In “Useful Ukrainian smartphone applications.”, we provide useful information, practical explanations, and the main points to consider when working with smartphones and electronics.
This article first appeared in May 2023 as a short list of Ukrainian apps. Since then some services have grown, one has moved to a new app, and a few claims in the original version turned out to be wrong. We updated the text in October 2026 with Ukrainians living abroad in mind, in the EU, the UK or elsewhere, who still rely on Ukrainian services on their phones, and for anyone curious about apps built by Ukrainian teams.
Developed by Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation, Diia is both a government services app and a web portal. The app launched in February 2020. In October 2024 the government reported more than 21 million users, 24 documents and over 30 services available in the app.
Diia can hold, among other things, the ID card, the biometric international passport, the taxpayer number, the driving licence, the vehicle registration certificate and the certificate of an internally displaced person. Through Diia you can also apply to the eVidnovlennia programme (compensation for damaged housing), buy military bonds and sign documents with Diia.Signature.
What to know if you live outside Ukraine. Digital documents in Diia have the same legal force as plastic ones, but in Ukraine. In August 2026, Ukraine's State Migration Service reminded users that the international passport in Diia does not allow you to cross a border and cannot be used for identification in European countries. The exception is entering Ukraine without the physical passport, which border officers decide case by case. For the police, a bank or local authorities abroad, carry the physical document.
Signing in from abroad works through BankID (an account at a Ukrainian bank) or by reading the NFC chip of the ID card or biometric passport. For the second option your phone needs NFC, and you have to hold the document against the antenna area until the reading finishes.
The original article said the ministry was negotiating with ten countries about exporting the app. We could not find an official source for that figure, so we removed it. What we can confirm: in January 2023 Estonia presented its mRiik government app, built on Diia's code.
Ukraine's Ministry of Defence released Reserve+ (Rezerv+ in Ukrainian) on Android and iOS on 18 May 2024. Conscripts, reservists and people liable for military service use it to update their contact details, generate the electronic military registration document and apply for a deferment.
For people abroad, a change from January 2026 matters. First-time military registration can now be done online, including from outside Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defence, the option is for men aged 18 to 59, including those living abroad, who have never been registered before and hold a biometric document (ID card or biometric passport). Women and people previously removed from the register still have to contact a territorial recruitment centre. Sign-in to the app is mainly through BankID.
Ukrainian courier company Nova Poshta runs its business outside Ukraine under the Nova Post brand. It has operated in Moldova since 2014 and expanded across Europe after 2022, opening its first office in Romania, for example, in June 2023. In mid-2026 the company reported a presence in 16 European countries and close to a thousand service points, most of them partner branches and pick-up points.
The European Nova Post app, available on the App Store and Google Play, lets you create a shipment, pay for delivery, book a courier, track a parcel and find the nearest branch or parcel locker. Services and prices differ from country to country, so check the app or the local Nova Post website for what is available where you live.
Finmap is a cash-flow management service started in 2018 by Ukrainian entrepreneurs Ivan Kaunov and Oleksandr Solovei. The service records income and expenses, sorts them into categories and builds reports such as profit and loss or budget versus actual. Most people use it in the browser, though there is also an iPhone app. A small repair shop or a freelancer can use it to see where the money goes without building spreadsheets from scratch.
Saldo Apps started in Kyiv as a developer of mobile accounting apps for small businesses. Its best-known product is Saldo: Bill & Invoice Maker, for sending invoices and estimates straight from your phone. Before you invoice clients in another country, check that the document meets local tax rules. An invoicing app does not replace mandatory e-invoicing or reporting systems where a country requires them.
BetterMe is a company founded in Kyiv in 2017 that makes apps for home workouts, nutrition and mental health. After the full-scale invasion in February 2022 it made some of its services free for users in Ukraine and, with partners, launched a psychological self-help tool. Access terms have changed since then, so check in the app what is free today and what needs a subscription.
Mark is an AI-based medical assistant built by the Ukrainian startup of the same name, founded by physician Andriy Petrukh and Valeriy Yasakov. You enter your symptoms, age and other details, and the app gives a preliminary assessment and keeps your medical history. Its result is not a diagnosis. Treatment, referrals and emergencies are a doctor's call. In an emergency, phone your local emergency number: 112 across the EU, 999 in the UK, 911 in the US and Canada.
Several apps used around the world have Ukrainian roots. Grammarly, the English writing assistant, was founded in Kyiv in 2009. Readdle, the company behind Scanner Pro, PDF Expert, Documents and Spark, was founded in Ukraine and in 2022 had teams in Odesa and Kyiv. Scanner Pro comes in handy when you need to send a scanned document to an office straight from your phone.
The 2023 version of this list also included Duolingo. It is a useful language-learning app, but it was created in the United States, so it does not belong in a list of Ukrainian apps.
The apps above handle documents, banking details and medical information. A few simple habits reduce the risk:
Once your phone holds your documents, parcel codes and payments, a flat battery becomes a practical problem, for example at a service desk or when you collect a parcel. A power bank and a spare cable get you out of trouble. We cover how fast charging affects battery wear in a separate guide on fast charging and smartphone battery life.
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Before buying a cable or power bank, check which connector and charging standard your phone uses and compare them with the details on the product page. Another popular tip, closing all background apps to save battery, is examined in our article on common smartphone myths. And if you are choosing a new phone you want to keep for years, take a look at our list of smartphones that are easier to repair.
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