9 most popular apps of the year 2015

1. Enlight

January 02, 2016

The most advanced yet easy-to-use photo editor. The photos captured using the tiny lenses and sensors on smartphones need a little bit of help to look their best - that's where apps like Enlight come in. This iOS app has multiple filters, editing tools, decals, masking tools and more. You can also head to their website for examples & tutorials.

2. Hyper

January 02, 2016

A beautiful, daily curated video magazine for the iPad. If video is your thing, Hyper is where you should head rather than YouTube. The simple yet captivating interface shows you multiple, short looping videos and a brief description for each one. It's updated every day but you can always go back a few days to check different content.

3. Shadowmatic

January 02, 2016

An award-winning, photorealistic & imaginative puzzle game. Playing with light and shadows was never so much fun - if you're into shadow puppets, you'll love this game. You have to twist, turn and move random objects around till they make a shadow of a recognizable object. It sounds abstract but it a lot of fun, boosted by beautiful music & effects.

4. Periscope

January 02, 2016

Easily broadcast live video to anyone in the world. With Periscope, you're exploring the world through someone else's eyes. A smartphone with a data connection is all you need and you can broadcast (and interact with) as many people as you like. Sharing and build up a regular fanbase is made easy through other social platforms like Twitter.

5. Google Cardboard

January 02, 2016

The app that helped make VR a mass-market phenomenon. It used to be that for virtual reality, you needed a high-end computer and expensive digital glasses. The Cardboard viewer and app changed all that, turning your phone into a window. The Cardboard app is the starting point and a perfect showcase for what your phone can do with the right apps.

6. Asphalt Nitro

January 02, 2016

A 25MB car racing game with great graphics and multi-player support. Gameloft's Asphalt series of games have always been loved for their graphics and gameplay. However, the games counted in several hundred MB download size. Their latest game Asphalt Nitro manages to deliver the same fun gameplay with Multiple game modes and fleet of licensed cars to play with in just 25MB.

7. TrueMessenger

January 02, 2016

An Android-only app that automatically keeps spam SMS at bay. SMS spam is increasing day by day and even being registered on the DND list does not help. With the free TrueMessenger as your default SMS app you can get rid of spam. It comes with a built-in blocklist and any incoming spam is automatically moved to the spam folder without disturbing you.

8. Office Lens

January 02, 2016

The easiest document scanner app with smart trim and clean-up. Microsoft's free Office Lens app uses your phone's camera to capture image of paper or whiteboard and then automatically crops the relevant area and cleans it up for better readability - almost like a scanner in your pocket. You can choose to save the scan on your phone or on cloud storage.

9. Boomerang/Layout/Hyperlapse

January 02, 2016

The excellent official Instagram apps for added fun. Instagram is one of the most popular photo sharing social network today and they have launched three new companion apps in 2015 for effects. Boomerang creates a short looping video; layout helps you create collages whereas Hyperlapse lets you create instant time-lapse videos. All three let you directly share on Instagram for posting. ET