DIWALI APPS FOR A SPARKLING FESTIVAL

Here are some awesome Android and iOS Diwali apps to bring a new twist to the festival of lights

Rangoli for Diwali

If you’re someone who dabbles in arts and crafts, this one is for you. Using the app, you can create rangoli designs that could make professional designers envious. And it’s very user friendly-providing an easy to follow instructions for every designs. You can gauge the space you will require for the design and also get guidance for drawing the same using dots.

Diwali Greeting Cards Maker

It’s the same old principle of sending someone a personalised message that’s at play here-only, unlike the traditional mode, this one is faster. The app has preloaded cards featuring Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Ganesha and also diyas and fire crackers. Depending on your inclination and the intended recipient’s taste, you can choose from among the many available templates. Another cool feature allows you to sign the greeting card and it also enables you to draw in multiple colours. And if you are lost for words, there are pre-loaded Diwali quotes to make your pick and also stickers. Once you have designed the card and sent it out, you can also share your creation as a photo with your friends and family.

Diwali Safety Tips

While fun is the mainstay of Diwali, accidents during the festival season are also not unheard of, making this app quite handy. True to its name, the app provides safety tips that help you enjoy a safe and fun festival. From tips on fixing electric lights for the earthen lamps to how to fire crackers safely, there are quite a lot of tips in here which you will find useful.

Diwali Dhoom

This is not one that lets you play car chase games inspired by the film, Dhoom but it’s a lot of fun all the same. And not only is this game fun, it’s also relevant from an environmental perspective. For burning crackers is not only hazardous for your health, it’s bad for the nature as well. But the app makers understand that it’s hard to lose the habit of firing crackers come Diwali. Enter Diwali Dhoom. The premise of the game is simple enough-you have to aim at and shoot crackers using a bow and arrow. And the game developers have put in some effort-as evidenced by the distinct and interesting ways in which the crackers burst. And it’s not just regular crackers you have to burst for in one level, your target is lantern shaped crackers flying around in the sky.

Firework Diwali Live Wallpaper

There are quite a few Diwali Wallpaper apps out there and this one is one of the most userfriendly among the lot. The app is just 5.7 MB in size but comes with a lot of fun features. For instance, using the app you can set live wallpaper that shows the skyline of a city on Diwali night. You can raise or bring down the level of fireworks in the wallpapers and also select various skyline backgrounds.