Desktop apps are now available in the Windows Store, but it doesn’t mean the oft-maligned Universal apps are dead.
In fact, they are better than ever. Their design and usability is unrecognizable from a couple of years ago, Microsoft has largely got the problem of fake and imposter apps under control, and the selection of apps is the most diverse it’s ever been.
Yes, some universal apps in the Windows Store are still poor imitations of their desktop cousins. However, it doesn’t mean that you can’t find some really useful, high-quality apps – you just need to know where to look.
Here, we’ve rounded up some of the best Windows 10 apps. Make sure you let us know what we missed!
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In fact, they are better than ever. Their design and usability is unrecognizable from a couple of years ago, Microsoft has largely got the problem of fake and imposter apps under control, and the selection of apps is the most diverse it’s ever been.
Yes, some universal apps in the Windows Store are still poor imitations of their desktop cousins. However, it doesn’t mean that you can’t find some really useful, high-quality apps – you just need to know where to look.
Here, we’ve rounded up some of the best Windows 10 apps. Make sure you let us know what we missed!
Cloud Storage
Dropbox, Box, and OneDrive all naturally have apps for Windows 10, enabling you to access your cloud-stored data using the Modern interface.
Box
Offering 5 GB of free storage, Box is a popular cloud storage solution among home and business consumers alike.
OneDrive
OneDrive is Microsoft’s flagship cloud storage service. For people who don’t want to deal with the somewhat fiddly desktop folder, the app is a great alternative.
News and Sport
With so much going on in the world, it’s vital to stay abreast of current events. And if the daily news ever becomes too much to handle, at least you check the latest happenings at your favorite sports team!
News 360
News 360 is a news aggregator. It pulls stories from multiple sources to give you a live feed of things you’re interested in.
The more you use the app, the better it gets. It will learn which subjects and topics you like the most and tailor your feed accordingly. If you give it permission, it can even use data from your Facebook and Twitter account to help it improve.
Google News Viewer
Google News Viewer is not an official Google product, but don’t let that put you off. It looks beautiful and makes reading your news a breeze.
Let’s be honest, the Google News website looks like it’s still stuck in the 2000s, so this app is a significant step up.
Newsstand
Newsstand is the third news aggregator on the list but it offers a couple of features that warrant its inclusion.
Firstly, you can add any site into the app using the Additions form. Secondly, you can create a Favorites list of your preferred sources, and finally, it has a built-in list of the most popular sites for easy navigation.
Eurosport
Eurosport publishes more than 150 articles a day on a wide variety of sports. Whether you want news or long-form featured content, you will find it on this app.
There’s also a huge amount of video content, so if you prefer to watch rather than read, this is a must-have.
Food and Drink
Cooking isn’t for everyone, but if you have an interest in getting to grips with one of life’s most vital skills, having a computer on hand is particularly useful. Touchscreen devices like Windows tablets are of considerable use in the kitchen, along with these apps.
Allrecipes
With more than 30 million users, Allrecipes is the best community-source collections of recipes anywhere on the web.
The app prompts you to find ideas in several ways. For example, you can search based on what’s in your fridge, what time of year it is, and which recipes have been saved and used most frequently.
Games
The Windows Store is packed full of games. Some of them are great fun and keep you engaged for hours, some of them will quickly have you searching for the delete button.
Either way, very few of these are available as standalone desktop apps – the only way to play them is to download the universal app version.
Halo: Spartan Assault ($2.99)
An awesome top-down spin-off of the popular Xbox 360 game, this is an unusually strong title for touch devices and unmissable if you own a Windows 10 device. An excellent companion to the main Halo series, we absolutely loved this game, and you can read more about it in our Halo: Spartan Assault review.
Image and Photo Editors
Whether you’re editing photos or creating a work of digital art from scratch, Windows 10 has on offer several great tools, free and paid, to help you achieve your finished piece.
Fotor
Fotor is an all-in-one photo editor. It’s a worthy replacement if you don’t like Adobe Photoshop.
Alongside basic editing tools, it also offers visual effects, quick enhance, RAW file conversion, and even a collage creator. Furthermore, it’s recently been upgraded has now has improved support for EXIF data.
Music Players
Rock out with your Windows 10 computer thanks to this collection of MP3 players and audio streaming apps.
TuneIn Radio
Does it get better than free internet radio? The popular mobile radio streaming app is available as a Windows app. You can listen to almost any channel in the world, saving you the hassle of finding the right stream in your browser.
Social Networking and Communication
Do you chat online? Enjoy Facebook and Twitter? Perhaps you socialize on Reddit? Check out these awesome options.
This app offers a superior Facebook experience that arguably exceeds the web version of the popular social networking site.
Now It’s Your Turn…
I hope I’ve shown you that you shouldn’t dismiss the Windows Store out of hand. It’s an increasingly important part of Microsoft’s Windows strategy and the quality of the apps within it is only getting better.
Have you found an app that you’d like to recommend to your fellow readers? Have I missed your favorite app off the list? Or do all the offerings still leave you unconvinced?
Let us know your thoughts, opinions, and recommendations in the comments below.
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