UPDATED 15:31 EDT / JULY 03 2013

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Roundup: Best Windows Store Apps

Windows Store has started picking up momentum, which is quite evident by the availability of 100,000 apps in the store. Though Microsoft could not reach the desired benchmark in three months, but the velocity at which it reached 100,000 apps is certainly faster than both Google Play and iOS’s App Store. Looks like the new baby is getting developer love! From a sluggish start to fast pace of 100K apps, Windows Store is all set to get into head-to-head battle with Android and iOS.

After analyzing the popular and other top category apps of Windows Store, here we present a list of best Windows Store apps for you. Take a look!

Starting with the most popular Windows Store apps, we have in our list:

  • Where’s My Mickey? XL
  • Twitter
  • All Recipes
  • NOOK
  • Bing Translator
  • Major League Soccer MatchDay
  • ScribbleMix
  • Evernote

Top five free apps include:

  • Xbox SmartGlass
  • Skype
  • Facebook Now
  • Google Search
  • Endless Skater

Top five paid apps include:

  • 4 Elements II Special Edition
  • LCARS Interface
  • Fruit Ninja
  • Angry Birds Star Wars
  • Where’s My Mickey? XL

Let’s take a quick look at some other popular Windows Store apps:

OneNote: Microsoft’s well-known note-taking application is available as a free, and syncs all of your thoughts and ideas across multiple devices and platforms.

Adobe Photoshop Express: With free Photoshop Express app, you can easily edit pictures, and add a range of instant filtered looks to your photos.

Royal Revolt!: This free tower defense game comes with some beautifully rendered 3D graphics, cartoony sounds and a simple back story.

Google Search: The Google Search app enables you to enter your queries and has an elementary web browser to enable you to see the results within the app. You can also access other Google tools such as Gmail and Maps via this app.

TeamViewer Touch: The TeamViewer Touch app brings all of TeamViewer’s goodness to your screen and enables you to access your other computers over the web through a touch-friendly interface.
Wikipedia: This one is so far the best app that transforms plain Wikipedia into best printed encyclopedia. You can search Wikipedia at any time from the regular Windows 8 Search tool.

Tried any of the Windows Store apps? Do let us know.


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