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Top 10 free iPhone Apps in 2013: Candy Crush saga, Google Maps, YouTube, Facebook

Apple products sold like hot cakes in 2013, yet again. Tech savvy consumers lapped up 150 million iPhones, 71 million iPads and 16 million Mac laptops in 2013, generating revenues of $171 billion and profits of $387 billion.

New York: Behind these devices, there are millions of content hungry people, who wish to download more and more interesting apps to satisfy their content-hunger. And developers and content creators have not disappointed us. Recently, Apple announced that they crossed 1 million apps in their App Store, and as of now, more than 1 billion songs have been played on iTunes Radio. Here we present the top 10 free iPhone apps which were hugely popular in 2013:

Top 10 Free iPhone Apps

Candy Crush Saga: With 6.7 million active users, Candy Crush Saga is the most popular free app in Apple’s App Store, with its delicious and addictive puzzle adventure. As of July, 2013, this game earned $633,000 every day in the US section of iOS App Store.

Youtube: World’s second largest search engine after Google, Youtube needs no introductions. This giant video sharing website was the second most popular app in Apple App Store for 2013.

Temple Run 2: Temple Run 2 was the third most popular free application inside Apple App Store. This popular game broke several records on its launch, and continues to attract new gamers and enthusiasts.

Vine: Vine is a new app by Twitter wherein you creates short 6-second looping videos, by combining different images and sharing them with your friends. This is quickly become very popular especially among teenagers.

Google Maps: The inclusion of Google Maps iOS app for iPhone is surprising, as Apple has its own Maps apps. But due to Apple Map’s inability to project accurate maps, Google Maps is now the 5th most popular free apps in Apple App Store.

Snapchat: Snapchat has quickly captured the 6th position in the most popular free app chart of Apple App Store. This chat application has a unique feature: the images, videos, text and data shared will be deleted after a particular time.

Instagram: Instagram has lost few positions compared to last year, but it’s still the most popular free app for photo editing on Apple App Store. It is ranked 7th this year in overall ranking.

Facebook: World’s biggest social network is placed as 8th most popular free apps in Apple App Store. Its popularity is decreasing as teenagers have decided to go out of Facebook.

Pandora Radio: Pandora is a popular comedy and music-streaming service, which has become 9th most popular free app in Apple App Store.

Despicable Me: Minion Rush: This sequel to the popular running app Despicable Me is the 10th most popular free app in Apple App Store. The minions need to impress Gru, and the fight is becoming tougher.