当我第一次拿起新的iPhone 5S时（感谢我的父母），我立即去应用商店(app store)开始下载应用程序！拥有一部智能手机而不使用应用程序就像拥有一台电脑而只使用它来浏览互联网(Internet)。如果你有 iPhone，你也很幸运，因为在我看来，Apple 应用商店(app store)在应用数量和应用质量(apps and quality)方面仍然优于Android 应用商店。(Android app)
那么，可以立即为您的新 iPhone 下载的最佳免费应用程序是什么？嗯，有一堆！显然，每个人都有自己的偏好，所以我会尽量保持这个列表对任何人都相当通用和有用。另外，我不会列出很多替代方案，最多只列出一两个，通常是最好的。
我还将按类别对其进行细分，因此如果您正在寻找最好的视频应用程序或聊天应用程序(video app or chat app)，您可以跳到相应的部分。我不会提及任何游戏，因为“最佳”游戏每天都在变化，而且网上已经有足够多的列表可以找到好游戏。我也不会提到新闻应用程序(news apps)和其他几个非常不言自明的类别。
最佳地图/导航应用
谷歌地图(Google Maps)(Google Maps)——我开车时几乎一直在 iPhone 上使用GPS，它完全取代了我多年前使用的Garmin GPS 。(Garmin GPS)Apple Maps现在还不错，但仍然远远落后于Google Maps。由于它是Google 产品(Google product)，您也可以使用您的Google 帐户(Google account)登录并同步所有数据，这让生活变得更加轻松。
Waze – Waze是逐向导航，增加了一个社交社区，有助于为驾驶员带来有用的信息。它已被谷歌(Google)收购，但它仍然是一个单独的应用程序。最终，它可能会被合并到Google Maps中，这将使该应用程序成为您真正需要GPS 导航(GPS navigation)的唯一应用程序！
最佳天气应用
有一百万个天气应用程序(weather apps)，它真的归结为偏好，所以你可能会讨厌我的列表！如果您真的喜欢其他东西，请在评论中发表。
雅虎天气(Yahoo Weather)(Yahoo Weather)——这是我最喜欢的，因为它有一个漂亮的界面和几乎所有你需要的信息，除非你对天气很执着，在这种情况下你可能会花钱买一个花哨的天气应用程序(weather app)。但是免费的，这简直太完美了。
Weather Underground – 很多人都对这个应用程序发誓，我也使用过它并且非常喜欢它。它是免费的，但它包含广告。这是唯一的缺点。您可以支付 99 美分并移除广告，但我们试图只提及最好的免费应用程序。不管(Regardless)有什么广告，它仍然是一款出色的天气应用(weather app)。
最佳相机/照片应用
flickr – flickr 应用程序可以让您浏览您的Flickr 照片(Flickr photos)，还可以让您将 iPhone 上的所有内容上传到他们的免费 1 TB 存储(TB storage)帐户。如果你拍很多照片，这是一个很好的选择。它还有过滤器和编辑工具，因此您可以在上传到 flickr、 Twitter 或 Facebook(Twitter or Facebook)之前修复您的照片。
Google+ –Google+主要是一个社交网络应用程序(networking app)，但我将它列在最佳camera/photo apps下也是因为它实际上非常适合照片。如果您过去使用过Picasa 网络相册(Picasa Web Albums)，这些相册已被转换为Google+ photoGoogle+ app中访问它们。它还会自动将您的所有照片和视频上传到Google+ ，并自动为您创建动画GIF(GIFs)、增强照片等等。
Instagram – 很难找到不使用Instagram的朋友。即使Facebook收购了它们，它们仍然是最流行的照片共享应用程序之一。
Snapseed - 上述应用大多与照片查看和存储(viewing and storage)有关，但Snapseed适合照片效果。您可以使用此应用程序免费提供的许多选项和工具来转换和调整照片。
Aviary 的照片编辑器(Photo Editor by Aviary)(Photo Editor by Aviary)– 另一个免费应用程序，但如果您想要更多效果而不仅仅是基本效果，这个应用程序有应用内购买。免费版本有很多功能，足以创建一些非常酷的编辑照片。
VSCO Cam –同样(Again)，就像Aviary的(Aviary)照片应用程序(photo app)一样，您可以获得一组基本的过滤器，并且可以通过应用内购买购买更多。该程序使用一些先进的技术为您的照片添加令人惊叹的效果。
最佳云存储应用
