The Best Free iPhone and iPad apps

It’s almost Christmas, and if you’ve been gifted (or you’ve bought) a new iPhone or iPad, here’s a list of the free apps we think you must have on your device.

 Social Networking Essentials:

• Facebook
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Tumblr
• Pinterest
• Path

Navigation, location, travel:

• Google Maps
• Waze
• Foursquare
• Yelp
• Google Earth
• HopStop transit information
• Find my iPhone
• Kayak Pro 

Communication:

• WhatsApp
• Facebook Messenger
• Kik
• Path
• Snapchat
• BBM
• Skype
• Viber
• Tango
• Gmail
• Mailbox
• Yahoo Mail

Productivity, Utilities:

• IFTTT
• Dropbox
• Google Chrome
• Evernote
• Quip
• Wunderlist
• Any.do

Music:

• Songza
• Play Music
• Pandora
• Spotify
• Rdio
• SoundCloud
• iTunes Radio
• Shazam
• GarageBand

Movies, TV Shows, Videos:

• YouTube
• Netflix
• Vine
• IMDb
• Flixster
• Fandango

Photography:

• Snapseed
• Repix
• VSCO Cam
• Instagram
• Cameo
• Aviary
• Pic Stitch

Reading, News, RSS:

• Feedly
• Pocket
• Readability
• Flipboard
• Zite
• Pulse
• Digg
• Prismatic
• Quora
• Circa
• Alien Blue Reddit Client
• Kindle

Shopping:

• Amazon
• eBay
• Groupon

Sports:

• ESPN SportsCenter
• NFL Mobile
• Yahoo Sports
• MLB.com At Bat
• FIFA app

Others:

• Podcasts
• Yahoo Weather
• 7 Minute Workout
• Duolingo
• Paper for iPad