This year, New Year’s Eve will again be different from usual. Clubs remain closed, contact restrictions at private meetings apply again and 2G rules apply in many places. Nevertheless, there are still numerous opportunities to celebrate the end of 2021 with friends, acquaintances and family. We present you the best apps, downloads and live streams for the perfect “new year” into 2022.
Just like with ‘Dinner for One’, New Year’s Eve 2021 has the same procedure as last year. The pandemic is not over yet and it is still important to keep the circle of contacts small. Public life is also severely restricted by the protection ordinances.
You can still celebrate the transition into the new year accordingly. With a little creativity and the right tools by your side, you can really let it rip. Whether together in a small group or spread over several households, you will have an evening of lots of fun.
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This is how you can celebrate with friends or family despite contact restrictions
Meetings and visits are only permitted to a limited extent on New Year’s Eve. If everyone is vaccinated, meetings of up to ten people are possible. As soon as there are unvaccinated people, only 2 additional people may be invited to join their own household.
So it may well be that you need to rethink a little for the New Year’s Eve party with friends and family. Numerous online tools offer attractive alternatives. For most of them, zoom should be a good choice. The program can be used free of charge with only a few restrictions. In addition, people can easily be invited via a link.
If, on the other hand, you prefer a more dynamic New Year’s Eve celebration, you should grab Bunch. The app can be used not only to start video chats, but also to play rounds with all participants. Whether trivia, card games or a round of billiards, there is plenty of choice for every taste.
Are you in the mood for new encounters? This is also not a problem with the Omegle live chat app, despite the restrictions. Similar to Chatroulette, you will be randomly connected to another user and can then communicate via video chat. If you want to change a call, you can simply connect to the next user at the push of a button.
Fireworks ban? No problem with these tools!
The sale of fireworks is again not allowed this year and so the loud play of colors in the sky will probably fail in most cases. If you are still looking for a fireworks feeling, you can use the appropriate software and create a digital New Year’s Eve fireworks display.
FWsim on the one hand and MBSS Fireworks on the other are ideal for this. The latter is actually a screen saver that can also be started manually and creates a colorful spectacle. If you have a projector, you can of course enjoy the digital fireworks on the wall of your own house, for example. Alternatively, there are also numerous wallpapers in the New Year’s look, with which you can also get that New Year’s Eve feeling.
So that you can ignite your digital fireworks at the right time and together count the countdown to the new year, we recommend that you keep an eye on the online atomic clock.
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Lockdown games for lots of fun
Instead of the joint house party, online games are also offered this year. A popular candidate is still Among Us. Because it is perfect for spending hours of fun with a few friends. Loneliness is definitely neglected here, because the game principle alone allows you to talk to fellow players here. Similar to Werewolf, in Among Us you are looking for one to three scammers who have mingled with the crew. At best, before these scammers have wiped out all crew members.
A good game evening with friends should of course not be without classics – and there are many such classics on the Internet. One of the best known: Urban-Rural-River as an online version. You define your own rounds, determine categories and set up private rooms with friends. The online version is in no way inferior to the original on paper.
You duel against friends in a quiz duel. In the classic form, each player receives three questions on six categories. There are points for the correct answer. In a quiz duel you can live out your ambitions wonderfully and expand your general knowledge at the same time.
As an alternative to a quiz duel, Kahoot is also an option. Here you can even create quiz games yourself and, for example, puzzles together with friends via video conference.
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Well supplied with Lieferando, Hello Fresh and CocktailFlow
Those who like to go to clubs or the bar around the corner on New Year’s Eve will have to do without them this year as well. But despite closed locations and restrictions on gastronomy, nobody has to go without the right food at this year’s turn of the year. With the Lieferando app you can easily order everything and have it delivered to you.
Those who prefer to lend a hand, on the other hand, will find numerous recipes in the chef’s app or order a dish from Hello-Fresh.
Cocktails can also be made yourself without much know-how. To do this, simply use the CocktailFlow app. Here you will find countless cocktails and recipes.
Good resolution: more exercise in the new year
Fitness trackers are booming and are in demand precisely because of their health aspect, because a side effect of working from home and the like is significantly less exercise. In our list of the best we show you the best trackers in comparison.
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Fitness tracker put to the test
Fitbit Sense
BestCheck offer Equipment (1.0)
Accuracy (1.2)
Ergonomics (1.3)
Garmin Vivoactive 4
BestCheck offer Equipment (1.1)
Accuracy (1.2)
Ergonomics (1.4)
Fitbit Ionic
BestCheck offer Equipment (1.1)
Accuracy (1.6)
Ergonomics (1.4)
Fitbit Versa 2
BestCheck offer Equipment (1.1)
Accuracy (1.9)
Ergonomics (1.4)
Fitbit Charge 5
BestCheck offer Equipment (1.3)
Accuracy (2.7)
Ergonomics (1.1)