Apple Inc. (AAPL): The Top 10 Free Apps For iPhone 5

Curious what the top 10 free apps for iPhone 5 are? Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)‘s app store offers a huge selection of applications. And while we have already taken a look at the top 15 best-selling apps, now its time to take a look at the top free apps that one can download in his or her iPhone.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) launched the iPhone in 2007, a device with unique features at that time. A year later, the company opened its app store which contained only 500 apps. Currently, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) offers over 850,000 applications from different categories, that can be either purchased for a reasonable amount of money, or can be downloaded for free. So, if you don’t want to pay, there is still a lot of great stuff you can make use of.

A couple of months ago, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) released the list of top downloads from its app store, both free and paid apps for iPhone and iPad devices, celebrating the 50 billion downloads milestone. At that time, among the top free apps could be found Facebook, Pandora Radio or Instagram, which most likely will be in all-time tops for a long time. However, in order to check out the latest trends, it is a good sense to take a look at a more recent top list.

It is important to point out that for many free apps in the store, even though they can be downloaded for free, most require many in-app purchases, which have become one of the latest trends for applications. But still, even without them, the app can provide many great functions.

With this in mind, we have compiled a list of top ten free applications for iPhone users. Most of them represent games and entertainment apps, but even so, they are cool and worth it to be checked out.

On the 10th position of our list, is situated “Escape if you can.”. It is a simple puzzle game, whose main goal is to escape from a room and advance to the next floor. The game also offers in-app purchases, which we have mentioned above. The game has great graphics, but only nine levels are available at the moment.

The next on the list is “Snapchat,” an app for photo and video sharing. The user can simply take a picture and send it easily to a friend or several at the same time.

Now that you’ve seen a little preview from our list, let’s take a look at the rest of the ten free iPhone apps for iPhone 5:

No. 8 Oldify 2

Oldify 2 is an entertainment app which can process pictures of you or your friends and give them the aging effect, so you could see how you would look like when you hit 50 or 60. Oldify is a paid app, however currently it is offered for free in the app store, so here’s your chance to save $0.99.

No. 7 Google Maps

Have you ever gotten lost or needed to find a place in the city? While your iPhone has a “Maps” application, it is not as useful and powerful as the more advanced Google Maps. The app offers features like navigation, or Street View.

No. 6 The Lone Ranger by Disney

The Lone Ranger is a fun western-style game, but you will enjoy it even more spending a couple of bucks on in-app purchases. As you can understand from the title, the game has been based on “The Lone Ranger” movie, and offers the player the chance to see himself as a Texas Ranger.

No. 5 True or False – Test Your Wits!

Fun can also be intellectual and True or False is a great example. The game offers a large selection of facts and makes the player decide whether they are right or wrong. True or False also has the possibility for two people to play at the same time.

No. 4 Wide Sky

Wide Sky is a game where the player has to take a hedgehog through a bunch of acrobatic challenges. Sounds already fun, doesn’t it? But wait, there is more, as the hedgehog also has a bunch special powers like the possibility to control the winds or create a vortex.

No. 3 Pic the Word – Find the Common Word

Pic the Word is a fun game where the main goal is to find the common word which can be attributed to each of the pictures on the screen. The game also offers many in-app purchases.

No. 2 Candy Crush Saga

Candy Crush Saga is a puzzle game with great graphics and many levels, which will be fun to pass. However, in order to make the full use of the game, you might be required to spend some money.

No. 1 Despicable Me: Minion Rush

Runner games are always fun to play. And the popularity of masterpieces like Temple Run or Jetpack Joyride confirms it. Despicable Me is another great add to the list of runners, where the player will have to take the main character, the Minion, through many missions and places.