Death Clock delivers a personalized health score.
Death Clock screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNETDeath Clock AI officially launched on Sept. 18, though it's been available in earlier forms in the Apple App Store since May. It's also available through Google Play for Android. You can run your death date for free, but a subscription is required to access the full features, including personalized suggestions for improving your health and (potentially) pushing back your death date. The app offers a seven-day free trial. A subscription runs $10 per month or $40 per year.
Be prepared to be honest about your habits. Death Clock runs you through a series of questions that touch on diet, exercise, mental health, physical health and your social life. How much sleep do you get? What are your cholesterol levels? How much of the day do you spend sitting? Besides your death date, the app will estimate your biological age and assign you a health score. You can then explore ways to improve your stats.
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Death Clock may seem morbid, especially if your predicted death date is uncomfortably close, but it's meant to be a tool for positive change. I tried the app again, but lied about my habits. I fed it a fictional version of me that eschews vegetables, chows on processed foods, uses nicotine, rarely works out and experiences frequent stress. Death Clock adjusted my death date accordingly, putting it at Thursday, April 9, 2043. What a difference. That's motivation for me to stay on the straight and narrow -- to keep on running, eating my garden vegetables and socializing with supportive friends.
There's a lot of competition among fitness apps and mental health apps. Death Clock aims to set itself apart with its eye-opening death-date hook and through offering a holistic approach that addresses everything from substance use to sleep habits. The free trial should be enough time to evaluate whether Death Clock's approach works for you. The app seems to be taking to heart a famous line from a Monty Python song: "Always look on the bright side of death."
Source: cnet.com