App Ever Awards is...|publisher=148 apps}}</ref>

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