The Best Windows Phone Apps 2013: A Designers Collection

By Theresa NeilExpected release January 2014

Research Material: The Best Windows Phone Apps

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To find the patterns for the 1st edition, I used hundreds of iOS, Android, Windows, BlackBerry, Symbian and Palm apps, and collected thousands of screenshots.

A lot has changed in 2+ years. The OSs that are left have matured (iOS and Android), or reinvented themselves (Windows and BlackBerry), and the new ones on the market are intriquing (Unbuntu and Sailfish).

As I revise the book, I decided to share my ongoing research, enjoy....

If you are interested in all the Windows Phone Apps I explored, checkout the Flickr photostream

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Cocktail Flow

Overall one of the best Windows Apps in the store, deep but clear navigation



Brit + Co

Windows 8 navigation with tiles



Maluuba

Great example of a Windows 8 app with a deep heirarchy designed well



Evernote

Windows 8 update makes use of the tile navigation



LinkedIn



Urban Spoon



AllRecipes

Great search and filtering capabilities



SigFig

Great charts and leaderboards



SkyScanner

Far superior to Kayak on Windows, skyscanner shows all the info for getting a good deal



NewEgg

Best example of a Windows reatil app, great search, compare and checkout flow



USA Today

Windows 8 update using Tiles + color to improve navigation



AmazonFresh

Simple add to cart and checkout flow



Creative Studio

Straightforward inviations and contextual tips



fotor

Gesture heavy interface for simple photo editing



6Tab



Hipstomatic

Great tool palette design



Kindle

Another great tool palette



Uber

Uses recent searches and nearby to make it easy to book



TOSHL

Very simple productivity tool, alternative to Mint



MSN Money



eTrade

Clean charts for easy scanning



Audible

Clear feedback and organization



Facebook Beta

Facebook Beta breaks away from the Tile pattern in favor 2 drawer navigations



Flixster



HungryNow

Interactive map application with a suprising intuitive interface



MyFitnessPal

Easy tracking, clear goals, and predictions make this a solid health application



BigOven

Simple search and filter



ESPNHUB

Unique slide in menu, similar to the Android Drawer Navigation



Delta

No frills airline app, easiest one to use



epicurious

Great example of a visual filter selector



GasBuddy



PayPal

Right in line with PayPal on iOs and Android



Google Search

Another good example of a simple search filter



MetroTube



Office

Well designed touch based spreadsheet



OLX

Cleaner and easier than the Craigs List apps on the market



OpenTable



Pandora

Shows the primary actions on screen, and tucks the rest under ...



eBookReader



tunein



ShopSavy

Uses geolocation to find nearby trends, and scanner for easy searching

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The Best Windows Phone Apps 2013: A Designers Collection