In the UK, 75% of adults care about their home being clean – but only one in five put the time in to clean at the weekend. Perhaps it's down to laziness, being overworked, or rethinking priorities, but one million more people employ a cleaner than a decade ago.

HealthTap is a website and smartphone app that allows users to quiz doctors about health concerns and get prompt answers to their queries. It is part of a growing trend of using technology to empower people to better manage their own health.

Like car rentals, home cleaning and food delivery before it, the floristry industry is also now undergoing 'uberfication'. BloomNation is disrupting this traditional marketplace by cutting out the middleman and connecting customers directly to local florists across the US.

Push for a pizza, swipe for a cleaner and tap for a taxi. The rise of apps like Uber is facilitating the culture of ‘I want it, and I want it now’. For digital-savvy city-dwellers from London to Beijing, everything you need – from your dinner to a ride home – is just an app away.