Apps to keep

I’ve been looking into apps recently and during the research I came across some I just had to keep. Because they are visually nice or  have interesting transitions or have super exciting content or very easy to use ux or are just fun … Here my Top 15, in no particular order with some notes

• fun way of learning about art
• easy to use

 

2. Culture Key

 

Art and culture close to you with photos and description

 

• easy to use
• very visual
• connected with maps

 

3. Chefs Feed

 

A funky foodie app. Restaurants  by chefs near you

 

• filter system
• about chefs
• news in the foodie scene
• great punchy design
• nice user interface

4. Lush

 

The App from the soap store, with nice design and interactions

• nice design
• easy user interface
• intuitive
• buying through the app
• nice transition effects
• nice filtering

5. MoMA App

 

This App from the museum of modern art New York has great pieces of content, is very user friendly

 

    

 

• audio guides for kids and adults
• walking tour
• Art to explore
• way finding in the building
• in app help
• intuitive design
• art by floor
• in app player can be used while browsing
• event calendar

 

6. NYC Museum

 

If you ever go to New York you should definitely download this app, it shows you exhibitions for different areas of interest.

 

• museums by subject
• general info
• and maps
• easy to use interface
• colour coding
• nice design

 

7. MAU M&L

 

Access loads of old, amazing books in this e-library.

 

• library list of books
• digital reading
• filtering
• righ res
• books by map

8. Flipboard

 

Curate your own magazine with the content you like.

 

• flipping transition
• magazine by interest
• easy sharing
• visual
• easy to use

9. Slash Paris

 

If you go to paris download this app to see what art events are on in this town.

 

• art events in paris by day or cartier
• nice transition
• very easy to use
• integrated maps
• long scroll

10. Hilton Syon Park

 

A nicely designed Hotel app with useful content and a very user-friendly interface.

 

      

 

• intuitive beautiful navigation
• cityguide
• today in London
• very visual
• nice transitions
• weather
• attraction filter system

11. Net A Porter – The Edit

 

Free magazine app, interesting to see how magazine can be translated for mobile

 

• nice design
• editorial
• navigating in magazine mode
• in app shopping

12. Artsy

 

 

Art scene in big cities

 

• nice design
• editorial
• simple navigation
• nice light box
• neat transitions

13. Great British Chefs – for Kids

 

 

Cooking with kids guided by chefs

• beautiful design
• nice transitions and animations
• step by step guides
• recipes by complexity
• nice photography

14. Timeline – News in Context

 

A newsfeed which  connects todays news with previous milestones in history

 

    

• nice easy to use interface
• slick design
• nice transitions
• timeline view

15. Leaf Snap

Captures leafs find out which tree they belong to

• collection of leaves to browse
• snap your own leaves
• games
• fun