10 iMessage Apps to Download and Start Using With Your Friends ASAP
There are many new features to love about iOS 10: new emoji, deleting useless apps, and plenty more. The best part? Definitely playing around with all the new iMessage tricks that make texting silly and useful. While iMessage comes with a default set of features, you can download even more apps that add stickers to your texts or let you play games. Check out our favorites ahead and make space for them on your phone — you might end up wanting all of them.
Blur
Keep any special moments secret with Blur (free). Send or take photos and it'll appear blurry to the other person until they check it. You can also set a timer on the photo, if it's super sensitive.
GIF Keyboard
React to messages the right way: with GIF Keyboard (free). You can search for GIFs as well as create your own stickers and GIFs. It's the ultimate app you need if you love GIFs.
Grammar Snob
Become your friends' greatest enemy with Grammar Snob ($1). Correct spelling and grammar mistakes with a quick sticker and feel like the greatest copy editor ever.
Party Parrots
Sometimes, words just aren't enough to express how you feel, and that's where Party Parrots ($1) comes in. Send a parrot to anyone to describe what you're thinking — or just because.
Game Pigeon
Play five different types of games in iMessage with Game Pigeon (free). You can choose from 8-ball, poker, sea battle, anagrams, and gomoku. The games are pretty simple but all still fun to play with.
Star Wars Stickers
Express yourself through the ways of the Force with Star Wars Stickers ($2). You can customize them, place them on photos, and use them in many more ways.
OpenTable
Pick a place to go out for dinner or lunch with zero hassle thanks to OpenTable (free). A group message can vote on what restaurants sound great and then book one — all without leaving iMessage.
Confide
Encrypt any message you send with Confide (free). Each message is "end-to-end encrypted" and goes away after it's read. You can use it for photos and files as well.
Retro Emoji
Take a break from the colorful emoji you know and love and go back to old-school ones with Retro Emoji ($1). Plenty of emoji are included like our favorite, the shruggie ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.