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10 apps that will upgrade your phone for less than $10

Learn how to upgrade your phone with less than $10 or even for free

Chances are your smartphone is already loaded with apps like Facebook, Instagram and Bubble Quiz. Although, there is no doubt that the above mentioned apps are great and useful, there are several apps available that can upgrade your iPhone for $10 or even for free. To learn more, please look through a list of top 10 iPhone apps you are currently not using but should.

1. Can I Stream it? (Free) The app is literally the fastest and most accurate way to find streaming movies, series and TV shows to rent and but online. It searches across major services so you don’t have to waste your time checking multiple resources even again.

2. WeChat (Free) WeChat is a calling and messaging app that became a great alternative to Viber and WhatsApp that added to many ads to the usual communication. It has numerous emoticons and allows you to chat with up to 35 people at once.

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3. Remember my name (Free) The app is a safeguard for those who have trouble remembering names. It adjusts to your contacts, emails and social media accounts to get you full information on the person. All you need to do is type a keyword like Jack W. and it will give you a detailed report: “Jack W. lives in San Francisco, met last week, 20 mutual friends”.

4. App to remotelymonitor your child’s phone (monthly plan) Pumpic.com is a great app for busy parents wishing to keep an eye on their children while away. It allows you to track text messages, call logs, videos and photos downloaded. In addition you can monitor social media accounts and track real-time GPS location of your child. The app works on both iOS and Android and helps you prevent cyber dangers with new features like social media and IM chats monitoring.

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5. Best weather forecast ($3.99) No more false weather forecasts. Dark Sky gives you down-to-a-minute weather predictions and sets alarms for possible dangers like sand storms, tsunami etc.

6. Nextto travel app (Free) An awesome travel app that allows you to choose whom to sit next to during your flight. An app is basically a travel community where you meet travel mates, share expenses like a taxi ride from an airport or an apartment. Once you fill out the information about your flight, you get all updates such as if your flight is late or canceled right to your Android or iPhone.

7. Swiftkey (Free) Since Apple allowed using third-party keyboards Swiftkey is definitely the best one. It corrects and underlines your sentences according to your preselected settings.

8. Photoshop in your phone (Free) If you enjoy taking pictures with your iPhone VSCO Cam is none of the best options to use. It allows you to take professionally looking pictures due to its advanced settings. You can manually change shutter speed, focus and white balance and share it with your friends in social media or in a VSCO group right after taking a photo.

9. iFixit (Free) This one is a great DIY-oriented application that includes teardown and repair guides for numerous devices. The variety of guides is truly vast, starting smartphones and ending with massive tracks.

10. Wiki-know all (Free) One of the best augment reality apps is a must-have for travelers and all people who enjoy exploring. Wikitude pulls information on restaurants, pubs, sightseeing spots and general places of interest with a help of a camera. All you need to do is to turn on the app and look through your camera.

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