This is the time to bid adieu to 2017 and ring in the New Year 2018 that will bring along new opportunities, new trends, and of course, new apps. But before that let’s thank 2017 for technological advances in fields like augmented reality, artificial intelligence and digital payment solutions, to name a few. According to the Apple App Store editorial team, the trends of 2017 were Augmented Reality, Video-on-Demand apps, Hyper-Casual games, and Convenience apps like Swiggy, Urbanclap, BigBasket and BookMyShow.   Google Play Store also announced the Best of 2017 apps and games across categories like most entertaining, most innovative, best social apps, and best for kids, for example. According to Google Play Store, AI-driven Socratic, which helps children in school homework, is the Best App of 2017, and CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars is the Best Game of 2017 for its spellbinding gameplay, glossy graphics, and an impressively intuitive interface. Have a look at our ‘Best of 2017’ and ‘Trends of the Year 2017’ section to know about all the apps that have been recognized and awarded by the Google Play Store and Apple App Store respectively.   This month our Cover Story is about the apps that focus on children’s emotional wellbeing, helping them understand their emotions and how to cope with them. For instance, apps like Stop, Breathe & Think Kids, Mind Yeti, and Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame focus on mindfulness training of children. Mindfulness training encourages self-regulation and self-control by giving children the calmness and emotional stability needed to reflect on a situation before reacting to it.   Apps like Powerme and Super Stretch Yoga HD help kids understand the connection between their mind and body. Kids learn that they can overcome the feeling of anxiety by involving in a physical activity. Then an app like Me: A Kid’s Diary by Tinybop can help kids explore their feelings through gently guided questions. Well, check out our Cover Story section to know more about these apps and how they work.   Next on our list is ‘New Releases’ of the month. Google recently announced the launch of three new mobile apps: Google Go which makes discovering, exploring, and sharing the best of the web easy and fast, Files Go a smarter way to find and share files and Datally a new way to save on mobile data. That’s not all! Apps like Eight business card organizer, GNOG a colorful puzzle adventure, and AMAZING KATAMARI DAMACY an endless runner were also released.     Well, the list doesn’t end here; there is a lot more inside the world of Apps Unveiled. Grab your copy now!