Dropbox – 最流行和广为人知的Dropbox非常适合将您的文件存储在云中。它适用于几乎所有设备，在 iPhone 上自动上传所有照片和视频非常棒。只有缺点吗？存储成本高。如果您使用大量数据，您将支付比竞争对手更多的费用。
谷歌云端硬盘(Google Drive)(Google Drive)——我的新宠，因为价格大幅下降(price drop)：1 TB 存储空间每月 10 美元。每年 500 美元，您只能在Dropbox(Dropbox)上获得 500 GB我的新计划是将大部分数据从Dropbox移动到Google Drive，然后继续使用Dropbox，但仅限于较小且较便宜的计划。Google 云端硬盘(Google Drive)无法自动上传您手机中的任何内容。Google+可以，但两者目前整合得不是很好，如果Google想要与(Google)Dropbox进行更多竞争，他们需要做。
OneDrive – 即使它来自Microsoft，它也是一个非常好的应用程序。几乎每个人都有一台 Windows PC(Windows PC)，这使得这个应用程序真正有用。OneDrive集成到Office 2013、Windows 8、 Windows Phone、 Microsoft Surface和其他微软(Microsoft)产品中，所以如果你在微软的世界(Microsoft world)里，这是一个很好的云存储应用程序(cloud storage app)。它在存储方面也比Dropbox便宜。
最佳消息/聊天应用
Google Hangouts – Hangouts非常适合使用Gmail和其他Google服务的任何人。它使您可以与好友聊天并与一群人进行视频通话。如果您真的考虑它，它不是一个非常棒的聊天应用程序，但由于它是Google，所以它很有用。
WhatsApp——如果Facebook为它支付了 160 亿美元，你可能应该使用它。开个玩笑(Just kidding)，但对于在美国以外有家人的人来说非常有用，因为其他人使用WhatsApp进行消息传递。
Facebook Messenger – 您可以使用贴纸、拨打免费电话、录制语音(record voice)信息和发送免费短信。Messenger是一个非常有用的与人保持联系的应用程序。此外，它是Facebook，因此您在世界上认识的每个人都会在上面。
Snapchat – 如果您是青少年，请继续下载，因为您可能想与其他不合适的青少年分享您自己的不合适的照片。祝你好运。
最佳社交应用
Facebook Paper – Paper是 Facebook 的新应用程序，可让您在更现代的 UI 中关注您的新闻提要。(News Feed)Paper 应用程序中的(Paper app)一切(Everything)看起来都更好，它可以让您关注各种主题的热门新闻报道。
Twitter – 如果您还没有使用Twitter，那么您真的应该加入这个潮流。即使您从不发布任何内容，您也可以通过在Twitter上关注合适的人或公司来获得很多有用的信息。实际上，我现在通过在(Actually)Twitter 上(Twitter)发帖而不是通过电话或电子邮件那里获得更好的客户服务。(customer service)
LinkedIn – 即使您为自己工作，您也应该在LinkedIn上拥有个人资料。它是专业人士最好的社交网站(networking site)。公司疯狂地使用LinkedIn来寻找优秀人才，因此请通过该应用程序密切关注您的联系。
Pinterest——我不是Pinterest的忠实用户，但这让我成为了一个例外。Pinterest拥有巨大的流量，人们似乎很喜欢它。无论您的兴趣是什么，都可以找到有趣的东西。
Google+ –Google+ isn永远不会取代Facebook，但它是一个很好的补充。Google+上的帖子比某人的午餐或婴儿(lunch or babies)照片更精美、更具新闻性。
最佳在线视频应用
YouTube – 它只在全世界一个地方拥有最多的视频。绝对必须下载YouTube 应用程序(YouTube app)并赶上当天在网络上流传的任何疯狂的病毒视频。
Netflix – 如果您订阅了 Netflix(Netflix subscription)，那么您将需要iPhone 应用程序(iPhone app)，这样您就可以狂看《绝命毒师》或《(Breaking Bad or House)纸牌(Cards)屋》。
Amazon Instant Video – 如果您拥有Amazon Prime 会员资格(Amazon Prime membership)，那么您会希望Instant Video应用程序能够观看(Instant Video)Amazon提供的所有免费内容
Vine – 你可以花几个小时在Vine上观看短得离谱但歇斯底里的视频。您也可以创建自己的并发布！
最佳笔记应用
Evernote – 这是笔记应用程序之王，具有大量功能。Evernote几乎不会出错。它适用于所有设备，并且有用于浏览器、应用程序等的插件。
