2 most downloaded apps in 2017

Most social apps are designed for making conversation easier and faster, but few are made with the intention of helping those suffering from communication disorders. The app automatically translates certain text phrases into corresponding emoji, making it possible for those with language loss disorders such as aphasia to correspond with friends and family. A user afflicted by aphasia, for example, can decide what he or she would like to say by browsing through a menu of emoji-constructed sentences.

These strings of characters will appear as text to the recipient, and vice versa. Part social network and part video editing app, Musical. The app has been popular since , particularly among teens, and shows no signs of slowing down. But just like a real gallery, no touching the artwork. No VR viewer?

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It helps you track your spending by category, it can automatically transfer some of your income into your savings account, and it can even transfer money between accounts with different banks. The catch? Hashtags are the secret weapon for growing your following on Instagram. Then just copy and paste as a comment to your latest Instagram upload and watch the likes roll in. FaceApp, an app that uses AI to morph faces in photos, exploded in popularity after debuting earlier this year.

The most popular paid app? Bitmoji soared to the top of the list, thanks to an integration with Snapchat. Snapchat's parent company acquired Bitmoji last year for an unknown amount.

The app lets users create a 2D emoji that looks and dresses like them. Bitmojis can be sent within the Snapchat app or via text message. Future, "Future" Various Artists, "Moana" Post Malone, "Stoney" Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton," "Hamilton" Various Artists, "Trolls" Drake, "Views" Big Sean, "I Decided" Last year, Snapchat was the top app of the year, and Bitmoji, which can be used to create avatars that slip into Snaps and e-mails, wasn't in the top The only new entry to the top 15 was Wish, a shopping app offering low-price goods from China, at No.

Last year's new entry to the top 10, Pokemon Go, was a short-lived smash. This year, it didn't make the top charts, in either the free apps — or the free games — which were led by Super Mario Run. Music streaming service Pandora left the top 10 to clock in at No. Apple apps, like Apple Music and Pages, come pre-loaded on devices, and thus don't get ranked in Apple's year-end charts. In making its selections, Apple editors also identified several trends of worth noting.