Welcome to the new iOS Apps thread. Listed below are apps that have been deemed some of the best iOS has to offer to users. The list isn't definitive, as new apps are added to the App Store daily, and those new apps may unseat some of these existing ones. Some of the reviews have been taken directly from the Best of iOS thread because Gaaraz seems to have said some of them best.
Camera+ | iPhone ($0.99) and iPad ($2.99)
The only camera app that can be a true replacement to iOS's default camera app. A solid choice for those looking for more control over their iPhone photography.
Snapseed | Universal (Free)
Absolutely packed with effects and features, accessed by a superb touch interface with intuitive gestures.
Instagram | iPhone (Free)
Popular photo sharing app for photographers, wanna-be or otherwise. Share your photos with Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr, and Email services with a simple tap at each respective service. Also included is a photo map, allowing you to tell people where a photo was taken. Not a new feature for many apps, but certainly helpful for curiosity's sake.
Hipstamatic | iPhone ($1.99)
The predecessor to Instagram. Offers the same features as Instagram - filters, photo sharing, viewing others' photos.
VSCO Cam | iPhone (Free)
VSCO Cam™ is the tool of choice for creating beautiful mobile imagery.
KitCam | iPhone ($1.99)
KitCam is a virtual camera kit that contains an amazing assortment of lenses, films, and frames, which can be used to create incredible effects and turn your photos and videos into stunning works of art. All camera attachments are previewed live and are always reflected in full resolution outputs.
Pixlr-o-matic | Universal (Free)
This fun and simple darkroom app makes it easy to add an effect, overlay and border to get that retro, grunge, clean or stylish look, all in just three simple steps. And with more options than any other photo app, you will never be out of new styles.
Darkroom | iPhone (Free)
Darkroom is a quick, powerful photo editor that gives you creative control over your photos. Create the look you want with simple editing tools and create your own filters.
No Crop | iPhone (Free)
An app that lets you post uncropped versions of your photos and videos on Instagram or social media of choice.
Layout from Instagram | iPhone (Free)
Instagram's own layout app allows for fun and creative ways to assemble photos.
Hyperlapse from Instagram | Universal (Free)
Create amazing time lapse videos with Hyperlapse. Using Instagram's in-house stabilisation, Hyperlapse shoots polished time lapse videos that were previously impossible without bulky tripods and expensive equipment.
Tweetbot | iPhone ($2.99) and iPad ($2.99)
The best Twitter app available right now. The prices and having to separately purchase both versions may be a deterrent, but a fully-realized app is rare to find. Behind an amazing user interface are rich features that makes this a must-have app for heavy Twitter users. Multiple accounts-friendly.
Twitter | Universal (Free)
The official app is really the best for the average user. It's the full Twitter experience in a mobile format for the most part. You have your suggested users, an area that gathers news based on your preferences, and trends to view. No muss , no fuss.
Twitterific | Universal ($2.99)
Twitterrific is the award-winning, fast and elegant Twitter client that’s easy to understand and a delight to use.
Facebook | Universal (Free)
The official app is the best available (or only available) for Facebook. Post, Like, Comment, Share - it's all in your hands. Having received a substantial update earlier this year, the app has definitely seen huge improvements in performance and some additional features, like automatic photo uploading (optional, of course!), Facebook chat integration, and the new Facebook timeline layout.
Facebook Messenger | iPhone (Free)
An official app specifically for Facebook's own chat service.
Tumblr | iPhone (Free)
GAF's favourite source of GIFs and content, Tumblr has its own official app for users to interact with. Take photos right from the app, manage multiple blogs, view messages and notifications, and even offline support for posting, commenting, likes, replies, and reblogs.
WhatsApp | iPhone ($0.99)
Considered to be the most popular messaging client outside of iMessage, What's App puts users together from various mobile platforms into one central messaging app, fully featured. Send photos, share locations, and chat with multiple users with group chats.
IM+ Pro | Universal ($4.99)
IM+ Pro is great for those who want to put all their chat services together in one app. It supports popular chat services, like Facebook, Skype, and Google Talk, as well as having its own messaging service for free. In addition, there's Twitter integration to check on updates.
imo.im | iPhone (Free)
Free all-in-one messaging client. Compatible with popular messaging services and social networks.
Flipboard | Universal (Free)
A news aggregator app with social network integration. Add your favourite news feeds, personal social network accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, and Instagram among them), and organize them into a magazine-style appearance for easy viewing. Offline support included using Instapaper, Pocket, and Readability. With a Flipboard account, sync feeds between devices.
