# Inspirational Respiratory Apps The Lungs App by SapientNitro Gives Smokers a Look at the Damage By Christopher DeLuca | Published 2011-07-24 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lungs-app-by-sapientnitro References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/ar-app-lungs-shows-smokers-the-damage-they-are-causing.html) & [sapient](http://www.sapient.com/en-us/sapientnitro.html) The Lungs app by SapientNitro will have smokers seeing the effects caused by their years of bad decision-making. The [augmented reality app](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/laura-mercier-app-for-apple-vision-pro) shows the damage done to lungs from smoking. The Lungs app by SapientNitro is just another brilliant concept by a company with several products already on the market. If you are a smoker, or if you know someone that is, this app is certainly worth checking out, as it may be the [catalyst you need to quit](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quit-snus-addiction). **Implications** - Consumers are looking for technology to transform how they see the world and their place in it. The Lungs app is symptomatic of this desire to gain a new perspective on the world. Companies should consider creating products that provide this type of experience to consumers. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 12% | Activity: 48% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Augmented Reality Apps for Health Education:** Creating apps that use augmented reality to educate people about health may be a disruptive innovation in the healthcare industry. - **Gamification of Health Education:** Incorporating game-like elements into health education apps may be a disruptive innovation in the technology industry. - **Personalized Health Education Apps:** Developing apps that provide personalized health education based on an individual's specific behaviors may be a disruptive innovation in the health tech industry. ### Who This Affects Most - **Healthcare:** Developing augmented reality apps for health education may be a disruptive innovation in the healthcare industry. - **Technology:** Incorporating gamification into health education apps may be a disruptive innovation in the technology industry. - **Health Tech:** Developing personalized health education apps may be a disruptive innovation in the health tech industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Calming Spatial Computing Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lungy-spaces.md) - [Lung Health-Tracking Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airpen-spirometer.md) - [Smoking Cessation Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smoke-free.md) - [AI Smoking Cessation Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cessation-app.md) - [Lung Health Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/respira.md) - [Data-Driven Vape-Quitting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quit-vaping-app.md) - [AI-Powered Lung Ultrasounds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deep-breathe.md) - [Breathing Habit Trainers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mouth-breather.md) - [Digital Breath Training Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/athletic-breathing-trainer.md)