So every once in a while I come across an app that really blows me away in terms of
raw aesthetics. Now, usually I'm more focused on whether or not an app is useful, but sometimes
I just have to sit back and say man that app is really, really beautiful. So here are my
top 5 most beautiful iOS apps.
So coming in at number five is Carrot. Carrot is a weather app, but it looks pretty different
from most of the other apps on the app store. It sports a quircky, cartoonish design, and
it's one of the only apps I've seen that actually talks to you. Now one thing I really like about this app
other than the aesthetics are that it gives you a very simpy front page with just the
weather and the animations that go along with the weather, but if you want more information
you can swipe down and it's got a ton of more specific information like the U.V. index,
it's got the humidity, sunrise and sunset times, tons of great data, and this is really
great because the way I like to use a weather app is 99% of the time I just want to figure
out what I need to wear, if I need a jacket or something like that, but the other 1% of
the time I'm going out to film something or I'm doing something that's gonna be outdoors
and I want to know all of the other information, and on just, I want to know that I have the
option to dig deeper, to see all of the information that, um, is available. Now, you can set your
location to anywhere in the world, but the app also has something called "secret locations."
There are 31of them in total, and you unlock more of them the more you use the app, turning
it into kind of a game. So far I've unlocked Mount Doom, Neverland Ranch, and a Desert
Plantet on the Galactic Rim. Coming in at number 4 is Crossy Road, now Crossy Road might
seem like a weird choice for something like this, it's a pretty simplistic frogger-like
game where you bounce across roads and ponds enlessly, but there's something about the
design that really draws me in, it's a pretty simplistic, clean-looking, Minecraft-ish kind
of design that I think works really well for iOS. One thing that bothers me a little bit
is when iOS games try to be PC games, they try to push the devices as far as they can
and while iOS devices are getting better and better, faster and faster, more closer to
computer processors, it's not there yet, and I like it when game designers design their
games for the platform specifically. This feels like that, it feels like a nice, clean,
iOS game, and I like it. Another reason I like Crossy Road is that, um, it doesn't abuse
microtransactions like a lot of iOS games do. You can pay money for um new avatars but
they don't influence gameplay at all as far as I can tell, um, they're just their for
aesthetics. You can play as long as you like without hitting a wall where you have to pay
more to continue. Now coming in at number three is Yahoo Weather. A lot of people are
saying this is the best all around weather app for iOS right now, but aesthetically I
think what it has going for it is the way you cycle through images. Now what you do
is you can swipe, um, to cycle through different images of your set location, which again can
be anywhere in the world, and it'll show you images taken of that location at your time
of day and current weather condition. So what this is kind of cool for is taking a little
virtual trip around the world. If I want to see what it looks like in Reykjavk, Iceland
right now I can just go there and I can swipe through photos of what it would look like
right now. I think it would be cool if instead of photos they made it just like a live stream
at that current location, but it's pretty cool even just with the photos. Coming in
at number two is Airbnb, now I don't travel nearly enough to get a lot of use out of this
app but it's a lot of fun to jump on there and just kind of take a virtual trip around
the world while checking out some really amazing and beautiful homes to rent. These range from
tropical tree houses to geodesic domes to a straight-up bus parked on the beach. Now,
like I said, I don't have a lot of experience with this app, but the one time I was able
to put it to the test I cannot speak more highly of. I was able to meet some awesome
people, stay at a beautiful home, and all while saving a little bit of money. And finally,
my number one choice for most beautiful iOS app right now is Monument Valley. Now this
might not come as much of a shock. Monument Valley is a beautiful game that's won tons
of awards, got lots of great press. It was even features on House of Cards, but I really
think it deserves this spot. It may not be the most difficult game, but it is a joy to
play. It's very striking and unique visually, and if you haven't played it yet I very much
recommend wearing headphones when you do, because the audio is awesome and you should
experience it with headphones I think. So guys, those are my top five most beautiful
iOS apps out right now, but I want to hear from you guys. What apps would you put on
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