Pulse News | iPad (Free)
Similar to Flipboard, it brings news and social network accounts into one application to browse through. Offline sync is included, as well, and the ability to save stories with Evernote, Read it Later, and Reader. With a Pulse account, sync feeds between devices.
Reeder | Universal ($2.99)
A very robust, traditional and familiar interface to view your news feeds, packed full of features.
Feedly | Universal (Free)
An elegant and minimalist feed reader with a very intuitive interface, packed full of features and excellent sharing features.
Instapaper | Universal ($3.99)
Save web pages for offline reading. Pages are simplified for easier reading, and social networks. Compatible with many other applications for saving content.
Pocket | Universal (Free)
Similar to Instapaper, the app allows the saving of web pages for offline reading. Content is synced across different devices for easy access. Also compatible with many other applications for saving content.
GoodReader | iPad ($4.99)
Great document reader for the iPad. Reads PDFs, Microsoft Office documents, iWork 08/09 documents, HTML, images, and audio and video.
Newsify | Universal (Free)
Read and share your favorite websites and blogs with an amazing newspaper-like layout.
YouTube | Universal (Free)
The official YouTube app offers complete access to its content on both iPhone and iPad. The best offering for the average user.
McTube Pro | Universal (Free)
McTube is the only 3rd party YouTube app that supports Closed Captioning.
Jasmine | Universal (Free)
Another great YouTube app, with a very simplified user interface with AirPlay support.
AVPlayerHD | iPhone ($2.99) and iPad ($2.99)
Simple video player that supports multile file types, available for both iPhone and iPad separately.
CineXPlayer HD | iPad ($3.99)
Video player that supports multiple file types, with social network features and even a web browser.
TuneIn Radio | Universal ($0.99)
Incredible interface for listening to over 50,000 radio stations around the world. Also has great support for podcasts, lets you control and record audio playback, and dozens of other incredible features.
Pandora | Universal (Free)
Pandora Radio is free personalized radio that only plays music you’ll love. Just start with the name of one of your favorite artists, songs or classical composers and Pandora will create a custom "station" that plays similar music.
Songza | Universal (Free)
Completely free music app. Finds you the right music at the right time, depending on your mood or activity. Includes sharing features to social networks and email.
Spotify | Universal (Free)
Instant access to over 15 million tracks straight from your phone, also allows you to listen offline, and share your playlists. Subscription required.
SoundHound | Universal (Free)
A music recognition service that allows users to identify music currently playing around them. Lyrics are also streamed live as the music plays. SoundHound ∞ is available for $6.99.
Shazam | Universal (Free)
A popular music recognition app, similar to SoundHound. Saves tags for later viewing.
AirVideo | Universal ($2.99)
Allows you to quickly and easily stream pretty much any video format straight to your iPad/iPhone, as well as viewing and sorting options. HD quality over WiFi and 3G.
Track 8 | iPhone ($1.99)
An alternative music player that mimics the appearance of Microsoft's Modern UI.
Pocket Casts | Universal ($3.99)
Pocket Casts is a powerful Podcast manager for iPhone and iPad.
Downcast | Universal ($1.99)
Download and listen to your favorite podcasts directly from your iOS device without the need to sync with iTunes.
Instacast | Universal ($4.99)
A premium-option podcast app with subscription management, wireless download, and background playing.
Podcasts | Universal (Free)
Apple's own podcast app.
Comic Zeal | Universal ($4.99)
The best comic reader available. Organize your comics in any way you want in a great-looking interface.
ComicFlow | iPad (Free)
Straight and no nonsense comic reader. Limited organization features (requires WebDAV access).
Comixology | Universal (Free)
The only platform that has Marvel, DC, and The Walking Dead. Purchases can be made in the app itself, or on the web.
Zinio | Universal (Free)
Browse more than 5000 digital magazines from around the world in a newsstand with the largest selection, or read fresh articles daily for free. The best in news, politics, technology, art, style, travel and more, Zinio connects you with the stories that shape history from the magazines that matter to you.
Kindle | Universal (Free)
The Kindle app is optimized for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, giving users the ability to read Kindle books, newspapers, magazines, textbooks and PDFs on a beautiful, easy-to-use interface. You’ll have access to over 1,000,000 books in the Kindle Store plus hundreds of newspapers and magazines. Amazon Whispersync automatically syncs your last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across devices (including Kindle), so you can pick up your book where you left off on another device.
