Top 5 Free Apps for iPhone 7

It’s October, you’ve picked up the stunning new iPhone and can’t wait to make it your own. Now it’s time to show it off with apps and games that looks and perform beautifully. Here’s some of our top picks in free apps that help you get the most out of your iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.

1. Take Stunning Photos with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

Bring beautiful images to light with Adobe Lightroom. Powered by the magic of Adobe Photoshop technology, Lightroom for mobile enables you to craft and share professional-quality images from your smartphone or tablet. Winner of the 2015 Professional Photographer Hot One Awards in the Photo App category.

App Highlights

1. Craft pro-quality images with the magic of Adobe Photoshop
2. Capture photos in DNG format with the in-app camera
3. Get precise control of color, tone, vignettes and detail
4. Import, edit, and sync raw files from your camera with a Creative Cloud membership
5. Sync photos across all your devices with a Creative Cloud membership

Download Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

2. Make Sick Beats with Auxy Music Studio

A refreshingly simple take on music-making, Auxy lets your create beats simply by placing colorful squares on grids. With the intuitive modular interface, it’s easy to arrange blocks, tinker with their composition, and create complicated beats. Once you’ve found the sound you’re looking for, you can adjust the tempo, key, and effects on the fly–then record it and export to MIDI.

​Auxy gets rid of the mess found in traditional music making tools and lets your focus on what matters: make beats, tweak sounds, and arrange your track to get it just right.

​App Highlights

1. State-of-the-art sound– Auxy runs a powerful sound engine that delivers the same audio quality as professional studio software. No cables needed.
2. Play together– Play in sync with any music app that supports the Ableton Link standard. Connect to the same wi-fi and enable Link to jam on different devices.
3. Share your music– Upload straight to SoundCloud or share your tracks as video files. You can also export high quality audio, stems, and MIDI files.

Download Auxy Music Studio

3. Get Your Game On with Oz: Broken Kingdom

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Battle the Great Darkness that has cast its shadow across the peaceful Land of Oz. Join the kingdom’s brave new heroine Ophelia Shen, along with the legendary heroes of Oz - Tin Man, Lion, and Scarecrow - as they embark on an epic quest to stop the rising evil, restore the balance of magic, and return the kingdom to its rightful glory. 

App Highlights

1. Command a cast of new and classic Oz heroes in breathtaking turn-based combat.
2. Evolve your heroes to Legendary levels of power.
3. Summon incredible abilities to crush fearsome enemies and rally the kingdom to your side.
4. Explore the dark corners of Oz, solve the thrilling mystery, and restore the balance between Good and Evil. 
5. Dominate other opponents in the Arenas of Oz to climb the leaderboards and advance through the leagues.

Download Oz: Broken Kingdom

4. Discover New Music with Shazam

Shazam is one of the world’s most popular apps, used by more than 100 million people each month to identify music, get song lyrics, and now to discover the music that artists discover themselves. Identify music instantly and share in the thrill of music discovery with the artist you love. Now you can see what top artists like Calvin Harris, Pitbull, Meghan Trainor, Avicii, Jason Derulo, Wiz Khalifa and others are Shazaming. 

App Highlights

1. Enjoy music lyrics and YouTube videos
2. Preview songs with Apple Music and add them to Spotify playlists
3. Launch Pandora Radio based on the artists you discover
4. With Auto Shazam you can keep finding tunes even when you leave the app
5. Follow new artists with a tap of a button and see what those artists are Shazaming

Download Shazam

​5. Get Inspired with Kitchen Stories

Looking for inspiration or guidance when it comes to meal planning and preparation? Kitchen Stories has your covered with a slew of recipes across an impressive range of categories–all backed by dazzling photos and helpful videos. You can even save or share your own concoctions while compiling shopping lists for your next grocery-store trip. Curious gourmands and fledgling chefs alike will find plenty to explore in this impressively polished app. 

App Highlights

1. Add automatically generated shopping lists to your reminders and plan your dinner on the go
2. Collect and save your favorite recipes
3. Make use of the practical measurement converter
4. HD video recipes guide you through the dishes
5. Step-by-step photo instructions make recipes easy to follow

Download Kitchen Stories

Descriptions were curated from each listed app in the App Store.