Apple’s new iPhone 16e is the perfect smartphone for those who want a compact device but aren’t okay with making any compromises on the performance. The smartphone has a 6.1-inch display, which makes it one of the most compact devices around. It packs the A18 chipset under its hood – the same as the base variants of the iPhone 16 series. Since performance isn’t a barrier, you can run demanding apps on the compact iPhone without worrying about throttling and other issues. Here are the top 16 apps for the new iPhone 16e.
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Halide Mark II
If you want more natural-looking shots on your iPhone 16e, Halide Mark II will help. This app has a ‘Process Zero’ option, which bypasses Apple’s photo processing stage while clicking pictures. The result is neutral images that are easier to edit and give you greater control over how they look. On top of that, Halide Mark II offers manual controls for exposure, ISO, shutter speed, and more. The app is free to use for 7 days but requires an annual subscription once the trial period ends. You can also choose to buy the app with a one-time payment.
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ProCamera
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ProCamera is a great app for photography enthusiasts. It seeks to bring the DSLR experience to your iPhone. You get complete control over functions like focus, exposure, white balance, ISO, and more. If that’s too overwhelming, you can shoot in auto and semi-auto modes as well. ProCamera takes stunning portraits with incredible bokeh effects. It also allows you to shoot in ProRaw. Once you’re done capturing the images, you can use a wide range of editing tools to enhance them further.
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CapCut
CapCut is one of the most popular video-editing apps for the iPhone right now. What makes it so popular is its intuitive approach to video editing. The app is very accessible to people who don’t have any experience with editing. It offers tools for basic tasks like trimming, shortening, and merging videos as well as advanced features like chroma key, smooth slow-motion, keyframe animation, and more. The app is also equipped with intelligent features like automatic captions, text-to-speech, and background remover.
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Brave Browser
If you’re tired of ads ruining your web browsing experience, Brave Browser is an app that you must download on your iPhone 16e. This web browser blocks ads and pops on web pages as well as videos. Additionally, it blocks tracking cookies that latch onto the browser when you visit a website. Brave Browser offers a built-in VPN to maintain your privacy and anonymity on the internet. Other features include Night Mode, voice search, password autofill, and more.
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DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo is one of the safest web browsers around right now. It automatically blocks tracking cookies and offers a safe search engine that doesn’t monitor your search queries. You can extend its cookie-blocking function to the third-party apps on your phone as well. Another cool feature of DuckDuckGo is that it enforces websites to use HTTPS encryption. When you’re done with your session, you can use the flame button to erase all your data from the browser.
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Call of Duty Mobile
Call of Duty Mobile is one of the most exciting first-person shooter games that you can download on your iPhone 16e. It offers multiple playing modes including Team Deathmatch, Domination, and Kill-Confirmed. The wide range of maps keeps the gaming experience fresh and entertaining. On top of that, there are diverse customisation options for your weapons, outfits, and gear. The high-end graphics and intuitive controls add to the immersive experience.
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Soccer Superstar
Soccer Superstar brings the arcade football experience to your iPhone. It earns a spot on this list due to its immersive gameplay, smooth controls, and incredible graphics. The action-packed sequences and high-pressure scenarios offered by Soccer Superstar are arguably the best in the genre. The flick controls for kicking the ball are extremely smooth and facilitate a superior gaming experience. Unlike other football games, the controls are not complicated and you can get a hang of kicking, curving, and shooting after a few tutorials.
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ChatGPT
OpenAI’s ChatGPT needs no introduction. The AI chatbot can do everything from creating essays to coming up with recipes based on the ingredients in your fridge. Need to draft an email for a client? Get ChatGPT to do it. You can also have free-flowing conversations with the chatbot using the Voice Mode in the ChatGPT app. With the right prompts, you can accomplish a range of tasks using ChatGPT. It is a great tool to get your creative juices flowing when the inspiration doesn’t strike right away.
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Pocket Casts
If you like listening to podcasts, Pocket Casts is one app that you must have on your iPhone 16e. This app lets you organise your listening library and discover more shows based on your interests. Its UI is light, attractive, and intuitive. On top of that, its audio player is equipped with helpful functions like volume boost, variable speed, and silence trim. The latter lets you speed through podcast episodes by cutting the extended silences. If you’re on a run, you can control playback on the app using your Apple Watch.
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Todoist
Todoist is one of the best productivity apps you can download on your iPhone 16e. Using Todoist you can streamline your tasks for the day and knock them off one by one. The app lets you chart your work and personal tasks separately and gives you more clarity on what requires your immediate attention. You can use natural language on the app without limiting yourself to a strict template. For example, you can enter ‘Next Monday’ or ‘Tomorrow evening’ without having to worry about entering the exact date. What we like the most about Todoist is its support for other third-party apps on your phone.
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1Password
While your iPhone 16e may have a native Passwords app, 1Password offers additional features that you may want to look into. Apart from saving and auto-filling your passwords, 1Password can also generate 2-step authentication codes for you. If you need help to come up with strong passwords, this app can generate complex strings that are practically unguessable. It also offers protection for your banking details, health records, passport, and more. You can share your passwords with friends and family even if they don’t use 1Password.
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Dropbox
Don’t want to pay a premium to extend iCloud storage? Use Dropbox instead. It allows you to back up your phone’s media, organise your files and even scan documents. Dropbox supports over 175 file types without needing any third-party tools or plug-ins. You can share your uploaded documents with other users by generating sharing links. These links help users to view and download the shared files without a Dropbox account. The cloud service has ‘Plus’ and ‘Professional’ subscription tiers to extend the storage capacity to 2TB and 3TB respectively.
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Kindle
Kindle is an essential app for voracious readers. Its clean interface facilitates distraction-free reading and exerts less stress on your eyes. If you have a Kindle device, you can sync up the reading progress between the E-reader and your iPhone. It also lets you customise the text size, font, margins, orientation, and more. Kindle’s built-in dictionary lets you look up the meaning of any word on the spot without leaving the app. You can also take notes and add bookmarks to places that you want to revisit after you’ve finished reading the book.
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Designed by Mozilla, Pocket lets you save content from the internet and get back to it when you have free time. You can save news articles, videos, essays, and more from any publisher or app. You can even save Twitter threads and Facebook posts. Apart from acting like a TBR library, Pocket also lets you discover new stories based on your interests. Its distraction-free interface removes clutter and provides a clean reading experience.
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If you’re more interested in discovering new stories and content, check out Flipboard. This app suggests the latest content based on your interests, be it health, entertainment, sports, politics, business, and more. It supports major publishers like The Washington Post, Associated Press, ESPN, National Geographic, NPR, and more. When you come across a story you like, you can add it to your personal magazine. The magazine layout is dynamic and quite fun to use.
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Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is one app that must download on your iPhone 16e for all things anime. Some of the exciting titles in Crunchyroll’s anime library include One Piece, Classroom of the Elite, Metallic Rouge, Solo Levelling, and Shangri-La Frontier. The library is neatly categorised into strict genres to make it easy to discover new animes. There are over 1,300 titles in Crunchyroll’s library, including a respectable number of original productions.
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Final Thoughts
These are the top 16 apps that you should download first on your new iPhone 16e. While you’re here, check out our list of recommended apps for the iPhone 16. If you think we missed out on an app that deserves to be on this list, give it a shout-out in the comments!
