10 Apps That Already Work Great on iPhone X

The iPhone X has a few quirks developers need to address; these apps are ahead of the curve.

By Sascha Segan | Nov 06, 2017
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The iPhone X has a taller, narrower 5.8-inch, 19.5:9 screen with a “notch” at the top and many third-party apps just can’t deal.

App developers need to get an iPhone X to see if their apps work, and make the appropriate changes, if necessary. It’s already starting to happen; , for instance, was updated for the new screen size today.

So far, we’ve seen : severe letterboxing, messy UIs and app stability. But it’s not all a disaster. These 10 developers are on the ball, and they’re bringing you apps that look great on the from the start.

Alto’s Adventure

Most games haven’t adapted to the iPhone X’s wide-screen format yet. , a popular one-tap snowboarding game, uses the whole screen and uses it well.

Pitu

As of today, Snapchat has not been updated for the iPhone X. If you want to see what the augmented-reality Snapchat mask filters will look like, download , a Chinese selfie app.

Halide

Carrot Weather

Holo

If you’re getting an X, you should have some fun with AR. places silly AR objects, basically like real-life stickers, into the room around you.

Netflix

Twitter

The official doesn’t get a lot of love, but it’s been updated to respect all of the iPhone X display elements and not have them collide with each other.

Housecraft

Another AR app, lets you put virtual furniture in your room. It looks great on the iPhone X.

Readdle Documents

Instagram

The ‘gram is fully formatted for the iPhone X already, and it works flawlessly. The same goes for Facebook.

The iPhone X has a taller, narrower 5.8-inch, 19.5:9 screen with a “notch” at the top and many third-party apps just can’t deal.

App developers need to get an iPhone X to see if their apps work, and make the appropriate changes, if necessary. It’s already starting to happen; , for instance, was updated for the new screen size today.

So far, we’ve seen : severe letterboxing, messy UIs and app stability. But it’s not all a disaster. These 10 developers are on the ball, and they’re bringing you apps that look great on the from the start.

Sascha Segan • Lead Mobile Analyst

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