It’s been a great year for Windows Phone, as you’ll now find more
than 190,000 apps alive and kicking on the Windows Phone Store. What’s
more, it’s the fastest growing store of any platform. Check out what we
think are the top 10 best Windows Phone 8 apps of 2013.
Windows Phone has been playing catchup
in terms of the number of apps on its store largely due to it being the
newest platform out there. However, with more apps going live than on
any other platform, you’re bound to find everything you need.
These are apps that aren’t exclusive to Nokia Lumia, so if you own a
Samsung or HTC Windows Phone 8 smartphone you’ll be able to take
advantage of them as much as you will if you own a Nokia Lumia.
With
Instagram you can take photos and document your life. With the built-in
filters you can turn them into works of art and share them with your
friends. You can take a photo using your Nokia Lumia, or grab one you’ve
already taken and stored in the Photo Hub, add a filter, a border and a
host of other effects and then share with friends. This wouldn’t be a
Windows Phone app if it didn’t come with unique Live Tile support,
allowing you to see at a glance the latest status updates, as well as
offer fast-resume.
In
a little over 12 months, Vine has clocked up over 40 million users,
making it one of the fastest growing social media groups out there. You
can simply record footage, or use the built-in animator to create
stunning stop-frame movies, which are hugely popular with the Vine
community. You can use the rear or front-facing camera on your Nokia
Lumia and then share the results with Vine, Twitter or Facebook.
You
may not have heard of it, but LINE already has more than 280 million
users worldwide, and is used across 231 countries. It’s perfectly
positioned to launch an all-out communication assault on the likes of
WhatsApp, Kik Messenger, Viber, and even Skype. It automatically
populates its contacts list based on your existing phone contacts. If
someone on your People list uses LINE, you’ll know about it once you’ve
booted up the app, inserted your phone number and verified your account!
If
you’re looking for that Instagram look on your Nokia Lumia running
Windows Phone then look no further. This is a great little free photo
editing app that offers up more than 40 filters, lots of borders and
light effects that can be combined in numerous ways to achieve unique
look.
AppSwitch
is a great app that has been designed for anyone who has recently
moved, or is thinking of moving over from their old Apple iOS, Google
Android or BlackBerry phone. Simply search for your old app and you’ll
be given a list of alternative apps available on Windows Phone. What’s
more, with its built in notifications and Live Tiles, if you don’t find
quite what you’re looking for, you can be alerted when a new match
becomes available.
Camera360
for WP8 features a unique Compass Tool inspired by the SLR, and offers
the best Special Effects, Real-Time Preview, and Smart Photo Editing
options available on the market today. Staying true to its “Less is
More” mentality, Camera360 for WP8 brings you a simple yet powerful
mobile camera experience.
Vyclone
is a video app that allows you and others to mix and blend video clips
of the same event to create one multi-angled result. Vyclone
synchronises and edits clips to create one movie with all the angles cut
together. What’s great about it is that you also get the the raw
footage too, so you can remix it to make your own director’s cut before
sharing it.
If
you are looking for a calendar without all the sync mess you can run
Chronos using only internal events (no internet). Chronos is also able
to read from the built-in Windows Phone Calendar. Unfortunately due to
OS-restrictions it’s only possible to read from it, if you have a WP8
then you’re able to create appointments, but no edit or delete.
6tag
is one of a growing number of Windows Phone 8 apps that replicate the
Instagram experience. What’s more, it gives you pretty much all the
features you’ll find in Instagram. Once you’ve downloaded the app you
can log in using your Facebook account or through setting up your own
account. Along with checking and editing your profile, you can choose to
share your 6tag images and updates across the full array of social
media networks.
Fhotoroom
is a great way to add effects and filters to your photos for free. You
can fix/tweak your photos using the Basic Editor, give photos that
unique style using one from over +50 different filters that are all
customisable and give your photo that something extra.You can also share
your photos with SkyDrive, Flickr, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr all at
once with a single click.
What has been your favourite Windows Phone 8 app this year? Let us know in the Comments below.
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