10 of the best iPhone 5 apps

Best iPhone 5 apps – Foap

£Free App Store
Smartphone cameras have gone into overdrive this year – we’re talking the Xperia T’s 13MP camera with Sony’s Exmor R image sensor and the Nokia Lumia 920’s floating optical image stabilisation and bright f/2.0 aperture. But the iPhone 4S’ 8MP affair takes seriously impressive snaps and the new features on the iPhone 5's camera might just mean you never need to look at a compact camera again.

Foap’s marketplace means you’ll be able to get some dollar for your images too: around £6 everytime someone wants to use one. Foap takes half the profit but it’s free to upload so you might as well stick your best efforts on there.

Best iPhone 5 apps – New Star Soccer

£Free App Store
Another classic time-waster, this cross between Angry Birds and Football Manager Handheld is ultra-addictive. You find yourself in the boots of an up-and-coming footballer with the noble aim of becoming the best player around. And the longer iPhone 5 screen means more real estate for your swipe-based on and off the pitch antics.

Best iPhone 5 apps – Sky Go

£Free App Store
The iPhone 4S’ 3.5in screen was a big disappointment but now Apple’s caved and gone big with the iPhone 5’s 16:9 ratio display, its flagship phone won’t look so puny compared to the likes of the Galaxy S3 in the serious media consumption stakes. If you’ve got a Sky sub, you’ll be able to stream any movies, sports and entertainment channels that you already pay for. We like.

Best iPhone 5 apps – Real Racing 3

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EA showed off Real Racing 3 at the Apple event and reckon it should be a "console quality" mobile game, complete with rear view mirrors for the first time. Game Center will also now support time shifted head to head races with games like this so stay tuned for an App Store release date, probably on September 21st alongside the iPhone 5's release.

Best iPhone 5 apps – Super Hexagon

69p App Store
If you want a real test for your grey matter, Super Hexagon is your nemesis. Rotate a triangle around a hexagon. Sounds easy? It's not, but persevere and you'll be addicted – that or your brain will melt out from your ears.

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