Kobo Books | Universal (Free)
With Kobo, you can read on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch anywhere, anytime. Visit Kobo and browse more than 3.2 million free and affordable titles in the Kobo Store, including bestsellers, award winners, new releases, classics, and hidden gems. All your books sync right to the app.
NOOK | Universal (Free)
Access over 3 million books—including 1 million FREE titles—plus magazines, newspapers, comics, and more. Sample NOOK books FREE and try any newspaper or magazine FREE for 14 days.
OverDrive Media Console | Universal (Free)
Read eBooks and listen to audiobooks from your library using OverDrive Media Console on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. More than 22,000 libraries worldwide offer titles via OverDrive.
Dropbox | Universal (Free)
Access your files from anywhere. "Drop" your files in the Dropbox folder, access those files on either iPhone or iPad. Easy.
Google Drive | Universal (Free)
Similar to Dropbox, with document editing options.
SkyDrive | Universal (Free)
Similar to Dropbox and Google Drive, baked into Windows 8 natively for easy access.
Evernote | Universal (Free)
Evernote is considered to be one of the best note-taking applications available. Organize your notes, access them from any device or computer, and share your notes with others.
Paper | iPad (Free)
Capture your ideas as sketches, diagrams, illustrations, notes or drawings and share them across the web.
Fantastical | iPhone ($1.99)
A newcomer in the Calendar arena for the iPhone, Fantastical is a pretty simple app to use, but offers plenty of options in managing your day. It understands casual language, allowing you to schedule "watch a movie every other Tuesday" without having to clear things up. An OS X version is available for $14.99.
Paprika | iPhone ($4.99) and iPad ($4.99)
A recipe organizer with iCloud support.
Clear | iPhone ($1.99)
A list-keeping app that keeps things simple. Make as much lists as you want with maximum flexibility.
Remember the Milk | Universal (Free)
Take your to-do list anywhere with this feature-packed app; never forget the milk (or anything else) again.
Mint | Universal (Free)
Mint allows you to track, budget and manage your money all in one place, so you can see where you’re spending and where you can save.
Genius Scan | iPhone (Free)
Use the iPhone camera to scan documents and convert to PDF.
Chrome | Universal (Free)
A handy browser for Chrome desktop users. Signing into a Google account allows access to bookmarks under the same account from different browsers. Incognito mode is built right in, without having to navigate to iOS Settings menu to enable it.
Google Search | Universal (Free)
Search faster and easier with the latest Search app from Google. Get just the right information at just the right time with Google Now. Search handsfree with enhanced Voice Search.
Mercury | Universal (Free)
Free web browser, with Dropbox support, themes, Wi-Fi file transfer, Firefox bookmark sync, and a private mode.
Wikipanion | iPhone (Free)
Allows offline storage of visited or saved Wikipedia pages, with advanced bookmark management, clean UI and viewing. Upgradeable to Wikipanion Plus for $4.99.
Yelp | Universal (Free)
Find various stores near you, and view community-submitted reviews and comments. Make reservations.
Urbanspoon | iPhone (Free)
Can't decide on what to eat for dinner? Let Urbanspoon choose for you. View and review restaurants, read other community-submitted reviews, as well. Make reservations.
Google Maps | iPhone (Free)
A veteran in the map game, Google Maps features turn-by turn directions, public transportation options, traffic data, and street view.
Waze | Universal (Free)
A superb free traffic and navigation app, including turn-by-turn directions, text to speech capabilities and many social features such as live community driven traffic information and road reports.
HERE | iPhone (Free)
Nokia's own maps app, featuring turn-by-turn directions, real time traffic information, public transportation maps, and an option to save places.
Movies by Flixter | Universal (Free)
View theatre times from your local theatre, purchase tickets, and read reviews with RottenTomatoes. Set your favourite theatres for easy browsing, and view top box office and upcoming movies lists.
RedLaser | iPhone (Free)
A handy scanner app allowing users to scan barcodes and QR codes for various items. Also allows the creation of QR codes for various things. The Scan (free) app is also an alternative.
Yahoo! Weather | iPhone (Free)
Check the current weather with this simple and beatiful weather app.
AccuWeather | iPhone (Free)
Weather application, complete with social sharing, iCloud support, and calendar integration.
theScore Mobile | Universal (Free)
Keep track of sports scores throughout the different professional leagues, as well as news and updates.
Delivery Status Touch | Universal ($2.99)
Track your packages with almost every popular carriers around the world.
