Top 10 iPhone Apps In The UAE

With over 650,000 available apps to download, Apple’s App Store has a mind-boggling variety. But what’s the most popular?

Apple constantly updates its top apps – both paid and free – in different countries, and here are the top 10 paid apps in the UAE.

1. Whats App Messenger

Category: Social Networking

Cost: Dhs3.69

Size: 10 MB

WhatsApp Messenger is a cross platform smartphone messenger that utilises push notifications to receive and send instant messages in the form of text, audio, pictures and videos.

2. Angry Birds Star Wars

Category: Games

Cost: Dhs3.69

Size: 28.3 MB

The latest version of the popular Angry Birds game, the Angry Birds Star Wars app pits a group of rebel birds against the Empire’s evil pigtroopers.

3. Video Downloader Super +

Category: Photo and Video

Cost: Dhs14.99

Size: 6.2 MB

As its name suggests, the Video Downloader Super + app allows you to download an unlimited number of videos from any website and supports standard formats such as mp4, mov, m4v, 3gp and mpeg.

4. Need for Speed Most Wanted

Category: Games

Cost: Dhs17.99

Size: 593 MB

Buckle up in a SRT Viper GTS or a Hummer H1 Alpha and hit the gas as you evade a relentless police force and clash with street racers in this popular car game.

5. MyCalendar Mobile

Category: Utilities

Cost: Dhs3.69

Size: 1 MB

The calendar application imports all your friends’ birthdays from Facebook and your phone, and sends you reminders on time, ensuring that you never miss their special days.

6. Traffic Fines UAE

Category: Navigation

Cost: Dhs3.69

Size: 3.3 MB

Search for all kinds of traffic fines – parking or speeding that you picked up in any emirate in the UAE. The app trawls through most of the official agencies including the municipality, RTA and police departments to bring you the information.

7. FIFA 13 by EA SPORTS

Category: Games

Cost: Dhs10.99

Size: 1.36 GB

Part of the FIFA franchise, this game promises the most “realistic” football action ever, with “ground-breaking graphics and the most responsive controls ever delivered on iOS.”

8. Free Music Download

Category: Music

Cost: Dhs3.69

Size: 6.8 MB

The app lets you download free and legal music directly to your phone and provides features such as a file manager, playlists, a graphic EQ and a tag editor.

9. Camera+

Category: Photo and Video

Cost: Dhs3.69

Size: 22.3 MB

With a 6x digital zoom, touch exposure and a photo flashlight, the Camera+ app aims to help you take great pictures on your iPhone. It also lets you edit and share your photos.

10. Dot Local Protection

Category: Utilities

Cost: Dhs3.69

Size: 9.1 MB

Dot Local Protection helps you prevent unauthorised access to your iPhone by providing a pattern passcode to secure your information.