Microsoft OneNote – OneNote是我非常喜欢的微软免费笔记应用程序。它在Mac 和 PC(Mac and PC)上也是免费的，因此您的笔记将在计算机、网络和移动设备之间同步。
最佳本地应用
Yelp – 你总是需要关于吃饭的地方等的好建议，所以下载最受欢迎的本地指南应用程序(guide apps)之一是明智的。Yelp 集成在Google 搜索(Google search)、 Bing 和很多(Bing and lots)人留下评论中，这使得使用它很有用。
AroundMe – 另一个很棒的应用程序，可以快速找到您周围的本地企业。虽然 Yelp 更专注于食物，但 AroundMe(AroundMe)可以帮助您找到ATM 机(ATMs)、医院、银行、酒吧等等。
最佳电影应用
IMDB – 绝对是获取有关演员、电影、电视节目或任何(TV show or anything)与电影和电视相关的信息的最佳应用程序。如果您根本看任何电视或电影(TV or movies)，这是必须的。
Fandango -用于获取本地放映时间和观看电影预告片的很棒的应用程序。(Awesome app)与Flixter(Flixter)几乎相同，但我更喜欢这个应用程序。
其他最佳应用
除了上述应用程序之外，还有一些不一定属于上述类别之一。这里还有一些我觉得有用的。
Chrome 浏览器(Chrome Browser)(Chrome Browser)– 如果您已经是Google 用户(Google user)， Chrome有一些不错的功能可以让所有内容保持同步。我还发现它比Safari(Safari)更快更好。
Google 搜索(Google Search)(Google Search)– 即使您从未使用此应用程序来实际执行搜索，您也应该将其用于Google Now 通知。如果您是Gmail 用户(Gmail user)，您可以将两者联系起来，并自动获取有关航班、包裹等的提醒。
Skype – Facetime很棒，但有时您需要与没有Apple 设备(Apple device)的人进行视频聊天。Skype是一个不错的选择，因为它已经如此流行。
查找我的 iPhone(Find My iPhone)(Find My iPhone) – 如果您有不止一台Apple 设备(Apple device)使用同一个 iCloud 帐户，那么您绝对应该安装它。它可以帮助我随时跟踪我所有的家庭成员。
薄荷(Mint)(Mint)——你可能有信用卡，对吧？银行(Bank)账户？贷款(Loans)？投资(Investments)？抵押？使用免费的Mint 应用程序(Mint app)跟踪(Keep track)这一切。
Runkeeper – Runkeeper是我提到的唯一一款健身应用程序(fitness app)，因为它是免费的，而且它在跟踪你的跑步方面做得非常出色。
显然，这是最好的应用程序的简短列表，但我想保持列表小而重要。我不喜欢为每个类别提供 10 个选择，因为这样就很难决定下载哪一个。您每天或经常使用的最喜欢的免费应用程序有哪些？让我们在评论中知道。享受！
The Best Free Apps for a New iPhone
When І first got up new iPhone 5S (thanks to my parents), I instantly wеnt to the app store and starting downloading apps! Having a smartphоne and not using apps is like having a computer and only using it to browse the Internet. If you have an iPhone, yoυ’re also lucky because the Apple аpp store is still bettеr than the Android app store in terms of number of apps and quality of apps, in my oрinion.
So what are the best free apps to download for your new iPhone right away? Well, there are a bunch! Obviously, everyone will have their preferences, so I’ll try to keep this list fairly general and useful for anyone. In addition, I won’t list many alternatives, just one or two at the most and normally the best ones.
