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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