The iPhone X has a new screen size, a new screen resolution, and new hardware to design around (like the curved edges and the notch). Apple has been clear in their directive – flow with the curves and embrace the notch. And some of the best apps for the iPhone X manage to do just that (a few add their own unique twist to it).
If you’ve got an iPhone X, these are the best apps for your shiny new iPhone.
1. VSCO
VSCO is still the best camera and photo editing app for beginners. By default, it takes better pictures than the Camera app. And you can go in and use one of the amazing filters to make your photos even better. VSCO now fully supports the iPhone X screen size.
Download: VSCO
2. Halide
Halide is a professional level camera app that manages to be simple in design. The app covers a lot of extremes – from capturing in RAW with manual focus and manual ISO to basically a point-and-shoot Auto everything, save to JPEG mode. And going from Auto mode to RAW only takes a couple of taps and slides. Plus, Halide is one of the few apps that actually uses the ears next to the notch. The app will put details about the photo and a histogram up there.
If you’re even little bit interested in getting better photos out of your iPhone X camera, you should start using Halide (capture in RAW, then edit). Halide’s designer has a nice breakdown about capturing in RAW here.
Download: Halide ($4.99)
3. 1Password
1Password has always been our preferred password management app because it gives you the control over where your encrypted vault is stored (locally, on a Mac, on Dropbox or on their service). 1Password for iPhone X brings Face ID into the mix and turns the whole process of entering passwords into true magic.
Now when you open 1Password, you don’t have to do anything. Face ID will scan your face and 1Password will instantly unlock your vault. The same goes for when you’re filling in a password from a third party app.
Download: 1Password
4. Overcast
Overcast went through yet another UI change. This time, ditching the drawer UI and going back to the page view. But the app still has all the things we love – Smart Speed, Voice Boost, and Smart Playlists. Overcast has been updated for iPhone X and it stretches all the way to the top and the bottom of the screen.
Plus it has a really cool Black theme now which goes well with iPhone X’s OLED display.
Download: Overcast
5. Apollo
Apollo is a new Reddit client which has been in Beta for more than a year. It’s designed to fit in with iOS. The app is gorgeous and easy to use. Plus, it has a Black theme for that totally dark OLED look.
Download: Apollo
6. Pcalc Lite
Pcalc Lite is our favorite calculator app. It’s been updated for iPhone X and the app just looks gorgeous on the tall screen. It uses iPhone X’s new curved edges and includes in in the UI itself. Plus, it fades to black and the top so the notch just disappears.
Download: Pcalc Lite
7. YouTube
Everyone’s favorite entertainment app has been updated to support iPhone X. By default, YouTube will play videos in a letterboxed mode in landscape view (ignoring the notch). But you can pinch out to expand the video to take up the whole screen. This zooms into the video and cuts off the part that’s behind the notch.
If you’re watching a video that’s in the cinema scale super wide resolution (like a Marvel movie trailer), YouTube will automatically play that in the stretched mode.
Download: YouTube
8. Carrot Weather
Currently, Carrot Weather is the best weather app for viewing as much important weather information on one page. It can connect to Weather Underground and give you the weather details for your exact location. Plus, you can customize the entire dashboard to include the weather details you care about. This new version lets you turn down the Carrot Weather AI (so that you don’t get all the snark).
Download: Carrot Weather ($4.99)
9. Snapseed
Snapped is the best free photo editor on the iPhone. And we are including it in the list even though the app hasn’t been updated for iPhone X’s screen. Even in the letterbox mode, it works great. It’s still really easy to import a photo (including a RAW image), tune it up a bit and export it to the camera roll. You can choose to ignore Snapseed’s new Looks feature and still use the Tune Image feature which lets you quickly change the brightness, contrast, ambiance, saturation, highlights and more.
Download: Snapseed
10. Instagram
Instagram is currently the only social network I like using. Instagram’s iPhone X update embraces the notch by extending the navigation bar to the top of the screen. And that’s it, really. There are no other major changes for the iPhone X here.
Download: Instagram
If you’ve got an iPhone X, these are the best apps for your shiny new iPhone.
1. VSCO
VSCO is still the best camera and photo editing app for beginners. By default, it takes better pictures than the Camera app. And you can go in and use one of the amazing filters to make your photos even better. VSCO now fully supports the iPhone X screen size.
2. Halide
Halide is a professional level camera app that manages to be simple in design. The app covers a lot of extremes – from capturing in RAW with manual focus and manual ISO to basically a point-and-shoot Auto everything, save to JPEG mode. And going from Auto mode to RAW only takes a couple of taps and slides. Plus, Halide is one of the few apps that actually uses the ears next to the notch. The app will put details about the photo and a histogram up there.
Download: Halide ($4.99)
3. 1Password
1Password has always been our preferred password management app because it gives you the control over where your encrypted vault is stored (locally, on a Mac, on Dropbox or on their service). 1Password for iPhone X brings Face ID into the mix and turns the whole process of entering passwords into true magic.
Download: 1Password
4. Overcast
Overcast went through yet another UI change. This time, ditching the drawer UI and going back to the page view. But the app still has all the things we love – Smart Speed, Voice Boost, and Smart Playlists. Overcast has been updated for iPhone X and it stretches all the way to the top and the bottom of the screen.
Download: Overcast
5. Apollo
Apollo is a new Reddit client which has been in Beta for more than a year. It’s designed to fit in with iOS. The app is gorgeous and easy to use. Plus, it has a Black theme for that totally dark OLED look.
Download: Apollo
6. Pcalc Lite
Pcalc Lite is our favorite calculator app. It’s been updated for iPhone X and the app just looks gorgeous on the tall screen. It uses iPhone X’s new curved edges and includes in in the UI itself. Plus, it fades to black and the top so the notch just disappears.
7. YouTube
Everyone’s favorite entertainment app has been updated to support iPhone X. By default, YouTube will play videos in a letterboxed mode in landscape view (ignoring the notch). But you can pinch out to expand the video to take up the whole screen. This zooms into the video and cuts off the part that’s behind the notch.
Download: YouTube
8. Carrot Weather
Currently, Carrot Weather is the best weather app for viewing as much important weather information on one page. It can connect to Weather Underground and give you the weather details for your exact location. Plus, you can customize the entire dashboard to include the weather details you care about. This new version lets you turn down the Carrot Weather AI (so that you don’t get all the snark).
9. Snapseed
Snapped is the best free photo editor on the iPhone. And we are including it in the list even though the app hasn’t been updated for iPhone X’s screen. Even in the letterbox mode, it works great. It’s still really easy to import a photo (including a RAW image), tune it up a bit and export it to the camera roll. You can choose to ignore Snapseed’s new Looks feature and still use the Tune Image feature which lets you quickly change the brightness, contrast, ambiance, saturation, highlights and more.
Download: Snapseed
10. Instagram
Instagram is currently the only social network I like using. Instagram’s iPhone X update embraces the notch by extending the navigation bar to the top of the screen. And that’s it, really. There are no other major changes for the iPhone X here.
VSCO is a highly rated iPhone camera app with a cool minimalist interface and a social twist. In addition to giving users extensive manual controls, the app allows them to also explore and find curated photographic content from a vibrant international community. More VSCO features are available via an in-app purchase.
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