I’ll also break it down by category, so if you’re looking for the best video app or chat app, you can skip down to the appropriate section. I’m not going to mention any games because the “best” game changes everyday and there are already enough lists online for finding good games. I’ll also not mention news apps and a couple of other categories that are pretty self-explanatory.
Best Maps/Navigation Apps
Google Maps – I pretty much use the GPS on my iPhone all the time when driving and it’s completely replaced the Garmin GPS I had used for years before. Apple Maps is pretty good now, but it’s still lags far behind Google Maps. Since it’s a Google product, you can log in using your Google account also and have all your data synced, which makes life a lot easier.
Waze – Waze is turn-by-turn navigation with the addition of a social community that helps brings in useful information for drivers. It has been acquired by Google, but it still a separate app. Eventually, it might be merged into Google Maps, which would make that app the only one you really need for GPS navigation!
Best Weather Apps
There are a million weather apps and it really comes down to preferences, so you may hate my list! If you really love something else, post in the comments.
Yahoo Weather – This is my favorite because it’s got a beautiful interface and pretty much all the information you need, unless you’re hardcore about weather, in which case you’ll probably be spending money on a fancy weather app. But for free, this is just perfect.
Weather Underground – A lot of people swear by this app and I’ve used it also and really liked it. It’s free, but it includes ads. That’s the only downside. You can pay 99 cents and get the ads removed, but we’re trying to only mention the best free apps. Regardless of the ads, it’s still an excellent weather app.
Best Camera/Photo Apps
flickr – The flickr app lets you browse your Flickr photos and also lets you upload everything from your iPhone up to their free 1 TB storage account. If you take a lot of photos, this is a great option. It’s also got filters and editing tools, so you can fix up your photos before uploading to flickr, Twitter or Facebook.
Google+ – Google+ is mostly a social networking app, but I listed it under best camera/photo apps also because it is actually really great for photos. If you used Picasa Web Albums in the past, those have been converted into Google+ photo albums and you can access them all from the Google+ app. It also auto uploads all your photos and videos to Google+ and create animated GIFs, enhances photos and more for you automatically.
Instagram – It’s hard not to find a friend who isn’t using Instagram. Even though Facebook bought them, they are still one of the most popular photo sharing apps out there.
Snapseed – The above-mentioned apps are mostly related to photo viewing and storage, but Snapseed is good for photo effects. You can transform and adjust photos with the many options and tools this app includes all for free.
Photo Editor by Aviary – Another free app, but this one has in-app purchases if you want more effects than just the basic ones. The free version has a lot of features and more than enough to create some pretty cool edited photos.
VSCO Cam – Again, like the photo app by Aviary, you get a basic set of filters and can purchase more via in-app purchases. The program uses some advanced technology to add stunning effects to your photos.
Best Cloud Storage Apps
Dropbox – The most popular and widely known, Dropbox is pretty sweet for storing your files in the cloud. It works on pretty much every device and on the iPhone it’s amazing for uploading all your photos and videos automatically. Only downside? Expensive for storage. If you use a lot of data, you’ll be paying way more than the competitors.
Google Drive – My new favorite because of the huge price drop: $10 a month for 1 TB of storage. You only get 500 GB on Dropbox for $500 a year. My new plan is to move most data from Dropbox to Google Drive and then continue to use Dropbox, but only on the smaller less expensive plans. Google Drive can’t aut0-upload anything from your phone. Google+ can, but the two don’t currently integrate very well, something Google needs to do if they want to compete more with Dropbox.
OneDrive – Even though it’s from Microsoft, it’s a pretty good app. Just about everyone has a Windows PC, which makes this app actually useful. OneDrive is integrated into Office 2013, Windows 8, Windows Phone, Microsoft Surface and other Microsoft products, so if you are in the Microsoft world, this is a good cloud storage app. It’s also cheaper than Dropbox in terms of storage.
Best Messaging/Chat Apps
Google Hangouts – Hangouts is great for anyone who uses Gmail and other Google services. It lets you chat with your buddies and do video calls with groups of people. Not a very great chatting app if you really think about it, but since it’s Google, it’s useful.
WhatsApp – If Facebook paid $16 billion for it, you should probably use it. Just kidding, but very useful for anyone who has family outside of the US because the rest of the uses WhatsApp for messaging.
