One of my favorite pastimes ever since I first got my hands on a smartphone is browsing the App Store. But with so many apps available and so many new ones rolling out every day, it can be challenging to pinpoint the really exciting ones.
Not only are these apps competing for a spot on the App Store, but they are also competing for space on your iPhone screen. To make your life easier, I’ve handpicked the 15 most exciting iOS apps — no matter what your interests. I also rated each app based on what screen on your phone I think it should appear.
1. ColorTime Photo Editor (Home Screen) — $1.99
The App Store is in no shortage of photo editing apps, but I have to say this one really stands out. It uses a touch gesture that is pretty easy to use and provides a variety of editing options for images. I also like the fact that it has social sharing built in so I can easily share my newly edited images with my friends.
2. News360 (Home Screen) — Free
Ever since Google Reader was discontinued, I am always on the lookout for cool new ways to get my daily dose of content. This personalized news service will learn your habits the more you use it and in time it will bring you only the content that you are most interested in and most passionate about.
3. SleepBot (Home Screen) — Free
SleepBot is a “smart cycle alarm with motion and sound tracker,” but this description doesn’t really do it justice. It’s an amazing app that will help you track your sleeping cycle and wake you up the way you want it to so you’re sure to get a good night’s sleep. It also records your movements and sounds throughout the night and tries to wake you up in the gentlest way possible. It will even help you fall asleep with soothing soundtracks!
4. Google Hangouts (Home Screen) — Free
Google recently decided to make Hangouts a stand-alone app, and I couldn’t be happier. I love the new app and have to admit it has more (and better!) features than Facebook’s Messenger app. You can have one-on-one and group conversations with friends across computers, tablets, and phones, send photos and videos, make free calls, and best of all, make video calls.
5. Prizmo (Screen #3) — $49.99
Prizmo is a “scanning, OCR and speech” app that does have a few small issues, especially considering the steep price. But overall it’s extremely useful and usually works very well. It basically allows you to scan and export images, documents, etc. Their text recognition works pretty great and you can even extract information from business cards, for example, and create contacts in your phone.
6. Onavo Protect (Home Screen) — Free
In this day and age, most people with a smartphone keep half their lives on their phones. Onavo Protect will help you protect your data, passwords, and logins whenever you browse the web. It also blocks harmful sites.
7. Loyalli (Home Screen) — Free
Love saving money? Who doesn’t! Loyalli helps you keep all your stamps and loyalty cards in one place, so you never lose them. With the “nearby” function you will be able to discover loyalty offers close to your location, as well as opening times and price lists for stores from within the app.
8. PixPlit (Screen #2) — Free
PixPlit is very similar to Instagram in many ways: it’s a social network for those who want to share photos. However, PixPlit is only for sharing with friends and people you know, and encourages creativity and collaboration between users so that together they can create beautiful images and collages.
9. Musyc (Screen #3) — Free
If you love music, then this exciting new app is perfect for you. It basically allows you to create music by touching the screen and drawing different shapes. However horrible you are at playing music, this app will still help you create some beautiful sounds. Not to mention it’s extremely fun!
10.SkyGuide (Screen #3) — $1.99
This truly beautiful app will allow you to see the sky like never before. By simply aiming your iPhone to the sky, you can find out everything there is to know about the stars and planets above you.
11. Gillray’s Steak & Gin (Screen #3) — Free
Just as the name suggests, this app is entirely dedicated to, and I quote, “two of the best things in life”: steak and gin. It might not sound like much, but it’s a really great app that will help you make the perfect steak, no matter how bad of a cook you are!
12. Glide (Screen #2) — Free
It seems like we are constantly looking for new ways to communicate with our friends. This new messaging app believes text is dead and allows for video messages. The way it works is very simple: you just record yourself and then send it to one of your friends. There is no need for downloading and uploading videos and it only takes one tap to send your video message.
13. Presence by People Power (Screen #3) — Free
Got a spare iPhone, iPad or iPod touch around the house? You can make it useful again with this interesting new free Wi-Fi video camera that allows you to stream audio and video in real time wherever you are. You can use it to keep an eye on the house when you’re out, as a baby cam, or for anything else you might want to monitor while away.
14. The Coldest Journey (Screen #3) — Free
With this cool app, anyone can track the first-ever attempt to cross the Antarctic in winter. The 2000-mile journey started on March 21st and it’s a fascinating story that is continuously updated with text and images, and it almost lets you feel like you are there with the team in -30 degrees Celsius!
15. Yahoo! Weather (Home Screen) — Free
If you don’t really trust the built-in iPhone weather app, try out this relatively new weather app from Yahoo! Apart from the accurate forecasts, the best thing about it is the beautiful images that match your location!
I hope you enjoyed my list of the 15 most exciting new iPhone apps. I am looking forward to hearing some more suggestions from you!
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