Facebook Messenger – You can use stickers, make free calls, record voice messages and send free text messages. Messenger is a pretty useful app for keeping in touch with people. Also, it’s Facebook, so everyone you know in the world will be on it.
Snapchat – If you’re a teenager, then go ahead and download as you’ll probably want to share inappropriate pictures of yourself with other inappropriate teenagers. Good luck.
Best Social Apps
Facebook Paper – Paper is Facebook’s new app that lets you follow your News Feed in a much more modern looking UI. Everything looks better in the Paper app and it lets you follow popular news stories on a variety of topics.
Twitter – If you’re not on Twitter yet, you really should jump on the bandwagon. Even if you never post anything, you can get a lot of useful info by following the right people or companies on Twitter. Actually, I get better customer service from companies by posting on Twitter than by calling or emailing nowadays.
LinkedIn – Even if you work for yourself, you should have a profile on LinkedIn. It’s the best social networking site for professionals. Companies use LinkedIn like crazy for finding good talent, so keep tabs on your connections via the app.
Pinterest – I’m not a huge user of Pinterest, but that makes me an exception. Pinterest has huge traffic numbers and people seem to love it. Find interesting stuff whatever your interests might be.
Google+ – Google+ isn’t going to ever replace Facebook, but it’s a good complement. The posts on Google+ are more polished and newsy rather than photos of someone’s lunch or babies.
Best Online Video Apps
YouTube – It only has the most videos in one place in the entire world. Definitely have to download the YouTube app and catch up on whatever crazy viral video is floating around the web that day.
Netflix – If you have a Netflix subscription, then you’ll want the iPhone app so you can binge-watch Breaking Bad or House of Cards.
Amazon Instant Video – If you have an Amazon Prime membership, then you’ll want the Instant Video app to watch all that free content Amazon offers.
Vine – You can literally spend hours watching ridiculously short, yet hysterical videos on Vine. You can also create your own and post it!
Best Note Taking Apps
Evernote – This is the king of note-taking apps and has a slew of features. You pretty much can’t go wrong with Evernote. It works on all devices and there are plugins for browsers, applications, etc.
Microsoft OneNote – OneNote is Microsoft’s free note-taking app that I really like. It’s free on Mac and PC also, so your notes will be synced across computers, the web and your mobile device.
Best Local Apps
Yelp – You’ll always need good recommendations for places to eat, etc, so downloading one of the most popular local guide apps is smart. Yelp is integrated in Google search, Bing and lots of people leave reviews, which makes using it useful.
AroundMe – Another great app for quickly finding local businesses around you. While Yelp is more focused on food, AroundMe can help you find ATMs, hospitals, banks, bars and lots more.
Best Movie Apps
IMDB – Absolutely the best app for getting information about an actor, movie, TV show or anything related to movies and television. A must if you watch any TV or movies at all.
Fandango – Awesome app for getting local showtimes and watching movie trailers. Pretty much the same as Flixter, but I like this app better.
Other Best Apps
In addition to the above apps, there are some that don’t necessarily fit into one of the categories above. Here’s a couple of more that I find useful.
Chrome Browser – If you’re already a Google user, Chrome has some nice features to keep everything in sync. I also find it faster and better than Safari.
Google Search – Even if you never use this app to actually perform a search, you should use it for the Google Now notifications. If you’re a Gmail user, you can connect the two and get alerts automatically for flights, packages and more.
Skype – Facetime is awesome, but sometimes you need to video chat with someone who doesn’t have an Apple device. Skype is a great option since it’s already so popular.
Find My iPhone – You should definitely have this installed if you have more than one Apple device using the same iCloud account. It helps me keep track of all of my family members at any time.
Mint – You probably have credit cards, right? Bank accounts? Loans? Investments? Mortgage? Keep track of it all using the free Mint app.
Runkeeper – Runkeeper is the only fitness app I’m mentioning because it’s free and it does an amazing job of keeping track of your runs.
Obviously, this is a short list of best apps, but I wanted to keep the list small and to the point. I don’t like giving people 10 choices for every single category because then it’s hard to decide which one to download. What are some of your favorite free apps that you use daily or regularly? Let us know in the comments. Enjoy!
